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1984
The influence of entrepreneurship training and education on economic development is considered in four seminar papers. In "Profile of Hawaii's Economic Development Environment," Andrew J. Gerakas claims that there is no real thrust for growth in Hawaii. He mentions the importance of small business, venture capital and liberalized loan…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Entrepreneurship
Williams, Thomas T., Ed. – 1984
The Professional Agricultural Workers Conference (PAWC) provides a forum for participants to articulate strategies to improve the quality of life for rural people. The PAWC is designed to provide a forum for people involved with university programs to exchange ideas and information; encourage development of action-oriented activities directed at…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agriculture, Economic Development, Federal Programs
Download full textJones, Sue H., Ed. – 1989
Problems in federal rural policy arise in a number of areas: the extreme economic adversity of rural America, failure to acknowledge the higher cost of providing rural services, failure to distinguish between rural programs and agriculture programs, and failure to address specific rural needs. Papers in this collection examine rural development…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Change Strategies, Economic Change, Economic Development
Willis, Bernice H., Ed. – 1981
The aims of this conference on education in the South were to identify important trends, garner expertise on the trends, and explore emerging educational issues. The conference produced 67 papers and talks presented at five subject sessions in addition to opening and closing sessions. Papers from the opening session discuss the role of technology…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Computer Oriented Programs, Economic Development, Educational Change
Killian, Molly S., Ed.; And Others – 1986
This report contains five papers with discussions identifying policy and research issues in rural labor markets, assessing the adequacy of existing data and theories for researching these issues, and assigning priorities to research questions. The papers focus on rural economic goals, market linkages with metropolitan, national, and international…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Economic Development, Federal Programs, Government Role
Syracuse Research Corp., Syracuse, NY. – 1981
At a June, 1981, meeting, representatives of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) organizations and vocational education organizations arrived at the following conclusions regarding the issues in collaboration that warrant attention in the reauthorization process of the CETA and the Vocational Education Act: (1) the coincidence of…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Kolberg, William H., Ed. – 1983
This book examines the causes of worker displacement in the United States in the context of national economic change. It discusses the promising, through scattered, efforts already underway to help dislocated workers and outlines more far-reaching steps that can be taken with assistance of the federal Job Training Partnership Act of 1982. The book…
Descriptors: Adults, Demonstration Programs, Dislocated Workers, Economic Change
