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ProEducation, 1985
The article states that the humanities are vital to the education of every American, and our programs in the humanities need at least as much improvement and support as our programs in the sciences. The importance of teaching the humanities and teaching them well are discussed. Special partnership programs around the country are briefly described.…
Descriptors: Art, Art Education, Cultural Context, Educational Needs
Akst, Geoffrey – 1984
During the 1960's and 1970's, basic math programs were established at many two-year colleges after the influx of poorly prepared students, which resulted from a weakening of the exit criteria at the secondary level and of the entrance requirements at the postsecondary level. Though the success of these remedial programs is a matter of debate,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Needs, Program Effectiveness, Program Improvement
Homer, Michael M. – 1985
This paper explores the idea of excellence in education and provides some suggestions of how excellence can be achieved in a vocational education program. The first part of the booklet describes the components of excellence in vocational education, such as excellent teachers; meeting the needs of students, the community, and employers; and being…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs, Educational Trends
Nashville - Davidson County Metropolitan Public Schools, TN. – 1985
A survey involving 1,142 Nashville, Tennessee, area businesses was conducted to assess current employment interest and future labor demands for entry-level jobs. Major objectives of the project component, part of a three-pronged effort to improve vocational education, were (1) to provide for greater involvement by business and industry in…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Demand Occupations, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs
Clarke, Lillian Wilson; And Others – 1988
A study was conducted of the use of computers in business education programs in four-year publicly funded colleges and universities in Louisiana. The study was conducted to provide business educators with a practical reference on computer uses in postsecondary business education programs and to determine if the schools have long-range plans and…
Descriptors: Business Education, College Programs, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs
Nashville - Davidson County Metropolitan Public Schools, TN. – 1985
The Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools' Vocational Education Exemplary Project provided support for the establishment of critical linkages among all vocational delivery systems in the metropolitan Nashville area. The anticipated outcome of the project was an articulation model to ensure that instruction and guidance would allow students to (1)…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Cooperative Programs, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation
Jahns, Irwin; And Others – 1986
The study described in this paper is the result of a review of research projects investigating mandatory continuing education (MCE) in Florida. These studies investigated the field of nursing, only one of more than 20 professional groups for which continuing education is mandated. The study found that MCE appears to have some positive features as…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Compliance (Legal), Educational Needs, Employer Employee Relationship
Payne, W. Vincent – 1984
This paper reviews and describes the characteristics of successful vocational education programs at Virginia State University. (The paper is aimed at developing institutions and historically black colleges, as well as at vocational educators and administrators who are especially concerned with program improvement.) Virginia State University is a…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Mobility
Indiana State Commission on Vocational and Technical Education, Indianapolis. – 1988
The goal of the Ad Hoc Technical Committee for Vocational Agriculture in Indiana was to develop a model and recommendations that would result in improved student knowledge and skills for the present and future, address labor market needs, and promote program excellence at all levels of education. The committee developed recommendations for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Educational Needs, Educational Policy
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 1987
This study guide for adult basic education (ABE) teachers and administrators is based on the Principles and Techniques for Effective ABE Staff Development developed by the National ABE Staff Development Consortium. The principles are based on staff development research from both the adult education and K-12 communities. The format of the guide was…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Cooperative Planning, Educational Needs, Educational Planning
California State Dept. of the Youth Authority, Sacramento. – 1987
This publication is the product of a two and one-half day workshop that was held to develop directions and strategies for meeting the future needs of California correctional education. The first part of the document contains the opening session address by California Assemblyman John Vasconcellos and two presentations--"The Doomed and the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies, Correctional Education
Naylor, Michele – 1988
The repeal of the Career Education Incentive Act of 1977 in 1981 and a number of societal changes in the last decade have altered the context of career education. Rapid changes in information and technology, changing family patterns, structural changes in the economy and labor market, and the trend toward lifelong education are all factors that…
Descriptors: Career Education, Educational Change, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Broadbent, William – 1987
This report, which presents various economic and demographic data about Hawaii, is intended to assist persons responsible for the short-term planning of vocational-technical education programs in the state. The report is organized in terms of a series of potentially relevant concerns that should be considered during the educational planning…
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Change, Economic Development, Educational Change
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1987
This paper describes a study undertaken to determine quality and needs in work-related nonadvanced further education (NAFE) in England. The descriptive paper is organized in nine sections. The first section introduces the project, which focused on a description of issues of quality in respect to content, structure, and delivery of curricula for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Design, Delivery Systems, Educational Improvement
Literacy Volunteers of America--Connecticut, Hartford. – 1992
This paper provides a brief implementation guide to assist programs that wish to replicate the project (a literacy tutoring program that sought to determine student needs and encourage student input), as well as an abstract of the project that created it and summaries of the results and participants' responses at two sites. The guide presents…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Data Analysis