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Download full textMassachusetts Career Development Inst., Springfield. – 1993
The Massachusetts Career Development Institute (MCDI) refined and expanded the existing program of Workplace Education at the Geriatric Authority of Holyoke (GAH), Massachusetts. The 18-month program provided educational and support services on site to 60 employees at the GAH. Classes were held in English as a second language, adult basic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, English (Second Language)
Hill, Jim – 1991
The Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN) program is a comprehensive effort by the state of California to provide education, and employment and support services to eligible welfare recipients. In cooperation with county welfare departments, the California community colleges (CCC) are one of the major systems providing GAIN services to welfare…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance
Self-Directed Learning: A Practical Guide to Design, Development, and Implementation. First Edition.
Piskurich, George M. – 1993
Written mainly for the training practitioner who has some experience in the field, this book provides a practical approach for constructing good self-directed learning (SDL) programs. Chapter 1 considers SDL from the academic and business points of view, develops a working definition, and examines SDL's strengths and weaknesses. Part 1 covers…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Facilities, Educational Needs
Muraskin, Lana; And Others – 1994
This document, the fifth of five volumes that comprise the final report of the National Assessment of Vocational Education focuses on funding and administration issues related to the Perkins Act. Chapter 1 explores issues in the within-state allocation of federal vocational education resources. It presents findings about actual allocation…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Cascio, Wayne F. – 1994
Training issues can be examined from at least two perspectives: the structural level (macro-level) and the micro-level. Structural issues in the delivery of training include the following: absent or uneven corporate commitment, inadequate expenditures by businesses, degrees awarded by schools that do not guarantee skill mastery, poaching of…
Descriptors: Corporate Education, Corporate Support, Delivery Systems, Evaluation Methods
Araujo e Oliveira, Joao Batista; Lau, Alex – 1992
The discussion of long- versus short-term effects is usually absent when it comes to the choice of training technology. Short-term effects become the major criteria for the choice: training resolves a concrete problem. An important reason for thinking about long-term effects of training and training strategies is the ultimate objective of training…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cognitive Development, Decision Making, Educational Assessment
Waugh, Sue – 1990
Workplace literacy and basic skills may be defined as skills needed by employees at work: reading, writing, math, and problem solving. Workplace literacy and skill requirements are based on the needs of each workplace and its workers. These skills are important because the work force needs to be highly skilled and adaptable to compete in a global…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Education Work Relationship
SRI International, Menlo Park, CA. – 1992
The design and operations of the Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance (EDWAA) Act program in its implementation year were examined through case studies conducted in 15 states and 30 substate areas. During 6- to 8-day visits to each state, field researchers conducted discussions with state and substate respondents. States almost…
Descriptors: Accountability, Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Coordination
Wasdyke (R. G.) & Associates, Annapolis, MD. – 1991
A business-education venture to provide high technology skills training for health care occupations was evaluated. The project developed and implemented a partnership of health care employers and education agencies to develop a joint venture for training health care workers in the District of Columbia. Three comparative analyses were conducted:…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education
Goodwin, David – 1989
The National Assessment of Vocational Education (NAVE) examined how the federal law was implemented and federal funds were distributed under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984. This part of the study examined the federal role in supporting vocational education at the postsecondary level. It examines enrollments, course-taking,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
Hayward, Becky J.; Wirt, John G. – 1989
The National Assessment of Vocational Education (NAVE) examined how the federal law was implemented and federal funds were distributed under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984. This part of the study described the access of handicapped and academically disadvantaged high school students to vocational education and analyzed the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Disadvantaged Youth
Black, Hartzel; And Others – 1989
A study was conducted in Illinois to determine the perceptions of "grassroots" personnel who have responsibility for administering programs authorized under both the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. Questionnaires were mailed to regional delivery system directors, community college…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Cooperative Programs, Educational Needs, Educational Practices
Triton Coll., River Grove, IL. – 1990
Project POWER is an educational program developed jointly by Triton College, River Grove, Illinois, and the Labor Management Center of the Mid-Metro Economic Development Group, for employees of local companies who are interested in improving basic skills in English, reading, mathematics, and writing, as well as for employees who want to prepare…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, College Programs, Cooperative Programs
Beckwith, Robert; And Others – 1989
A study ascertained the perceptions that affect coordination between Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and vocational education. Questionnaires were completed by 184 individuals representing JTPA staff from service delivery areas (SDAs), vocational education staff from regional delivery systems (RDSs), community college staff, and state agency…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Agency Cooperation, Attitude Measures, Community Colleges
Stern, David; And Others – 1986
Eleventh- and twelfth-grade students in California comprehensive high schools and Regional Occupational Centers/Programs spend about one million hours a day on vocational education. California students who took a concentrated sequence of high school vocational subjects during 1981 had a 26 percent unemployment rate in the spring of 1982, compared…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Dropout Prevention, Educational Needs, Educational Philosophy
