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Vocational Training, 1991
This issue of a biannual journal on vocational training focuses on national and European Community initiatives for the training of trainers. The 14 articles are as follows: "Training Personnel--The Mainstay of Success" (Helmut Brumhard); "Training of Trainers--An Essential Subject in the Social Dialogue" (Joao Proenca);…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Continuing Education, Foreign Countries
Download full textMartinez, Paul – FE Matters, 1999
The report provides a survey of staff development (SD) managers in 505 English, Welsh, and Scottish further education colleges (227 responses). The objective was to determine how much SD has changed and matured since incorporation, and how much it has created benchmarks. Findings indicated that few staff developers had a relevant SD qualification.…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Budgets, College Faculty, Colleges
PDF pending restorationMelis, Africa – CEDEFOP Flash, 1990
A study of four European countries (France, United Kingdom, Italy, and Spain) was conducted to gather data on the business start-up process and its impact on the generation of jobs, small business start-up support programs, training and counseling programs, and characteristics of successful business starters. (The original aim of the study was to…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Economic Opportunities, Entrepreneurship, Financial Support
Cowham, Terry – FEDA Papers, 1997
This handbook, which is intended for further education (FE) practitioners and decision makers in Britain looking to develop high-quality information and learning technology (ILT), presents practical guidelines for conducting the self-assessment, analysis, prioritizing, and action planning required to make strategic decisions about ILT at their FE…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Educational Quality, Educational Technology
Sterling, Stephen R., Ed. – Annual Review of Environmental Education, 1991
The purpose of this annual publication is to report, evaluate, encourage, and help guide progress in Environmental Education (EE) in the United Kingdom and to provide information on important initiatives and comparative international developments. Issues and priorities are identified with an emphasis on current EE philosophy rather than practice…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Development
2000
Three presentations are provided from Symposium 16, Improving Human Resource Development (HRD) Practice through Research, of the Academy of HRD 2000 Conference Proceedings. "Why HRD Practitioners Can Lack Respect: Sizing the Credibility Gap between What Top Managers Want and HRD Professionals Deliver" (Robert L. Dilworth, Timothy…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Credibility, Developing Nations, Educational Change
James, Simon; Clark, Greg – FEDA Report, 1997
The role of further education (FE) colleges in England and Wales was examined through a survey mailed to a representative sample of 478 of the United Kingdom's 622 FE colleges. Questionnaires were returned by 102 (21%) of the colleges. Data were also collected through seminars, conferences and consultation meetings, cases studies, and a best…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Role, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship
Peer reviewedHeraty, Noreen, Ed.; Morley, Michael, Ed. – Journal of European Industrial Training, 1998
Includes "Introduction" (Heraty, Morley); "Training and Development in the Danish Context" (Madsen, Larsen); "Training and Development in the Dutch Context" (van Baalen, Hoogendoorn); "Training and Development in the UK Context" (Tregaskis, Brewster); "Training and Development in the Irish Context"…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Education, Competition, Foreign Countries
Martinez, Paul; Houghton, Julia; Krupska, Marysia – FE Matters, 1998
This document, which is intended for staff development managers, senior and middle curriculum managers, student services managers, and teacher trainers in further education (FE) and higher education throughout the United Kingdom, summarizes the experience of nearly 20 further education colleges and adult education services in the United Kingdom in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Case Studies, Educational Practices
Stott, Clare; Lawson, Liz – FEDA Report, 1997
Information about the career progression, personal traits, attitudes, and employment experiences of women principals in Further Education (FE) colleges in the United Kingdom was gathered from the following: literature search; questionnaire sent to all 68 female principals in the United Kingdom (response rate, 76%); and structured interviews with a…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Adult Education, Career Development
Coady, Sally; Tait, Tony; Bennett, Jim – FE Matters, 1997
It is widely agreed that the United Kingdom's post-16 qualification system must be made coherent and intelligible to users. Developing a credit-based certification system is the key to increasing participation in further education (FE) and achieving a broader, more flexible curriculum. The benefits of a credit-based certification framework for…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Credits
James, Simon, Ed. – FEDA Report, 1998
This book presents national and international perspectives on the role of further education (FE) in economic development in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. Throughout the papers, special attention is paid to the need to reassess FE and its role as service provider, stakeholder, and strategic partner in view of the following social and economic…
Descriptors: Community Development, Competency Based Education, Economic Development, Economic Impact
Woodward, Tessa, Ed. – Teacher Trainer, 2000
This journal is for those interested in modern language teacher training. Several aims are to provide a forum for ideas, information, and news, to put trainers in touch with each other, and to give those involved with teacher training a feeling of how trainers in other fields operate as well as building up a pool of experience within modern…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Davis, Val; Simpson, Ann – FE Matters, 1997
A study investigated the current situation of international activities in further education colleges in the United Kingdom. Surveys of over 180 colleges revealed that nearly three-fourths referred to international activity in their strategic plans; only 41 percent had a written policy. Benefits of an international dimension were broadening…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Global Approach, International Cooperation, International Educational Exchange
Derenbach, Rolf – CEDEFOP Flash, 1989
This summary of the plans for additional research in the project called "Vocational Training and Regional Development" lists the following aspects and criteria of the common evaluation approach: regional framework conditions, program structure, organizational features, pedagogical approach, and procedure in evaluating the success of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cooperative Programs, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship
