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Ward, Jack A.; Cronin, Barry – 1973
A program was undertaken: 1) to train teachers in the use of instructional television and to teach them photographic techniques which would enable them to document biological phenomena; and 2) to incorporate the videotapes these apprentices produced into a freshman general education course in Introductory Biology to increase freshman interest in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Apprenticeships, Biology, Closed Circuit Television
Davis, Otto A.; And Others – 1976
The Pittsburgh Plan, a voluntary hometown plan designed to place minorities in local building trade unions, is described in detail from the perspective of its operations, its effectiveness in carrying out its purpose, and the individuals it serves. A benefit-cost analysis of the Pittsburgh Plan is presented. The significance of the results and its…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Apprenticeships, Black Employment, Blacks

Bennell, Paul – Comparative Education Review, 1984
Considers evolution of craft-training policies and practices in Kenya since 1945, with particular reference to engineering trades. Provides a case study of the process of occupational and training transfer from the metropolitan countries (Britain) to those in the periphery. Explores relationships between education/training and the labor market.…
Descriptors: African History, Apprenticeships, Colonialism, Craft Workers
Hall, Georgia; Israel, Laura; Shortt, Joyce – National Institute on Out-of-School Time, 2004
There is solid consensus among researchers, program providers, and families that participation in constructive activities during out-of-school time hours can contribute to a youth's healthy and positive development. This paper explores some of the key issues and challenges facing program and city leaders in creating and sustaining afterschool…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Urban Areas, Youth Programs, Adolescent Development
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 2005
The Fall Enrollment and Staffing Report 2005 provides a snapshot of enrollments in community and technical colleges during fall quarter 2005. In addition to analysis of the system as a whole, this report includes an extensive set of tables by college starting on page 57. The report addresses the questions most commonly raised regarding the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, Enrollment Trends, Student Characteristics
Smith, Erica; Wilson, Lou – 2002
Learning and training in school-based new apprenticeships (SBNAs) in Australia were examined through a survey of school-based new apprentices in Queensland, Victoria, and South Australia. Of the 2,330 questionnaires sent, 641 (27.5%) were completed. Compared with their counterparts, students undertaking SBNAs were more likely to be living outside…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attitudes
Frideres-Poos, Jose; Engel, Gilbert; Lenert, Jerry – 1999
The national education system in Luxembourg--and especially its vocational training system--has certain special features. Given the small size of the country and its traditional openness toward the outside world, it presently offers only one full-length cycle of university-level studies, a course in industrial engineering. Luxembourgers are…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Continuing Education, Developed Nations, Educational Certificates
Ferrier, Fran; Smith, Chris Selby – 2001
Data from an Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry survey of approximately 350 employers were reanalyzed to determine the effects of organization size and geographic location on the implementation of User Choice, which provides public funds to training providers chosen by apprentices and trainees. Among the respondents, 41.1% were small and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Apprenticeships, Contract Training, Educational Finance
Greenfield, Patricia; Maynard, Ashley; Childs, Carla – 1997
A longitudinal study explored cultural historical change within the Zinacantecan Mayan culture to create theoretical and empirical links between individual processes of cultural apprenticeship and societal processes of cultural change. The study examined the transmission of culture from parent to child in an apprenticeship relationship as the…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Community Change, Cultural Activities, Cultural Context
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. Div. of Vocational Technical Education. – 1997
This guide was developed to help school teachers and administrators in Arizona to create work-based learning experiences and to serve as a reference for implementing work-based learning activities. The book offers step-by-step guidelines and sample forms from Arizona and across the United States as well as ideas for program improvement and legal…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Development, Career Education, Cooperative Education
McFate, Katherine, Ed.; Lawson, Roger, Ed.; Wilson, William Julius, Ed. – 1995
This book analyzes forces fraying the social fabric of many countries, and the reasons why some Western countries have been more successful than others in addressing these trends. Part 1, "Poverty, Income Inequality, and Labor Market Insecurity: A Comparative Perspective," includes (1) "Markets and States: Poverty Trends and…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Citizenship, Economic Change, Entrepreneurship
Alberta Learning, Edmonton. Apprenticeship and Industry Training. – 2000
This guide provides all the ingredients a speaker needs to give an interactive, informative presentation about careers in the trades and the apprenticeship system of training in Alberta. It is designed specifically for those who work or have worked in a trade, who have been asked to present information about careers in the trades, and who need…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Apprenticeships, Blue Collar Occupations, Career Education
Crouch, Colin; Finegold, David; Sako, Mari – 1999
This book analyzes vocational education and training (VET) systems in seven advanced industrial countries (AICs) to determine institutional arrangements for skills creation most promising in attaining the learning society. The AICs are France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States, and Sweden. Chapter 1 discusses special problems of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Developed Nations, Educational Administration
Alberta Learning, Edmonton. Apprenticeship and Industry Training. – 2003
This document presents information about the apprenticeship training program of Alberta, Canada, in general and the gasfitter program in particular. The first part of the document discusses the following items: Alberta's apprenticeship and industry training system; the apprenticeship and industry training committee structure; local apprenticeship…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Compliance (Legal), Course Content, Course Descriptions
Shapiro, Daniel – 1999
Using National Employer Survey data collected during 1997 and 1998, this paper examines the one-year impact on employers of participating in school-to-work partnerships under the 1994 School-to-Work Opportunities Act. In both years the surveys asked about the kinds and numbers of school-to-work activities in which employers engaged, their…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Development, Cooperative Education, Education Work Relationship