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Chisman, Forrest P. – 1992
An 18-month, 3-phase study examined formal employer-sponsored basic skills instruction in small- and medium-sized firms. Data were gathered through the following methods: in-depth case studies of 72 small and medium firms in 5 states, a series of linked national surveys of 11,000 randomly selected firms, follow-up telephone surveys of 4,317 of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Colleges, Corporate Education, Educational Needs
Download full textGrossman, Gary M. – 1990
A study was conducted to support the Department of Labor's (DOL) efforts to promote an expansion of the apprenticeship training system. The study began with a review of literature that clearly showed the need for attention in the area of establishing credentials to reflect the quality of training experiences, particularly in the work-based format…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Apprenticeships, Credentials, Educational Needs
Stephens, Susan A.; And Others – 1990
The third of five volumes of a study of instructional programs for handicapped children and youth in separate day care and residential facilities, this document presents the results of an analysis of State education agency (SEA) procedures and the impact of these procedures on special education services and practices within the targeted…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Day Programs, Disabilities, Educational Change
Blackmore, Jill; Spaull, Andrew – 1986
This five-part paper examines the role of teacher unions in Australian education at the state level. An overview describes the organizational strength of Australia's teacher unions. Part 1, "Teacher Union Growth," presents a history, and part 2, "Teacher Unions and State Education," interprets issues involving unions and…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Educational Change
Wagemaker, H. – 1986
As exemplified by New Zealand, the nature of educational policy research is shaped by political and social factors that impinge upon the research environment. Following a description of the educational system and research funding methods, this paper analyzes three areas that affect policy research in New Zealand and addresses relevant social…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Change, Educational Policy
Martin, Philip L.; Olmstead, Alan L. – 1988
This report is an overview of the current status of farmers in the U.S. economy, with an emphasis on the characteristics of displaced farmers, the reasons for their displacement, the effects of their displacement on the economy, and some policy recommendations for the future. Following an executive summary, the report is organized in five…
Descriptors: Adults, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs, Farm Management
Edwards, William A.; Schmutzler, Mark – 1982
This project was conducted to describe state programs of economic development concerned with state-provided training for industry and to share the results among the states. Surveys were sent to the 50 state directors of vocational education plus the directors in the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Of the surveys…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Government Role, Industrial Training
Health and Welfare Council of Central Maryland, Inc., Baltimore. – 1986
This report assesses the extent of homelessness in Maryland. Data are provided in the following areas: (1) the number of homeless people; (2) causes of homelessness; (3) distribution of the homeless and characteristics of those sheltered; (4) shelter beds available; (5) what is needed to address the problems of homelessness; (6) the extent of the…
Descriptors: Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Demography, Economic Factors, Emotional Disturbances
Chisman, Forrest P. – 1989
The Project on Adult Literacy was an independent, nonpartisan research effort that examined the role that the federal government has played in promoting adult literacy and the role that it should play. The project began operation in July 1988 and issued its final report in January 1989. It was discovered that the literacy problem in the United…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Delivery Systems, Educational Legislation
Adelman, Clifford – 1987
Previously published or publicly accessed data, as well as two new sources--Postsecondary Transcript Sample (PETS) of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Graduating Class of 1972 (NLS), and the recently completed 5th Follow-Up Survey (1986) of the NLS cohort, with original calculations derived--were used for this statistical study…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Attendance, College Faculty, Educational Assessment
Peterson, Paul E.; Wong, Kenneth K. – 1982
In an effort to develop a comprehensive theory of the relationships between different levels of government in the implementation of federal programs, the authors of this report conducted a study of four federal programs operating in both Baltimore (Maryland) and Milwaukee (Wisconsin). Three hypotheses were tested: first, that when program goals at…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, City Government, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Bailis, Lawrence Neil – 1984
This paper summarizes the results of a National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC) survey of community-based organizations (CBOs) about the effects of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Findings are summarized in these areas: (1) changes in funding for training disadvantaged youth, (2) changes in service to youth, (3) the role of CBOs in the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Role, Community Action, Community Cooperation
McClellan, L. Dean; Newton, Robert E. – 1977
Objectives of a Kentucky project were to analyze existing needs and barriers and potential needs and barriers regarding (1) new and emerging occupations, (2) elimination of discrimination, (3) vocational staff development, and (4) funding vocational education. A statewide planning committee assisted in development of the method and instruments. A…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Involvement, Disadvantaged, Educational Change
Stanley Foundation, Muscatine, IA. – 1977
The report discusses issues relating to multilateral disarmament in the context of the Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly to be convened in 1978. Intended as a forum for the exchange of ideas of government leaders from the United States and other nations about the international peace-keeping role of the United Nations, the…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Conflict Resolution, Disarmament, Foreign Countries
Jackson, Roberta H. – 1977
This monograph focuses on issues involved in delivering effective career education to minority persons. Section 1 reviews concerns and fears of minority leaders relating to career education as a concept and discusses the six career education missions of the U.S. Office of Education. Section 2 discusses the applicability of process and programmatic…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Blacks, Career Education, Concept Formation
