Evaluation of the Status and Effects of Bilingual Vocational Training. Final Report [and] Executive Summary [microform] / Dale W. Berry and Mona A. Feldman
- Bib ID:
- 5388933
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Berry, Dale W
- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1980
- 305 p.
- Summary:
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Vocational educational programs for adults with limited English-speaking (LES) ability were surveyed and evaluated. The survey facilitated a profile of the status of bilingual vocational training, of the target group and trainee characteristics, of varieties of program design and operation, of instructional practices in English as a second language, and of outcomes for trainees. On the basis of this descriptive information, an analysis produced an assessment with the following major points: (1) efforts of LES persons to profit from vocational education are severely restricted and the problem affects millions of United States citizens; (2) inadequately trained LES persons are unable to fill the critical need for trained personnel in vital occupational categories; (3) LES persons suffer the hardships of unemployment or underemployment; (4) a critical shortage exists of instructors possessing both the job knowledge and dual language capabilities required for vocational instruction of LES persons; and (5) a shortage exists of instructional materials and of instructional methods suitable for bilingual vocational training. A process evaluation was generally approbatory regarding enrollment of appropriate target groups, effectiveness of instructional services, adequacy of noninstructional and support services, and effectiveness of planning and management. A number of legislative and administrative recommendations are offered. (JB)
- Notes:
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- Sponsoring Agency: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Office of Evaluation and Dissemination.
- Contract Number: 300-77-0239.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
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- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
- Genre/Form:
- Reports, Evaluative
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- ERIC
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