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Doty, Charles R.; Owen, H. James – 1985
The stated purpose of this report "is to give the reader a recent definition of general education, a college president's persepctive of general education and high technology, and sources the reader can examine for curriculum planning." The definition of general education is a paragraph quoted from Cohen and Brawer's book "The American Community…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Definitions

Freedman, Philip I. – Contemporary Education, 1983
Information solicited from 22 states and territories shows that: (1) America's secondary schools offer relatively little that theoreticians would consider to be true multiethnic/multicultural education; and (2) State departments of education exercise little influence in that area. Most existing multicultural education attempts to redress racial…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Educational Trends, High Schools
Colelli, Leonard A. – 1993
Large numbers of graduates from the "general" high school curriculum have not developed the academic or technical competencies required for direct entry into the work force or postsecondary education. Tech prep (TP), which has been proposed as an alternative to the "general" high school curriculum, combines the following…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Competition, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits
Fontaine, Anne; And Others – 1985
These proceedings of a UNESCO conference include the following papers: "Foreword," by Anne Fontaine; "Education and the Elderly in the Second Medium-Term Plan of UNESCO (1984-1989)," by Mir Sarfaraz Husain; "Introduction," by Genevieve Vaucher; "Part I: Adult Education and Aging," by Genevieve Vaucher;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Delivery Systems, Educational Needs
Allington, Richard L. – 1984
Through a review of the literature, this paper describes current practices in compensatory reading programs, (particularly Title I and Chapter 1 programs), offers evidence on how such practices evolved, identifies program features that may be questionable, and suggests ways to redesign such programs to enhance their effectiveness. The first…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Miller, Harry G. – 1983
Both museums and public libraries are available sources of education for adults. Besides their traditional functions of collecting and preserving items from human artistic or scientific history, museums have taken on a more active role in educating the public, particularly adults. Some educational services provided by museums are dioramas, period…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Community Education
Bullis, Michael, Ed.; Watson, Douglas, Ed. – 1984
This monograph reviews the many efforts that have been made in the fields of education and vocational rehabilitation to develop and refine career preparation services for hearing-impaired individuals. The following papers are included in the volume: "Career Education: A Literature Review," by Charlene Dwyer; "A Current Profile of Career Education…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Education, Delivery Systems, Educational Needs
Stohrer, Freda F. – 1987
Technical writing instructors generally agree about the absolute need for communication skills throughout the technological work place, but a survey of technical writing journal articles shows a lack of focus on ways to address business's needs for on-the-job literacy. One major advance within the profession in recent years has been the…
Descriptors: Corporate Education, Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Curtin, Constance O.; Shinall, Stanley L. – 1982
A rationale for the inclusion of training in computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in teacher education programs at both preservice and inservice levels is presented. The nature of teacher training in computer-assisted language learning (CALL) is described through a variety of examples. Areas covered include: the need for an understanding of the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Balmuth, Miriam – 1986
Interviews were conducted with 4 members of the Task Force of the Adult Beginning Reader Project, 6 program officials, and 13 heads of adult basic education (ABE) programs; site visits were made to two ongoing ABE programs; and the literature pertaining to adult literacy programs in this country was reviewed in order to identify factors associated…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Counseling Services
Geering, Adrian D. – 1985
Before educational planners can develop associate degree level curricula to train human resource practitioners, they must have a clear understanding of the field of human resource development (HRD). A review of research relating to the role of the HRD specialist indicates that HRD practitioners must be specialists in human relations skills and…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Content Analysis, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research
1979
It has been recognized for many years that the educational levels of adult American Indians are low (2/3 have not advanced beyond elementary school) and the illiteracy rates are high (1/4 are functionally illiterate). Traditional adult programs have not met the needs of adult Indians who are uncomfortable in "white" classes and who will…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Teacher Induction Programs for Beginning CTE Teachers. In Brief: Fast Facts for Policy and Practice.
Wonacott, Michael E. – 2002
Teaching is a very difficult field to master, and the challenges faced by beginning career and technical education (CTE) teachers are especially great. Teacher induction, which usually takes 5-6 years, is the total of all the teacher's experiences from the moment the first teaching contract is signed until the teacher is comfortably established as…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Continuing Education
Russell, Russ, Ed. – 1982
This collection of papers, consisting of six reports, is the result of a research project during which vocational educators from the United Kingdom traveled to the Federal Republic of Germany to examine the ways in which secondary school students in that country learn about the world of work. Included in the volume are the following reports:…
Descriptors: Career Education, Case Studies, Course Content, Curriculum
Flower, Fred, Ed.; Russell, Russ, Ed. – 1982
A party of vocational educators from the United Kingdom (UK) traveled to the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) to observe the role of industrial tutors in providing technical training to German workers. During their study, the investigators focused their attention on the role of the meister in the vocational education and training system in…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Programs
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