Adult education's mission is a critical one. It seeks to provide the large and diverse population of adults who lack basic skills, a high school credential, or English language skills with the competencies they need to be productive workers, family members, and citizens. Federally funded adult education serves learners in three types of programs:…

Title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 directs the federal government to conduct a national assessment of adult education, including activities to understand the extent to which adult education strategies positively affect learners. A systematic review of the research on the effectiveness of particular strategies in adult…

The purpose of instruction in agriculture at the secondary level should be educating students about agriculture: its importance and contributions to society, the development of practical agricultural skills, and preparation of people for occupations in agriculture. (JOW)

Discusses the need to create a curriculum and learning experience that will prepare graduates to deal with the multiple roles that will be expected of them beyond the year 2000. (JOW)

A study examined California secondary public school counselors' perceptions of the value of secondary home economics courses; the degree to which the counselors provided students with information on home economics courses and careers; and the counselors' views as to what extent home economics courses reinforce basic academic skills, prepare…

This bibliography provides summaries of a selection of research articles on the general subject of work experience. Articles are arranged in alphabetical order by author. This information is provided for each of the 50 entries: author, title, place of publication and publisher, and publication date. A one-sentence summary of the main idea of the…

In this paper we evaluate the labour market value of basic skills in the UK, focusing on the wage and employment returns to having better literacy and numeracy skills. We draw on literacy and numeracy assessments undertaken by all cohort members of the UK 1970 British Cohort Study. The data used are very rich and allow us to account for potential…

A wide range of evidence was gathered to determine the interrelationship between participation in secondary vocational education, basic skills (reading, writing, and arithmetic), attainment, and gainful employment. Sources of data included research on basic skills needed in jobs, two national longitudinal data sets, previous studies, and test…

This report highlights input provided in 1994 at forums in seven Ohio communities for a statewide plan for a school-to-work system in Ohio. Comments were given by 1,100 business persons, community leaders, educators, labor unions, and parents in Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton, Marietta, Toledo, and Wilmington. Overall response to a…

A survey was conducted of Colorado secondary career and technical programs in 1995 to gauge how the state has responded to mandates of the Carl Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act of 1990. Results were reported for the first three of nine standards developed by a statewide committee in 1992. The three standards require secondary programs…

The third in a series of annual employer opinion reports from the Florida Education and Training Placement Information Program (FETPIP), this 1991 report summarizes the results of three surveys of Florida employers known to have hired former vocational education program participants. One survey solicited employers' general opinions about…

A solid body of empirical research supports the view that educational level is strongly related to occupational attainment. In the final analysis, however, it appears that although education does lead to a better job, how much better is determined by one's gender and race. Research on the relative need for training in basic, general employability…

A project examined the nonecomomic effects of secondary vocational education on six types of outcomes measured while respondents were in high school (basic skills, career expectations, significant others' career expectations for the student, attitudes such as self-esteem and locus of control, grades, and homework), and five types of post-high…

Each year the Florida Education and Training Placement Information Program (FETPIP) conducts surveys to determine the opinions of employers about the preparation of graduates of vocational programs. The 1993 survey focused on eight school district and community college occupational training areas (i.e., automotive technology, gasoline engine…

A third-party evaluation of the Texas coordinated vocational-academic education (CVAE) program was conducted in 1984-85 to determine the effectiveness of CVAE as a vocational program for meeting the needs of secondary students who are unsuccessful in traditional academic programs. A project advisory committee was established, a review of…