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Download full textPearson, Vangie L. – 1992
Texas Schools, Inc. (TSI) developed a pilot program in bilingual education for Mexican-American vocational workers in the Department of Diesel Mechanics at Texas Tech University. This study assesses the transfer of technology in that environment using quantitative and qualitative measures. TSI, a technical and vocational school in Lubbock, Texas,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Case Studies, Cultural Differences
Foreman, David J.; Dunn, John G. – 1997
The management enhancement team approach (META) is a team-driven management development program designed for managers within Australia's National Vocational Education and Training Sector (NVETS). META, which has been piloted at more than 70 sites across Australia, is designed to identify and address management development needs within the context…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Case Studies, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries
DiBella, Cecilia M. – 1980
Between 1965 and 1973 the Rhode Island State Department of Education underwent a series of reorganizations affecting its importance and role in the state's educational change process. These reorganizations were in part responsible for and affected by the selection of Rhode Island as a site for a Teacher Center pilot project in inservice teacher…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Case Studies, Change Agents, Educational Change
Katchian, Anahid – 1979
Experiences in systems-development for state information systems are summarized for eight pilot-test state agencies, as part of the State Level Information Base project. Attention is directed to the evaluation of information needs; hardware and software choices; survey administration; data organization, storage, and linkages; and staffing…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Planning, Computer Software, Computers
Bassett, Roger – 1979
Experiences of pilot-test state agencies in developing an information system are summarized, as part of the State Level Information Base project. The background and functions of each of the eight pilot-test state agencies are described, along with the information systems approach, and planning responsibilities (comprehensive planning, budgeting,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, College Planning, Continuing Education
Fletcher, Mick; Boney, Charles – 2000
This document, which is intended for senior staff at the United Kingdom's further education (FE) colleges, examines the content and possible impact of recent government proposals to change how school sixth forms are funded. The following are among the topics discussed in sections 1-8: (1) reasons underlying the talk about change; (2) existing…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Educational Policy
Spangenburg, Cathy – 1995
This report documents the Rochester (New York) City School District's efforts to develop and implement a school-to-work transition system featuring the following elements: activities at the elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels; combined formal schooling and structured on-the-job training based on nationally recognized standards;…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Articulation (Education), Case Studies, Cooperative Planning
MacAllum, Keith; Taylor, Susan Hubbard; Johnson, Amy Bell – 1999
The Lansing Area Manufacturing Partnership (LAMP) is an academically rigorous, business/labor-driven school-to-career program in Lansing, Michigan, that includes business, union, school, and parent partners and provides participating students with work-based learning experiences for 2.5 hours every day throughout their senior year. LAMP's…
Descriptors: Attendance, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Corporations
Blandy, Richard; Dockery, Michael; Hawke, Anne; Webster, Elizabeth – 2000
A study was conducted to obtain pilot evidence that could serve as a basis for developing convincing methods for individual Australian companies to use in determining their returns from investment in training. The study attempted to replicate survey results from significant overseas surveys by using information collected on more than 90 Australian…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
Smeaton, Barry; Hughes, Maria; Hall, Graeme – 2002
The United Kingdom's Learning and Skills Development Agency (LSDA), UK SKILLS, and the Further Education Skills Competition Council conducted a collaborative action research project to improve students' vocational learning and skills through enhanced learning experiences. From February 2001 to April 2002, three further education colleges worked to…
Descriptors: Action Research, Advisory Committees, Basic Skills, Case Studies
Leff, Judy; Malyn-Smith, Joyce – 1999
This document is a practical manual to assist community-based organizations and coalitions in using voluntary industry skill standards in programs preparing people for success in the workplace and further education. The following are among the topics covered in the manual's six sections: (1) developing and maintaining systems (things partners can…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Advisory Committees, Case Studies, Community Education
Flude, Mike, Ed.; Sieminski, Sandy, Ed. – 1999
This book contains 13 papers on developments in vocational education and training in Great Britain and the future of work. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Geoff Esland, Mike Flude, Sandy Sieminski); "The Roles of the State and the Social Partners in Vocational Education and Training Systems" (Andy Green);…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Case Studies, Competence, Competency Based Education
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
