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Hill, Nancy Vrechek; Brown, E. Evan – 1979
Before social welfare programs can be successfully designed and administered, the problems of the needy must be known. Research literature appearing from 1969 through mid-1977 reveals that: most welfare recipients are dramatically inferior in their ability to compete in the labor market; poverty is a multiproblematic chain which has not been…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Delivery Systems, Education, Federal Aid
Hass, Hubert – 2000
In Germany, after elementary school, the school system splits into three branches, with students either preparing for an apprenticeship or continuing in school. A second system exists, parallel to this education system, which combines general education with basic professional training. The first key career decision point is in Grade 4, when…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Career Development, Counselor Training, Elementary Secondary Education
Neugebauer, Roger – Child Care Information Exchange, 2000
Reports findings of an unscientific survey of early childhood professionals asked to reflect upon the history, landmark events, and significant trends in the child care delivery system. Three events viewed as most influential are highlighted: (1) World War II; (2) women's movement; and (3) Head Start. Eleven other events also cited are discussed.…
Descriptors: Brain, Caregiver Attitudes, Cultural Pluralism, Day Care
Download full textRoberson, Donald N. – 2003
New perspectives need to be gained on the roles of older adults and older workers in the new millenium. Because today's adult is healthier, policies concerning social security, retirement, and work need to be changed. There is a need for acceptance of various types of aging. Rather than mandating specific retirement, the individual should have…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Educational Gerontology
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Judiciary. – 2000
The Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims of the House Committee on the Judiciary met to hear testimony on the benefits to American workers, businesses, citizens, and legal residents of more educated immigrants in the national workforce. Statements were given by the following persons: (1) Lamar Smith, U.S. Congressman from Texas; (2) William…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Adult Education, Blacks
Pink, Daniel H. – 2001
This book provides a comprehensive examination of the rise of free agent workers, how free agency is transforming the lives of free agents and those around them, problems encountered by free agents, and the future of free agency. The following are among the topics discussed in the book's 19 chapters: (1) the numbers and nuances of free agency; (2)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Agencies, Aging (Individuals)
