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Download full textCalifornia Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 2000
This paper offers the definition of the term "special populations" that appears in Section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational-Technical Education Act of 1998: (1) individuals with disabilities; (2) individuals from economically disadvantaged families, including foster children; (3) individuals preparing for nontraditional training and…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Disabilities, Displaced Homemakers
Peer reviewedRaughton, Jim L. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1997
Describes the development of an organizational culture that helped create a climate for innovation and led to the emergence of Colorado's Community College and Occupational Education System. Argues that culture and leadership are interrelated. Discusses future prospects in telecommunications, continuing and vocational education, disabled student…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Cultural Influences
Cerritos Coll., Norwalk, CA. – 1980
Using primarily a question/answer format and numerous graphs and tables, this 18-part report summarizes the goals, operations and budget of a cooperative program administered by Cerritos Community College to train 90 minority, handicapped, and economically disadvantaged individuals for guaranteed placement in drafting and design positions at…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Budgets, Community Colleges, Cooperative 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
Stewart, Betsy – 1979
In order to determine community needs and preferences with regard to vocational education, the Cerritos Community College District surveyed 1,386 Cerritos College students, 896 students in area adult schools, 126 participants in regional occupational programs, and 258 community residents. A 46-item questionnaire focused on: (1) preferences for…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Adult Vocational Education, Adults, Age
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1995
These Congressional hearings contain testimony pertaining to the future of job training in Ohio. Among the topics discussed are the following: the job training needs of selected special needs groups, including convicted felons on probation, dislocated workers, displaced homemakers, unemployed individuals, underskilled employees, disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Correctional Education, Disabilities
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Career Tech. and Adult Learning. – 1994
During fiscal year 1994, enrollment in secondary and postsecondary vocational education (VE) programs in Maryland totaled 201,570 and 66,331, respectively. Career and technology education was provided to a total of 3,664 secondary disabled individuals, 762 disabled adults and postsecondary students, 6,177 secondary disadvantaged students, 6,221…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Vocational Education, Annual Reports, Articulation (Education)
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Career Tech. and Adult Learning. – 1993
During fiscal year 1993, enrollment in secondary and postsecondary vocational education (VE) programs in Maryland totaled 328,792 and 82,464, respectively. Career and technology education was provided to the following: 3,975 secondary disabled individuals, 766 disabled adults and postsecondary students, 7,603 secondary disadvantaged students,…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Adult Vocational Education, Annual Reports
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. Bureau of Technical and Vocational Education. – 1994
This reports summarizes 1993-1994 program year developments in Iowa's vocational and applied technology programs funded under the 1990 Perkins Act. The following topics are covered in the report's 12 chapters: progress made in developing performance standards and actual performance standards/core measures developed; secondary, postsecondary, and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Education, Annual Reports, Articulation (Education)
Maine State Dept. of Education, Augusta. Div. of Applied Technology. – 1994
This report summarizes 1993-1994 program year developments in Maine's applied technology programs funded under the 1990 Carl D. Perkins Act. The first section highlights the following program activities: continued development of Maine's integrated school-to-work transition system, which will allow secondary students to choose one of six career…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annual Reports, Articulation (Education), Career Counseling
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1924
From time to time a classified and annotated record is issued, in bulletin form, of current educational publications received by the library of the Bureau of Education to a certain specified date. The present list continues the record to June 1, 1924, immediately following Bulletin, 1923, no. 54, which comprised publications received by the Bureau…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Theories, Educational Practices, Teaching Conditions
Vocational Training Council (Hong Kong). – 2000
This document contains 123 papers from an international conference on vocational education and training (VET) for lifelong learning in the information era. The papers focus on the following themes: (1) societal and ethical issues; (2) human resource development and personnel training; (3) international issues; (4) information technology in VET;…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Adult Learning, Alternative Assessment
