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Workforce education for Latinos : politics, programs, and practices / Ana G. Huerta-Macías.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Huerta-Macías, Ana.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Workplace literacy--United States.
- Workplace literacy.
- Hispanic Americans--Education (Continuing education).
- Hispanic Americans.
- Education, Bilingual--United States.
- Education, Bilingual.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (159 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The author provides a comprehensive discussion of the political, economic, curricular, and instructional issues relevant to workforce education for Latinos with low levels of literacy and formal education. Of particular significance is an examination of recent federal legislation that has impacted Latino adults who are unemployed, displaced, and/or seeking to advance personally and economically. Instructors, as well as administrators and policymakers, will benefit from the succinct yet comprehensive discussion of federal policies, best practices in classroom instruction for bilingual adults, and program assessment and accountability. This study is most timely given the current social and demographic realities of this country as well as the changing economy of the 21st century, and is a powerful voice for Latino adults seeking to better their lives through education.
- Contents:
- Cover
- WORKFORCE EDUCATION FOR LATINOS
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- PREFACE
- ABBREVIATIONS
- 1 THE LANDSCAPE OF LATINOS, EDUCATION, AND WORK
- ADULT EDUCATION: CURRENT ISSUES
- WORKFORCE EDUCATION
- 2 THE POLITICS OF WORKFORCE EDUCATION
- ADULT EDUCATION: A LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
- CURRENT LEGISLATION: A FOCUS ON EMPLOYMENT
- ADULT EDUCATION AND LATINOS
- ADULT EDUCATION POLICY: POLITICS AND IDEOLOGIES
- THE BORDERLANDS REGION
- NAFTA AND THE TWIN PLANT INDUSTRY
- EDUCATION AND RETRAINING PROGRAM ISSUES
- NEW JOBS FOR THE DISPLACED?
- NOTES
- 3 BILINGUAL PROGRAMS FOR THE WORKFORCE
- BILINGUAL EDUCATION
- CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT TRAINING
- MOTIVATION EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAM
- ANAMARC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE
- BILINGUAL INSTRUCTION IN THE ADULT CLASSROOM
- LANGUAGE USE IN BILINGUAL INSTRUCTION
- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- CHARACTERISTICS OF PROMISING BILINGUAL WORFORCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
- NOTE
- 4 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES IN EDUCATING THE LATINO WORKFORCE
- A RECONCEPTUALIZATION OF WORKPLACE LITERACY
- INSTRUCTION FOR THE LATINO WORKFORCE
- Affective Factors
- Participatory Classrooms
- Hands-On Experiences
- Multilevel Teaching
- Metacognitive Skills
- Praxis in Workforce Education
- Technology Integration
- CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
- 5 ACCOUNTABILITY AND ASSESSMENT IN WORKFORCE EDUCATION
- Equipped for the Future
- Adult TESOL Standards
- National Skills Standards Board
- National Reporting System
- ASSESSMENT TOOLS
- Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System
- Work Keys
- Test of Adult Basic Education
- Basic English Skills Test
- Woodcock Language Proficiency Battery
- PERFORMANCE-BASED ASSESSMENTS
- Standardization and Quality Enhancement of Alternative Assessments
- 6 WORKFORCE EDUCATION FOR LATINOS: POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT.
- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INDUSTRY
- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EDUCATORS AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS
- References
- Index
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [123]-133) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798216038702
- 9786610908424
- 9781280908422
- 1280908424
- 9780313011429
- 0313011427
- OCLC:
- 613409340
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