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Boyd, Barry L. – 2003
Using the Delphi technique, a nationwide panel of experts identified 33 competencies that volunteer administrators (VAs) will need during the next decade and categorized them into these five constructs: organizational leadership; systems leadership; organizational culture; personal skills; and management skills. Twelve barriers to acquiring the…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrators, Competence
Download full textGreiner, Keith – Online Submission, 2006
This report provides findings and recommendations in response to a Legislative directive for the Iowa College Student Aid Commission to develop policy recommendations for the Iowa Tuition Grant program. The program provides grants to college and university students. The following are appended: (1) 2005 Iowa Acts Chapter 169, Section 3. Language…
Descriptors: Tuition Grants, Student Financial Aid, Policy Formation, State Legislation
Bornstein, Marc H., Ed. – 2002
Highlighting the specific as well as common characteristics of different types of parents, this volume, the third of five volumes on parenting, deals specifically with parental status and the social conditions of parenting. The volume consists of 20 chapters as follows: (1) "Mothering" (Kathryn E. Barnard and JoAnne E. Solchany); (2)…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Role, Child Rearing
Ni Cheallaigh, Martina, Ed.; Doets, Cees, Ed.; Hake, Barry J., Ed.; Westerhuis, Anneke, Ed. – 2002
A study was conducted to assess the extent to which lifelong learning strategies are being implemented in vocational education and training (VET) in the Netherlands. Lifelong learning was examined from these three perspectives: (1) the policy formation process of lifelong learning, including developing policy instruments and specific measures by…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Curriculum, Developed Nations
Reschly, Daniel J., Ed.; Myers, Tracy G., Ed.; Hartel, Christine R., Ed. – 2002
The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides income support and medical benefits for adults with mental retardation unable to perform substantial gainful activity through the Disability Insurance (DI) program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. SSI benefits are also provided to families of children and adolescents who evidence…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adolescents, Adults, Children
Kelly, Deirdre, Ed.; Gaskell, Jane, Ed. – 1996
A new, prevailing wisdom is guiding the thinking of policy makers and policy shapers throughout North America; its watchwords are "global competitiveness" and "economic restructuring." The preoccupation with viewing schooling and its role in society through the single lens of global economic competitiveness closes off other…
Descriptors: Alienation, Critical Theory, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Research
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1997
This congressional report contains testimony pertaining to reauthorization of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, which was drafted to authorize funds for programs covered by the act and consolidate, coordinate, and improve employment, training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation programs in the United States. Statements were provided by three…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Coordination, Disabilities
Hyman, Drew; Clinehens, Brad – 1997
Public deliberation, sometimes called deliberative democracy, offers alternatives to what are often adversarial governmental debates and hearings. This paper provides a case example of applying the deliberative democracy process to development issues and an analysis of data comparing the effectiveness of the process for creating a consensus for…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Attitude Change, Case Studies
Harbin, Gloria L.; West, Tracey – 1998
This study examined the variety of service delivery models being used to provide services to infants and toddlers with disabilities in nine communities across three states (Colorado, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania). Information was derived primarily from focus groups and interviews conducted with community early intervention program…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Change Agents, Community Programs, Cooperative Programs
Griffin, Patrick; Pollock, John; Corneille, Karen; Fitzpatrick, Maree – 1997
An Australian study investigated the destinations of adult literacy students in nationally-funded programs, including their economic and employment patterns, educational development (maintenance of educational involvement and advancement, skill development), social well-being (family and personal development, life satisfaction, self-esteem), and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Attitudes, Continuing Education
Department for Education and Employment, London (England). – 1997
This report presents goals and recommendations for meeting the special education needs (SEN) of students with disabilities in England by the year 2002. Sections of the report address: (1) policies for excellence, which discuss the definition of SEN, early identification and early intervention, improving literacy and numeracy, school improvement…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Agency Cooperation, Behavior Disorders, Disabilities
Brown, Patricia, Ed. – 1995
This document contains six papers by individuals representing the various stakeholders in the school-to-work transition process, including vocational education, academic education, higher education, and the business sector. The first paper, "The Leadership Challenge: Accommodating Different Perspectives on School to Work" (Tucker), argues for…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Newman, Richard E.; Miller, Michael T.; Bartee, Jane G. – 2000
The inability of higher education institutions to self-regulate "big time" college sports has focused attention on issues such as academic integrity, gender equity in sports offerings, and students' academic progress towards degrees, and has resulted in increased oversight by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) on this…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, College Athletics, College Curriculum
Ball, Katrina; Lee, Young-Hyun; Phan, Oanh; Ra, Young-Sun – 2001
A study explored the mechanisms used by adults in Australia and Korea to keep their skills current or to enhance their range of skills. Data were gathered through recent research reports and unpublished unemployment and training data. The study identified areas of the vocational education and training systems in the two countries that are…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Developed Nations, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries
Roeher Inst., North York (Ontario). – 1999
Based on a conceptual framework that links literacy and communication, this Canadian report reviews four types of policy provisions for their effectiveness in addressing the barriers to literacy and communication that people with disabilities face: human rights instruments, provisions for literacy and communication support to individuals, access…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Agency Cooperation
