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Morris, Pamela; Gennetian, Lisa A.; Knox, Virginia – 2002
Studies of nearly a dozen welfare programs were reviewed to determine the effects of welfare policies on children and youth and to identify issues requiring consideration during reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. The following were among the key findings: (1) the school achievement of elementary school-age…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Child Welfare, Children
Parry, Gareth; Thompson, Anne – 2002
Before England's Education Reform Act of 1988, higher education (HE) provision in England's further education (FE) colleges was the responsibility of the local education authorities that owned, controlled, and funded the colleges and polytechnics for advanced and nonadvanced FE. In 1987-1997, HE in FE colleges was commonly considered a residual or…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, College Role, Delivery Systems, Educational Environment
Stevens, David W. – 2001
Policy options for increasing the earnings of the young welfare recipients were explored by analyzing the incomes of nearly 12,000 young women in Baltimore, Maryland, whose 19th birthday fell between April 1, 1985, and March 31, 1989, and who had at least one spell of welfare dependency between their 19th and 29th birthdays. An analysis of the…
Descriptors: Blacks, Career Ladders, Compensation (Remuneration), Definitions
Cuadra, Ernesto; Moreno, Juan Manuel – Human Development Network Education, 2005
The purpose of this report is to set forth policy options for supporting developing countries and transition economies in adapting their secondary education systems to demands arising from the successful expansion of primary education and the socioeconomic challenges presented by globalization and the knowledge-based economy. The report analyzes…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers
McDonald, Jean Graves – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1995
The paper presents an overview and analysis of the selection process of public college and university trustees and regents, examining the experiences of three states--Minnesota, Massachusetts, and Kentucky which use screening committees to assist governors in the selection of regents. The discussion also covers two statewide trustee orientation…
Descriptors: Board Candidates, College Administration, Collegiality, Evaluation Criteria
Greer, Darryl G. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1997
Higher education governance structures are ineffective and new structures of "prospective governance" are needed for future success. Trends affecting higher education include financial scarcity, lack of government funding juxtaposed with the growing public demand for better services, and the competitive pressures of commercialization and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, Administrator Responsibility, Board Administrator Relationship
Macy, Christina; Jehl, Jeanne – 1997
The Clinton administration's Partnerships for Stronger Families initiative, through working meetings, site visits, and outreach efforts, aimed to promote an ongoing conversation between those working on the front lines of services for children and families and those crafting federal policy and legislation in Washington. The initiative was guided…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Community Role
Fusch, Gene E. – 1994
Key players in U.S. and Canadian vocational education and workforce training resemble each other. Motives from cultural values, ethics, or personal gain drive players' interaction. The U.S. government is increasing availability of grant funding but influencing policy by stipulating conditions on grant monies. In Canada, the federal government is…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Board of Education Policy, Boards of Education, College Governing Councils
Lo Bianco, Joseph – 1999
This booklet discusses some consequences of internationalization for national training systems from the standpoint of the following two broad approaches often taken by international organizations: (1) the human capital ideology, which assumes human capital is an appropriate basis for education policy; and (2) the human rights and human development…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Civil Liberties, Comparative Analysis
Watts, Tony – 1999
A total of 29 representatives of government departments, financial organizations, career guidance organizations, and researchers and career and financial guidance, practitioners from across the United Kingdom discussed the similarities and differences between the fields of career guidance and financial guidance, and explored whether closer links…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Education, Career Guidance, Comparative Analysis
Library and Information Commission, London (England). – 1999
The Library and Information Commission believes that libraries can make a unique contribution to making the vision of lifelong learning a reality in the United Kingdom. Libraries and information services are intimately related to learner needs and already serve as gateways to learning by providing learners with learning materials and personal…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agency Role, Cooperative Planning, Delivery Systems
Kaplan, Jan – Issue Notes, 2001
This document examines strategies for preventing working families and disadvantaged youth from needing cash assistance and becoming dependent on welfare. The document begins with a brief discussion of the tenuous nature of the boundary between families who need public assistance and families who don't and factors contributing to welfare…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Employment Services
Baran, Joni; Berube, Gilles; Roy, Richard; Salmon, Wendy – 2000
This paper identifies important knowledge gaps in adult education and training (AET) in Canada and starts to explore strategies to fill these gaps. Following an introduction in English and French, each of the next three sections is comprised of a review of the current state of knowledge on three topics (outcomes of adult learning, motivations and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Cost Effectiveness
Saunders, S. – 2001
This volume is a survey of more than 125 Australian apprenticeship and traineeship references from 1985-99. Each item identifies author/editor/organization, date, title, organization and place of publication or development. A "key" provides a descriptive phrase relating to the reference type, such as an industry-body paper on training…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Apprenticeships, Delivery Systems
Ziebarth, Todd – 2003
This brief paper suggests that state leaders create charter districts in which all or most schools are charter or contract schools. Such districts, according to the paper, would help policymakers create school systems that focus on student achievement and provide high-quality choices to students and parents. The paper examines why charter…
Descriptors: Accountability, Boards of Education, Charter Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
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