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Schwartz, Wendy – 1995
Although learning the value of being nonviolent at home is very important, school and community programs are also valuable, because participants can work together to prevent violence in their neighborhoods and can help each other avoid violence. Education programs can include conflict resolution and mediation training as school courses. Crime…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Conflict Resolution, Crime, Curriculum
Nash, Nancy S.; Hawthorne, Elizabeth M. – 1987
The extensive education and training programs established and run by business and industry for their own employees are discussed. The extent of corporate education is assessed with attention to cost, participation, providers, curricula, methods of instruction, organization, evaluation, and corporate colleges. Historical developments concerning…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Business, Corporate Education
Brown, Bettina Lankard – 2001
Certain myths cause some people to fear or resist diversity training; other myths overstate its outcomes and effectiveness. Many workers--white males in particular--fear that in the rush for a more diverse workplace, they will lose out. Their fears can be addressed by delivering training in a way that convinces employees that the organization's…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavior Change, Cultural Pluralism, Diversity (Institutional)
Wonacott, Michael E. – 2003
Reauthorization of welfare reform legislation has focused attention on the effectiveness of short-term training as a means for welfare recipients to attain self-sufficiency. Its effects on employment and earnings have been one focus of recent evaluations of federal programs. Although some Job Opportunities and Basic Skills programs produced…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship, Employment Level
Avedon, Lisa – 1995
Many older workers in Canada today are perplexed and dismayed by the swift and dramatic changes occurring in the workplace. Plant closures, downsizings, restructuring, new technologies, international trade agreements, ecological concerns, and changing demographics have affected the Canadian workforce, particularly workers in their forties and…
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Counseling, Counseling Effectiveness, Economic Change
Gysbers, Norman, Ed.; Henderson, Patricia, Ed. – 2002
The purpose of this publication is to focus on issues in development and implementation of comprehensive guidance programs. To achieve this purpose a list of 10 of the most important issues was composed. The top 10 issues, in order of frequency of concern of leaders, are: (1) displacement of non-guidance tasks, including school counselors'…
Descriptors: Comprehensive Guidance, Cross Cultural Training, Educational Innovation, Educational Testing
Brown, Bettina Lankard – 2000
Reduced training costs, worldwide accessibility, and improved technological capabilities have made Web-based training (WBT) a viable alternative to classroom instruction. WBT enables businesses to cut their training costs. Efficiency of operation is another major advantage of WBT. The flexibility of time, place, and programs offered via WBT…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Comparative Analysis, Delivery Systems
Brown, Bettina Lankard – 2002
Federal funding from the School to Work Opportunities Act (STOWA) has ended. There is no doubt that state policy to advance activities started under STOWA will be a major factor in the sustainability of School to Work. Already some states have taken the initiative for bringing higher standards to education by offering incentives for businesses to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Academic Standards, Attendance