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ERIC Number: EJ562152
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-1035-3054
De-coding Reading at Work: Workplace Reading Competencies.
Searle, Jean
Literacy Broadsheet, n48 p8-11 Mar 1998
Naturalistic observations and interviews with service workers found on-the-job reading was based on knowledge of codes and rules of practice and required problem-solving and metacognitive strategies. Workplace competencies should be considered within their social and cultural context. (SK)
Descriptors: Competence, Cultural Context, Decoding (Reading), Foreign Countries, Reading Ability, Service Occupations, Workplace Literacy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Australia
Note: Journal availability: Adult Literacy Information Office, 6-8 Holden Street, Ashfield, New South Wales 2131, Australia.