Literacy and labeling
Tags: WORKPLACE literacy; LITERACY -- Social aspects
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- For a broader approach to education. Mayor, Federico // UNESCO Courier;Jun98, Vol. 51 Issue 6, p40
Argues on the importance of literacy in the society. Local communities role in developing the content of literacy programs; Importance of multilingual education; Necessity of applying different approaches and methods to literacy education.
- A family affair. Merina, Anita // NEA Today;Apr95, Vol. 13 Issue 8, p4
Reports on the family literacy services for illiterate people in the United States. Prevention of functional illiteracy of children of undereducated Americans; Parent-child education program; Remedial and assistive reading courses.
- Philippines: Literacy essential for women's development. // Women's International Network News;Spring91, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p63
Reprints an article from an issue of `Depthnews Women,' on the importance of literacy on the development of women in the Philippines. Functional literacy of Filipino women; Workshop convened by the United nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's National Commission on how to...
- JetSend could lighten connection workload. Coffee, Peter // PC Week;07/28/97, Vol. 14 Issue 31, p44
Opinion. Discusses the difficulties in choosing and using cables in personal computer (PC) use. Details of the winning design in the Computer for the Year 2000 contest; Details of Hewlett-Packard's JetSend.
- Illiteracy--the neglected enemy in public service. Anderson, Claire J.; Ricks, Betty Roper // Public Personnel Management;Spring93, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p137
Focuses on worker illiteracy in the local government in the United States. Existence of caste-like division of labor; Illiteracy defined; Extent of worker illiteracy; Employer reaction to worker illiteracy; Consequences of workplace illiteracy; Role of human resource managers; Coping with...
- Workplace literacy demands increasing. Aylsworth, Karen // Grand Rapids Business Journal;10/14/96, Vol. 14 Issue 42, p13
Focuses on the rise of workplace literacy demands in Michigan. Changes in the standard of literacy; Problems of companies with functionally illiterate employees; Estimates on the number of illiterate adults in the state.
- Workplace literacy affecting Tarrant County job growth. Costa, Fernando // Fort Worth Business Press;2/22/2010, Vol. 22 Issue 8, Special section p18
The article highlights the effects of workplace literacy on the job growth in Tarrant County, Texas.
- A different set of literacy demands. Jury, Mark // Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy;Feb99, Vol. 42 Issue 5, p364
Focuses on workplace literacy in Skagit County, located between Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, British Columbia. Dilemma confronting Pat Nicholson, a resident of Skagit; Overview of the socioeconomic condition in the country; Background of the North Cascade Highway (Highway 20) project.
- `...but can they read and write?'. Agger, Ellen // Communication World;Oct/Nov96, Vol. 13 Issue 8, p27
Focuses on adult literacy in corporate environments. Basic reading and writing skills; Findings of first International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS); Language and design of written messages; Benefits of clear language; Literacy audit criteria.
