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San Mateo County Office of Education, Redwood City, CA. Career Preparation Centers. – 1977
This fifteenth of fifteen sets of Adult Competency Education (ACE) Competency Based Job Descriptions in the ACE kit contains job descriptions for Bus Driver, General Loader, Forklift Operator, and Material Handler. Each begins with a fact sheet that includes this information: occupational title, D.O.T. code, ACE number, career ladder, D.O.T.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives
Download full textMARTYN, KENNETH A. – 1965
THE SCHOOLS IN DISADVANTAGED AND NONDISADVANTAGED AREAS OF LOS ANGELES WERE COMPARED IN THIS EXTENSIVE STUDY IN TERMS OF THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE STUDENTS, THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SCHOOLS, AND PARENT AND TEACHER ATTITUDES. THE DATA, GATHERED THROUGH QUESTIONNAIRES AND INTERVIEWS, ARE SUMMARIZED IN 71 TABLES. THE MAJOR FINDINGS OF THE STUDY ARE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Advantaged, Classrooms
de Cos, Patricia L. – California State Library, 2004
Assembly member Carol Liu, Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Adult Education, requested that the California Research Bureau prepare a report on adult education. The legislative request specified that the following topics be covered: (1) a definition of adult education; (2) recent information on student enrollment, funding sources and…
Descriptors: Credentials, Noncredit Courses, Educational Opportunities, Adult Basic Education
Friedman, Pamela – Issue Notes, 2001
This document examines microenterprise development as an employment option for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients. The document begins with a brief discussion of the feasibility of self-employment as an option for TANF recipients, particularly in a slow economy. The next section answers policy questions pertaining to the…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Involvement, Educational Needs, Employment Opportunities
Barton, Stephanie Lang – 1981
Experiences in developing a Career Passport project are described for three pilot communities. (A Career Passport is a listing similar to an adult resume that describes a young person's experiences, skills, abilities, knowledge, and work-related attitudes.) An introduction describes the concept and its three essential ingredients as they were…
Descriptors: Career Education, Demonstration Programs, Education Work Relationship, Employment Qualifications
San Mateo County Office of Education, Redwood City, CA. Career Preparation Centers. – 1977
This fifth of fifteen sets of Adult Competency Education (ACE) Competency Based Job Descriptions in the ACE kit contains job descriptions for Household Appliance Mechanic; Lineworker; Painter Helper, Spray; Painter, Brush; and Carpenter Apprentice. Each begins with a fact sheet that includes this information: occupational title, D.O.T. code, ACE…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Appliance Repair, Basic Skills
San Mateo County Office of Education, Redwood City, CA. Career Preparation Centers. – 1977
This sixth of fifteen sets of Adult Competency Education (ACE) Based Job Descriptions in the ACE kit contains job descriptions for Roofer Apprentice, Pipefitter, Medical Supply Clerk, Stock Clerk, and Warehouseperson. Each begins with a fact sheet that includes this information: occupational title, D.O.T. code, ACE number, career ladder, D.O.T.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives
Shields, Patrick M.; Esch, Camille E.; Humphrey, Daniel C.; Young, Viki M.; Gaston, Margaret; Hunt, Harvey – 1999
This document summarizes findings from a 1998-99 study of teacher development that investigated California's challenge to provide high quality teachers for all students. California's set of standards to improve education for all requires that all students have qualified teachers. In order for California's move toward academic excellence to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers
Steffensen, James P. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1963
The purpose of this publication is to focus attention upon a rapidly growing development in public school administration--the increasing interest in personnel administration as a process which can be identified through a description of certain formal functions which every school district must perform. The existence of adequate personnel policies…
Descriptors: Educational History, School Administration, Public Schools, School Districts
Kim, Yungho; Wright, Calvin E. – 1989
A study determined the perceptions of recent completers of California community college vocational programs and their employers regarding the job-related competencies and knowledge of general education the completers should possess in order to succeed and advance in their careers. Completers had received degrees or certificates in either…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Business Education, Community Colleges
San Mateo County Office of Education, Redwood City, CA. Career Preparation Centers. – 1977
This tenth of fifteen sets of Adult Competency Education (ACE) Competency Based Job Descriptions in the ACE kit contains job descriptions for Food Assembler, Injection Molder-Machine Operator, Data Entry Typist, Institutional Cook, and Clerk Typist. Each begins with a fact sheet that includes this information: occupational title, D.O.T. code, ACE…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives
Direct linkAmos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2004
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Preparing, Recruiting, and Retaining Education Professionals: Senator Reed Proposes New $500 Million Bill to Improve…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Public Education, High School Students, Newsletters
Jepsen, Christopher; Rivkin, Steven – Public Policy Institute of California, 2002
Intuitively, class size reduction is a good idea. Parents support it because it means that their children will receive more individual attention from teachers. Teachers like it for the same reason and also because it creates a more manageable workload. It is generally assumed that the fewer students in a class, the better they will learn and the…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Urban Schools, Achievement Tests, Teacher Shortage
Johnson, Hans P.; Tafoya, Sonya M. – 1999
Data from the 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS) were used to assess the prospects of California's welfare population versus those of the U.S. welfare population. Welfare recipients were found to have substantially lower basic skills than other adults do. Although 58% of California adults with basic skills and demographic characteristics…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis
San Mateo County Office of Education, Redwood City, CA. Career Preparation Centers. – 1977
This eighth of fifteen sets of Adult Competency Education (ACE) Based Job Descriptions in the ACE kit contains job descriptions for Salesperson, Automotive; Salesperson, Men's Wear; Waiter/Waitress; Janitor; Porter; and Pressing Machine Operator. Each begins with a fact sheet that includes this information: occupational title, D.O.T. code, ACE…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives
