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Lyon, Louise Ann; Green, Emily – Computer Science Education, 2020
Background and Context: Non-traditional training grounds such as coding boot camps that attract a higher proportion of women are important sites for understanding how to broaden participation in computing. Objective: This work aims to help us better understand the women choosing boot camps and their pathways through these camps and into the…
Descriptors: Coding, Females, Nontraditional Education, Computer Science Education
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Leaver, Betty Lou; Campbell, Christine – L2 Journal, 2023
Language-related Study Abroad (SA) experiences can be catalysts for learner transformation in the areas of cognition, socialization, and/or affect by virtue of the location and experience. An Open Architecture Curriculum Design (OACD) framework can support, promote, and enhance such transformation, as evidenced in eight programs for young adults,…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Transformative Learning, Socialization, Curriculum Design
California Community Colleges, Chancellor's Office, 2013
The California Community Colleges Workforce and Economic Development program (WED program) helps students, incumbent workers, business partners and industries develop skilled competencies in critical industry sectors. As a source for developing and implementing training and curriculum, the WED program is instrumental in helping the community…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Economic Development, Community Colleges, State Legislation
Hyatt, James A. – National Association of College and University Business Officers (NJ3), 2010
Is your campus primed for the next big emergency? The National Campus Safety and Security Project (NCSSP), led by NACUBO, sought to help colleges and universities develop comprehensive emergency management plans that address the four phases of emergency management: prevention/mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. A major component of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Campuses, School Safety, Risk Management
Winder, George – Thrust for Education Leadership, 1972
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Education, Educational Programs, Job Skills
Stanford Mid-Peninsula Urban Coalition, Palo Alto, CA. – 1990
A California Partnership Academy is a voluntary school-within-a-school program for at-risk high school students. The program is based on a partnership between a school district, local employers, and the California Department of Education. The following special features are outlined: (1) close partnership between the school and employers; (2) block…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, High Risk Students
Murphy, Marjorie M. – Business Education World, 1975
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Business Education
Stallings, Clif – American Education, 1978
Property acquired by the Veterans Administration (VA) through defaults on VA-guaranteed home loans is repaired and redecorated under a housing rehabilitation program that also provides valuable vocational training for California secondary students. The student volunteers work under a qualified vocational instructor hired in accordance with a…
Descriptors: Construction Programs, Facility Improvement, Federal Programs, Government School Relationship
Kisbey, Betty; And Others – 1991
Designed to review the vocational education mission of the California Community Colleges, this annual performance report of the Board of Governors presents enrollment data and program accomplishments for fiscal year 1989-90. A short introduction cites the mission statements of the Master Plan for California Postsecondary Education and the Plan for…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Role, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic)
National Committee on Employment of Youth, New York, NY. – 1963
A descriptive review of three job preparation programs for out-of-work youth and guidelines for organizing similar programs in local communities are presented. The programs ranged from a large operation in Detroit to smaller individualized programs initiated by Kalamazoo, Michigan, and North Richmond, California. They were designed primarily to…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Dropouts, Guidelines, High School Graduates
Telfer, Judie – 1973
In response to the Kerner Report, the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the prodding of a few reporters on the staff, the "San Francisco Examiner" began an internship program in the summer of 1968. With some modifications, the program is continuing in 1973. By early 1971, 21 interns of minority background had completed the…
Descriptors: Bias, Case Studies, Employment Opportunities, Internship Programs
Rezabek, Dale J.; And Others – 1981
The limited-English proficient (LEP) population in California is growing, as a result of birth rate and immigration patterns; the minorities with the most limited-English proficient persons--Hispanics and Asians--are growing the most rapidly. Groups with the greatest number of LEP persons typically fall behind the English-speaking majority in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Asian Americans, Educational Finance, Educational Needs
1983
Summaries are provided of the presentations, discussions, and major conclusions of a conference convened in May 1983 to develop mechanisms for improving the linkages between industry and community colleges in California. Introductory material offers an overview of the conference's goals, employment training in California, and the role of the…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Financial Support
Pritchard, May Long – 1982
This paper is one in a series of research papers related to the state role in youth employment and training. It describes seven state-sponsored youth employment and training programs, representing a varied range of approaches that states have undertaken to address their youth employment problems. The first section of this paper provides capsule…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
HOOS, IDA R. – 1967
THIS STUDY ASSESSES JOB CORPS CURRICULUM AND FACILITIES FOR BASIC ORIENTATION AND EDUCATION OF UNEMPLOYED, DISADVANTAGED, POORLY MOTIVATED YOUTH, AND REVIEWS TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR WELFARE RECIPIENTS IN SANTA CLARA AND ALAMEDA COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA. OBSERVATIONS OF SELECTED JOB CORPS CENTERS REVEALED SUPERIOR PHYSICAL FACILITIES BUT LESS THAN…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Case Studies, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Environment
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