We Are What We Do: Adult Basic Education Should Be about More than Employability

Autor/inn/en	Belzer, Alisa; Kim, Jeounghee
Titel	We Are What We Do: Adult Basic Education Should Be about More than Employability
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 61 (2018) 6, S.603-608 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1081-3004
DOI	10.1002/jaal.693
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Adult Basic Education; Employment Potential; Educational Policy; Labor Force Development; Adults + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Arbeitskräftebestand
Abstract	In this commentary, the authors review one area of federal policy, adult basic education policy, since its inception in the 1960s as an example of how educational policy can drift from its broad purpose as it responds to political, social, and economic forces. The authors argue that its current narrow focus on workforce development underestimates the challenges of improving employment and earnings outcomes. More important, it undercuts the value and benefits of skill gains that can accrue before participants are able to attain jobs that can improve their economic outlook. Analysis of adult skill assessments indicate that even small skill increases can have a significant impact on other important social outcomes. Thus, the authors call for broadening the goal of federal adult basic education programs from primarily workforce development to helping participants more effectively fulfill a range of adult roles and responsibilities. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01