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Washington State Board for Vocational Education, Olympia. – 1991
This paper describes 8 Joint Carl Perkins and Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) 8 Percent projects and 18 JTPA 8 percent Education Coordination and Grants projects funded in the state of Washington during the 1991 program year. For the Joint Carl Perkins and JTPA 8 percent projects, the following information is provided in two-page summaries:…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs, Employment Programs
Download full textFlorida State Corrections Commission, Tallahassee. – 2000
The Florida Department of Corrections Distance Learning Program consists of the Corrections Distance Learning Network; offender programming; staff development; and the Agency Strategic Plan. The Corrections Distance Learning Network offers academic, vocational training, and life management skills programs for offenders and staff development and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Computer Uses in Education, Correctional Education
Hadley, Carolyn – 1989
This report records the accomplishments of single parent/homemaker vocational education programs in California, mandated by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984. These programs assist single parents/homemakers in their progress from poverty and public assistance toward personal empowerment and economic self-sufficiency. The report…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Community Programs, Demonstration Programs
National Advisory Council on Adult Education, Washington, DC. – 1984
This document provides an overview of programs and activities in adult and secondary education, along with statistical data about adult education efforts in the United States. The first part of the document presents seven short sections about council functions and programs in adult education. Included in these sections is the following…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Bilingual Education
Mangum, Garth L. – 1983
Despite the fact that, of all the 50 states, Utah has the highest percentage of state and local government expenditures for education and the highest proportion of adults who have graduated from high school, one out of every five adults in Utah lacks basic literacy skills. At present, the following adult literacy programs offer instruction in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Basic Skills
Royce, Sherry – 1985
This 310 Special Project performed the following activities: (1) reviewed 10 years of Pennsylvania's materials funded under Section 310 of the Adult Education Act and published six "FOCUS on Curriculum" bulletins describing outstanding projects; and (2) prepared a 1985 addendum to Pennsylvania's listing of publishers' materials for adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Bulletins
Brevard Community Coll., Cocoa, FL. – 1985
A 310 Special Demonstration Project was conducted in Florida to create a model of competency-based adult education (CBAE) based on the programs currently in existence. This manual, which was produced through the project, presents an overview of CBAE and explains in detail how to operate a CBAE program. The manual is organized in 11 sections. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Adult/Community Education. – 1991
Florida supported a wide range of educational activities for adults through an extensive network of public and private agencies during fiscal year 1989-90. In 1990, 419,429 adults participated in adult education programs. Adult educational programs assisted adults in completing requirements for U.S. citizenship and getting off welfare. A total of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Citizenship Education, Correctional Education
Riccio, James; And Others – 1994
The cost-effectiveness and 3-year impacts of California's Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN) program, which is a statewide initiative aimed at increasing the employment and self-sufficiency of recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), were evaluated by studying follow-up data for 33,000 people from 6 counties who entered…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, County Programs
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education. – 1999
This document contains project abstracts for 29 adult basic and literacy education (ABLE) demonstration programs that were conducted in Pennsylvania in 1997-1998 through grants funded under Section 353 of the Adult Education Act. Each abstract includes the following: project name, number, purpose, impact, outcomes, conclusions/recommendations,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
