Huerta-Macías, Ana G. <br/><br/>
Workforce Education for Latinos :  Politics, Programs, and Practices. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (162 pages) 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780313011429 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Workplace literacy -- United States.<br/>Hispanic Americans -- Education (Continuing education).<br/>Education, Bilingual -- United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LC149.7.H84 2002 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>374.1829/68073