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Katz, Douglas S. – 1984
This report describes the benefits to vocational educators of involving volunteers in vocational programs and presents a model for planning and implementing a volunteer program. Outlined first are programmatic and nonprogrammatic approaches to designing volunteer programs. Next, in a discussion of the benefits of vocational volunteer programs, the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Relations, Educational Benefits, Educational Objectives
Mojkowski, Charles – 1984
Designed to help school districts move from exploring the use of computers in the classroom to the comprehensive planning and development of computer education programs, this guide is organized around five steps essential to the process of developing a district program. Phase 1 includes the following preliminary activities involved in planning for…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Comprehensive Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
National Vocational Guidance Association, Washington, DC. – 1981
This training journal, a product of the Career Information Delivery Systems (CIDS) Project, is designed to provide trainers with the necessary training delivery skills needed to create effective adult learning experiences. Addressed in the individual units of the journal are the following topics: basic elements of training experiences (content and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Check Lists
Mangum, Garth L. – 1983
Despite the fact that, of all the 50 states, Utah has the highest percentage of state and local government expenditures for education and the highest proportion of adults who have graduated from high school, one out of every five adults in Utah lacks basic literacy skills. At present, the following adult literacy programs offer instruction in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Basic Skills
Gold, Patricia Cohen – 1983
Most presently existing literacy training programs for inmates in America's prisons are inadequate. Before program planners and developers can remedy this situation, they must be able to obtain accurate information on the numbers of illiterate inmates and the numbers of inmates currently receiving literacy instruction in America's prisons. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Coordination
Department of Regional Economic Expansion, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1983
Projects such as Education North, a pilot project for community involvement in education conducted by the Alberta government, can be successful in geographically and culturally isolated communities where social, cultural, and political conflicts affect education. Between 1979 and 1982, Education North operated local education societies in six…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Community Characteristics, Community Development
Kraft, Richard J., Ed.; Sakofs, Mitchell, Ed. – 1985
This anthology of articles originally published in the "Journal of Experiential Education" is organized under the topics of historical, philosophical, and spiritual foundations; theory and practice; personal perspectives; book reviews; the future of experiential education; and international perspectives. The range of selected papers is…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Comparative Education, Educational History, Educational Philosophy
Johanson, Karl M., Ed. – 1984
The goals of this manual are to raise the level of safety, environmental awareness, and quality in outdoor adventure education, and to encourage the development of skilled, knowledgeable outdoor leaders through the compilation and dissemination of common practices and information. Other goals are to provide information for programs to use as a…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Administrator Guides, Adventure Education, Aquatic Sports
Goetzfridt, Nicholas – 1985
This annotated bibliography lists materials dealing specifically with the problems inherent in teaching English as a second language to South Pacific students. Some generic materials are included because of their relevance to that student group. The materials include books, research studies, journal and newsletter articles, conference and workshop…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingualism, Classroom Techniques, Correlation
Robinson, Greg A., Ed.; Polloway, Edward A., Ed. – 1987
The volume focuses on best practices in specific areas of programming for mentally retarded students which teachers and support service personnel must address before considering curriculum content. The first of three sections consists of four chapters focusing on the following philosophical considerations: characteristics of students with mental…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Career Education, Class Organization, Classroom Environment
Cabrera, Eulalia; And Others – 1988
In its first year of extension beyond the 3-year funding cycle at Seward Park High School (New York City), Project CABES (Career Advancement through Bilingual Education Skills) provided career advancement skills to 236 low-income, limited-English-speaking Hispanic immigrant students. The program provided a career-oriented curriculum including…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Bilingual Education Programs, Business Skills, Career Development
Mace-Matluck, Betty J.; And Others – 1982
One segment of a three-year study to examine the relationship between first- and second-language acquisition in light of instructional practices is presented. The study's major focus is the development of literacy skills, including school-related language forms as well as reading and writing, and in this segment, the services delivered to language…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Asian Americans, Bilingual Education
Knowles, Malcolm S. – 1983
A model is proposed for developing and implementing a community-based lifelong learning resources system. The model, which is based on systems theory, features the following sequence of activities: identifying all the learning resources in a community, incorporating information about these resources into a database, establishing a mechanism for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Community Action, Community Programs
Knapp, Charles B. – 1982
The following three major issues should be addressed during the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) reauthorization debate: program objectives, program effectiveness, and CETA's reliability as a delivery system. Suggested as a tool to reduce unemployment, reduce inflation, reduce welfare dependency, and provide fiscal relief to state…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged, Educational Legislation
Cope, Judith L., Ed. – 1982
Developed to serve as a comprehensive human resource directory of adult educators in Pennsylvania, as a conceptual framework for adult basic education (ABE) in Pennsylvania and as a resource guide for ABE staff who wish to sponsor local inservice projects, this handbook provides general information about ABE, adult education services and linkages,…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Adult Learning