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AAACE and ACT

AAACE and ACT Partners in Development of the Work KeysTM System Roxanne T. Miller n late 1989, Dr. Ken McCullough McCullough's analysis turned up answers - and was among a group of Tennessee a few surprises as well. After some investigation, he state education officials who met found that one employee had been cutting a groove with some staff members of ACT inwood pieces 1/16" too long because he didn't know (American College Testing) to discuss a different how to measure. educational approach for work force development. "All he remembered from his training was that he "The idea for what eventually became known as was supposed to make the cut at the little line next ACT's Work Keys System was born at that meeting," to the quarter-inch mark," says McCullough. "He recalls McCullough, who served as MACE president guessed that point to be 9/32, but itwas supposed to in 1993-1994. be 7/32. As a result, he cut 6,000 pieces of wood that At the time, McCullough was serving as state execu­ had to be thrown out. tive director of adult and community education for the "It was the first time itwas clear that employees state of Tennessee. He and his staff had http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Adult Learning SAGE

AAACE and ACT

Miller, Roxanne T.
Adult Learning , Volume 9 (1): 2 – Sep 1, 1997
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SAGE
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© 1997 American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
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1045-1595
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2162-4070
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10.1177/104515959700900112
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Partners in Development of the Work KeysTM System Roxanne T. Miller n late 1989, Dr. Ken McCullough McCullough's analysis turned up answers - and was among a group of Tennessee a few surprises as well. After some investigation, he state education officials who met found that one employee had been cutting a groove with some staff members of ACT inwood pieces 1/16" too long because he didn't know (American College Testing) to discuss a different how to measure. educational approach for work force development. "All he remembered from his training was that he "The idea for what eventually became known as was supposed to make the cut at the little line next ACT's Work Keys System was born at that meeting," to the quarter-inch mark," says McCullough. "He recalls McCullough, who served as MACE president guessed that point to be 9/32, but itwas supposed to in 1993-1994. be 7/32. As a result, he cut 6,000 pieces of wood that At the time, McCullough was serving as state execu­ had to be thrown out. tive director of adult and community education for the "It was the first time itwas clear that employees state of Tennessee. He and his staff had

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Published: Sep 1, 1997

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