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Download full textZhang, Li – Science Insights Education Frontiers, 2020
Poverty is a complex social problem, which has always attracted attention. 2020 is the year of a decisive victory for the Chinese government to alleviate poverty. Education plays a fundamental role in the fight against poverty and is the foundation for eradicating poverty and stabilizing poverty alleviation. Based on the literature in the CNKI…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Poverty, Poverty Programs, Vocational Education
Zhang, Li – Online Submission, 2020
Poverty is a complex social problem, which has always attracted attention. 2020 is the year of a decisive victory for the Chinese government to alleviate poverty. Education plays a fundamental role in the fight against poverty and is the foundation for eradicating poverty and stabilizing poverty alleviation. Based on the literature in the CNKI…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Poverty, Poverty Programs, Vocational Education
Direct linkBrock, Thomas; Matus-Grossman, Lisa; Hamilton, Gayle – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2001
Presents the results of a national study examining effectiveness of employment- and education-focused welfare-to-work programs. Considers the implications for community colleges, particularly training for quick employment versus stable jobs that pay a living wage. Concludes that, compared with other institutions, community colleges have the most…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, College Role, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment
Fisher, Pamila J. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2001
Considers the effects of internal and external constituencies on the role of welfare reform in community colleges. Describes how Modesto Junior College (California) built partnerships with county and state employment, social services, welfare, and other agencies to develop effective job-training programs. (NB)
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges, Institutional Cooperation
Pampe, Kathleen Vespa – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2001
Discusses community colleges and welfare-to-work programs from a rural perspective, specifically in Illinois. Examines the barriers to rural welfare recipients in terms of job placement, benefits of collaborative efforts, and importance of education and training. (Contains 11 references.) (AUTH/NB)
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Job Training, Poverty Programs
Ream, John W.; Wagner, Brenda G; Knorr, Robin C. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2001
Focuses on the development and implementation of a customer service call center training program, implemented by Metropolitan Community Colleges (Missouri) to assist welfare recipients overcome the obstacles facing them in the workplace. Discusses components of the program, and its effects on both the consumer and the corporate community. (AUTH/NB)
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Job Skills
Higgins, Daniela – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2001
Argues that academic skills, in addition to job skills, are crucial for taking people off the welfare rolls. Discusses postsecondary training programs and services for welfare recipients at the Community College of Aurora in Colorado. (NB)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Continuing Education
Higgins, Patricia C.; Mayne, Janice; Deacon, Patricia; LaComb, Elena – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2001
Presents the story of how a New York county and community college collaborated to create a methodology for welfare reform. Describes the program as stressing the need for mental health and substance abuse program integration, as well as a methodology that includes the entire family unit. (NB)
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Family Involvement, Family Work Relationship
Atchoarena, David; Delluc, Andre – 2002
Differences in historical, political, cultural, and economic contexts in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) account for wide variations in structures, operating conditions, and outcomes in technical and vocational education (TVE). This diversity is associated with glaring disparities, so in examining policy trends and the reconstruction of training systems…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Comparative Education, Cultural Context, Donors
