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Literacy and the Job Training Act: A Survey Study
Author(s) -
MASNER JAYNE B.,
WOOTTON RICHARD R.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of employment counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.252
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2161-1920
pISSN - 0022-0787
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1920.1993.tb00961.x
Subject(s) - adult literacy , literacy , training (meteorology) , psychology , work (physics) , job training , job market , medical education , job placement , pedagogy , demographic economics , public relations , political science , economics , medicine , vocational education , geography , engineering , mechanical engineering , meteorology
This study suggests that functionally illiterate high school graduates frequently apply for assistance through the Job Training Act for which they are underprepared. Assisting such individuals has serious implications for the United States as it attempts to compete in a world market requiring an educated and literate work force.