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Parker, James T. – National Commission on Adult Literacy (NJ1), 2007
From 1989 until 1998 the U.S. Department of Education administered the National Workplace Literacy Demonstration Program. During that period, over $130 million supported some 300 projects where adult education programs partnered with thousands of businesses, agencies, and organizations to provide work-based skills to employees. While only seven…
Descriptors: Workplace Literacy, Adult Education, Labor Force Development, State Programs
Baughin, Judith A. – 1982
Results of four surveys of international businesses in the Toledo, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Akron, Ohio, areas regarding the language skills of employees and usefulness of second language skills in their domestic and international trade activities are reported in detail. In the Toledo survey it was found that of the 48 respondents, 72% responded…
Descriptors: Employment Qualifications, Industry, International Trade, Language Role
Anderson, Gordon S. – 1993
A study examined the concerns, problems, and experiences when teachers change from a traditional skills classroom to a whole language classroom. Subjects, 162 of 400 K-12 teachers from several Ohio Teachers Applying Whole Language groups, responded to a questionnaire (for a return rate of 40%). Results indicated that: (1) the most important…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
McMillin, Cynthia J.; Newman, Isadore – 1991
A study compared teachers' and principals' perceptions of six elements of effective teaching: classroom climate, questioning, set induction, stimulus variation, reinforcement, and closure. The part of the study reported here focuses on elementary teachers' written ratings and rankings of the six elements. The sample for the study was comprised of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Demography
Burrell, Lewis P. – 1993
A study examined the preparedness of vocational teachers for teaching mainstreamed at-risk special needs learners. A 46-item survey designed to measure perceptions of vocational teacher preparation pertinent to special needs learning factors was mailed to a random statewide sample of 1,100 Ohio vocational education teachers, vocational special…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, High Risk Students, Mainstreaming, Questionnaires
Hazard, Francis E.; Rosebush, Judson – 1976
In order to identify and obtain an assessment of public attitudes about "quality of life" conditions and issues in Tuscarawas County, 25 students enrolled on the Tuscarawas Campus of Kent State University were specially trained to conduct interviews with a random sample of 307 Tuscarawas County residents and 50 specially selected…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Leaders, Community Services, Community Study
Heimlich, Joe E.; Van Tilburg, Emmalou – 1986
Rural Economics: Farmers in Transition (RE:FIT), the Dislocated Farmer Assistance Program in Ohio, was designed to help farm families assess their skills and interests in nonfarm employment. The processes used by agents in counseling families were evaluated. The program was designed by personnel of the Ohio Cooperative Extension Service (OCES) to…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adults, Career Counseling