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Singer, Elizabeth W. – 1983
Materials used by the director of a project designed to assist key personnel in businesses, industries, and agencies with the educational counseling of their employees are presented. The objectives of the project, "Training Mentors as Educational Advisors of Adult Learners," were to: (1) provide two training sessions in educational…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrators, Adult Education, Demonstration Programs
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Masini, Eleonora Barbieri – Convergence, 1975
The author analyzes the experience of education towards the future as it is formalized in courses for post-graduate study at The School of Future Studies, Rome; as it is seen by young people, undergraduates, and high school students; and as a continuous transformation, acquiring characteristics of lifelong education. (Author/AJ)
Descriptors: College Students, Futures (of Society), Global Approach, Graduate Study
Custer, Max – Agricultural Education, 1976
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Associate Degrees, On the Job Training
Killian, Frederick J. – Balance Sheet, 1975
Descriptors: Business Education, Competency Based Education, Educational Innovation, Individualized Instruction
Slack, Georgia – Manpower, 1975
A bilingual Manpower Recreation Training Program in Hialeah, Florida, provides on-the-job training for underemployed or unemployed 18 to 24 year olds from disadvantaged families. The year-round program encompasses classroom as well as playground training, and participant reactions describe a successful program. (LH)
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Government Role, Labor Force Development, On the Job Training
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. Head Start Bureau. – 1988
After the announcement of Head Start Innovative Projects in 1985, local Head Start programs were able to expand their services. A total of 32 projects were funded in 22 states and the District of Columbia, the majority for a 2-year period. This document reviews the accomplishments of five groups of Head Start Innovative Projects and calls on Head…
Descriptors: Child Health, Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Development
Humes, Barbara; Cameron, Carol – 1990
This report on the types of library projects funded by the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Library Literacy Program indicates that, out of the 533 state and local public library proposals which were submitted, 214 libraries in 47 states received funding, and that grants ranging in size from $1,400 to $25,000 were awarded to 16 state…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Federal Aid, Financial Support, Grants
Stanford Mid-Peninsula Urban Coalition, Palo Alto, CA. – 1990
A California Partnership Academy is a voluntary school-within-a-school program for at-risk high school students. The program is based on a partnership between a school district, local employers, and the California Department of Education. The following special features are outlined: (1) close partnership between the school and employers; (2) block…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, High Risk Students
Knox, Robert J.; Lorenzo, Albert L. – 1987
To meet the price and quality challenges of foreign manufacturers, U.S. industry has had to invest heavily in technology, incorporating it extensively into both the manufacturing process and product. This trend, termed the "New Industrial Revolution" has created a new challenge--educating technicians to service these highly technical,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Experiential Learning, Job Training
Philippi, Jorie W. – 1988
For almost half a century the United States military services have incorporated formal literacy programs into job training for those enlistees who are less than fully qualified. Over the years, several successful job-specific reading programs have evolved. In 1975, the Army began the Functional Literacy (FLIT) Program, a program based on a…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Enlisted Personnel, Functional Literacy, Job Training
Barnes, Carol; And Others – 1987
This paper provides a wide range of information related to leadership and development needs in the California community colleges. First, a summary is presented of five studies or activities concerned with community college leadership, including: (1) the work of the Commission for the Review of the Master Plan for Higher Education; (2) the…
Descriptors: Administrators, Community Colleges, Doctoral Programs, Educational Needs
Kraat, Arlene W. – 1987
This study draws on research and programs in Sweden, England, Canada, and the United States to examine communication interaction between a person using a communication aid and a person who is an able-bodied, natural speaker. It primarily addresses the child or adult with normal or near-normal cognitive abilities who uses augmentation and interacts…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Codification, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Research
Hamm, Russell; Tolle-Burger, Lynn – 1988
Designed to help community colleges create and operate a business center to serve local employers, this booklet provides information, illustrations, models, and insights to encourage the establishment of new outreach programs into the business community. Section I offers guidance on planning a business center for economic development and job…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Economic Development, Job Training
Anthony, Margaret; And Others – 1986
In 1985-1986, the mission of Connecticut's Committee on Four-Year-Olds, Their Families, and the Public Schools was to develop strategies to alleviate structural and systematic problems that could diminish the success of expanded early intervention efforts in the state. This report of the yearlong effort begins with a review of the committee's work…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Agency Cooperation, Data Collection, Demonstration Programs
San Diego State Univ., CA. – 1988
There are numerous examples of highly trained, capable individuals that face layoffs because of technological or economic changes that have eliminated the need for their services. This project was designed to provide a one-step opportunity for people such as these to identify opportunities in emerging technologies, to plan a retraining program, to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Biological Sciences, Case Studies, Course Descriptions
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