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Improving the Communications, Mathematics, and Science Competencies of Students Enrolled in Vocational Courses. A Report on the Annual Staff Development Conference of the SREB-State Vocational Education Consortium (2nd, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, August 10-13, 1988).
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Bottoms, Gene; Korcheck, Stephanie A. – 1989
This summary offers highlights of a conference hosted by the Southern Regional Educational Board-State Vocational Education Consortium, a 6-year effort to develop, apply, evaluate, and promote strategies to strengthen the basic competencies of high school students enrolled in vocational education programs. An introduction provides summaries of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Career Guidance, Communication Skills
The Conference of the University/Urban Schools National Task Force: What Works in Urban Schools. Proceedings. (2nd, Bermuda, March 26-27, 1982).
Bossone, Richard M., Ed. – 1982
This report summarizes the proceedings and presents the papers discussed at a national conference on effective aspects of urban education. The first paper discusses the development of the San Francisco (California) Redesign Program, a five year master plan for educational reform which aimed to improve the physical educational environment,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Community Involvement, Computer Assisted Instruction
Systematic Planning for School Improvement. Dissemination Report.
Mertz, Robert J., Ed. – 1983
Conference papers outlining strategies for implementing change through inservice education are presented. Three opening papers deal with the general theme of the conference: "Effective Inservice Education" (Gordon Lawrence); "A Panel Discussion on Staff Development" (Margaret L. Trent, Robert W. Evans, and Frederick R.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
College Management--A Principal's Eye View [and] The Future of Further and Higher Education. A Report on the Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Association of Vice Principals of Colleges (England, June 11, 1982).
Clarke, Peter; Shelton, William – 1982
Proceedings of the 1982 annual meeting of the Association of Vice Principals of Colleges in England are presented. In "The Future of Further and Higher Education," William Shelton discusses vocational preparation and the Manpower Services Commission (MSC), faculty development, the new 17+ Qualification or Certificate of Pre-Vocational…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills, Career Development
Workplace Education: Voices from the Field. Proceedings, National Workplace Literacy Program Project Directors Conference (Washington, D.C., September 1991).
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Evaluation Research, Newton Highlands, MA. – 1992
A 1991 conference provided a forum where workplace educators could analyze their experience. Participants agreed that establishing a partnership between business or labor organizations and education providers was a key step in developing an effective workplace literacy program. Participants also saw the importance of curriculum development to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Basic Skills
Reaching Non-Readers: Meeting Needs in Adult Literacy Services. Results of a Conference of Adult Literacy Specialists at Gannett Foundation Headquarters (Arlington, VA, May 15, 1990). A Gannett Foundation Conference Report.
Gannett Foundation, Arlington, VA. – 1990
The first of two conferences on adult literacy focused on what needs to be done to give all nonreading U.S. adults the chance to learn to read, write, and do basic math. The number of adults seeking help in learning basic skills far exceeds the capacity of current adult literacy services to help them. Barriers to remedying the problem include lack…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Basic Skills