Workforce Education for Latinos : Politics, Programs, and Practices.

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.

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