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Stephens, Gail – Executive Educator, 1985
A Michigan school district asked local trade specialists to identify school building problems and estimate repair costs. A citizens' committee reviewed the recommendations and the community approved a bond issue to finance the school improvements. (MLF)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, School Budget Elections
Cohen, Marjorie Adoff; Sherman, Margaret E. – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1978
According to job length and skills required author examines jobs abroad. Short-term unskilled positions in work camps and voluntary service projects are detailed; information sources are listed. Suggests short-term skilled jobs such as trainees and tour guides. Reviews long-term employment opportunities in U.S. government jobs, international…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Employment Opportunities, Employment Qualifications, Guides
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Bureau of Publications. – 1993
This publication on common roofing and waterproofing materials and equipment is one of a series of units of instruction for roofing apprenticeship classes. The workbook portion is divided into eight topics: production of bitumens and asphalt roofing materials, built-up materials and adhesives, asphalt products and rigid roofing materials,…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Asphalts, Behavioral Objectives, Building Trades

Justiz, Manuel J.; Kameen, Marilyn C. – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
Discusses business-school partnerships designed to confront the declining number of high school graduates, the ever-worsening dropout problem, and projected shortages of technically skilled workers. Describes regional and national collaborative programs sponsored by Digital, Hewlett-Packard, Lockheed, and Atlantic-Richfield. Includes six…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Dropouts, Economic Factors, Employment Patterns
Kuttler, Carl M., Jr.; And Others – 1990
In October 1989, St. Petersburg Junior College and the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges sponsored a seminar on strategies that community and junior colleges can use in working with business and industry to meet America's future work force needs. The proceedings of the seminar contains the text of presentations by nine…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Career Guidance, Community Colleges

Stevens, Edward W., Jr. – History of Education Quarterly, 1990
Traces the historical development of technical literacy through the establishment of technical institutes in the United States. Relates the development of technical learning to the emerging industrial economy. Explains that instruction required literacy and fundamental mathematical skills. Notes scientific literacy was popularized by magazines…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Kreutz, Eileen – 1992
This manual is the curriculum guide used by Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT) to run its 10-week pre-apprenticeship training program that is designed to help women who are interested in the skilled trades prepare for the mental, physical, and psychological demands of this work. Information on the training sequence includes material on recruitment and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Change Strategies, Curriculum Guides
Flanagan, W. Malcolm – 1984
A project was conducted by Missouri LINC to create a computerized data bank of entry and exit-level competencies that could be applied to special education students in vocational education. The competencies that were developed through that project are contained in this guide. They are expected to be useful for vocational and special education…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Allied Health Occupations, Appliance Repair, Auto Body Repairers