04014oam 2200661 a 450 991081907700332120020530105103.0979-82-16-03870-21-280-90842-497866109084240-313-01142-710.5040/9798216038702(CKB)111087028138720(OCoLC)613409340(CaPaEBR)ebrary10023345(SSID)ssj0000273962(PQKBManifestationID)11203604(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000273962(PQKBWorkID)10323314(PQKB)11533318(Au-PeEL)EBL3000870(CaPaEBR)ebr10023345(OCoLC)55490790(OCoLC)1438937128(DLC)BP9798216038702BC(MiAaPQ)EBC3000870(EXLCZ)9911108702813872020010629e20022024 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrWorkforce education for Latinos politics, programs, and practices /Ana G. Huerta-Macias1st ed.Westport, Conn. :Praeger,2002.London :Bloomsbury Publishing,20241 online resource (159 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-89789-808-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [123]-133) and index.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.Workplace literacyUnited StatesHispanic AmericansEducation (Continuing education)Education, BilingualUnited StatesWorkplace literacyHispanic AmericansEducation (Continuing education)Education, Bilingual374.1829/68073Huerta-Macías Ana1650241DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910819077003321Workforce education for Latinos3999506UNINA