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Regional Technology Strategies, Inc., Carrboro, NC. – 1996
This document reports on the proceedings of an international 2-day conference in Orlando, Florida that was supported by the National Science Foundation. At the conference, practitioners, employers, policymakers, and researchers raised and debated issues surrounding two-year colleges. The themes of the conference reflected increasing demands by…
Descriptors: Business Education, Community Colleges, Economic Development, Employment
Mohn, Meleese, Ed. – 1982
This proceedings reflects the content of a day-long conference designed to introduce selected publics to established models for economic stimulus with applicability to Washington state; provide a focus for the statewide legislative studies of education and high technology; and promote the Washington state community college system as the primary…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Economic Climate
Ashmore, M. Catherine, Ed. – 1988
These proceedings include the following reports: "Entrepreneurship Education: The Seed of Economic Development" (Gordon Ropp); "A Community College Statewide System" (Randy Grissom); "REAL [Rural Education Action Learning] Enterprises" (June Atkinson); "SBIR [Small Business Innovation Research] Opportunities" (Lou Perry); "The Trade and…
Descriptors: Business Education, Community Colleges, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Board of Governors. – 1992
In 1992, the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges held a special study session on how the system should respond if resources were not sufficient to fund the colleges' role within the Master Plan for Higher Education. This report summarizes testimony provided during the session, which focused on the following themes: college…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Planning, College Role, Community Colleges
Day, Philip R., Jr. – 1995
Under the auspices of the North American Free Trade Agreement, five states in the United States and six states in Mexico established the Gulf of Mexico Accord to create a working partnership to foster economic development in the Gulf of Mexico. The agreement addresses six major sectors: investment; communication and transportation; health;…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Distance Education, Economic Development
Lenth, Charles; Romero, Martha – 1986
Presented are a summary and proceedings of a workshop on community college issues of legislative concern. The summary report begins with Patrick Callan's paper, "The Question of Mission," which assesses the changing role of community colleges in the western states. The remainder of the report highlights the key points of the formal presentations…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, College Role, Community Colleges
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1984
These proceedings include the texts of papers and group discussions presented at a national forum on entrepreneurship education. Included in the volume are the following presentations: "Welcoming Remarks--National Entrepreneurship Forum" by Robert E. Taylor; "Critical Issues Surrounding Entrepreneurship Education--Present, Past,…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Business Administration, Community Colleges, Community Resources
Danis, Claudia, Ed.; Hrimech, Mohamed, Ed. – 1995
The following papers (with nine in French) are included: "Refocusing the Multicultural Discourse in Adult Education" (Acton); "University Extension and the Service University" (Archer); "Linking Cases to Course Content" (Block); "The Effects of Education on Food Security among Low Income Urban Adults"…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Art Education, Biographies
1997
This document contains 39 papers and 13 poster presentations from a conference on technological education and national development. The following are among the papers included: "The Future of Technological Education and Vocational Education: UNESCO's (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization's) Perspective" (Adnan…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Case Studies, Change Strategies
Vocational Training Council (Hong Kong). – 2000
This document contains 123 papers from an international conference on vocational education and training (VET) for lifelong learning in the information era. The papers focus on the following themes: (1) societal and ethical issues; (2) human resource development and personnel training; (3) international issues; (4) information technology in VET;…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Adult Learning, Alternative Assessment