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HOOS, IDA R. – 1967
IN 1963, PROGRAMS WERE PROVIDED IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, UNDER MDTA, ALL BUT ONE (HOSPITAL ORDERLIES) BEING UNION SPONSORED. THE MILLMEN AND CABINET WORKERS' LAYOUT COURSE FOR JOURNEYMEN SEEKING CERTIFICATION INVOLVED 12 WEEKS OF THEORETICAL AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING. THE PROGRAM FOR ORDERLIES AT KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL ENROLLED 12 MEN FOR…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Case Studies, Educational Background, Employment Experience
Kansas State Univ., Manhattan. – 1979
The second of three volumes included in a secondary agricultural supplies and services curriculum guide, this volume contains units of instruction in three major areas: (1) Animal Science, (2) Supervised Training Programs--Farm Business Management, and (3) Career Selection/Public Relations. Typical of the sixteen units included in the first…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Supplies, Agricultural Supply Occupations
Peer reviewedHarris, Norman C., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1973
In the past, occupational education in community colleges has gone on without a sense of direction, often because labor market data and manpower needs information were not available. More recently, it has taken some "new directions," several of which are presented here. Topics include the relationship of career education to postsecondary…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Articulation (Education), Business Education, Community Colleges
Bowen, Uvelia S. A. – 1972
The document is a training manual intended to help a student develop the skills and knowledge necessary to become a competent child care worker in a private household. The manual was developed by a licensed, non-profit trade school operated by Household Employment Association for Reevaluation and Training (HEART), and it reflects the association's…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Employee Responsibility
Download full textBanatao, Maria; Criddle, Vicky L. – 1992
Despite the tremendous growth of the ethnic community in Santa Clara County, California, very few minorities are employed in city and county government. The Minorities In Government Internship Project (MIGIP) was established to place minority vocational students with a minimum of 12 quarter units in their major in administrative, technical and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Government Employees, Government School Relationship, Internship Programs
Hullett, Phyllis – 1982
This summary of gender equity activities at Bakersfield College highlights six areas of vocational education, identifying courses that have more than 80% of one sex enrolled and examining changes in enrollments between 1980 and 1982. Introductory materials outline the purpose of gender equity activities in overcoming sex bias, stereotyping, and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Business Education, Community Colleges
Brock, Howard – 1984
This guide sets forth minimum approval criteria for service occupations cluster programs in Oregon. The information in the guide is intended for use by district-level curriculum planners, teachers, regional coordinators, or state education department staff involved with new program development or revisions of existing programs. The guide outlines…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Behavioral Objectives, Course Content, Course Organization
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. Policy Analysis Service. – 1978
Designed to review service learning programs which interrelate the world of education, work, and community service and also to consider what contributions the American Council on Education can make in the areas of education, work, and the problems of American youth, this report discusses various service learning programs, both domestic and…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Organizations, Community Programs, Community Services
Cohen, Audrey C. – 1989
We are becoming a service based society. Changes in our society all point to the move to a service based society which demands a new educational approach. In such a society human service professionals will be consumer-oriented, cooperators with the citizen, and judged by the citizens and consumers they serve. These workers will serve, advocate for…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Curriculum Design, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change
Levinson, Malcolm, Ed.; And Others – 1983
A party of vocational educators from the United Kingdom (UK) traveled to the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) to examine West German education and training for the hairdressing industry. During their study, the British educators examined the training with respect to entry into further education, industry, and school; vocational preparation;…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Apprenticeships, Career Development, Comparative Analysis
Hobbs, Daryl – 1980
Recent changes in patterns of population location, industrial employment, and technology in the north central United States have produced implications for vocational education in rural areas. Missouri has greater social, cultural, demographic, and economic diversity than other states in the region, but is representative of the area for purposes of…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Agricultural Education, Apprenticeships, Community Attitudes
Mankiw, Dorothy S.; Elefante, Michael A. – 1973
This teacher's manual presents a course outline for the first semester (270 hours) of a four-semester course in beauty culture. The syllabus is divided into six sections and includes the following areas of instruction: shop, school, and the cosmetologist; sterilization practices in the beauty salon; scalp and hair applications and shampooing; hair…
Descriptors: Cosmetology, Course Content, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Guides
Pachucki, Chester – 1969
One of the most significant educational developments in the junior colleges in Illinois is the commitment to career oriented programs. In 1960, five junior colleges offered five specialized technical programs. In the 1968-69 school year, 41 campuses offered 89 areas of specialization with a total of 610 programs including 483 associate degree and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Careers, College Programs
Hater, John J. – 1992
Work Keys (occupational tests developed by American College Testing) could support an employer's human resource function in a number of ways: (1) communicating to educators the skill requirements for an employer's particular jobs on a national basis; (2) providing students with a realistic preview of skills needed for jobs and an assessment of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Construct Validity, Content Validity
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. Office of Vocational Education. – 1990
This document lists and describes the courses offered in vocational education programs in eight vocational subject areas in the state of Kentucky. The program areas described include: (1) agricultural science and technology education; (2) alternative vocational/academic programs; (3) business education; (4) health and personal services; (5) home…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Agricultural Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Business Education
