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Silverberg, Marsha; Haimson, Joshua; Hershey, Alan M. – 1998
A national evaluation of school-to-work (STW) implementation was conducted by collecting data on four broad issues: states' efforts to promote the changes envisioned by the School to Work Opportunities Act (STWOA); impacts of local STW partnerships on school and workplace opportunities available to students and creation of coherent STW systems;…
Descriptors: Career Development, Case Studies, Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship
Carter, Isabel – 1999
The needs of grassroots farmers in Uganda and Ghana for locally developed print materials were examined through a postal survey of nearly 200 organizations and examinations of 75 autonomous farmer groups and 95 organizations sharing agricultural information in both countries. Both printed agricultural information relevant to grassroots farmers and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Case Studies
Verma, Anil; Lonti, Zsuzsanna – 2001
Changing workplace practices in Canada's government workplaces were examined. The study analyzed 774 responses (response rate, 53%) to the 1998 Survey of Workplace Issues in Government, which was a survey of government managers in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba, and Alberta. The findings of five case studies were also considered. The survey…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Case Studies, Compensation (Remuneration), Employer Employee Relationship
Stuart, Mary – 2002
This book, which is addressed to managers in further education and higher education across Great Britain, explains what managers must do to enable the changes required to widen participation in their sectors. The following are among the topics discussed: (1) the why and how of widening participation (the importance of widening participation in a…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Adult Education
Hudson River Center for Program Development, Glenmont, NY. – 1997
This document is intended to provide New York schools, business/industry representatives, and others with resources to develop or further refine work-based learning (WBL) strategies or components. Section 1 presents background information on the following topics: (1) the scope of WBL; (2) foundations for the development of WBL; (3) categories of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Exploration, Case Studies, Change Strategies
Nesbit, Tom, Ed. – 2001
This document contains 29 papers and 7 roundtable presentations from a Canadian conference on the study of adult education. The following papers are among those included: "Cultivating Knowledge" (Mike Ambach); "Subsistence Learning" (Rose Barg); "Non-Governmental Organizations and Popular Education Programs" (Bijoy P.…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Smeaton, Barry; Hughes, Maria; Hall, Graeme – 2002
The United Kingdom's Learning and Skills Development Agency (LSDA), UK SKILLS, and the Further Education Skills Competition Council conducted a collaborative action research project to improve students' vocational learning and skills through enhanced learning experiences. From February 2001 to April 2002, three further education colleges worked to…
Descriptors: Action Research, Advisory Committees, Basic Skills, Case Studies
Barr, Jean – 1999
This book, which is directed toward tutors and learners in women's studies and community-based adult education programs who wish to cross the boundaries between arts, social science, and natural science, explores the relationship between research, feminism, and adult education. The book begins with a preface that provides background information on…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
Leski, Joanne – 2000
Community college nursing students' perceptions about computer-based instruction (CBI) were identified and examined from the standpoint of their implications for adult continuing education and program planning. Fifteen second-year nursing students, college faculty, and the nursing director were interviewed. The following were among the key…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies, Community Colleges
Johnston, Robyn; Hawke, Geof – 2001
The factors driving learning cultures within organizations were examined in case studies of seven organizations in New South Wales and South Australia. The seven organizations represented the pharmaceutical manufacturing, community services and health, agriculture, information technology, and local government sectors. In some cases, organizations'…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Learning, Agricultural Occupations, Case Studies
Schwab, R. G. – 2001
Two innovative approaches to delivering vocational education and training (VET) in schools were examined to identify ways of helping Australia's indigenous students achieve academic success by ensuring a close cultural fit between course content and the realities of local employment opportunities. The first VET-in-School program, which was located…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Education, Course Content, Cultural Pluralism
Brown, Bettina Lankard – 2001
Workplace mentoring has been identified as an important aspect of work-based learning in projects conducted under the School-to-Work Opportunities Act. By establishing relationships with caring and competent adults who can provide emotional support and facilitate skill development, less-experienced youths and adults are more likely to bridge the…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Programs, Business Education, Case Studies
Kerka, Sandra – 2001
Capstones are culminating experiences in which students synthesize subject-matter knowledge they have acquired, integrate cross-disciplinary knowledge, and connect theory and application in preparation for entry into a career. Capstone courses should be both a synthesis and a bridge to students' future after graduation. In career and technical…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Capstone Experiences, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques
Appelbaum, Eileen; Bailey, Thomas; Berg, Peter; Kalleberg, Arne L. – 2000
A study examined the relationship between high-performance workplace practices and the performance of plants in the following manufacturing industries: steel, apparel, and medical electronic instruments and imaging. The multilevel research methodology combined the following data collection activities: (1) site visits; (2) collection of plant…
Descriptors: Biomedical Equipment, Blue Collar Occupations, Case Studies, Economic Impact
Waddoups, Gregory L.; Wentworth, Nancy; Earle, Rodney – Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 2004
To better prepare preservice candidates for teaching in the information age, the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) has defined National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) to guide technology integration into teacher education programs. Based on these standards, Brigham Young University (BYU) has implemented strategies…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Teacher Education Programs, Technology Integration, Organizational Change