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Download full textKerka, Sandra – 2002
Career development has taken on global significance as individuals prepare for work that increasingly crosses borders. Internationally, individuals and career practitioners helping them are grappling with such issues as development of cultural competencies for cross-cultural work. Issues vary in different sociopolitical contexts. As Eastern Europe…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Development, Career Education
Peer reviewedSchlene, Vickie J. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1992
Lists some of the citations in the ERIC database dealing with teaching global studies in elementary school. Includes teaching methods, works on individual countries, curriculum suggestions, and student activities. Suggests that students need a foundation for a consciousness and acceptance of multicultural realities. (DK)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Katz, Lilian G., Ed.; And Others – 1984
The nine chapters in Volume V address issues of concern to those who work with or conduct research with young children and those who plan programs or prepare others for teaching or caregiving. Included are "Recent Research on Play: The Teacher's Perspective," by Millie Almy, Patricia Monighan, Barbara Scales, and Judith Van Hoorn;…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Employer Supported Day Care
Kerka, Sandra – 2001
The Perkins Act and the Workforce Development Act (WIA) brought major changes to the arena of nontraditional employment and training. Perkins eliminated set-asides for displaced homemakers, single parents, and single pregnant women but mandated increased enrollment in high-wage nontraditional training. With the WIA, the Nontraditional Employment…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Choice, Career Education
Brown, Bettina Lankard – 2001
Workplace mentoring has been identified as an important aspect of work-based learning in projects conducted under the School-to-Work Opportunities Act. By establishing relationships with caring and competent adults who can provide emotional support and facilitate skill development, less-experienced youths and adults are more likely to bridge the…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Programs, Business Education, Case Studies
Brown, Bettina Lankard – 2002
Exploring the relationship between generic skills (sometimes called employability skills) and career and technical education (CTE) requires asking these three questions: Are such skills taught in CTE? Can they be taught? Do employers value them over technical skills. A literature review of 14 books, reports, and journal articles concludes that…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Competency Based Education, Constructivism (Learning), Context Effect
