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Learning and Work Institute, 2020
Adult education, learning and skills providers are familiar with the longstanding national challenge of poor adult basic skills, and many providers use their Adult Education Budget funding to offer English and math classes for adults. In recent years, there has been a focus on supporting unemployed adults to achieve the good literacy and numeracy…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Skill Development, Workplace Learning
Learning Point Associates / North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL), 2005
The main challenges faced by high schools are preparing students for the workforce of the 21st century, and for post secondary educational opportunities. Yet in a 2004 review of the graduation requirements of all 50 states, Achieve Inc. discovered that "no state requires its graduates to take the courses that reflect the real-world demands of…
Descriptors: High Schools, Educational Improvement, Educational Planning, Secondary School Curriculum
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA. – 1976
One of six introductory modules in a 22-module series designed to train vocational education curriculum specialists (VECS), this guide is intended for use by both instructor and student in a variety of education environments, including independent study, team teaching, seminars, and workshops, as well as in more conventional classroom settings.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Enrollment Trends, Financial Support
Mohrman, Kathryn; And Others – 1977
Presented are some basic facts about the process of getting federal money for individual research projects, institutional activities, curriculum development, or other programs in higher education institutions. Some background is given on the purposes and history of federal grant monies, and steps in the proposal process are outlined: gathering…
Descriptors: Awards, Bibliographies, Curriculum Development, Federal Aid
Hinckley, Kay, Comp.; Kleinert, Jean, Comp. – 1975
The product of two 1975 workshops held in Southeastern Alaska (Fairbanks and Sitka), this publication presents the following: (1) papers (written by the educators in attendance at the workshops) which address education methods and concepts relevant to the culture of Southeastern Alaska ("Tlingit Sea Lion Parable"; "Using Local…
Descriptors: Activities, Alaska Natives, Bilingual Education, Community Resources
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA. – 1976
One of 15 core modules in a 22-module series designed to train vocational education curriculum specialists (VECS), this guide is intended for use by both instructor and student in a variety of education environments, including independent study, team teaching, seminars, and workshops, as well as in more conventional classroom settings. The guide…
Descriptors: Accountability, Curriculum Development, Educational Finance, Financial Policy
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA. – 1976
One of six introductory modules in a 22-module series designed to train vocational education curriculum specialists (VECS), this guide is intended for use by both instructor and student in a variety of education environments, including independent study, team teaching, seminars, and workshops, as well as in more conventional classroom settings.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Colleges, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems
Gerber, Michael M. – 1990
This paper recommends a research and action agenda for the federal Office of Special Education Programs in examining instructional technology for individuals with disabilities, particularly as those activities relate to "system" change. Staff development programs and curriculum reform are stressed as concrete components of system change.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. Instructional Services Branch. – 1993
A school library program is a basic component of education for all students. Manitoba Education and Training (MET) presents this policy statement to clarify the roles of the provincial government and the school districts in providing school library services. MET will provide policy and guideline documents to recommend standards, and funding…
Descriptors: Accountability, Curriculum Development, Educational Finance, Educational Policy