Writings: U.S., 2010-2019
Here is a sampling of documents from 2010 to 2018 focusing on how prisoner re-entry services, employers, and unions can partner with U.S. adult education programs. Also describes a project to train older career changers to work in adult education. One article describes various approaches to adult basic education.
What Universities Can Do to Strengthen Adult Basic Skills...
- “What Universities Can Do to Strengthen U.S. Adult Basic Skills Efforts” is a 20-page (January 2019) document that describes why and how universities can support U.S. adult basic skills efforts. They can do this through research, professional development of stakeholders, upgrading of the basic skills of university employees and local residents, providing of in-kind resources to local programs, and leadership and advocacy. It is one a series of “Can-Do Guides” designed and written by Paul Jurmo for the Open Door Collective.
What Re-Entry Services Can Do to Strengthen Basic Skills...
- “What Re-Entry Services Can Do to Strengthen the Basic Skills of Former Inmates”: This nine-page document (December 2018) describes why and how re-entry services providers (i.e., governmental and non-governmental organizations helping formerly-incarcerated individuals to successfully transition to life after incarceration) can work with local adult basic skills providers. It is one of a series of “Can-Do Guides” designed and written by Paul Jurmo for the Open Door Collective.
What Labor Educators Can Do to Strengthen Basic Skills ...
- “What Labor Educators Can Do to Strengthen the Basic Skills of Our Workforce”: This nine-page document (October 2019) describes why and how U.S. labor unions can support local adult basic skills efforts and upgrade the basic skills of their current members. It is one of a series of “Can-Do Guides” designed and written by Paul Jurmo for the Open Door Collective.
What Forward-Thinking Employers Can Do . . .
- “What Forward-Thinking Employers Can Do to Strengthen the Basic Skills of Our Workforce”: This five-page document (May 2019) describes why and how U.S. employers can support local adult basic skills efforts and upgrade the basic skills of their current workforce. It is one of a series of “Can-Do Guides” designed and written by Paul Jurmo for the Open Door Collective.
Basic Skills: A Key to Advancing the Workforce
- This is one in a series of “Making the Case” advocacy papers published by the Open Door Collective in 2017-2018. It argues for integration of basic skills education into workforce development systems for employed and unemployed workers in the U.S. Paul Jurmo co-wrote and edited this paper.
Career Pathways for a Productive & Self-Reliant Workforce...
- “Career Pathways for a Productive and Self-Reliant Workforce: A To-Do List for Adult Educators” was published in Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal in November 2011.
Productive & Participatory: Basic Ed. for High Performing...
- “Productive and Participatory: Basic Education for High Performing and Actively Engaged Workers” appeared in New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, Jossey-Bass, Winter 2010.
The Workforce Educator Academy at Union County College
- “The Workforce Educator Academy at Union County College" is an August 2010 report about an "Encore Careers" program to train older career-changers to work in various segments of the adult basic education field in New Jersey. This report was written in August 2010 for Civic Ventures, which organized a national network of similar career transition programs.
Career Pathways:How We Can Help Adult Learners Transition...
- "Career Pathways: How We Can Help Adult Learners Transition to New Careers and Education”: This July 2010 PowerPoint summarizes (a) arguments for a more systematic way of integrating adult basic education and workforce development services and (b) examples of career pathway efforts at a community college.