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| Campbell, Clifton P. | 7 |
| Matthews, John I. | 1 |
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| Reports - Descriptive | 7 |
| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
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| Saudi Arabia | 7 |
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Campbell, Clifton P. – 1985
Saudi Arabia has a modern nationwide school system that embraces institutions from kindergarten through the university level and encompasses special, adult, industrial, and commercial education. Education is not compulsory, and coeducation does not exist. Secondary vocational industrial schools have been established for young men who have…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Developing Nations, Disabilities
Campbell, Clifton P. – Canadian Vocational Journal, 1984
Describes the Saudi system of prevocational centers, designed to retrieve young male dropouts, prepare them for reentering general education, orient them to job skills, and prepare them for more extensive training at vocational training centers. The curriculum, emphasizing clerical and industrial skills, is also discussed. (SK)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Dropouts, Job Skills, Job Training
Campbell, Clifton P. – Canadian Vocational Journal, 1980
To develop a more diversified economic base in Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs implemented the Development Plan for the Vocational Training and Manpower Division, which intends to train a large number of Saudis in employable trades. Methods include building modern training facilities, developing competency based learning…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Educational Planning, Individualized Instruction, Industrialization
Peer reviewedCampbell, Clifton P.; Matthews, John I. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1982
Describes the implementation of a competency-based individualized and mediated vocational training system, designed to attract and train native Saudis for an increasingly industrialized Saudi Arabian workforce. (SK)
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Individualized Instruction, International Programs, Learning Modules
Campbell, Clifton P. – Thrust: The Journal for Employment and Training Professionals, 1982
Saudi Arabia is attempting to build an indigenous skilled labor force to meet manpower needs. The system includes five secondary vocational industrial schools, the Higher Technical Institute, prevocational and vocational training centers using competency-based, mediated instructional materials, and mobile training units for isolated areas. (SK)
Descriptors: Economic Development, Industrialization, Job Training, Labor Force Development
Campbell, Clifton P. – 1979
Faced with sizable oil revenues and the need and desire to expand and diversify its industrial potential, Saudi Arabia is improving its vocational training efforts and attempting to involve as many of its citizens in vocational training programs as possible. At present, Saudi Arabia is having to import skilled workers to keep up with necessary…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Development, Educational Improvement
Campbell, Clifton P. – 1981
The most important task of development in Saudi Arabia is the cultivation of indigenous manpower to operate the equipment and run the factories. The Kingdom has recognized the importance of education and established a modern curriculum (elementary, junior, senior high) starting in the 1950s. Although there is some resistance to technical training…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Curriculum, Educational Development, Educational Equipment
