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Mason, Sarah R. – 1986
This paper evaluates the effect of Federal resettlement policy on Southeast Asian refugee women's employment training programs and describes the extent to which this training contributed to the refugees' economic mobility and acculturation. The report is divided into three major sections. Part 1 introduces the study by discussing its background,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Vocational Education, Asian Americans, Economically Disadvantaged
Braden, Paul V.; Paul, Krishan K. – 1979
Vocational education plays a significant role in the nation's economic development in terms of its capacity to make individuals more employable. It can respond to specific regional needs by producing the skilled workers for a rapidly growing industry. If, however, the industries of a region do not utilize the skills of the existing labor force, it…
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Coordination, Economic Development, Economic Factors
Hartman, Bonnie, Ed.; Rohland, Mark, Ed. – CEIC Review, 2001
These three volumes contain articles related to (1) improving educational productivity (lessons from economics); (2) school-to-work (STW); and (3) reduced class size, offering recommendations from national invitational conferences. Topics include making schools work; tax revolts and school performance; market pressure and the impact on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Academies, Class Size, Economic Factors