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Pelletier, Alfred W. – 1983
Vocational education must train students in a way that capitalizes on their potential while preparing them with the skills needed for the jobs being created through advances in science and technology. The impact of technological change has been to challenge education to ease the transition of displaced workers and to accommodate entries.…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Dislocated Workers, Education Work Relationship, Educational Improvement
Download full textVanderLugt, Marilyn J. – 1984
Goals of the "Transition, Retraining, and Change for Entry" project were to provide counseling and/or group support for single heads of households or persons entering nontraditional employment and to provide placement services for the target group. A third goal was to disseminate information about the value of and opportunities in…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Exploration, Displaced Homemakers
MacKenzie, John R. – 1984
This paper examines the role of organized labor in the United States in providing training and education for union members. The first section clarifies the purpose of the union as an institution by examining its roles, functions, characteristics, and legal frameworks. Domestic and international competition affecting unions and their relationship…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, College Role, Community Colleges
McDaniel, Walter A.; Gullo, Philip T. – 1978
Declining enrollment and financial setbacks faced by California community colleges have necessitated discontinuing programs and terminating the services of experienced, tenured, certified personnel. Laws and policies in California, Connecticut, and at Miami-Dade (Florida) related to reduction in force (RIF) are discussed in terms of termination…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employment Practices, Faculty Development, Job Layoff
Neale, Laura B. – 1979
The study explored factors related to the resettlement of migrant adults in New York State. Differences among groups of resettled, intrastate, and interstate migrant adults were analyzed in the areas of formal education received, reading achievement, attitudes toward reading, and cultural and socioeconomic factors chosen as important reasons for…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Attitude Measures, Cultural Influences, Educational Attainment
LEVINE, MARVIN J. – 1964
DURING THE PAST FEW DECADES, A NUMBER OF UNIONS HAVE HELPED MEMBERS TO RETRAIN TO COPE WITH TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE OR TO UPGRADE TRADE OR CRAFT SKILLS, AND SOME UNIONS HAVE PARTICIPATED WITH EMPLOYERS IN JOINT APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AND SIMILAR EFFORTS. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROVISIONS FOR RETRAINING HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO KEEP AS MANY WORKERS AS…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Collective Bargaining, Cooperative Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged
SOMERS, GERALD G. – 1967
THIS FORD FOUNDATION SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECT CONCENTRATED ON EVALUATING AND REPORTING ON PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AREA REDEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1961 TO RETRAIN AND RELOCATE UNEMPLOYED WORKERS IN FOUR DEPRESSED AREAS OF WEST VIRGINIA. RESEARCHERS, SCHOLARS, AND RESOURCE PERSONS WERE INVOLVED IN CONDUCTING THE WEST VIRGINIA PHASE OF THE PROJECT…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Evaluation
DELEHANTY, JOHN; MISHNUN, FLORENCE – 1966
DURING THE PERIOD AUGUST 1962-MAY 1965, ABOUT 65,000 PERSONS RECEIVED TRAINING IN SERVICE AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS UNDER THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT (MDTA). MOST PREPARED FOR SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONS, ALTHOUGH MANY OTHERS RECEIVED TESTING, COUNSELING, LITERACY TRAINING, AND OTHER SERVICES THROUGH MULTI-OCCUPATIONAL PROJECTS. OVER HALF THE…
Descriptors: Educational Background, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Enrollment
Somers, Gerald G. – 1967
Although the government retraining and relocation programs for the unemployed are now an integral part of the economic way of life, there must be research evaluation of each to establish the relationship between manpower policies. A few detailed evaluations have been made of Federal programs--a 1962 interview survey of 132 employers in West…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Educational Benefits, Employer Attitudes, Federal Programs
Hutchings, Donald, Ed. – 1968
Problems in the relationship between education and training in Great Britain are discussed by specialists in both fields. It is urged that industrial education be seen as a phase of adult education. The uniqueness of the British system under the Industrial Training Act is discussed (its vertical organization, promotional ladder approach, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Counseling, Educational Legislation, Employment Opportunities
Mulvey, Mary C.; Schaefer, Carol – 1968
The preliminary report provides suggestions for improvement and expansion of adult and continuing education programs, cultural enrichment, and guidance services to raise the educational and economic level of the Providence community. Short range goals emphasize meeting the needs of the lower income groups through Adult Basic education and English…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Advisory Committees, Cultural Enrichment, Educational Improvement
Iowa State Employment Security Commission, Des Moines. – 1968
The seminar designed to create a learning situation for individuals whose professional concerns involve vocational needs and problems focused on: the need for employers and employment agencies to foster an objective attitude toward the employment of the older person; differentiation between publicity and public relations; provision of service and…
Descriptors: Age, Agency Cooperation, Attitudes, Bibliographies
National Society of Professional Engineers, Washington, DC. – 1972
A study of the forest operations and wood products industries was conducted in Atlanta and Seattle by the National Society of Professional Engineers. Included among these industries are tree development, crop and land management, logging, material handling transportation, cutting, peeling, assembly, pulp and paper, mobile homes, construction,…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Aerospace Industry, Career Development, Employment Projections
National Society of Professional Engineers, Washington, DC. – 1972
A study of the future use of technology in education was conducted by the National Society of Professional Engineers in order to determine the potential employment opportunities of ex-aerospace technical professional manpower in education. A qualitative review of manpower trends in the fields of teaching, school administration, career counseling,…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Aerospace Industry, Career Development, Educational Technology
National Society of Professional Engineers, Washington, DC. – 1972
From November 1971 to February 1972 the National Society of Professional Engineers conducted a study for the U.S. Department of Labor of public services of Orange County, California, to identify employment potential for scientific personnel in aerospace and defense engineering. The study findings were that fewer than 50 new jobs will become…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Aerospace Industry, Career Development, Employment Projections
