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Hussey, Michael – Social Education, 2011
On January 3, 1909, Emily Hamilton and Louis Overstreet wrote to President Theodore Roosevelt begging his "leave to work under your Committee for the relief of the sufferers of Italy." The two were engaged and were willing to rush their marriage plans if the president needed them. Their letter was prompted by the powerful earthquake that…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Foreign Countries, Presidents, Emergency Programs
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Pytlik, Edward C. – Journal of Epsilon Pi Tau, 1983
Reviewing educational and economic development efforts in Third World countries, the author concludes that vocational education is not the solution. A combination of nonformal education and technology training, with related literacy training, would be more effective in improving the quality of life. (SK)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Job Training
Turetzky, Joel A. – Tennessee Education, 1982
MAARDAC (Mid-Atlantic/Appalachian Race Desegregation Assistance Center), located at the University of Tennessee (Knoxville), is federally funded (Title IV of Civil Rights Act of 1964) to help local education agencies in Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee solve problems connected with school desegregation. (LC)
Descriptors: Education Service Centers, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Federal Courts
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Hurabielle, Jacques P. E.; Grace, Michael G. A.; Andrews, Michael – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2002
A study examining Canadian involvement in postsecondary technical or vocational international education since the 1960s surveyed international education practitioners at 61 postsecondary institutions. Respondents felt that international education promoted economic growth in Canada and abroad and had positive effects on recipient nations. The shift…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, College Role, Economic Development, Educational History