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Woods, Davinia – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2007
Helping young people make a smooth transition from school to the workplace or further study has become an important role for the vocational education and training (VET) sector. To provide a clear picture of young people's participation in vocational education and training, and the impact and role of VET on their transitions to work, this "At…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Vocational Education, Education Work Relationship, Outcomes of Education
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Roman, Caterina G.; Wolff, Ashley; Correa, Vanessa; Buck, Janeen – Research on Social Work Practice, 2007
Objective: This study examined intermediate outcomes of a faith-based prisoner reentry program by assessing how client spirituality related to client- and program-level characteristics, investigating differences between completers and terminators, and examining how religious preference, religiosity/spirituality, religious salience, and…
Descriptors: Spiritual Development, Religion, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions
Misko, Josie – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2006
This report compares the provision of vocational education and training (VET) in Australia, Germany and the United Kingdom. It finds that training policies are increasingly based on similar general principles which promote the improvement and reform of vocational education and training, although the implementation of these principles tends to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Comparative Analysis, Job Training
Wong, Michelle; Shulkin, Sandee; Casey, Judi; Pitt-Catsouphes, Marcie – Sloan Work and Family Research Network, 2006
The aging of the baby boom generation and the increase in life expectancy has led to record numbers of older adults in the United States. Increasingly, older adults want or need to stay in the workforce. Older workers comprise a diverse group of individuals with various expectations, desires and abilities. As a result, definitions of exactly who…
Descriptors: Older Workers, Baby Boomers, Employment Opportunities, Labor Market
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Bolt, Sara E.; Quenemoen, Rachel F. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2006
Professionals with expertise in assessment and diverse learners are in demand to assist in developing and implementing large-scale assessment and accountability systems. This article highlights aspects of current federal legislation that pertain to the development of these systems, describes the areas of expertise and unique perspectives of…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Psychologists, School Psychologists, Disabilities
Maxwell, Nan L. – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2006
Over the past few decades, the economic prospects for workers possessing relatively few skills have worsened as the demand for skills in the labor market has increased. Even in jobs that might be categorized as low-skilled, workers require a diverse set of skills to succeed. Many of these skills can only be obtained through schooling or job…
Descriptors: Unskilled Workers, Labor Market, Employment Opportunities, Labor Supply
Colton, Tara – Center for an Urban Future, 2006
This new report shows that while some of New York's college readiness programs have grown significantly in the last few years, there have also been some disappointing steps backward. For instance, the Bloomberg administration backed away from an initiative launched in 2000 by CUNY Chancellor Matthew Goldstein and then-New York City Schools…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Cooperation, Dual Enrollment, College School Cooperation
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McCarthy, Moira; Millar, Rob – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2006
The history of careers guidance in Northern Ireland has many similarities but also many differences from experiences in other parts of the UK. The Careers Service has remained within central government for the duration, and this has provided a degree of consistency in service provision over time. In line with the Department for Employment and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Guidance Programs, Career Guidance, Career Education
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Cantor, Jeffrey A., Ed. – ASHE Higher Education Report, 2006
An old adage--the truly educated never graduate--has come to exemplify the rationale for the growth and expansion of professional continuing education (PCE) programs in the United States. This monograph is about the trends and best practices in professional continuing education. It explores how this area of higher and adult education, once the…
Descriptors: Professional Continuing Education, Lifelong Learning, Higher Education, Exhibits
Illinois Community College Board, 2008
The Illinois Community College Board provided more than $3.3 million to community colleges during fiscal year 2008 to provide workforce and economic development services through their Business and Industry Centers. The workforce development activities conducted under this grant include customized job training on campus or on-site at a business;…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Nontraditional Education, Community Colleges, Industry
Lundberg, David; Marshallsay, Zaniah – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2007
Older workers' perspectives are examined in a national survey of the finance sector and case studies of aged care and construction workers. The majority of older workers intend to work beyond retirement age, to achieve a better lifestyle. With training, older workers could mentor younger workers. (Contains 30 tables.) [This work has been produced…
Descriptors: Retirement, Older Adults, Foreign Countries, Older Workers
Strawn, Julie; Duke, Amy-Ellen – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2007
Two facts have become clear since passage of the Workforce Investment Act in 1998. First, when low-skilled individuals increase their basic skills, these higher skills pay off in the labor market in the form of higher employment and earnings. Second, these earnings increases are typically modest and fall short of what people need to become…
Descriptors: Credentials, Student Financial Aid, Adult Education, Job Training
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Jacobs, James; Dougherty, Kevin J. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2006
This chapter describes the evolution of the workforce development mission and its current crisis in the face of changing training demands, shriveling government support, and rising competition. Two alternative future paths are outlined: a baccalaureate degree-oriented new vocationalism and a renewed emphasis on serving the training needs of…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Futures (of Society), Labor Force Development, Community Colleges
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Ward, David; Kern, M. Kathleen – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2006
Driven by studies showing that Millennials (ages 18-24) have adopted IM (instant messaging) as a standard communications medium, many libraries are reaching out to their own patrons in this way. At the same time, some of these libraries have invested thousands of dollars in vendor-based chat reference solutions that provide duplicate…
Descriptors: Library Services, Outreach Programs, Computer Mediated Communication, Time
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Viskovic, Alison – Higher Education Research and Development, 2006
This paper discusses issues arising from three case studies of the ways people have become tertiary teachers in a polytechnic, a wananga (Maori tertiary institution) and a university in New Zealand. Despite institutional differences, the teachers gained most of their teaching knowledge and skills on the job, learning informally and experientially,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education, On the Job Training, Case Studies
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