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Mezirow, Jack; And Others – 1975
Project IDEA (Innovation Dissemination for the Education of Adults), a 2-year experimental program in the utilization of innovation, was designed to demonstrate the feasibility of a comprehensive strategy for disseminating and facilitating the utilization of selected program innovations in adult education. Implementation of this strategy involved…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demonstration Programs, Educational Innovation, Information Dissemination
Kurland, Norman D. – 1975
A summary of the first nine months of the study on "The Education of Adults in New York in the Last Quarter of the Twentieth Century," the report has further explored what public policies and programs might serve to increase the participation of adults in individualized learning activities by examining the issues of: (1) financing, (2)…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Financial Support
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1990
Sharing Successful Programs (SSP) is a national dissemination process for validating, sharing, and implementing successful educational programs. It offers effective strategies for educational improvement by sharing validated programs and provides a cost-effective way for school districts to duplicate validated programs in accordance with their…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Excellence in Education, Information Dissemination, Information Networks
Lindahl, Nicole – Prisoner Reentry Institute (NJ1), 2007
The rising number of individuals returning to communities from prison and jail represents one of the defining issues of time. Individuals reentering society face myriad challenges, not the least of which is securing viable employment; in addition, each individual has a unique set of experiences, needs and resources. This project stems from the…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Transitional Programs
Winter, Gene; Fadale, LaVerna – 1981
A project entitled Showcase of Excellence in New York State Postsecondary Occupational Education involved the design and development of a statewide strategy to promote linkages among vocational programs at two-year colleges throughout the state. Included among the objectives of phase 2 of the project were the following: determination of the most…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Cooperation, Educational Strategies, Information Dissemination
Kurland, Norman D. – 1974
The first phase of the study on "The Education of Adults in New York in the Last Quarter of the Twentieth Century" was directed toward determining past, present, and future needs in adult education by conducting various interviews and examining literature in the field. Observations indicate that lifelong learning will be a central…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Educational Objectives
Comly, Lucy T. – 1975
A working paper for the study on "The Education of Adults in New York in the Last Quarter of the Twentieth Century," the report is directed to the provision of educational/career information/career counseling services for the adult public. The paper is intended to stimulate discussion on the topic at the State and national level. The…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Counseling Services, Counselor Certification
Jacobson, Marilyn D. – 1984
Seven pilot New York State Education Information Centers (EICs) were established in 1980 to provide comprehensive information referral and advisory services to adults and out-of-school youth on education, job, and career-related topics. The EICs are located in Brooklyn, Harlem, Hempstead, White Plains, Plattsburgh, Syracuse, and Jamestown. Last…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Choice, Career Development, Career Education
Shatz, Susan; And Others – 1981
This guide is designed to assist administrators in planning and implementing strategies to eliminate sex bias, sex stereotyping, and sex discrimination in occupational education programs in New York State where such exist. Discussed first are the provisions of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1976 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrator Guides, Budgeting, Change Strategies
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1984
A National conference was held to examine State policies and practices for helping disabled youth make the school-to-work transition more successfully. The focus of the first day of the conference was on transitional programs currently in existence in Maryland, Michigan, and New York. The first part of the second day's activities involved the…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Career Awareness, Coordination, Delivery Systems