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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• SUMMARY
• INTRODUCTION
  • A Note on Terminology
  • The Organization of This Report
• THE AMBIGUITY OF THE PROBLEM: THE NATURE OF BASIC SKILLS3
• THE CURRENT STATE OF REMEDIAL EFFORTS
  • Postsecondary Vocational Education: Community Colleges and Technical Institutes
  • Adult Basic Education
  • The Job Training Partnership Act
  • Welfare-to-Work Programs
  • Secondary Vocational Education
  • Guessing the Scope of the Remediation System
  • The Nature of Remediation in the Education and Training System
  • Coordination in Remedial Programs: Its Status and Value
  • Information and Evaluation
• THE NATURE OF EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS: THE CONVENTIONS AND THE STRUCTURE OF SKILLS AND DRILLS
  • The Conventions of Good Practice in Adult Education
  • The Assumptions of Skills and Drills
• ALTERNATIVES TO SKILLS AND DRILLS
  • Meaning-Making: Reversing the Assumptions of Skills and Drills46
  • The Eclectic Approach to Remediation
  • Functional Context Literacy Training
  • Programs Integrating Basic Skills and Vocational Training
  • Center for Employment Training, San Jose
  • Ohio's Applied Academics Program
  • A Whole Language Approach: The Eastern Michigan University Workplace Education Academy
  • Some Conclusions: The Varying Ambitions of Remedial Education
• DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE POLICY
  • Reforms for Now: Coordination, Effectiveness, and Pedagogy
  • Reforms for the Future: The Purposes of Remedial Education
• REFERENCES
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
• APPENDIX A
• APPENDIX B
• APPENDIX C

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.