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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1988
This 10-section commission report contains an overview of veterans' education benefits and recommendations for changes in veterans' education policy. The first three sections state the principles and assumptions of the study on which the report is based, summarize the commission's recommendations, and outline the commission's organization and…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Willett, Henry I., Jr. – 1988
A summary is presented of a study that solicited perceptions and recommendations from recent graduates of state-supported colleges and universities on undergraduate teacher education in Virginia. Interviews were conducted with 100 teachers who had completed one full year of teaching and their principals. Interviews were also held with 70 teachers…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduate Surveys
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1983
This document contains two congressional hearings on the present apprenticeship programs to determine whether they are effective in producing the needed skilled craftspersons. The hearings also focus on how the apprenticeship training systems may be improved to meet the ever-changing needs of industry. Testimony includes statements, prepared…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Hearings
Todd, William R. And Others – 1975
Prepared as part of a program to develop both a system to assess information needs of teacher education decision makers and impact strategies to increase the probability that teacher educators will make appropriate use of research and development findings and products, this document reports on the literature review that led to the initial…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Criteria, Curriculum Enrichment, Diffusion (Communication)
Enos, Richard; Urwin, Charlene – 1983
Issues and strategies to enhance the growth of undergraduate social work education programs are described. The six issues discussed apply to either undergraduate programs that are autonomous social work programs (such as departments of social work) or to programs located in sociology departments, combined with sociology, or combined with other…
Descriptors: College Programs, Continuing Education, Cooperative Programs, Extension Education
Neylon, Kevin; And Others – 1988
The TAFE (Technical and Further Education) National Centre for Research and Development conducted a survey to determine industry needs for quality training in Australia. Interviews were conducted with managers in manufacturing and tourism/hospitality companies throughout Australia, especially with firms with a high reputation. Interview forms were…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Foreign Countries, Hospitality Occupations, Job Skills
Halasz, Ida M. – 1989
Much of the evaluation of vocational education at the state and local levels has been conducted in response to federal legislation. Although some of the evaluative information has been useful for program improvement, much has been collected only for compliance with federal and state mandates. The educational reform movement has prompted school…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization
Spikes, Kenneth D. – 1989
A study investigated the value of professional certification within the context of Massachusetts manufacturing companies with reported sales of at least $10 million but no more than $25 million. The specific certification evaluated was that of Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) as awarded by the American Production and…
Descriptors: Certification, Credentials, Employer Attitudes, Manufacturing
Gainer, William J. – 1989
The Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act seeks to: (1) provide vocational education to underserved groups; and (2) encourage program improvement and modernization. Although the General Accounting Office (GAO) believes that Perkins Act funds are being used appropriately for the most part, a number of potential problems were identified regarding…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Job Training
Frye-Osier, John; And Others – 1988
A survey was conducted of the hearing screening practices of 415 (out of a possible 422) Wisconsin school districts operating prekindergarten through grade 12 schools. The tabulated data for each question on the survey are presented in this report along with a discussion of issues and suggestions for improving the hearing screening programs in…
Descriptors: Auditory Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification, Hearing Impairments
Arkansas State Office of the Governor, Little Rock. – 1988
This document contains a mission statement, goals, and strategies and recommendations prepared by the Arkansas Governor's Commission on Adult Literacy. Goals include increasing from approximately 29,000 to 100,000 the number of adult learners engaged in pursuing at least one higher functional level of literacy by 1992-93 and quadrupling the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Correctional Education
Berney, Mary F. – 1989
Plans for the field-testing and implementation of the Accreditation Plus Model (APM) for evaluation of teacher preparation programs are described. Field-testing is taking place in the Center for Teacher Education Evaluation at Tennessee Technological University (Cookeville). The APM is based on the professional judgment approach to program…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Field Tests, Formative Evaluation, Higher Education
Cavazos, Lauro F. – 1989
The Department of Education considers the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act reauthorization one of the critical education issues facing the 101st Congress. This area is of the highest priority because of the importance of vocational education to the rejuvenation of U.S. education; to the educational aspirations of the poor, disabled, and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Economic Development, Educational Legislation, Equal Education
Silberman, Harry F. – 1987
The current school reform movement has been plagued by three false assumptions. The first of these postulates that more academic requirements will strengthen the minds of students, improve their reasoning, prepare them for a rapidly changing economy, and make the U.S. economy more competitive. Although it is true that the workers of the future…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Economic Development, Educational Change, Educational Objectives
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1985
The Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for fiscal year 1984 provided services to 3 million persons who met income criteria and were judged to be at nutritional risk. Because WIC has to operate within congressional funding levels--$1.36 billion in 1984--only about 1/3 of those eligible can be served. In this…
Descriptors: Children, Eligibility, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
