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Brown, Bettina Lankard – 2003
Increasing globalization has spotlighted a range of international approaches to career and technical education (CTE), including the German dual system, the British National Vocational Qualifications and General National Vocational Qualifications, and Australia's Vocational Education and Training and Technical and Further Education systems. Across…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Apprenticeships, Comparative Education
Peterson, Patricia; Ellsworth, J'Anne; Penny, Dave – 2003
The Continental Project is a school-to-work transition program for students with disabilities. The 6-year old program, which is located at a country club and golf course, serves more than 20 students per year and has successfully transitioned 45 young adults with moderate to severe handicaps into the workforce. The program is a cooperative effort…
Descriptors: Building Operation, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Daily Living Skills, Demonstration Programs
Ward, Jane; Edwards, Judith – 2002
Learners' views on their progress and achievement in literacy and numeracy were examined in a study during which practitioners from eight further education colleges in England interviewed 70 adults (ages 16 to over 60 years) enrolled in literacy, numeracy, or English-for-speakers-of-other-languages programs. The metaphor of traveling on a learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adoption (Ideas), Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators
Guenther, John – 2002
The question of what makes 'good' literacy and numeracy provision was examined by reviewing interview data from a project on the role of vocational education and training that was conducted by the University of Tasmania's Centre for Research and Learning in Regional Australia. The study dataset included the findings from 541 structured interviews…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Johnson, Amy Bell; Charner, Ivan; White, Robin – 2003
In order to obtain firsthand information about different approaches and strategies for curriculum integration, case studies of curriculum integration models were conducted in seven sites across the United States. It was concluded that the presence or lack of certain contextual factors related to structure and operations had implications for the…
Descriptors: Career Academies, Case Studies, Context Effect, Curriculum Design
Hansman, Catherine A., Ed. – 2002
This document contains six papers exploring emerging viewpoints, issues, and trends related to mentoring and adult learning. "Mentoring: From Athena to the 21st Century" (Catherine A. Hansman) traces the definitions of the term "mentor" and mentoring practices that have evolved since antiquity. "Emerging Perspectives on…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Colleges, Cultural Differences
Coben, Diana, Ed.; O'Donoghue, John, Ed.; FitzSimons, Gail E., Ed. – 2000
This book contains 22 papers that are designed to situate research and practice in adults learning mathematics within the wider field of lifelong learning and lifelong education. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Diana Coben, Gail E. FitzSimons, John O'Donoghue); "Review of Research on Adults Learning…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Algebra, Biographies
Orkwis, Ray; DeCarme, Judi; Glover, Jeanne – 2001
This book is a directory that describes about 1,100 discretionary grants and contracts supported by the Research to Practice Division of the Office of Special Education Programs. The projects are grouped into sections representing the seven program areas of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments (1997), Part D. This…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Westerhuis, Anneke – 2001
European structures of qualification levels were examined through a review of reports on recent developments in Germany, Spain, France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The examination focused on the following topics: the scope of the national frameworks; the definition of standards and qualifications; the definition of levels in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Certification, Classification
Jurmo, Paul – Literacy Harvest, 2002
Most of the job losses that occurred in New York City after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center occurred in low-wage jobs held by lower-skilled workers. Many of those affected faced multiple obstacles limiting their employment prospects, including limited literacy and English language skills and a lack of "connections" to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Curriculum Development
Nielsen, Soren P.; Cort, Pia – 1999
Vocational education in Denmark began with organized apprentice training in the early 1400s. In 1875, the government and municipalities began providing substantial grants to establish technical and commercial schools. Development of apprenticeship training continued through the 1950s. Since 1977, Denmark has had two parallel systems of vocational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Apprenticeships, Continuing Education
Roberts, Brandon – 2002
An increasing number of community colleges (CCs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) are now working in partnership to develop education and training programs enabling low-income workers to gain the education and skills necessary to obtain higher-wage jobs and develop a foundation for lifelong learning and career advancement. The following…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Articulation (Education), Career Development
Garner, Barbara, Ed. – Focus on Basics, 2002
This volume of newsletters focuses on connecting research and practice in adult literacy programs. Issue A of August 2001 includes: "Techniques for Teaching Beginning-Level Reading to Adults" (Ashley Hager); "Beginning ESOL Learners' Advice to Their Teachers" (MaryAnn Cunningham Florez); "The Neurobiology of Reading and…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Basic Education, Adult Development, Adult Educators
Changing Education: A Journal for Teachers and Administrators, 1997
"Changing Education" is targeted for Australian teachers and administrators. This theme issue, which the editorial defines as about "The Changing World of Continuing Education," contains eight articles and an editorial about recent developments in adult literacy and basic education (ALBE), vocational education and training, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
Takanishi, Ruby, Ed.; Hamburg, David A., Ed. – 1997
This book contains 11 papers based on presentations at a 1994 conference held in Marbach, Germany, and a 1995 conference in Geneva, Switzerland, focusing on frontiers in the education of young adolescents in European countries and the United States. The following papers are included: "Foreword" (Klaus J. Jacobs); "Meeting the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Biology, Change Strategies, Cross Cultural Studies