Closing the Literacy Gap in American Business
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Book Description
The authors present their perspective on workplace literacy past, present, and future. They describe how 21st century technology produced America's "literacy gap." The book reviews strengths and weaknesses of current literacy programs. It discusses learning related to difficult employee literacy problems. Actual case studies describe Individualized Instructional Programs (IIP) for hourly workers, support staff, managers, and professionals. A game plan is formulated for how to establish company "Work Force Education" policy and offer multi-level, cost-justified programs. Finally, international responses to workplace literacy are considered, along with the development of employee literacy into the next century.
About the Author
EDWARD E. GORDON is President of Imperial Corporate Training and Development and has taught at De Paul and Roosevelt Universities. JUDITH A. PONTICELL is Director of the Chicago Area School Effectiveness Council, a school improvement consortium supported by the University of Illinois at Chicago. RONALD R. MORGAN is an Associate Professor and Director of the School Psychology Program, Loyola University of Chicago.
Closing the Literacy Gap in American Business,Edward E. Gordon,Judith A. Ponticell,Ronald R. Morgan,Quorum Books,0899306217,Adult Literacy,Business/Economics,Employee Training And Development,Employees,Functional literacy,Human Resources & Personnel Management,Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy,Linguistics,Literacy programs,Training of,United States,Business & Economics / Human Resources & Personnel Management
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