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Conger, George – AGB Reports, 1984
The conception and development of a plan to lease community college property for oil drilling is described, emphasizing the governing board's role in the process. The risks, uncertainties, relationships with local fuel companies, and positive public perception are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Campus Planning, Community Colleges, Economic Opportunities, Entrepreneurship
McDonald, Eugene J. – Business Officer, 1985
Opportunities for joint economic ventures of colleges and industry are discussed, and a variety of ventures undertaken by Duke University are outlined, including a health club, hotel, and office building. Tax and financing considerations are noted. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Economic Opportunities, Federal Legislation, Fund Raising

Davidson, James F. – Liberal Education, 1983
The future of college football will depend on university response to an extended period of legal, commercial, and political testing, and will be influenced by three complex illusions that have brought college football to its present condition: the illusions of the scholar-athlete, the indispensable resource, and the market opportunity. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Athletics, Economic Climate, Economic Opportunities
Gray, Harry, Ed. – 1999
The 11 papers in this book examine trends and possibilities concerned with contributions British universities can make to commerce and industry and thereby to the general economic good. Papers are grouped into two parts. In Part 1 papers discuss a new awareness of universities as positive economic engines for change, and in Part 2 papers offer…
Descriptors: College Role, Economic Development, Economic Impact, Economic Opportunities
Bray, Howard – New York Times Magazine, 1983
Examines economic and other reasons for Puerto Rican migration to the United States; describes the life styles, employment opportunities, and problems of middle class, professional and skilled Puerto Ricans who count among the new wave of migrants to the mainland; and suggests that more Puerto Ricans will migrate in the near future. (MJL)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Brain Drain, Economic Factors, Economic Opportunities

Allen, Rob – Comparative Education, 1982
A 1977 survey of over 100 males in small-scale enterprises in Zaria (Nigeria) shows both formal education and apprenticeship are mechanisms distributing economic benefits. By avoiding viewing the informal sector of the economy as distinct and separate, apprenticeship becomes an extension of the formal educational system. (LC)
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Craft Workers, Economic Opportunities, Economics
Jorge, Antonio; Moncarz, Raul – Metas, 1980
Briefly describes the history of Cuban migration to the United States. Outlines the acculturation and the economic, educational, and other demographic characteristics of the Cuban American population in South Florida. (ST)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cubans, Demography, Economic Opportunities

Bowden, G. T. – Educational Record, 1980
Some kind of coalition of universities, corporations, and other private organizations, it is argued, will be necessary to gain sufficient credibility to influence public policy. The complexities of modern mass media communication and of public policy issues have reached levels that justify a review of university and corporate roles. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Role, Economic Opportunities, Higher Education

Fradd, Sandra H.; Boswell, Thomas D. – Bilingual Research Journal, 1996
Examines growth of metropolitan Miami's Spanish-language economy and the economic and cultural advantages of a multilingual workforce. Discusses Hispanic and Latin American businesses, Spanish-language media, statewide and local Spanish instructional programs, Dade County census data on language use and educational attainment, a Miami business…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Economic Impact, Economic Opportunities
Waltman, Gretchen H. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1989
Reviews social work consultation models and describes applications of consultation techniques in rural communities. Discusses following steps in developing rural consultation services: making contact, negotiating contract, formulating goals, problem solving, action, evaluation, and termination. Encourages consultation services development as…
Descriptors: Careers, Community Coordination, Community Services, Consultants

Waldinger, Roger – International Migration Review, 1989
Reports on a study of Whites, Hispanic immigrants, and Korean immigrants in New York City conducted to replicate and assess research conducted in Britain on ethnic enterprise. Results emphasize the impact of ecological factors on business opportunities and conditions. (MW)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Business, Community Support, Cross Sectional Studies

Vinovskis, Maris A. – American Behavioral Scientist, 1992
Discusses nineteenth-century U.S. efforts to educate poor children. Describes educational expansion during the period, which included monitorial charity schools, Sunday schools, and infant schools. Reviews antebellum perspectives on poverty and education. Examines school attendance in 1860 and the relationship between education and social…
Descriptors: Economic Opportunities, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational History, Educational Objectives

Goodman, Joyce – History of Education, 1998
Considers the political and gender issues involved in the provision of trade training for girls in London (England). Focuses on the strategies adopted by the Women's Industrial Council in their campaign to provide trade training for girls and expounds that the Council intended to enhance the economic position of industrial women. (CMK)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Economic Opportunities, Females, Foreign Countries

Children Today, 1994
Describes five demonstration projects intended to stimulate innovative community approaches to developing entrepreneurial activities for Native American youth. Each of the projects is charged with meeting the community's need to train young persons with relevant entrepreneurial orientations and management skills to improve economic development.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Community Programs
Xavier, Patrick – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2006
There is a clear need, in view of significant competitive, technological and service changes taking place in the telecommunications sector, to review universal service obligations, their coverage, how they are financed and who is responsible for providing them. In many OECD countries, a primary longer term issue is how to provide universal service…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Telecommunications, Industry, Financial Support