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Peer reviewedBirch, C. J. – Catalyst, 2000
Describes Staffordshire University Lichfield Centre (SULC) as a partnership program formed in response to the changing environment of UK higher education and the needs of the local economy. States that SULC aims to provide lifelong learning opportunities to local people and businesses, specializing in business, computing and information…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, Institutional Mission
Download full textO'Reilly, Robert C. – 1994
A study was conducted to examine current concepts and procedures of community college governance in the United States and the United Kingdom. Agendas and minutes of board meetings were analyzed and interviews were conducted with administrators and board members at four institutions, one rural and one urban from each country. The participating…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Board Administrator Relationship, College Administration, Community Colleges
Echternacht, Lonnie, Ed. – 1991
This yearbook has 18 chapters written by selected experts on business education and the international scene. The chapters are organized into four parts. Part I, "Global Perspectives in Business Education," includes two chapters: "Internationalizing the Business Education Curriculum" (LaNeta L. Carlock); and "The…
Descriptors: Business Education, Community Colleges, Comparative Education, Curriculum Development
Gray, Lynton; Warrender, Ann-Marie – FE Matters, 1996
This document contains four reports on technology and further education (FE) that Lynton Gray and Ann-Marie Warrender prepared for the Further Education Funding Council's Learning and Technology Committee. The first report, "Main Themes from Learning & Technology Committee Press Surveys," examines three themes that were identified…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Colleges, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education
Benn, Roseanne, Ed.; Fieldhouse, Roger, Ed. – 1994
This publication contains an introduction and the 19 papers presented in workshops at a conference that addressed some issues relating to professionalization and the training and professional development needs in the area of adult education. Papers are as follows: "Training and Professional Development in Adult and Continuing Education"…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Community Colleges
Elliott, Claire – 2002
This document presents a total of 109 references and annotations of works that are in some way related to the topic of math for learning and life. Section 1 presents 68 annotated references with keywords drawn from the Canadian Literacy Thesaurus. Selected topics covered in the listed publications are as follows: numeracy as social practice; the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Jackson, Stephen – 1991
Balancing the vocational and educational components in technical institutions today is difficult, requiring that faculty and administrators have vision, political realism, moral integrity, and energy. To understand better the rationale which underlies present forms of nonuniversity, postsecondary college education, a study was conducted at three…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, College Administration, College Environment
Bartholomeus, Yvonne, Ed.; And Others – 1995
This book contains the following papers about considerations in developing joint European quality norms for vocational guidance: "Joint Quality Norms in Guidance"; "Careers Guidance in the Information Society" (Frans Meijers); "The Changing Nature of Guidance" (J. Chamberlain); "Quality with Policy: Beyond…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Career Education, Career Guidance, Case Studies
Frankland, Gillian; Ebrahim, Nazir – 2001
This document is intended to assist practitioners involved in the delivery of Part One General National Vocational Qualifications (GNVQs), which are GNVQs designed for students in the United Kingdom who are at Key Stage 4 and the post-16 level. Section 1 examines the following topics of interest to centers that are contemplating introducing Part…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Articulation (Education), Case Studies, Classroom Techniques
