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Butcher, Loretta J. – 1980
In order to investigate state-wide and institutional policies governing tuition waivers for older adult students at two-year colleges, a nationwide study was conducted, involving: (1) a literature review; (2) a survey of the state administrators of community colleges; (3) a survey of 146 institutions with tuition waiver policies; and (4)…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Credit Courses, Educational Finance, Educational Needs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1980
This document consists of transcripts of testimony presented at Congressional hearings concerning Title II of the Youth Act of 1980. The provisions of the act include extending the authorization of youth training and employment programs and improving such programs; extending the authorization of the private sector initiative program; and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Black Youth, Disadvantaged Youth
Giles, Micheal W.; And Others – 1975
Summarized are findings of an intensive study of southern white parents' decision to transfer their children from desegregated public schools to essentially segregated private schools (in seven desegregated school districts in the state of Florida, with data drawn from surveys of white parents of school age children in each of the seven…
Descriptors: Black Education, Black Students, Black Youth, Bus Transportation
Friedman, Mark – UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, 2004
The federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau has launched a five-year initiative that will support state efforts to build comprehensive early childhood service systems. This initiative--the State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Initiative (SECCS)--provides two year planning grants followed by three year implementation grants to the 50 state…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Federal Programs, State Programs, State Agencies
McLoyd, Vonnie C., Ed.; Hill, Nancy E., Ed.; Dodge, Kenneth A., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2005
This volume brings together leading experts from different disciplines to offer new perspectives on contemporary African American families. A wealth of knowledge is presented on the heterogeneity of Black family life today; the challenges and opportunities facing parents, children, and communities; and the impact on health and development of key…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Public Policy, Cultural Differences, Sociocultural Patterns
Lee, Dong-Im; Kim, Deog-Ki – 2002
Korea's labor market was analyzed to inform efforts to develop a scheme to improve the utilization of vocational qualifications. The study examined the different meanings of qualifications in South Korea's labor market and how utilization of qualifications is influenced by factors such as types of human resource management, vocational training…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Attitude Change, Case Studies, Competency Based Education
Papadaki-Klavdianou, A.; Menkisoglou-Spiroudi, O.; Tsakiridou, E. – 2003
This book examines existing European environmental education and agricultural practices friendly to the environment. Focus is on studies conducted in five countries Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain--that aimed to define new knowledge qualifications related to environmental issues in producing alternative agricultural products…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations
Schiraldi, Vincent; Ziedenberg, Jason – 2002
The impact of state funding of higher education and corrections on African American men was studied by analyzing the National Association of State Budget Officers' annual state expenditure reports for the 15-year period from 1985 to 2000. To ensure proper scale, all 1985 figures were converted to 2000-year dollars by using the Bureau of Labor…
Descriptors: Blacks, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Correctional Institutions
Reisenberger, Anna; Dadzie, Stella – 2002
This document is a practical guide to help managers of adult and community education programs in the United Kingdom address equality and diversity in the context of the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) remit and the Common Inspection Framework. The following are among the topics discussed in Sections 1-4: (1) learner-centered approaches…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrator Guides, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Kirk, Gordon – 2002
Various options for supporting the costs of learning by youths between the ages of 16 and 19 years in the United Kingdom were assessed. Currently available student support services were reviewed, and evidence documenting the link between supports and student success was presented. Data were collected from the following sources: current research on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Adolescents
Northwest Territories Dept. of Education, Culture and Employment, Yellowknife. – 1998
This document presents the framework that Canada's Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) Department of Education, Culture, and Employment has developed to help the province's high school students and adults make successful transitions into and through postsecondary education. The following goals of the province's Student Success Plan…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Adult Students, Articulation (Education)
Brown, Tony – 2001
Adult Learning in Australia (ALA), the lead organization in the field of adult learning in Australia and the national organization for adult learners in Australia, reviewed the current state of lifelong learning in Australia and identified why and how Australian policymakers should develop and finance a national strategy for lifelong learning. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Change Strategies, Community Education
Intergenerational Programmes: Public Policy and Research Implications--An International Perspective.
Hatton-Yeo, Alan, Ed.; Ohsako, Toshio, Ed. – 2000
This document consists of 12 papers that, together, summarize the key issues underpinning future research and policy development related to intergenerational programs (IPs). "Introduction" (Alan Hatton-Yeo) discusses the project out of which the papers developed. "A General Assessment of IP Initiatives in the Countries…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies
Copeland, Ivory – Issue Notes, 2000
The issue of unspent Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds has become increasingly important with the progression of welfare reform. Some support reserving the funds for an eventual economic downturn, whereas others urge investing the funds in services for hard-to-serve welfare recipients and broader low-income participation. States…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Development, Coordination, Day Care
Thirtle, Michael R. – 2001
The educational benefits and officer-commissioning opportunities available to U.S. military service members were reviewed to identify ways of attracting college-eligible youth into the military. Data were collected through a review of published directives and reports, interviews with personnel within the military services, a review of historical…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, College Bound Students, College Students, Comparative Analysis