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Pierce, Margo – T.H.E. Journal, 2012
Volusia County (Florida) Schools' Career and Technical Education (CTE) program has a high school graduation rate of 95 percent. That beats the districtwide rate of 78 percent. That's not all: The 4,500 students enrolled in 33 different career programs at 10 high schools have higher grade point averages in general and do better in Advanced…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Grade Point Average, Job Training, Vocational Education
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Fischer, Daniel; Aubrecht, Elisabeth Lena; Brück, Maria; Ditges, Laura; Gathen, Lea; Jahns, Maximilian; Petersmann, Moritz; Rau, Jörn; Wellmann, Christiane – Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2015
The United Nations (UN) proclaimed the years 2005 to 2014 the World Decade on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). As a follow up on the World Decade, the UN launched a Global Action Programme (GAP) that is designed to set the framework for international activities on ESD. The GAP focuses on five priority areas that are of high relevance…
Descriptors: International Organizations, International Programs, Sustainable Development, Program Evaluation
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Moore, Lori L.; Odom, Summer F.; Wied, Lexi M. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2011
Capstone courses in leadership provide students opportunities to synthesize prior knowledge about various aspects of leadership. This article describes the "Leadership for Dummies" project, which could be used as a capstone experience for leadership majors. Based on his experiences as a psychological researcher, Gardner (2008) identified five…
Descriptors: Leadership Effectiveness, Leadership, Prior Learning, Leadership Training
Godfrey, Robert G. – Training and Development Journal, 1973
Author outlines two basic session plans and sets down guidelines for a successful training program. (Editor)
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Lesson Plans, Planning, Student Projects
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Kuhn, Deanna – Developmental Psychology, 1974
The extremely popular "training" studies, virtually all of which have been devoted to the attempt to experimentally induce conservation in nonconserving subjects, were discussed with respect to the logic underlying the method and surrounding theoretical and methodological difficulties. (Author/SDH)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept), Evaluation Criteria, Research Methodology
Whitley, John – Canadian Training Methods, 1973
Article outlines the benefits of an organized induction program for manpower development. (GB)
Descriptors: Industrial Training, Labor Force Development, Management Development, Student Projects
Carpenter, Dudley S.; Herget, James P. – Educational Broadcasting, 1976
Discusses a training program created by the National Minority Purchasing Council to help minority business people understand and use sophisticated sales training methods to sell their products to large industries. Available from: Educational Broadcasting, Barrington Publications, Inc., 825 S. Barrington Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90049. Subscription…
Descriptors: Business, Business Skills, Minority Groups, Program Descriptions
Yeager, Joseph C. – Training and Development Journal, 1971
Projects a greater degree of success in developing management abilities in trainees by modifying and controlling human behavior. (EK)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Operant Conditioning, Organizational Climate, Performance Factors
Adams, J. David – 1972
This manual on drugstore selling and merchandising, together with a separate answer key, is intended for trainees in distributive education. The 18 self-study assignments, developed by an instructional coordinator with the aid of college professors and leaders in business, cover a wide range of topics, from effective sales techniques to specific…
Descriptors: Answer Keys, Assignments, Distributive Education, Guides
Washington School of Psychiatry, Washington, DC. – 1975
The COSTAL program provided training and consultation in a variety of formats to a total of 171 halfway house staff members. Students were recruited from 25 halfway houses in Washington D.C. area, and participated in courses in achievement motivation, group dynamics, adult learning, and counseling skills, with college credit available. Three…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Demography, Program Descriptions, Program Development
Hatchett, Melvin S. – 1972
This revised manual in basic merchandise display for trainees in distributive education, together with a separate answer key, contains 23 self-study assignments, each with training objectives, questions to answer, and student projects. Developed by a distributive education coordinator, these assignments cover a wide range of topics, from the…
Descriptors: Answer Keys, Assignments, Background, Bibliographies
Nolan, R. O.; And Others – 1973
The Final Report, Volume 1, covers research results of the Michigan State University Driver Performance Measurement Project. This volume (Volume 2) constitutes a guide for training observers/raters in the driver performance measurement procedures developed in this research by MSU. The guide includes a training course plan and content materials…
Descriptors: Course Organization, Driver Education, Educational Programs, Instructional Materials
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Office of Career Development. – 1974
The Minnesota project proposal outlined four major areas of objectives for improving the quality of family day care homes: (1) training for a home-bound population, (2) child development resource centers, (3) training materials and supportive services, and (4) the Family Day Care Consultant, a new career. Project activities in the first year…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Child Care Occupations, Day Care, Family Life Education
Harmon, Shirley J. – Training and Development Journal, 1974
The project training design presented is an integrated approach to management development aimed at optimizing the transfer of training back to the work situation. This design combines some of the effective elements of classroom learning and job-based learning systems. (KP)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Classroom Environment, Educational Programs, Management Development
Negri, Armando N. L. – Prospects, 1976
Described are an urban and rural vocational training program in Colombia and the Colombian national program of advisory services for business enterprises. The author discusses the objectives and methodology of a new plan which will utilize both permanent urban centres and mobile program in the rural sectors in an attempt to assist the unemployed…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Job Development
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