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Peer reviewedHoward, Judy Jeffrey – Community and Junior College Journal, 1981
Discusses an American Association of Community and Junior Colleges/National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) project, "Strengthening Humanities in Occupational Curricula." Reviews conference workshops, which presented model humanities education programs for occupational students and discussed methods for improving humanities…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Demonstration Programs, Humanities Instruction, Job Training
Download full textByram, Harold M. – 1971
In a proposed five-state demonstration, the four states of Arkansas, Minnesota, Mississippi and Nevada implemented a local system of directing evaluations of vocational/technical education programs in public schools. The emphasis was on both the training of local leaders by state leaders and direction of evaluation programs by local leaders. Using…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demonstration Programs, Evaluation Methods, Generalization
National Committee on Employment of Youth, New York, NY. – 1969
Presentations included in this collection are: (1) "Vocational Education for the Disadvantaged: Lessons from Government Funded Programs," by Garth L. Mangum, (2) "Curriculum Adaptations," by Frances S. McDonough, (3) "Case Study: Newark Manpower Training Skills Center," by George R. Quarles, (4) "The Development…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Counseling Services, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
Management and Information System for Occupational Education, Winchester, MA. – 1974
The publication describes the process by which a portion of the Management Information System for Occupational Education (MISOE) Census Data System (CDS) was field-tested in a sample of six Massachusetts schools. It is intended to provide guidelines for those who will be responsible for the planning of statewide implementation of the fully…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Data Collection, Data Processing, Databases
Development Associates, Inc., Arlington, VA. – 1980
This report documents the objectives, methodology, and products of a study to develop criteria and standards for measuring the impact of vocational education demonstration projects. Section I provides background and describes the study's purpose and products. Section II summarizes the methodology used to conduct activities. Details of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Criteria, Demonstration Programs, Educational Innovation
Byram, Harold M. – 1968
The purpose of this study was to determine if Michigan schools can conduct an evaluation of their own programs of vocational education, with emphasis on outcomes and attainment of local objectives, maximizing the use of local personnel and resources, and utilizing consultant leadership and related professional assistance. The study was conducted…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Consultants, Curriculum Evaluation, Demonstration Programs
PDF pending restorationBice, Juanita W. – 1976
To meet the needs of the State of Tennessee and the people involved in the administration of local vocational programs, an inservice training program for local vocational administrators was developed. The basic approach to the project centered on the extern concept. Major components of the program included a summer conference, regional and…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Demonstration Programs, Educational Research, Inservice Education
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1988
This publication contains over 80 descriptions of grant-winning entrepreneurship education programs offered in Ohio public schools. Each program description contains information on some or all of the following: sponsoring school(s), project title, purpose, target population, program format and content, site and time of program offering, project…
Descriptors: Business Education, Career Awareness, Career Exploration, Community Education
Odo, Carol F.; Nakahara, Joyce Y. – 1981
Pilot projects to achieve sex equity in vocational programs at the community colleges of Hawaii have existed on an individual campus basis since 1977. The plan contained in this document continues the sex equity efforts of the community colleges and provides a new approach--based on systemwide coordination--to reducing sex bias and stereotyping in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Career Education, Community Colleges
Baldus, Lorayne; Nelson, Orville – 1993
The Phase II Equity Staff Development project was revised in response to a need to develop an equity strategic planning model with a vision statement, goals, and objectives. The Equity Strategic Planning Model was presented to administrators of Wisconsin Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education (VTAE) colleges for their use in district strategic…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demonstration Programs, Displaced Homemakers, Experiential Learning
Valvasori, Joe – 2000
The Learning Enrichment Foundation (LEF) in Toronto, Ontario (Canada) offers 12 targeted training programs that have successfully helped "hard-to-serve" clients return to the workforce. Compared with traditional training, targeted training has a much narrower focus and adapts quickly to industry trends to meet employers' changing…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Building Trades, Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers
North Carolina Community Coll. System, Raleigh. – 2001
This report contains descriptions of 34 best practices of North Carolina high school/community college Tech Prep (TP) consortia from a 2000 review. All consortia were allowed to choose their best effort or accomplishment completed or in operation at the end of 1999-2000. Among the practices described were: a comprehensive career development…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Apprenticeships, Basic Skills, Career Academies
