Descriptor
| Postsecondary Education | 6 |
| Retraining | 6 |
| Teaching Methods | 6 |
| Adult Education | 4 |
| Job Training | 4 |
| Classroom Techniques | 3 |
| Adult Programs | 2 |
| Educational Policy | 2 |
| Educational Technology | 2 |
| Job Skills | 2 |
| Microcomputers | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Technological Horizons in… | 1 |
Author
| Ashley, William L. | 1 |
| Connell, Janie B. | 1 |
| Duc Quy, Nguyen | 1 |
| Herschbach, Dennis R. | 1 |
| Lindsay, Janis | 1 |
| Swatt, Kenneth A. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Information Analyses | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Collected Works - Serials | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reference Materials -… | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Policymakers | 1 |
| Practitioners | 1 |
Location
| Canada | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Duc Quy, Nguyen – Technological Horizons in Education, 1982
A sampling of the use of microcomputers in continuous learning situations is provided, to illustrate how technological changes offer new improved ways of delivering instructional programs. The survey of applications provided is viewed to indicate that the potential of personal computer use in training is very great. (MP)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Change, Educational Technology, Instruction
Download full textFrancis Tuttle Vo-Tech Center, Oklahoma City, OK. – 1990
The High Technology Center at Francis Tuttle Vo-Tech Center in Oklahoma City conducted an 18-month demonstration program, beginning in January 1989, to train or retrain average workers, unemployed because of cutbacks in their field or lack of marketable skills, for careers in high technology. The High Technology Center offered adults training in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Demonstration Programs, High Schools
Swatt, Kenneth A. – 1972
Focusing on adult business education in the public evening school, the monograph first presents a brief history of the educational form and its philosophical foundations for progress and then lists programs of adult business curriculums, both preparatory and supplementary. The broad preparatory programs offer courses to educate adults for entry…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education
Herschbach, Dennis R. – 1984
This study examines the potential application of educational technology to vocational training and retraining. Its purpose is to assist program planners in the U.S. Department of Education to make more informed decisions concerning the federal role in the use of educational technology. Five questions are addressed. General findings include the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Finance, Educational Innovation
Connell, Janie B.; Ashley, William L. – 1984
This compilation, one in a series of three publications for vocational program developers and others to use in planning and developing a community-based response to worker dislocation, describes various assessment resources, references, and technical assistance materials. Included in the volume are citations describing the following materials:…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Achievement Tests, Annotated Bibliographies, Aptitude Tests
Lindsay, Janis – 1983
A study examined the career education opportunities available to mentally handicapped adults in British Columbia. The primary objectives of the study were to assess the effectiveness of various methods and models in meeting the needs of mentally handicapped adults, to explore the policy implications of the program strengths and weaknesses, to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Articulation (Education), Career Education
