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Harkins, Judy Athey – 1977
Reported are the results of a study of 36 postsecondary programs for deaf students, part of a study designed to examine the feasibility of implementing such a program in Maryland. Sections cover answers to questions on the following topics (sample questions in parentheses): students/enrollment ("What is the target population of your…
Descriptors: Administration, Ancillary School Services, Deafness, Enrollment
Proehl, Carl W. – Florida Vocational Journal, 1978
Discusses Florida's renewed interest in attracting and serving industry through the Industry Services Leadership Development Program to train school district and community college personnel to deliver industry services. Describes training workshops using self-paced models that have been conducted to launch the program through a multi-agency…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Leadership Training, Postsecondary Education, Program Descriptions
Alaska Governor's Council for the Handicapped and Gifted, Fairbanks. – 1984
The plan presents information relating to persons with developmental disabilities and other substantial handicaps in Alaska. A joint effort by state planning and service providing agencies, the plan was developed with input from consumers as well as providers. An introduction to the document is followed by an overview of the state and the…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Services
Download full textWomen's Bureau (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1985
The National Women's Employment and Education project (NWEE), sponsored by the Women's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor, was a fast-paced effort designed to serve 20 women each month, 240 each year. The training concept was quite different from traditional programs in that NWEE's thrust was to move women quickly into jobs. The program…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employment Potential, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Marx, Pat, Ed.; Hall, Perry, Ed. – 1978
The document consists of proceedings from a national conference focusing on problems of the physically disabled student at the postsecondary level. Following a keynote address are papers and discussion summaries covering principles of program operation; accessibility; planning; services; attitudes; research, evaluation, and finance; and law. Among…
Descriptors: Architectural Barriers, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Conference Reports, Educational Research
Pinellas Vocational Technical Inst., Clearwater, FL. – 1987
In April 1986, Pinellas Vocational Technical Institute (Florida) began to develop a Career Planning/Readiness Program for Single Parents and Homemakers. The program is designed to provide these persons with school-based, individualized assistance in developing realistic career and training goals and life and employability skills and with…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Career Counseling, Career Planning, Displaced Homemakers
Mann, James W.; Peterson, Michael – 1985
The paper describes background and findings of a study of postsecondary educational programs and services for visually impaired persons in Mississippi. The study focuses on three topics: (1) the status of special adaptive programs in such areas as vocational-technical education, community college, junior college education, and 4-year college…
Descriptors: Blindness, Career Counseling, College Students, Community Colleges
Browning, Philip, Ed. – 1992
This proceedings document provides the texts of 13 presentations given at a 2-day conference in 1991 which focused on policies, materials, programs, and activities being implemented in Alabama to foster the successful transition of youth with disabilities to adult life. Two papers address the national scene: "Transition: Old Wine in New…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Family Involvement
Browning, Philip, Ed. – 1993
This proceedings document provides the texts of 12 presentations given at a 2-day conference in 1992 which focused on policies, materials, programs, and activities being implemented in Alabama to foster the successful transition of youth with disabilities to adult life. Two papers address the national scene: "Transition Services Requirement:…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Family Programs
Tindall, Lloyd W.; And Others – 1981
A product of the Project on Vocational Education Models for Linking Agencies Serving the Handicapped, this status report consists of group consenses and individual response worksheets pertaining to the status of linkages among agencies serving handicapped vocational students. (The above-mentioned project is designed to help the states meet the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Disabilities
Rice, Eric – 1982
This pamphlet deals with the role of vocational education in apprenticeship. Discussed in the first section are the nature and importance of apprenticeship, apprenticeable occupations, and the parties involved in apprenticeship programs. The bulk of the pamphlet describes various services provided by vocational education to apprenticeship…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Apprenticeships, Associate Degrees, Coordination
Cahill, Bruce, Ed. – Bulletin of the UNESCO Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific, 1985
Issues related to the use of distance education are discussed in this bulletin, which also summarizes the status of distance education in 26 countries of Asia and the Pacific. Section 1 contains a rationale for distance education and points out possibilities offered by advances in communication technologies. Section 2 gives country-by-country…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Communications Satellites, Correspondence Study, Delivery Systems
Baldus, Lorayne; And Others – 1991
Sex equity priorities of the University of Wisconsin-Stout Center for Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education (VTAE) were addressed through the design and implementation of a statewide model addressing nontraditional enrollments. The program area of electronics was recommended for the following reasons: (1) market data indicate a shortage of…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Career Guidance, Career Planning, Continuing Education
National Advisory Council on Vocational Education, Washington, DC. – 1983
State and local agencies must work to provide appropriately designed vocational education programs to vocational students in order to help them become self-sufficient in living and working. In view of the employment potential of disabled people and the legal and economic reasons for facilitating their access to employment-related programs, state…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Disabilities, Educational Needs, Educational Trends
Orange County Public Schools, Orlando, FL. – 1987
The Single Teen Parent Program conducted by the Orange County, Florida, Public Schools, was designed to help single teen parents acquire marketable skills and jobs in order to head independent family units. The parents served were between the ages of 16 and 20 and either had a high school diploma or had passed the General Educational Development…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Competency Based Education, Daily Living Skills, Decision Making Skills
