Grubb, W. N., Kalman, J., Castellano, M., Brown, C., & Bradby, D. (1991). Readin', writin' and 'rithmetic one more time: The role of remediation in vocational education and job training (MDS-309). Berkeley: National Center for Research in Vocational Education, University of California.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

In the research for this report, we spoke with administrators and supervisors of remediation in community colleges, technical institutes, area vocational schools, adult schools, JTPA programs, welfare-to-work programs, and community-based organizations in twenty-three regions. Almost without exception, these individuals--most of them extremely busy, grappling with the most difficult educational challenges and attempting to balance the demands of conflicting program requirements--were generous with their time and insights, and we thank them for their participation. Many others in the adult and remedial education community, again too many to acknowledge individually, shared their knowledge of the literature, of common practice, and of exemplary programs, and we thank them as well.

Several individuals read an early draft of this report and provided helpful (if not always complimentary) comments; these include Sarah Friedman, John Losak, Rena Soifer, Cathy Stasz, Brian Stecher, and Thomas Sticht. While we have incorporated most of their criticisms, we have also tried to follow our own advice and work within the "meaning-making" tradition that we present in our "Alternatives to Skills and Drills" section; so our interpretations of the current "system" of remedial education are ours alone.

Grubb, W. N., Kalman, J., Castellano, M., Brown, C., & Bradby, D. (1991). Readin', writin' and 'rithmetic one more time: The role of remediation in vocational education and job training (MDS-309). Berkeley: National Center for Research in Vocational Education, University of California.