Descriptor
Source
Author
| Browning, Philip, Ed. | 2 |
| Faulkner, Susan L. | 1 |
| Fender, Marilyn F., Ed. | 1 |
| Hoerner, James L., Ed. | 1 |
| Jones, Joan, Ed. | 1 |
| Lewis, Anne | 1 |
| Shaffer, Harriet | 1 |
| Turnbull, Ann | 1 |
Publication Type
| Collected Works - Proceedings | 11 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 5 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Comprehensive Employment and… | 1 |
| Vocational Education… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Fender, Marilyn F., Ed. – 1981
The proceedings from a 1980 conference on secondary education of the handicapped presents 32 papers on the topic along with 6 papers not presented at the conference. A keynote address by P. Fanning, which considered future needs and trends in secondary programing is summarized. Additional papers touch on such issues as Project NEEDS (a…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Conferences, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
National Association of Vocational Education Special Needs Personnel. – 1985
This report includes 87 1-page abstracts of presentations delivered at a conference on transition to work and life for disabled students. Names of presenters are included along with titles and abstracts are grouped into five major areas (sample presentation topics in parentheses): (1) career/vocational assessment (school-based vocational…
Descriptors: Career Development, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Youth Employment--The Link to the Future. Conference Report (3d, Washington, D.C. June 13-14, 1979).
Download full textNational Assembly of National Voluntary Health and Social Welfare Organizations, New York, NY. – 1979
This report describes the third conference on Youth Employment sponsored by the National Collaboration for Youth (NCY) held in Washington, D.C., June 13-14, 1979. An introduction adresses the realities of youth unemployment. NCY goals are then presented. Opening day proceedings summarized include the opening speech; three presentations dealing…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Business Responsibility
Hoerner, James L., Ed. – 1977
Approximately 135 instructors, counselors, division directors, deans, presidents, university personnel, and graduate students from ten states participated in a fourth annual conference on New Horizons in Community College Occupational-Technical Education reported in this document. The general purpose of the conference was to examine current views…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Conference Reports, Demonstration Programs
Browning, Philip, Ed. – 1994
This proceedings document provides the texts of 18 presentations given at a 3-day conference in 1993 which focused on policies, materials, programs, and activities being implemented in Alabama to foster the successful transition of youth with disabilities to adult life. First, four individuals with learning disabilities (Travis Moore, Kim…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Lewis, Anne – 1982
Drawing on papers presented at the rural education seminar, "Ensuring Excellence in Education for Rural America," and other sources, the report consists of an overview, examples of excellence, barriers to excellence, areas of continuing need, and appendices dealing with the conference. Highlights from the executive summary include:…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Support, Comparative Analysis, Demonstration Programs
Browning, Philip, Ed. – 1995
This proceedings document provides the texts of 23 presentations given at a conference in 1994 which focused on policies, materials, programs, and activities being implemented in Alabama to foster the successful transition of youth with disabilities to adult life. An initial paper compares the definition of transition developed by Andrew Halpern…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Definitions, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
Faulkner, Susan L.; And Others – 1992
This document contains 30 papers on professional development in community colleges. The following papers are included: "Effective Leadership Strategies for Planning and Implementing Tech Prep" (Bragg, Huffman); "Small Business Management-Tech Prep" (Harvey); "Educational Reform and the New Mission" (Hoerner);…
Descriptors: Academic Education, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Computer Uses in Education
Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. Div. on Career Development. – 1989
Seven papers are presented which illustrate model programs and research on providing vocational services to students with disabilities. "Project WorkAbility: California's Successful Transition Program for Secondary Students" (Deborah Henderson) describes locally controlled transition projects involving interagency collaboration and statewide…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Agency Cooperation, Career Education, Cognitive Style
Turnbull, Ann; Shaffer, Harriet – 1986
These summarized proceedings focus on the positive aspects of knowing, living with, and loving a child or an adult with a disability and ways in which service providers and policymakers could be more responsive to special family needs. An introductory chapter defines a family and family life and outlines seven premises that shape the specification…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Case Studies, Daily Living Skills, Delivery Systems
Jones, Joan, Ed.; And Others – 1977
Objectives of the conference presented in these proceedings were to (1) clarify and describe part D (Vocational Education Amendments of 1976) exemplary project anticipated results, (2) discuss dissemination strategies for implementing these results, and (3) develop state and local strategies for encouraging the spread of these results from one…
Descriptors: Accountability, Agencies, Career Development, Community Involvement
