"Proceedings of International Conference on Studies in Education and Social Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Studies in Education and Social Sciences (IConSES) which took place on October 15-18, 2020 in Chicago, IL. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, to discuss…

"International Conference on Social and Education Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Social and Education Sciences (IConSES) which took place on October 15-18, 2020 in Chicago, IL, USA. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share your ideas, to discuss theoretical and practical…

The monograph offers three papers presented at a 1978 symposium in Arizona entitled "Foundations of Rehabilitation Planning with Deaf Persons who are Severely Handicapped." The keynote address by Ralph White presents an overview of what can and should be happening with the severely handicapped deaf population, considering such questions as who the…

The objectives of the conference, determined by a Conference Steering Committee together with staff of the U.S. Office of Education, were: (1) to identify and promote effective methods and techniques for moving career education from a project status into an ongoing educational program status; (2) to determine and discuss major issues in the…

The objective of this workshop was to prepare recommendations to the Government of Pakistan on a vocational guidance system which would be geared to the needs of the country, while bearing in mind the inevitable constraints on the resources and personnel which could be made available in a developing economy. Discussions centered on six working…

Traditionally left out of the mainstream of higher education, blue collar workers and low paid white collar workers are beginning to enroll in college. Among the factors contributing to the drive for college education for workers are: (1) a shift in the composition of the work force; (2) increasing skill requirements in many occupations; (3)…

This document reports on a "charrette" held in Phoenix, Arizona aimed at helping community colleges initiate and implement programs and services to solve problems facing women students. A "charrette" is defined as a working conference which includes an intensive effort to complete a project. Teams of one administrator and one faculty member from…

This document reports the proceedings of a research forum on vocational training. Following an introduction that outlines the course of the meetings, the following 13 papers are included in the proceedings: "Report by the National Employment Office (ONEM)" (Belgium); "Training Research and Development" (National Manpower…

The proceedings of the first annual convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Black Americans held in Dallas, Texas, March 2-4, 1978, are presented. The conference theme was "Addressing the Critical Issues in Vocational Education for Black Americans." Included in this document are edited speeches and/or opening…

This guidebook is designed as a workbook and resource for workshop participants at regional meetings on bilingual vocational training (BVT). Since the book was intended to be introduced as parts of lecture, discussions, or participatory exercises in the workshops, not all is necessarily self-explanatory. The book treats only selected topics in…

Designed to assist administrators in identifying relevant issues, this report is one of three documents recommended for use in the development of a local level linkage system for the referral of severely handicapped students from education to rehabilitation. It presents materials from four regional meetings at which parents, administrators,…

A "travelling" congress was conducted in five European cities (Berlin, Warsaw, Prague, Budapest, and Vienna) to promote a mutual exchange of views between east and west. The participants stressed the growing European Community interest in current examples of cooperation with neighbors in central and eastern Europe. In addition to…

Twenty-nine speeches presented at a five-state (Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico) conference are contained in this report. A wide range of vocational education topics are covered including working with the disadvantaged, development and improvement of vocational-technical programs, personnel and staff development, and the role of…

The Educational Research Centre for the Economics of Education and Training (CEET) conducted a survey focusing on lifelong learning and the world of work, particularly on the need for retraining and upgrading of skills and knowledge. The survey involved five different approaches: surveys of the available quantitative and qualitative material; a…

This document reports the proceedings of a national conference of government, business, and educational executives on the school-to-work connection. The proceedings provide short summaries of the speeches and discussions held during the conference, which focused on the problems of poorly educated youth--tomorrow's workers--and how businesses and…