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Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, 2011
The Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance held a public hearing in Washington DC on Friday last September 30, 2011. Three questions drove the discussion: (1) What are the primary barriers to access and persistence for nontraditional students?; (2) What are the most promising state and institutional strategies and policies for…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Barriers, Access to Education, Academic Persistence
Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2013
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2013, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 1 to 3 of June. Education, in a global sense, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the human being, in the way one thinks, feels and acts. One of the…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Faculty Development, Staff Development, Educational Quality
Mackinnon, Anne – Grantmakers for Education, 2007
In late 2006, the National Center on Education and the Economy released "Tough Choices or Tough Times: The Report of the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce." With compelling language, the report updated and sharpened the findings of the center's influential 1990 report, "America's Choice: High Skills or Low Wages," which called…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Foreign Countries, Labor Force Development
Haas, Adrian, Ed. – 1994
This conference report provides summaries of presentations of country case studies from a project to investigate factors that impinged upon the status of technical and vocational education (TVE) in Asian and Pacific countries. The report includes the case study project terms of reference, a list of delegates, and agenda. Summaries follow of the…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Case Studies, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations
Southern Rural Development Center, Mississippi State, MS. – 1990
Cooperative Extension Service personnel from 13 Southern states attended a conference on rural revitalization, focusing on Extension's role in (1) economic development, (2) human capital, and (3) infrastructure; 17 of the 22 papers presented are divided among those categories. Three of the remaining papers provide respectively, an overview of the…
Descriptors: Community Development, Economic Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Extension Education
National Governors' Association, Washington, DC. – 1989
According to participants at a conference on a more productive work force, the United States faces many challenges in the workplace. The workplace is changing rapidly, responding to technological advances, and facing increased global competition. Change is the norm, and the United States' competitive advantage increasingly will depend on the…
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Finance
Hall, Jean M. Ed. – 1990
The conference brought Southern state and local leaders together to discuss ways to revitalize depressed rural areas and to improve citizens' quality of life. Papers discussed: (1) goals for rural educational improvement; (2) human resource barriers to community and economic development in the South; (3) survey results indicating that Alabama…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Yarrington, Roger, Ed. – 1980
Four background papers prepared for an assembly on industry/education cooperation and a summary of discussions and recommendations which came out of the assembly are contained in this report. After Henry Halsted's introduction to the report and to the theme of the relationship of industry and education, Herbert E. Striner's paper, "The Joint…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Mathematical Sciences Education Board. – 1989
More than 175 representatives from business, industry, government, and educational institutions gathered to discuss shared concerns about quantitative and problem-solving skills of the work force, linking mathematics education to the health and competitiveness of U.S. business and industry. The primary goals of the conference were to bring the…
Descriptors: Corporate Support, Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Gilli, Angelo C., Sr., Ed. – 1985
Materials are provided from the spring and fall Maryland Vocational Administrators' Conferences. Part I: Spring 1984 begins with Addison S. Hobbs' brief welcome and the conference agenda. "Linkage Projects between LEAs (local education agencies), Two-Year Colleges, and Senior Colleges" (Lynn M. Gilli, recorder) summarizes resource…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Cooperation
Peace, Brian, Ed.; Foster, Keith, Ed. – 1986
The following papers are included: "Setting the Scene" (Brian Peace); "Different Training for Different Adult Educators?" (Michael Newman); "The Training of Part-Time Teachers in Adult Education: The UK Experience" (Brian Graham); "Adult Education Tutor Support" (Aileen Kelly); "Six Category…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Case Studies, Community Programs
Johnson Foundation, Inc., Racine, WI. – 1978
Four conference presentations analyze changing workforce needs and consider their implications for higher education. Richard Hey presents an overview of trends in lifestyles in the United States, discussing the changing roles of women, new structures of primary relationships, mid-life career change, increased lifespan, and attitudes toward…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Demography, Educational Objectives, Employed Women
MacLeod, Carol – 1995
In November, 1995, ABC CANADA and the National Literacy Secretariat hosted a national think tank on principles of good practice in workplace and workforce education. This report contains the results of the think tank sessions, including how the discussion was conducted, a list of good practice statements, and some ideas about how to conduct a…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Developed Nations, Educational Needs, Educational Practices
Commonwealth Secretariat, London (England). – 1988
This report summarizes the conclusions and outcomes of a meeting on Post-Secondary Colleges in the Small States of the Commonwealth, organized by the Commonwealth Secretariat. The report describes the current trend towards the establishment and development of postsecondary colleges in the small states of the Commonwealth, explores the reasons for…
Descriptors: College Administration, Colleges, Community Colleges, Cooperative Planning
1983
Delegates to this training computer conference agreed that the scope of economic change is both accelerating and profound and, therefore, will require a wide variety of approaches to human resource development. Training is only a small part of this development. To meet future needs, the conferees discussed and made recommendations in four areas:…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs, Employment Problems