Workforce education for Latinos : politics, programs, and practices / / Ana G. Huerta-Macias

• Autore: Huerta-Macías Ana
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2002; London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (159 p.)
• Disciplina: 374.1829/68073
• Soggetto topico: Workplace literacy - United States; Hispanic Americans - Education (Continuing education); Education, Bilingual - United States
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [123]-133) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Workforce education for Latinos
• ISBN: 979-82-16-03870-2; 1-280-90842-4; 9786610908424; 0-313-01142-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819077003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II