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1980
This inventory of research and evaluation projects completed during calendar years 1970-1979 for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Education, and Research (ASPER) of the Department of Labor contains summaries of projects on economic, social, and policy background; the labor market; the nature and impact of Department of Labor…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Affirmative Action, Age Discrimination, Economic Factors
Lo Bianco, Joseph, Ed.; Wickert, Rosie, Ed. – 2001
This book presents the dynamics of language and literacy policy activism in Australia. The introduction is "Activists and Policy" (LoBianco, Wickert). Part 1, "From Policy to Anti-Policy" (LoBianco), sets a frame and overarching context of the pattern of Australian language and literacy policy. Part 2 contains accounts of how…
Descriptors: Activism, Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
Suda, Liz – 2002
Australia's culturally and linguistically diverse society is an important consideration in the role of adult literacy and numeracy in lifelong learning and socioeconomic well-being. A case study highlights the complexities diversity brings to development of language and literacy practices and challenges facing educators in developing a culturally…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Case Studies
Belanger, Paul; Bochynek, Bettina – 2000
The financing of adult learning in civil society in Europe was examined in an exploratory study that focused on the relationship between nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and the status of financing in the general field of adult learning. Adult education experts from the following countries were subcontracted to develop "country…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
Barratt-Pugh, Llandis; Soutar, Geoffrey N. – 2002
The Frontline Management Initiative (FMI) provides a framework for competency-based development of frontline managers in Australian enterprises. The FMI's impact on businesses was examined in a national study that included the following activities: focus groups; a national survey of management development and targeted national survey of FMI users;…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Adoption (Ideas), Case Studies, Competence
Bernhardt, Annette; Morris, Martina; Handcock, Mark S.; Scott, Marc A. – 2001
The changes in career development and upward mobility in response to recent changes in the U.S. labor market were examined in a study that included an analysis of data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Young Men and the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Analysis of the data, which covered the period 1966-1994, established that the…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Ladders, Coordination, Definitions
National 4-H Council, Chevy Chase, MD. – 2002
To commemorate 2002 as the centennial year of America's 4-H Movement, the National 4-H Council held a national conversation to identify ways of improving youth development programs. The conversation process included the following activities: 1,577 local conversations that yielded more than 10,000 specific action items; a review of those items at…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Cultural Pluralism, Definitions
Santiago, Deborah A.; Cunningham, Alisa F. – Excelencia in Education (NJ1), 2005
Financial aid plays a critical role in the postsecondary education of Latino students. However, very little comprehensive and easy to understand information is available about what types or how much financial aid Latinos receive. The goal of this brief is to provide timely and accurate information about how Latino undergraduates currently…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Family Income, Educational Attainment, Attendance Patterns
Commission of the European Communities, Brussels (Belgium). – 1996
This document presents an overview of the principal labor market measures taken by the 15 member states of the European Union since the publication of the 1995 overview. In each section, individual countries' actions are discussed separately, with code letters indicating the country name. The following topics are among those discussed in the…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Change Strategies, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change
Social Europe, 1996
This document summarizes the debates that occurred at a European seminar on the adaptation of workers to industrial change. The document begins with the following three speeches: "The Challenges of Adapting Workers to Industrial Change" (Dominique Balmary); "Objective 4 of the Structural Funds: A Response to the Double Challenge of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Competition, Economic Change, Educational Needs
Sosale, Shobhana – 2000
The private sector is playing an increasingly important role in financing and providing educational services in many countries. (Often the term "private sector" encompasses households' out-of-pocket expenses rather than describing for-profit or not-for-profit sectors.) Private sector development has not arisen primarily through public…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Case Studies, Developing Nations
Smith, C. Selby; Ferrier, F.; Anderson, D; Burke, G.; Hopkins, S.; Long, M.; Maglen, L.; Malley, J.; McKenzie, P.; Shah, C. – 2001
This report provides an overview of the economics of vocational education and training (VET) in Australia and on the changes and policy development in VET over the past decade. The book is organized in seven chapters, with the first chapter providing an overview of the scope, background, and changes of VET in Australia during the 1990s, as well as…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Delivery Systems, Demand Occupations
Scanlon, William J. – 2001
The General Accounting Office examined existing and anticipated concerns related to the recruitment and retention of nurse and nurses aides. Special attention was paid to the following aspects of the problem: (1) factors contributing to the current and anticipated shortage among nurses; (2) what is known about the current and projected supply of…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Compensation (Remuneration), Demand Occupations, Demography
Nathan, Richard P. – 2000
This document, which is intended as a handbook for individuals who have been appointed to positions in United States (U.S.) governments, is a lengthy essay on understanding and fulfilling the responsibilities associated with accepting a position of leadership. The following are among the topics discussed in chapters 1-6: (1) joining the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adjustment (to Environment), Administration, Administrator Attitudes
Owen, Greg; Shelton, Ellen; Stevens, Amy Bush; Nelson-Christinedaughter, Justine; Roy, Corinna; Heineman, June – 2000
A total of 130 Minnesota employers who had participated in local welfare-to-work partnerships with social service agencies and other community members were interviewed by telephone for their views on welfare reform. (This nonrandom sample was selected by partnership staff.) Differences among rural and urban/suburban employers were examined, and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs