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Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. Dept. of Elementary/Secondary Education. – 1976
Societal, institutional, and organizational changes need to be made in order to bridge the gap between the world of education and that of work to restore the needed wholeness to our society. This gap has created both an alienation between student and worker and the alienation of both from society. The education/work separation is a result of (1)…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Business Responsibility, Career Awareness, Career Education
JONES, PHILIP ROBERT – 1966
THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO INVESTIGATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE VOCATIONAL OUTLOOK OF HIGH SCHOOL EDUCABLE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED (EMH) STUDENTS AND THE TYPE OF HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM IN WHICH THEY WERE ENROLLED. POSSIBLE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN EMH STUDENTS' VOCATIONAL OUTLOOK AND AGE, SEX, RACE, INTELLECTUAL LEVEL, READING ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Aspiration, Attitude Measures
Illinois State Board of Higher Education, Springfield. – 1997
This report contains project synopses and evaluations supporting recommendations for funding 25 continuing and 7 new projects in public and nonpublic colleges and universities included in the $1.5 million appropriated for fiscal year 1997 for the Illinois Cooperative Work Study Program. Selection criteria included: strengthening cooperation among…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Asian American Students, Asian Americans, Black Students
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1991
A compilation of 22 federal laws that pertain to higher education is presented. Sections cover general higher education programs; Native American higher education; the National Science Foundation; mathematics, science, and engineering; and assistance to specified institutions. The text of the Higher Education Act of 1965 makes up the bulk of the…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Black Colleges, College Libraries, Continuing Education
Randell, Shirley K. – 1979
The Disadvantaged Country Areas Program in Australia involves a limited number of areas in each State selected according to their relative poverty, special need for improved educational provisions, and lack of opportunities for employment and training for young people. All schools in the declared areas are expected to share the services and…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Catholic Schools, Community Control, Cooperative Programs
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Breglio, Vincent J.; And Others – 1976
This is the second of a three-volume final report of a study to assess the effectiveness of secondary and postsecondary cooperative education programs in the nation's hundred largest cities and to analyze the postprogram experiences of participants and nonparticipants. This volume presents the findings of the 24-month followup study of students…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Case Studies, Cooperative Education, Dropout Prevention
Muraskin, Lana – 1997
This report examines best practices in the delivery of Student Support Services (SSS), one of the three Special Programs for Disadvantaged Students known as the TRIO programs. Data have shown that participation in student support services has a positive effect on student outcomes, but many participants do not receive enough services to receive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Ancillary School Services
Koralek, Derry; Collins, Ray – 1997
The goal of the U.S. Department of Education's America Reads Challenge is that all children read well and independently by the end of third grade. This guide details the knowledge and skills needed to support the America Reads Challenge or to implement a literacy development program for children from preschool through grade 3. The guide was…
Descriptors: After School Education, Age Differences, Beginning Reading, Brain
Kelly, Fred J.; Ratcliffe, Ella B. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1938
The depression of the past few years led colleges and universities to seek new ways in which to assist their financially needy students. In January 1937 the Office of Education requested all colleges and universities to send it descriptions of the projects they had devised. The responses to this request indicated a very cooperative spirit on the…
Descriptors: Educational History, Economic Climate, Higher Education, Student Financial Aid
Tate, Marcia L. – 2003
This handbook targets teachers as "growers of brain cells," encouraging them to make practical applications of findings from learning style theorists and neuroscientists. It suggests that tactile learners, spatial thinkers, and logical minds alike will become eager students as the strategies are implemented. The handbook offers 20…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Apprenticeships, Art Activities, Brain
Webster, Jeff; Creusere, Marlena; McQueen, Carla; Goode, Meredith; Barone, Sandra; Wang, David – TG (Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation), 2006
The United States is losing high-paying jobs to countries that produce a more reliable supply of college graduates in math and science. Texas faces its own economic slowdown if it is unable to graduate more students with bachelor's degrees. The state has been addressing many of the obstacles students face in earning a four-year degree. Outreach…
Descriptors: Barriers, Bachelors Degrees, Educational Attainment, Student Costs
Chern, Hermine C.; And Others – 1980
This document contains evaluations of the thirty vocational/career education programs funded during the 1979-80 school year in the School District of Philadelphia. The first section consists of a brief summary of the conclusions and recommendations concerning each program. The remainder of the document consists of the complete evaluation reports…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Career Education
Towns, Kathryn; And Others – 1980
These guidelines are designed to help public school system vocational educators establish programs and services for displaced homemakers within the framework of vocational technical school and community college programs. The main body of the guide consists of six chapters. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the special needs of displaced…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Continuing Education, Cooperative Education
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Walsh, John; Breglio, Vincent J. – 1976
The first of a three-volume final report, this portion presents an overview of the entire study, which was conducted to assess the effectiveness of secondary and postsecondary cooperative education programs in the nation's hundred largest cities and to analyze the postprogram experiences of participants and nonparticipants. (Volume 2 is a detailed…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Career Exploration, Case Studies, Cooperative Education
Grumelli, Maryanne Dettmer – 1982
This volume contains abstracts of 37 model New Jersey vocational programs that served disadvantaged students in fiscal year 1982. Included among the programs described are projects dealing with agriculture, agribusiness, the needs of pregnant teenagers, bilingual vocational business education, building trades, consumer education, work study,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Allied Health Occupations Education
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