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Human Environment Center, Washington, DC. – 1981
The Human Environment Center held a national conference on Youth Conservation Jobs and Service in May, 1981, in Washington, D.C., attended by approximately 100 representatives of minority, employment, youth, environmental, and national service interests. The conferees concurred that the Young Adult Conservation Corps (YACC) and the Youth…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Conservation (Environment), Disadvantaged Youth
Download full textNational Indian Education Association, 2012
This volume contains advocacy briefing papers presented at the 15th Annual National Indian Education Association (NIEA) Legislative Summit held February 15-15, 2012 in Washington, DC. The following papers are included: (1) Become a Powerful Advocate; (2) NIEA Legislative Priority for 2012: Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education…
Descriptors: Student Records, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Pilot Projects
Koenig, Daniel G., Ed.; Peck, Magda G., Ed. – 1995
CityMatCH is a national organization of urban maternal and child health programs and leaders. In 1995, CityMatCH sponsored a conference at which urban maternal and child health leaders from city and county health departments across the country came together for professional development and networking. This report of highlights from the conference…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Health, Community Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
National Governors' Association, Washington, DC. Center for Policy Research and Analysis. – 1986
To focus national attention on early childhood issues, the National Governors' Association's Committee on Human Resources and Center for Policy Research and Analysis sponsored a conference, "Focus on the First Sixty Months." Through keynote addresses and panel presentations, information was shared on the needs of young children and state programs…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Day Care, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
1974
Participants at this four-day meeting of the Teacher Corps Planning Conference discussed the past function of the Corps and possible future courses. The general outline of the agenda was to look into the substantive fields for Teacher Corps focus and the priority needs in teacher education to which the Teacher Corps should address itself. Project…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation
Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development, Washington, DC. – 1992
In 1990, the Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development convened a Task Force to guide the work on a new Project on Youth Development and Community Programs. The major goals of this project are to expand the scope and availability of developmentally appropriate, community-based services for young adolescents, particularly those in high-risk…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Programs, Conferences, Disadvantaged Youth
Illinois State Office of Education, Springfield. Div. of Adult Vocational and Technical Education. – 1978
Proceedings are presented of an Illinois Pre-Employment and Placement Conference which had three goals: to encourage policy-level planning by administration to support programs of placement and pre-employment, to develop staff competencies in the wide range of activities required by staff responsible for placement and pre-employment, and to assure…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Community Resources
Hohenshil, Thomas H., Ed.; Sheppard, N. Alan, Ed. – 1975
The document presents the full texts of conference papers that examine views and programs in career development for disadvantaged youth, including minority and low income groups, and the handicapped. Four papers under the heading of Major Addresses discuss: (1) career development strategies for disadvantaged rural youth, (2) career development for…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Education, Career Planning
Syracuse Research Corp., Syracuse, NY. – 1981
At a June, 1981, meeting, representatives of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) organizations and vocational education organizations arrived at the following conclusions regarding the issues in collaboration that warrant attention in the reauthorization process of the CETA and the Vocational Education Act: (1) the coincidence of…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Shapira, R., Ed.; And Others – 1981
Issues and developments concerning the education of Israeli youth in residential schools are summarized in this report of a seminar which brought together educators from the United States and Israel. The first part of the report describes the residential school and gives its history as both part of a long tradition, and as it particularly evolved…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Compensatory Education, Disabilities, Disadvantaged Youth
1994
The Career Planning for Life Forum was a national policy forum sponsored by the Committee for Economic Development (CED) and hosted by the U.S. Army. More than 250 representatives of business, education, government, and labor attended the forum and spent the day discussing the preparation of the country's young work force for the global economy.…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Cooperative Planning, Disadvantaged Youth, Global Approach
Spiegel, Marilyn R., Ed.; Safrit, R. Dale, Ed. – 1992
These conference proceedings contain abstracts of papers or complete papers that were submitted for presentation, along with descriptions of all workshops from a conference on reaching families and youths who have limited resources. The following are included: "Volunteerism and Limited Resource Audiences" (Safrit, Smith); "Cultural Do's and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Basic Education, Alcoholism, Career Development
Foundation for Excellent Schools, Middlebury, VT. – 1997
The Foundation for Excellent Schools (FES) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of American public education through programs designed to increase opportunities and improve the academic performance of all students by bringing together educators, students, parents, and the local business community. Since 1987, the FES and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College School Cooperation, Community Development, Cooperation
Saint Louis Univ., MO. – 1996
In September 1996 academic and community members met for a 3-day conference entitled "Neighbor-to-Neighbor: Reflecting on Action." More than 20 community, school, or government based organizations presented papers in collaboration with an interdisciplinary group of Saint Louis University faculty to reflect on collaborative community programs. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College School Cooperation, Community Involvement, Cooperation
Braun, Kurt; And Others – 1977
Results are presented of a national workshop designed to improve educational and employment opportunities for handicapped and disadvantaged persons by providing a setting for fifteen university teams (one from each of the ten U.S. Office of Education regions and five at large) to develop specific plans of action for the creation or expansion of…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Legislation, Educational Planning
