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Contextualized ABE/Literacy: Workplace Education

Contextualized ABE/Literacy: Workplace Education ABE’S CHANGING POLICY LANDSCAPE Contextualized ABEILiteracy workplace education Johan Uvln and Paul Jum ince the mid- 1W, workplace educa- line setting and more the “reengineend’ workplace tion has become recognized as an characterized by eficient technologies, ongoing learning, important piece of the adult basic and flexible work roles. education (ABE)/adult literacy field Workplace education is increasingly viewed as a tool and as a tool for pelsonal, organizational, and economic for helping workers to retain their jobs, grow with and development. within their organization, acquire better wages and bene- A range of program models and philosophies has been fits, and to further their own professional and individual developed that to vaiying degrees respond to these three pwth m & lo enhancing their technical skills development goals. These models range from solely and job productivity. workplace driven paradigms to approaches emphasizing The view of workers as individuals with skill deficits the needs of workers. Enhanced productivity and quality is changing to one that recognizes workers as individuals of goods and senices are the most often articulated who bring a walth of experience and knowledge to work expected outcomes for the former and the development The workplace classroom encourages workers to build http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Adult Learning SAGE

Contextualized ABE/Literacy: Workplace Education

Adult Learning , Volume 7 (5): 2 – May 1, 1996

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Publisher
SAGE
Copyright
© 1996 American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
ISSN
1045-1595
eISSN
2162-4070
DOI
10.1177/104515959600700517
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Abstract

ABE’S CHANGING POLICY LANDSCAPE Contextualized ABEILiteracy workplace education Johan Uvln and Paul Jum ince the mid- 1W, workplace educa- line setting and more the “reengineend’ workplace tion has become recognized as an characterized by eficient technologies, ongoing learning, important piece of the adult basic and flexible work roles. education (ABE)/adult literacy field Workplace education is increasingly viewed as a tool and as a tool for pelsonal, organizational, and economic for helping workers to retain their jobs, grow with and development. within their organization, acquire better wages and bene- A range of program models and philosophies has been fits, and to further their own professional and individual developed that to vaiying degrees respond to these three pwth m & lo enhancing their technical skills development goals. These models range from solely and job productivity. workplace driven paradigms to approaches emphasizing The view of workers as individuals with skill deficits the needs of workers. Enhanced productivity and quality is changing to one that recognizes workers as individuals of goods and senices are the most often articulated who bring a walth of experience and knowledge to work expected outcomes for the former and the development The workplace classroom encourages workers to build

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Adult LearningSAGE

Published: May 1, 1996

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