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Comings, John, Ed.; Garner, Barbara, Ed.; Smith, Cristine, Ed. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2004
"The Review of Adult Learning and Literacy: Connecting Research Policy, and Practice, Volume 4" is an addition to a series of annual publications of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) that address major issues, the latest research, and the best practices in the field of adult literacy and learning.…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Sexual Orientation, Adult Literacy, Adult Learning
Boud, David, Ed.; Garrick, John, Ed. – 1999
This book contains 14 articles on learning and work that focus on the following: (1) expectations about learning at work into the next century; (2) learning theories, practice, and performance implications; (3) the relationship between workplace learning and other forms of life-long education; (4) international developments in competency-based…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Cognitive Style, Competency Based Education, Education Work Relationship
Goad, Tom W. – 1997
This book, which is intended for new training professionals and others asked to provide training, lists the critical elements of training and details an eight-step process for providing training in the workplace. The book begins with a brief introduction explaining the purposes of training and why it has become so important. The next eight…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Check Lists, Corporate Education
Buchholz, William J., Ed. – 1983
Intended as a reference for training and consulting in the field of business communication, this book presents research, implements theory, and explores communication practices vital to all organizations. The titles of the essays and their authors are as follows: (1) "Communication Consulting--The State of the Art" (William J. Buchholz); (2) "The…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Communication Audits, Communication Problems, Communication Skills
Paulter, Albert J., Ed.; Buffamanti, Deborah M., Ed. – 1997
This book contains 21 chapters describing best practices in both the world of work and in school. The first section of the book, which focuses on the background and philosophy of work-based education, contains five chapters: "Education and Work: The Choices We Face" (Arthur G. Wirth); "Growth Patterns in Workplace Training"…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Community Colleges, Corporate Education, Education Work Relationship
Caldwell, Brian J., Ed.; Carter, Earl M. A., Ed. – 1993
This book contains the following papers about the framework of mentoring as a workplace learning strategy and the role of mentoring the education, health, and industrial cultures: "Preface" (Brian J. Caldwell, Earl M.A. Carter); "The Workplace of the 1990s" (Brian J. Caldwell, Earl M.A. Carter); "The Principles and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Competency Based Education, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies
Tjepkema, Saskia, Ed.; Stewart, Jim, Ed.; Sambrook, Sally, Ed.; Mulder, Martin, Ed.; ter Horst, Hilde, Ed.; Scheerens, Jaap, Ed. – 2002
This book presents results of a European study into the changing role of human resource development (HRD). Chapter 1, "Introduction," describes the background, objectives, research questions, and underlying research project. Chapter 2, "Learning Organizations and HRD" (Saskia Tjepkema, Hilde ter Horst, Martin Mulder), discusses…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Developed Nations, Education Work Relationship, Employer Employee Relationship
Jacobs, Ronald L.; Jones, Michael J. – 1995
This book details a step-by-step procedure for setting up effective on-the-job training (OJT) programs in actual work settings. The book contains 11 chapters grouped into 3 parts. Part 1, which is devoted to meeting the demand for employee expertise, consists of a chapter explaining how the need for effective and efficient development of employee…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Check Lists, Classroom Techniques, Delivery Systems
Taylor, Robert E., Ed.; And Others – 1982
This book, which contains the proceedings of the first in a series of annual Policy Forums on Employability Development conducted by the National Center for Research in Vocational Education, is an examination of the contributions of the key training institutions in the United States to the preparation of young workers for work. Focusing on…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Articulation (Education), Employment Potential, Industrial Training
Agency for International Development (Dept. of State), Washington, DC. Office of International Training. – 1975
This publication describes the comprehensive training program administered by the Agency for International Development (Aid) for foreign nationals in those fields most directly related to the economic, technical, and social needs of developing countries. Through the program, qualified candidates of developing countries are educated and trained in…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Programs
Doeringer, Peter B., Ed. – 1981
Selections from materials developed for a National Institute of Education two-day workshop to examine workplace perspectives on education and training policy are presented. Participants included employer and trade union representatives, education and training specialists, policy analysts, and government officials. Part I on national perspectives…
Descriptors: Blue Collar Occupations, Cooperative Education, Education Work Relationship, Employers
Grunewald, Uwe, Ed.; Moraal, Dick, Ed. – 1998
This document contains papers from an international project in which models of financing the continuing vocational training (CVT) in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and Norway were identified and examined. The following are among the papers included: "Important Results of the LEONARDO-Project (contributions by all project-partners)";…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Corporate Education, Educational Finance
Tamkin, P.; Barber, L. – 1998
The questions of how managers learn and what kind of learning really makes a difference in managers' development were examined through case studies during which some 60 managers from five well-known organizations (a large private sector firm, the British Post Office, a British government department, Britain's open university, and a British large…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Business Administration Education
Gordon, Edward E. – 2000
This book outlines why the skills of the U.S. workforce have become the single most important factor in the competitiveness, not only of individual companies, but of national economies. It documents the widening gap between the need for highly skilled workers and their availability, and it points out the chilling consequences that may occur if the…
Descriptors: Demand Occupations, Economic Development, Employment Patterns, Employment Potential
Rylatt, Alastair; Lohan, Kevin – 1997
This book, which is intended as a comprehensive practical reference source for training professionals, consultants, and managers, examines emerging trends in training and explains how to get training results in the workplace by using various educational strategies and advanced training methods. The following are among the topics discussed:…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Check Lists, Classroom Techniques