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Hickey, Judith A.; And Others – 1980
This document provides a record of a series of three statewide Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA)/Education Workshops held in Virginia to encourage communication and cooperation between CETA and educational institutions. It contains a composite compendium of CETA education linkage information from presentations, panels, and work…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Cooperation, Educational Planning, Employment Programs
National Association of Vocational Education Special Needs Personnel. – 1988
The report by the Employment Preparation Committee of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities examines the impact of the 1984 Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act in light of its consideration for renewal in 1989. A position statement by the Committee urges the adoption of seven principles concerned with (1) setting…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
Massachusetts Univ., Boston. Mauricio Gaston Inst. for Latino Community Development and Public Policy. – 1991
This publication contains summaries of six papers presented at a conference on community and policy strategies for Latinos in Massachusetts. Each summary follows an executive summary format by briefly describing the project or argument and highlighting and summarizing major findings or recommendations. The papers are as follows: (1) "An…
Descriptors: Blacks, Dominicans, Economic Development, Economically Disadvantaged
Indiana State Board of Vocational and Technical Education, Indianapolis. – 1975
These 10 presentations were made at a State conference to explore the problems and possibilities of job placement as background for implementing a Statewide guidance program with emphasis on counseling, placement, and followup for selected target groups. Focus is on three issues of job placement: (1) Where do the responsibilities for job placement…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Guidance, Conference Reports
Kimmel, Karen S., Ed.; Blank, Joan C., Ed. – 1981
These proceedings contain 27 papers developed for a conference at which information was provided on currently available and future technological alternatives for delivery of career information. The presentations by staff of State Occupational Information Coordinating Committees, Career Information Delivery Systems, and hardware vendors are grouped…
Descriptors: Automation, Bilingual Education, Career Education, Computer Oriented Programs
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1983
These proceedings represent a compilation of the papers presented at a conference on entrepreneurship education that was designed to promote the infusion of entrepreneurial concepts into vocational education curricula. Included in the first section of the volume are descriptions of the following projects sponsored by the U.S. Department of…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Career Change, Cooperative Programs, Economic Development
Samson, Harland E.; And Others – 1980
These four papers evolved from discussions at the National Conference on Marketing and Distributive Education in Vail, Colorado, May 19-22, 1980. Harland E. Samson's paper, Identity and Image: Strategies and Implementation, highlights the thinking and recommendations of the conference discussion groups on strategies and means of implementation…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Distributive Education, Educational Objectives, Federal Government
Pennsylvania State Council on Vocational Education, Harrisburg. – 1989
This report summarizes the views expressed by 25 speakers and in 13 written reports at the public meeting of the Pennsylvania Council on Vocational Education. Comments are summarized on the following 13 topics: school code regulations; technical institutes; consumer and homemaking education; business education; agriculture education; students with…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Apprenticeships, Business Education, Competency Based Education
App, Anne H. – 1991
This publication summarizes presentations and discussions from a conference that addressed specific issues in the National Assessment of Vocational Education and in the 1990 Perkins Act that mandated the assessment. Introductory materials include a summary of consensus issues from the conference (David Boesel), welcoming remarks (Bruno Manno), and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Accountability, Correctional Education
App, Anne H., Comp. – 1991
This collection of 22 papers is organized by the five conference topics. "Part 1: Effects of the Perkins Act on Policy and Practice" contains five papers: "Federal Legislation as Rorschach Test: Methodological Issues in Assessing the Effects of the 1990 Perkins Act on States and Localities" (Grubb); "Effects of the 1990…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Accountability, Correctional Education
National Governors' Association, Washington, DC. Center for Policy Research. – 1990
These conference proceedings contain 18 presentations that represent a broad range of approaches to improving the effectiveness of public employment, education, and training programs. Papers include "Kentucky Job Training Certificate System" (Rigsby); "Public/Private Training Collaboration at the Workplace: The Michigan Job Opportunity…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Apprenticeships, At Risk Persons