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Tavares, Barbara, Ed. – 2002
This publication provides resources for linking vocational programs with five special populations. Sections 1-5 each focus on one special population and contain some or all of these resources: activities; recruitment; teacher tips; laws; staff development; funding streams; parent advice; instructional modifications; websites; community resources;…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Adult Education, Career Choice
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European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, Thessaloniki (Greece). – 2001
This annotated bibliography is designed to inform vocational education and training specialists in Europe of new publications on lifelong learning. The 394 publications included are organized into four sections. Section 1 is organized by the following key themes: (1) skill development (literacy, learning to learn); (2) human and financial…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Citizenship Education
Andrews, Dan; Green, Colin; Mangan, John – 2002
Data taken primarily from the Australian Youth Survey were used to model unemployment as a function of personal characteristics, family structure, and neighborhood composition using binomial probit estimation techniques. The cross-sectional model developed indicated that significant neighborhood effects on unemployment outcomes exist in high- and…
Descriptors: Community Influence, Comparative Analysis, Definitions, Economic Climate
Bragg, Debra D.; Reger, William – 2002
The evolution of tech prep during the late 1990s was examined in a 4-year longitudinal study of 8 selected tech prep consortia since reauthorization of federal tech prep legislation in 1998. Cross-consortium results pertaining to curriculum reform, articulation, academic standards, and other essential elements of tech prep were examined along with…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Adjustment (to Environment), Administrator Attitudes
Henderson, Anne – Education Law Center, 2004
During the summer of 2003, a statewide committee of representative educational stakeholders on "cooperative rulemaking" was convened jointly by the Department of Education and the Education Law Center. The Supreme Court in "Abbott X" had directed the establishment of this committee to develop new regulations more consistent…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Community Involvement, Parent Role, Resource Materials
Turner, Susan; Fain, Terry; Sehgal, Amber – RAND Corporation, 2005
This document summarizes a report focusing on California counties receiving funds from Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA) programs. This effort was designed to provide a stable funding source to counties for juvenile programs that have been proven effective in curbing crime among at-risk and young offenders. The Board of Corrections…
Descriptors: Intervention, Crime, Crime Prevention, Program Implementation
Turner, Susan; Fain, Terry; Sehgal, Amber – RAND Corporation, 2005
In 2000, the California Legislature passed the Schiff-Cardenas Crime Prevention Act, which authorized funding for county juvenile justice programs and designated the Board of Corrections (BOC) as the administrator of funding. A 2001 Senate Bill extended the funding and changed the program's name to the Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act…
Descriptors: Intervention, Crime, Crime Prevention, Program Implementation
Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2005
This document was prepared to serve as an aid in the planning, design, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth Programs in Pennsylvania. School Codes and Public Laws are cited for guidance on mandatory issues. The suggestions and implementation strategies provided in this document are not requirements…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Curriculum Development, Program Design, Nontraditional Education
National School-to-Work Opportunities Office, Washington, DC. – 1997
This glossary defines 67 terms that comprise a "common language" for those involved with the school-to-work approach to learning. Where possible, definitions are pulled from the School-to-Work Opportunities Act. Generally, most definitions are derived from the meanings the terms have acquired through use. The more complex definitions are…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Basic Skills, Career Academies, Career Awareness
Oblinger, Diana G., Ed.; Rush, Sean C., Ed. – 1998
This collection of 16 monographs centers around the theme the "future compatible campus," which is based on the premise that higher education will become a "connected campus" in a technology-enabled environment consisting of three components: connected learning, connected service to the community; and connected management. In…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Services, Computer Assisted Instruction
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1997
This congressional report contains testimony examining the status of vocational assistance and its role in work force development and the Clinton Administration's views on reforming the federal investment in vocational education. Testimony was provided by two U.S. senators (James M. Jeffords, Vermont; Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts) and…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Instructional Services. – 1997
The guide is intended as a resource for North Carolina teachers and administrators concerning second language education. Part 1 offers a rationale for second language education, and provides specific reasons for studying French, German, Latin, Spanish, and uncommonly taught languages. Part 2 describes instructional program models for elementary…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Essex Community Coll., MD. – 1994
This document describes the Maryland Hospital Skills Enhancement Program, a collaborative effort of the Maryland Hospital Association, Essex Community College, and three Maryland hospitals that was designed to improve the literacy/basic education skills of hospital employees in 11 targeted service occupations. Two curriculum models were used:…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Business Communication
Brown, Bettina Lankard – 2001
Women and minorities are underrepresented in technology-related careers for many reasons, including lack of access, level of math and science achievement, and emotional and social attitudes about computer capabilities. Schools and teachers can use the following strategies to attract women and minorities to high-tech careers and prepare them for…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Career Education, Change Strategies, Community Colleges
Alberta Learning, Edmonton. – 2000
This document reports on a 2-day symposium that brought together 180 representatives of Campus Alberta, which is a major initiative to make learning opportunities more flexible and responsive to learners' needs by focusing on such things as system coordination, course transferability, and ways to build on existing strengths and which now…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
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