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Hicks, Lisa; Olins, Alexandra; Prince, Heath – 2000
Recent efforts to build economic and work force development systems in seven leading cities were reviewed to inform similar efforts undertaken in Baltimore, Maryland. Research examining efforts to establish work force development systems in the following cities were analyzed: Austin, Texas; Berkeley, California; Boston, Massachusetts; Cleveland,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Case Studies, Change Agents
Burghardt, John; McConnell, Sheena; Meckstroth, Alicia; Schochet, Peter; Johnson, Terry; Homrighausen, John – 1999
The National Job Corps Study was conducted in 1994-1996 to provide a thorough and rigorous assessment of the impacts of the Job Corps on key participant outcomes. To ensure that the study was well implemented, a study team from Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., (MPR) investigated outcome and admission (OA) procedures in each Job Corps region and…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Career Education, Community Relations, Comparative Analysis
Peterson, Norman G.; Mumford, Michael D.; Borman, Walter C.; Jeanneret, P. Richard; Fleishman, Edwin A.; Levin, Kerry Y. – 1997
This document contains the three volumes of the technical report for development of the prototype of the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), which is intended to replace the "Dictionary of Occupational Titles.""General Introduction" (Norman G. Peterson) presents an overview of O*NET's purpose, content, and structure.…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, Career Exploration, Career Information Systems
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1998
The 20th annual report to Congress on the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is divided into four sections organized around a model which views educational results as products of three sets of factors: the context and environment in which the education is provided, student characteristics, and school programs…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Accountability, Agency Cooperation
Davis, Dent C. – 1997
This document is a handbook for adult education professionals to follow when beginning or expanding learning programs to meet the needs of stakeholders at a particular workplace. The handbook presents a seven-step model that is based on the findings of several research and demonstration programs. Each of the handbook's seven chapters details one…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Illinois Occupational Skill Standards and Credentialing Council, Carbondale. – 2000
This document, which is intended as a guide for work force preparation program providers, details the Illinois occupational skill standards for programs preparing students for employment in occupations in the court reporter/captioner cluster. The document begins with a brief overview of the Illinois perspective on occupational skill standards and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accounting, Advisory Committees, Behavioral Objectives
Pearson, R.; Jagger, N.; Connor, H.; Perryman, S. – 2001
Available evidence on the supply of and demand for professional scientists and technologists (S&Ts) in the European Union (EU) was reviewed. The main data sources were as follows: approximately 450 reference documents; national and international governments, training and employer bodies, and key international organizations; more than 100…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Ladders, Data Collection, Definitions
Mansfield, Bob – 2001
This document, the fourth volume in a series, details a process for linking vocational education and training (VET) standards and employment requirements that was developed in the United Kingdom and based on functional analysis. The introductory sections describe the other three manuals in the series and the process used to develop this manual.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Curriculum Evaluation
Almeida, Cheryl, Ed.; Steinberg, Adria, Ed. – 2001
This document presents tools and guidelines to help practitioners transform their high schools into institutions facilitating community-connected learning. The approach underpinning the tools and guidelines is based on the following principles: academic rigor and relevance; personalized learning; self-passage to adulthood; and productive learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Action Research, Admission Criteria
Vaughn, Carol – 2000
This document is intended as a template for individuals initiating and developing adult education distance learning programs. The introduction discusses the following issues: benefits of distance learning; flexibility; confidentiality; retention; and the best students to target. The template and supplementary materials are organized in five…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Hess-Grabill, Donella; Bueno, Soyon – 2000
This guidebook is intended as a road map to the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Technical Education Act of 1998 (Perkins III) for career-technical education (CTE) practitioners and policymakers in Illinois. The following topics are among those covered: (1) framework for Perkins III (national educational reform, Illinois provisions for quality CTE,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Adult Education, Career Development
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers
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