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Knight, Robert – Community College Journal, 1998
Discusses the shift in function of PICs (Private Industry Councils) from overseeing training programs for unemployed workers to developing the skills of the entire work force in local communities. Analyzes the relationship between community colleges and Private Industry Councils. (JDI)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Programs, Economic Opportunities, Job Training
McCabe, Robert H. – 1995
Although Florida's community colleges have consistently been the primary access to college and post-secondary education for state residents and are uniquely suited to help dependent individuals gain the skills necessary to become self-sufficient, state funding to the colleges has consistently been reduced. Income per student from the state has…
Descriptors: Advocacy, College Role, Community Colleges, Economic Climate
Hamilton, John – 1996
Based on information from "Georgia Trend" magazine examining economic conditions across Georgia, Gainesville College (GC) is expected to experience an expanding base of students over the next 5 years. With respect to Hall County and the nine contiguous counties that make up GC's service area, data indicate a population growth in the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Climate, Economic Development, Economic Opportunities
Clinton, William – 1996
This speech by President William Clinton addresses the 1996 graduating class of Princeton University on the occasion of Princeton's 250th anniversary. After his opening remarks, the President touches on the importance of the graduating seniors' education as well as the importance of education in general to the nation's future. He compares the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, College Students, Economic Opportunities
Greater Washington Research Center, Washington, DC. – 1988
Researchers have investigated whether significant numbers of people can earn their way out of long-term poverty. Statistics show that between 1980 and 1986, the number of District of Columbia residents living in poverty increased by 8 percent. Between 1970 and 1980, the numbers of poor people living in the same area with other poor people…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Education, Economic Opportunities, Economically Disadvantaged
Melis, Africa – 1992
This document provides a summary of the proceedings of a conference on business start-ups and creation in the 12 member states of the European Community (EC). Section I discusses the current relevance of the issue. Major topics are the explosion of interest in business creation as a means of creating more stable employment and political concern…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Career Education, Diffusion (Communication), Economic Opportunities
Williams, Sandra L. – 1981
Arranged in two sections, this paper details a project for incorporating ongoing economics study into a sixth-grade curriculum by creating an imaginary economic system. Section 1 highlights the main activities of the project, which include the following. A money system, based on units of 12 to enhance multiplication skills, was instituted, with…
Descriptors: Awards, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Economic Opportunities
Clow, John E.; And Others – 1991
Designed for high school teachers of economics, social studies, and business education, this teaching package provides materials for a course that combines study of basic economic concepts with an understanding of entrepreneurship. The teacher resource manual consists of three parts. Part 1 is an overview of the relationship between economics and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Business, Business Administration, Business Education
Rodale Press, Inc., Emmaus, PA. – 1985
This paper describes some of the tools that The Regeneration Project, in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, has developed for use in the process of local economic improvement. One or more of these may be of interest to other individuals in communities that wish to undertake similar projects. Regenerative development provides markets for locally produced goods…
Descriptors: Community Change, Community Coordination, Community Development, Community Programs
Ford Foundation, New York, NY. – 1984
The Hispanic population's growing impact on American society has caused the Ford Foundation to explore new Foundation initiatives. The 1980 census revealed 14.6 million Hispanics: 60% Mexican American; 14% Puerto Rican; 6% Cuban, and 20% Other. The Hispanic population in the United States is growing and is characterized by diversity; rapid growth…
Descriptors: Cubans, Economic Development, Economic Opportunities, Educational Attainment
Thomas, Margaret G. – 1986
This sourcebook offers training and technical assistance materials for use in planning rural economic development strategies. It is intended that this book be used by public officials, community leaders, and rural development practitioners who are concerned with strengthening the economics of small towns and rural areas throughout the United…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Development, Community Planning, Developmental Programs
Rinke, Dolores – 1988
To the Moslem, Islam is more than a religion to be practiced one day a week or in a few rituals; it is a detailed way of life. Behavior is comprehensively legislated for Moslems. Their major obligation is to know and follow the "five pillars" of Islamic law. The impact of religion on business is substantiated in research. Some attitudes…
Descriptors: Banking, Bureaucracy, Business, Cultural Context
Davis, Denis – 1985
The workers' cooperative movement has grown in many countries of Europe, where it is often state-sanctioned and supported. In Australia, however, the movement is just beginning. The government organization of what are called cooperative development programs is the dominant new feature on the Australian worker cooperative scene. However, funding is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cooperative Programs, Cooperatives, Economic Opportunities
Caplan, Nathan; And Others – 1985
This study on the economic self-sufficiency of the Southeast Asian refugee household was conducted in order to gather information on the economic status of these refugees, the factors that contribute to self-sufficiency, and refugees' needs for services. A survey of 1,384 households of Vietnamese, Sino-Vietnamese, and Lao refugees who arrived in…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Economic Opportunities, Economic Status, Employment Services
Gallagher, Margaret – 1985
Recent retrieval of pre-nineteenth century feminist thought provides a telling lesson in the politics of knowledge creation and control. From a feminist perspective, very little research carried out within the critical research paradigm questions the "basic assumptions, conventional wisdom, media myths and the accepted way of doing…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication Research, Communications, Developing Nations
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