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Penney, George – Technological Horizons in Education, 1982
Details of threshold are provided which took school dropouts and provided instruction in computer-related jobs and placed the students in data-processing positions. Details and discussion of the program as provided indicate that the scheme was very successful and the program is viewed as applicable to other countries. (MP)
Descriptors: Computers, Data Processing, Dropouts, Job Placement
Prisk, Dennis P. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1981
Results of a computer needs assessment study by and for the Indiana University School of Continuing Studies are presented. Recommendations for cost effectiveness suggest starting with individual small computers and building towards a larger system. (DC)
Descriptors: Computers, Continuing Education, Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing
Barry, Stephen T. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1982
Describes a project at Honeywell Information Systems that uses Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) to train employees to make more effective use of computers. Notes that industry is leading the way in Data Processing (DP) training and may be evolving solutions to public education's shortage of DP training resources. (MP)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science, Computers