Workplace education for low-wage workers / Amanda L. Ahlstrand, Laurie J. Bassi, and Daniel P. McMurrer.

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Ahlstrand, Amanda L [author.]

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TextPublication details: Kalamazoo, Mich. : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2003.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 175 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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0585469644
9780585469645
9780880992657
0880992654
9780880992664
0880992662

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Workplace education for low-wage workers.DDC classification:

331.25/92/0973 22

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HF5549.5.T7 A36 2003eb

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Contents:

Introduction and previous research methods -- Methods -- Phase 1 : analysis of ASTD data -- Phase 2 : results of the telephone surveys -- Boeing Employees' Credit Union -- CVS Corporation -- Lacks Enterprises, inc. -- LYNX, the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority -- Two medical centers -- Wyoming Student Loan Corporation -- Case studies -- Summary and policy implications.

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Summary: This study examines a category of education and training that is not frequently put under the magnifying glass: employers practices and decision-making processes with regard to workplace education and training for lower-wage workers. It is hoped that the results of the study will both inform public policy and be of use to employers interested in enhancing the education and training that they provide to lower-wage workers.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-160) and index.

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This study examines a category of education and training that is not frequently put under the magnifying glass: employers practices and decision-making processes with regard to workplace education and training for lower-wage workers. It is hoped that the results of the study will both inform public policy and be of use to employers interested in enhancing the education and training that they provide to lower-wage workers.