Not just getting by
Subtitle: the new era of flexible workforce development
By: Mary L. Gatta, in collaboration with Kevin P. McCabe.
Contributors: McCabe, Kevin P.
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 132
Subjects: Occupational training -- United States; Occupational training for women -- United States; Poor single mothers -- Employment -- United States; Working poor -- Education -- United States; Workplace literacy -- United States; Web-based instruction -- United States; Open learning -- United States; Work and family -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A brief introduction to workforce systems; title: The new workforce challenge: finding the skills to move up and out of poverty; title: Workforce development and welfare policy: explored through an intersectional lens; title: Policy and programs: single working poor mothers and online learning; title: Rethinking workforce development: reflections from a State Commissioner of Labor; title: Concluding remarks: developing an agenda for low-wage workers.