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Mills, Paul; Cesnich, Janine – 1993
A study examined the current outcomes and future of paraprofessional education provided under the auspices of South Australia's Department of Employment and Technical and Further Education (SA DETAFE). The primary objectives of the study were as follows: (1) determine whether an autonomous middle-level employment base exists in selected…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, Case Studies
Dombro, Amy Laura; O'Donnell, Nina Sazer; Galinsky, Ellen; Melchar, Sarah Gilkeson; Farber, Abby – 1996
Noting the increasing need for public officials, practitioners, business leaders, concerned citizens, and parents to work together to improve the quality of life for young children and families, this book for community organizations provides information needed to begin or enhance local or statewide community mobilization efforts. Included are…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Action, Community Attitudes, Community Cooperation
Download full textSarachan-Deily, Ann Beth; And Others – 1984
The paper summarizes the first year (1983-84) of a 3-year rural education project entailing collaboration between the College of Saint Rose (Albany, New York) and rural chief school officers (CSOs) to improve service to handicapped students. Project objectives are listed: to improve education of mainstreamed handicapped students by helping CSOs…
Descriptors: Administrators, Attitude Change, Change Agents, College School Cooperation
Stein, Walter M. – 1977
Materials contained in the 16 volumes that make up the Rural America Series suggest practices through which rural schools can meet local community needs and realize their potential for career program delivery. This handbook is one of a subset of three program support function guides. Activities listed are designed to affect the indicators of…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Career Development
Highline Community Coll., Midway, WA. – 1981
In Spring 1980 Highline Community College (HCC) conducted a community survey to determine: (1) the degree to which HCC was meeting its overall goal of providing programs to help students obtain the knowledge and skills needed for educational and career advancement and personal development; (2) whether it was meeting the educational needs of its…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Business, College Faculty
Harris, J. John, III; Ogle, Terry – 1977
The paper presents a detailed overview of educational policymaking and discusses the need for minority groups to be involved in policy formation. The first section describes the distinguishing characteristics of the main elements of the functions of administration and policymaking process. The second section examines the following three models of…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Attitudes, Community Control
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Office of Youth Programs. – 1980
Intended for use by council and staff members as well as individuals in communities that are considering forming or joining an education work council, this report discusses the nature, function, and growth and development of work education councils and examines the collaborative processes that councils engage in. The education and work council…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Involvement
Rhode Island State Dept. of Education, Providence. – 1978
A statewide career education needs assessment was conducted to evaluate career education in Rhode Island. Items in ten areas (self-awareness, career awareness, attitude development, educational awareness, daily living skills, stereotype elimination, career planning and decision-making skills, information, career exploration, and career…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Career Education, Career Exploration, Career Planning
Cavenaugh, David N.; And Others – 1977
The five parts of this report present the findings and recommendations of the Migrant Child Welfare study. Part I briefly summarizes the impact of the child welfare services and the family interview results, and reviews the organizational structure of program delivery at the state and local levels. Part II synthesizes the information obtained from…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Case Studies, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare
Castleton, Geraldine; McDonald, Marya – 2002
The different perceptions of literacy that inform the work of various groups working with disadvantaged groups within society were explored in a case study in which individuals providing services to low-skilled, disadvantaged clients in an outer urban area of Brisbane, Australia, were interviewed regarding their perceptions of their clients'…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
Starr, Harold; And Others – 1983
This report describes the opinions of a number of groups on five roles attributed to vocational education (i.e., employability skills development, occupational skills development, work experience, job placement, and basic skills development). The findings were based on a secondary analysis of data from five completed National Center for Research…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Basic Skills, Block Grants, Community Attitudes
Slark, Julie – 1980
Utilizing the responses of 385 women to a district-wide community needs assessment conducted in March 1980, as well as information gathered from personal interviews with 400 women students, Santa Ana College (SAC) conducted a project to increase the awareness among women of SAC's programs and services and to determine: (1) women's degree of…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students, Community Attitudes
Alberta Learning, Edmonton. – 2001
The MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly) Committee on Lifelong Learning held consultations at more than 14 rural and urban locations throughout Alberta to gather stakeholders' and community members' views on the need for lifelong learning and ways of promoting it. Participants were asked to identify strategies to encourage and enable adults to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Access to Education, Certification
