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KIDD, J. ROBY – 1967
A STUDY WAS MADE OF THE FEASIBILITY OF CANADIAN ASSISTANCE IN DEVELOPING NATIONS IN THE WORLD LITERACY CAMPAIGN. NEEDS FOR SPECIALIZED PERSONNEL, MASS MEDIA SERVICES, LITERATURE BUREAUS AND LIBRARIES, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES, AUDIOVISUAL AND OTHER EQUIPMENT, AND PROVISION FOR TEACHER EDUCATION, WOMEN'S EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH AND…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Consultants, Cooperative Planning, Developing Nations
1976
Pursuant to Section 204 of House Resolution 988, 93rd Congress, this annotated inventory of private organization information resources available to the House of Representatives is part of a larger project intended to study the information needs and problems of the House in relation to existing institutions and services. Private sector…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Communications, Consumer Economics, Current Events
National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life, Washington, DC. – 1978
This directory was prepared to foster the mutually supportive relationships among the Productivity and Quality of Working Life Centers in the United States. It was also designed to be of value to innovative managers in the public and private sectors by making readily available sources of information on the various aspects of productivity and…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Economic Change, Economic Development, Economic Progress
American Foundation for the Blind, New York, NY. – 2001
This directory is a broad-based compilation of schools, agencies, organizations, and programs in the governmental and private, non-profit sectors that provide a wide variety of direct and indirect services, information, and other assistance to individuals with blindness or visual impairments. Organized information on producers and distributors of…
Descriptors: Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness, Braille
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
California State Council on Vocational Education, Sacramento. – 1993
Coordination of job training delivery strategies by vocational education (VE) agencies and private industry councils/service delivery areas (PICs/SDAs) throughout California in 1993 was reviewed. Among the review's main findings were the following: more than 9 of 10 SDAs have VE representatives on PICs; community colleges are the VE…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges, Consortia
Russell, Earl B.; And Others – 1978
A national survey was conducted to identify the characteristics of specific competency-based adult vocational programs in both the public and private sectors. Through a variety of procedures approximately 1,900 persons were nominated as contacts for program information on all day and/or evening non-credit programs in any type of school or training…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Advisory Committees
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1967
THE FIFTH ANNUAL CATALOG OF CONTRACT AND GRANT RESEARCH UNDER THE MANPOWER ADMINISTRATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DESCRIBES PROJECTS CONCERNED WITH THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, ADEQUACY OF JOB PREPARATION, UNEMPLOYMENT OF THE YOUNG, THE NON-WHITE, AND OTHER SPECIAL GROUPS, AND THE WASTE OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN RURAL AREAS. THE…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Contracts, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Opportunities
Carnoy, Martin; And Others – 1976
A study examined the patterns of employment in the public sector as compared to the private, possible changes in that pattern in the last decade, and implications for educational policy. By using the human capital concept (employment patterns depend on productivity differences in individuals) and labor market segmentation analysis, the following…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Blacks, Business, Community Organizations
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1977
Compiled by the Spanish Speaking Program staff in its efforts to make educational opportunities available to Hispanic Americans, the directory provides information on 231 scholarships, fellowships, stipends, traineeships and other financial assistance programs. These programs are offered by Federal agencies, post secondary education institutions,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students
Konle-Seidl, Regina; Walwei, Ulrich – 2001
Trends in job placement in Europe and the effects of advances in information and communication technologies on job placement practices were examined through case studies of France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The case studies revealed that the market shares of public employment services (PES) are generally higher than those…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Information Systems, Case Studies, Communications
Schlachter, Gail Ann; Weber, R. David – 1996
This directory lists 1,207 student financial aid programs or other services designed primarily or exclusively for veterans, military personnel, and their dependents. An introduction provides a sample entry and explains how to use the directory. The section on financial aid programs is organized, first, by type of aid scholarship, fellowship or…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Awards, Categorical Aid, Dependents
Jackson, Ronald B. – 1986
Questionnaires and interviews were used to study the effectiveness of programs provided for pregnant and parenting students by the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of El Paso, Texas. The study focused on the School-Age Parent Center (SPC), established in 1974 by the El Paso Independent School District, and the YWCA programs and services…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Anglo Americans, Birth Rate, Child Abuse
Weisgerber, Robert – 1977
One of a series of seven modules developed to improve the knowledge and skills of vocational educators who are or who will be serving the handicapped in regular vocational education settings, this module, concerned with the orthopedically handicapped student and with the health impaired student, is designed to (1) explain what orthopedically…
Descriptors: Agencies, Educational Resources, Federal Government, Guides
Smith, Claudette – 1977
One of a series of seven modules developed to improve the knowledge and skills of vocational educators who are or who will be serving the handicapped in regular vocational education settings, this module, dealing primarily with the educable mentally retarded (EMR), is designed to (1) explain what mental retardation is and to explore the range of…
Descriptors: Agencies, Educational Resources, Federal Government, Guides
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