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Linking Workforce Development to Economic Development: A Casebook for Community Colleges
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Rothwell, William J., Ed.; Gerity, Patrick E., Ed. – Community College Press (NJ3), 2008
"Linking Workforce Development to Economic Development: A Casebook for Community Colleges" is a compilation of best practice examples, which illustrate what it takes for community colleges to achieve their goal of helping people acquire education and skills, helping employers, supporting communities, and building the nation. The book is…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Labor Force Development, Economic Development, Best Practices
Community Development Corporations and Welfare Reform: Linkages, Roles, and Impacts.
Wright, David J.; Ellen, Ingrid Gould; Schill, Michael H. – 2001
This study examined the impact of welfare reform on housing owned by community development corporations (CDCs), investigating how early implementation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) affected the financial status of CDCs' affordable housing developments. Five types of financial impacts were…
Descriptors: Community Development, Employment Patterns, Housing Needs, Job Training
Enterprise Learning in Action. Education and Economic Renewal for the Twenty-First Century. The Educational Management Series.
Shuttleworth, Dale E. – 1993
This book shows how young and unemployed people can be taught the enterprise skills to survive in an uncertain world. Chapter 1 addresses education and employment security. Chapter 2 explores current theory and practice to prepare for employment. Chapter 3 surveys public education programs designed to bridge the gap between school and employment.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Action, Community Development, Disadvantaged
Fifty State Systems of Community Colleges: Mission, Governance, Funding and Accountability.
Tollefson, Terrence A.; Garrett, Rick L.; Ingram, William G. – 1999
In 1990 a study was conducted whose purpose was to establish empirically the degree to which governance of each state community college system was centralized or decentralized. This data would provide information on which to base decisions for changing governance structures. The 1990 study was replicated in 1997. A 100% response rate was obtained…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Centralization, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Quicker, Better, Cheaper? Managing Performance in American Government.
Forsythe, Dall W., Ed. – 2001
These case studies and analytic essays are intended to give the reader a richer understanding of when and how top managers succeed or fail in their efforts to use performance management (PM) systems to improve the functioning of federal, state, and local government in the United States (U.S.). The question mark in the title is intended to remind…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Effectiveness, Adult Education, Budgeting
Making Connections: Youth Program Strategies for a Generation of Challenge. Commendable Examples from the Levitan Youth Policy Network. Policy Issues Monograph.
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Pines, Marion, Ed. – 1999
This document profiles nine youth programs, illustrating concepts, strategies, and lessons available to communities as they start to form an integrated network of essential services designed to prepare out-of-school youth for success in the job market of the 21st century. "Introduction" (Marion Pines) lists considerations when planning a…
Descriptors: Community Development, Conservation (Environment), Counseling Services, Delivery Systems