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Masturzi, Elio R. – 1986
This paper first provides a brief overview of the Italian educational system and the diffusion of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) within the schools and industry, and then it reviews the activities of the Laboratory of Interactive Educational Technologies (LIET) in the Department of Production Engineering at the University of Naples (Italy).…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Business Administration Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
Download full textStrover, Sharon; Bryant, Mark T. – 1983
Changes brought about in higher education by the information-oriented society and the influence of the marketplace on the university's products are analyzed. The role that education played in the industrial revolution is also addressed. It is claimed that education adopted the goals of industrialization and, in its educational philosophy,…
Descriptors: College Role, Computers, Continuing Education, Data Processing
Brademas, John – 1984
The role of colleges in providing educational opportunities for adults during the 1980s is discussed by the president of New York University. Relevant federal legislation is noted, along with New York University's programming for adults. The following five national priorities for adult education are considered: (1) more attention should be…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Adult Students, College Role
Kelly, Eugene W., Jr. – 1982
A comprehensive educational system should have enough internal identity and channels of communication so that educators in one setting can identify with those in other settings. The settings in which education takes place are not only schools and colleges, but also business, industry, and human services settings. The feasibility of establishing a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Role, Educational Change, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedRumberger, Russell W. – Social Science Quarterly, 1984
A research study revealed that investment in formal occupational training is widespread. While the wage effects of occupational training compare favorably with schooling and general work experience, effects vary considerably among settings and types of training as well as between Whites and Blacks. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Age, Blacks, Educational Background, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedEllis, Paul; And Others – Educational and Training Technology International, 1989
Six articles and case studies examine continuing education in the United Kingdom. Highlights include vocational education and training; the Professional, Industrial and Commercial Updating Programme (PICKUP); retraining in software engineering; Higher Introductory Technology and Engineering Conversion Course (HITECC); training needs in…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Adult Vocational Education, Case Studies, Competency Based Education
Phelps, L. Allen, Ed. – 1986
Eight papers presented at a September, 1985 forum concerned with the school to work transition of handicapped youth are presented. Papers were developed as part of a project, "Transitional Programming for Handicapped Youth: Interdisciplinary Leadership Preparation Program at the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign). An introductory…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Trends, Federal Legislation
1967
CONTENTS OF THE BRITISH INDUSTRIAL YEARBOOK FOR 1967-68 APPEAR IN 12 SECTIONS. SECTION 1 REVIEWS THE PRESENT INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SITUATION, INCLUDING THE AIMS OF THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING ACT OF 1964. SECTION 2 COVERS THE TRAINING OF OPERATIVES, CRAFTSMEN, TECHNICIANS, TECHNOLOGISTS, COMMERCIAL AND CLERICAL WORKERS, SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS, AND…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Business Education, Certification, Correspondence Study
British Furniture and Timber Training Board, Wembly (England). – 1969
This booklet explains what training grants are offered by the Furniture and Timber Training Board of Great Britain, indicates how to claim them, and outlines the Board's training philosophy. Foldouts present conditions which apply in whole or in part to the Training Grants Scheme, followed by guidelines for completing forms. The main section…
Descriptors: Financial Policy, Furniture Industry, Governing Boards, Grants
Brodsky, R. F. – Engineering Education, 1979
An engineering professor tells of his experience in acquiring a leave of absence to work in industry for one year. He describes the projects with which he was involved, the salient features of the arrangement, the working conditions, and the positive results of the program. (SA)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Engineering Education, Exchange Programs, Faculty Development
Hayton, Geoff; Loveder, Philip – 1990
This report gives an overview of the primary issues identified through case studies on exemplary training programs for integrated manufacturing. Following an introduction, Chapter 2 outlines the key elements of integrated manufacturing. Chapter 3 describes the context of integrated manufacturing with reference to Australian and worldwide trends: a…
Descriptors: Assembly (Manufacturing), Case Studies, Computer Assisted Manufacturing, Continuing Education
Pruitt, Ann K., Comp. – 1982
A 1981 study undertaken by the Ohio Board of Regents sought to learn more about the role of private sector organizations, particularly business and industry, in the training and education of adults in Ohio. Data were collected from two sources--a review of literature on employer-sponsored instruction and a survey of manufacturing and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Educational Cooperation, Educational Research
Peer reviewedLipson, Joseph I. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1981
Describes personal contributions made by the author in individualized instruction, including: Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI), the Doctor of Arts program, and the development of educational videodiscs. Innovations in these areas are discussed: education for the handicapped, personal development education, industrial and military…
Descriptors: College Science, Disabilities, Doctor of Arts Degrees, Higher Education
Hexter, Holly; Andersen, Charles J. – 1986
The status of colleges' credit-granting practices for nontraditional learning (attained outside legally authorized and accredited postsecondary institutions) was studied in 1986, along with credit-granting procedures for military learning experiences, business/industry training, credit by examination, and credit obtained through other assessment…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Students, College Admission, College Credits
Jessup, F.W., Ed. – 1969
Beginning with an assessment of the need for educational change in Great Britain, the papers in this anthology underline the relationship of continuous learning to both work and leisure. Consideration is given to the idea of lifelong learning and its implications for British institutions of formal education; professional continuing education in…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Change, Educational Planning, Financial Policy
