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Park, Rosemary – Educational Forum, 1986
Discusses the durability of the university, the university's maintenance of emphasis on integrity in study, the specialization of knowledge, the need for enlarging the educational opportunities of our society, and the importance of good teachers. (CT)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Educational Opportunities, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Murgatroyd, Stephen – Adult Education (London), 1980
Educational opportunities for the disabled adults are, in theory, little different from those available to other adults. There are, however, obvious and less obvious extra difficulties in their paths, and the author offers some suggestions on how counseling can help overcome these. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Coping, Disabilities
Gwin, Louis M., Jr. – 1984
There is a growing awareness among students that public relations internships provide not only a means for testing skills, but also valuable experience that can be placed on a resume. This has created keen competition among students for internships, thereby providing practitioners with a considerable talent pool from which to select competent…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Opportunities, Employment Potential, Higher Education
Sarkees, Michelle D. – 1986
This guide is intended to assist vocational educators in developing a process and materials for communicating vocational education options to disadvantaged students and their parents. The first section outlines the provisions of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act regarding state responsibilities to provide vocational education services…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Educational Legislation, Educational Opportunities, Information Dissemination
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Gurp, S. van – B.C. Journal of Special Education, 1996
This article reviews the history of educational programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing students in Canada and the United States. It notes the educational options now offered, ranging from separate schools to full integration in public school programs. The greater recognition of American Sign Language and the activism of the deaf community are also…
Descriptors: Advocacy, American Sign Language, Deafness, Delivery Systems
Hiebert, Willard – 1994
A member of the faculty of Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota) recounts his experience with developing local internship opportunities for German business students in exchange for internship opportunities in Germany for his international business students. The faculty member had to develop a list of potential companies, in an area of small to…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Educational Opportunities, Foreign Countries, German
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Ayers, George E. – Planning and Changing, 1983
Reviews five areas--institutional climate, diversity in programing, student support services, policy development, and community alliances--which form the core of institutional commitment to access. Argues that the illusion of equal access can only be replaced by true realization of access through institutional change in these areas. (JBM)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Black Education, College Curriculum, College Environment
Freud, Robert – 1996
Community colleges should consider the advantages of providing Internet access to students, faculty, and non-teaching staff. Connecting more than 30 million users around the world, the Internet is a network of computer networks which allows people to send messages and retrieve files from users around the world. The World Wide Web, accessed via the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Distance Education
Hernandez, Norma G. – 1980
Inclusion of bilingual education in higher education, both as an area of study and as a medium of instruction, will facilitate an increased level of academic achievement for Hispanic students. Hispanics as a group do not exhibit like characteristics in language proficiency in either English or Spanish, or like characteristics in cultural or…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Change, Educational Opportunities, Educationally Disadvantaged
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Crocombe, N. G. – Australian Journal of Adult Education, 1980
Community education is concerned with the development of the individual and the development of the community to improve the quality of life. Community colleges act as catalysts by coordinating citizen and agency participation and community resources to improve educational opportunities for all. (SK)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Colleges, Community Education, Community Resources
Sheppard, N. Alan – VocEd, 1979
With the growing proportion of older people in our society, vocational educators must examine their attitudes toward educational needs of the elderly and individual potential for continued growth. The author discusses an aging population, confronting age discrimination, and "second career" education and employment opportunties, and offers…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Vocational Education, Attitude Change, Educational Needs
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1989
This report describes the current status and needs of chronically ill children and their families in Oregon. An introductory chapter outlines the history of educational services for children with severe health needs, defines the term "chronically ill," reports on prevalence, and outlines trends. a survey of 49 parents of chronically ill…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Delivery Systems, Educational Needs, Educational Opportunities
Wolford, Bruce I., Ed.; Lawrenz, Pam, Ed. – 1986
The eight papers contained in this monograph were drawn from two national meetings on correctional training and casework. Titles and authors are: "The Challenge of Professionalism in Correctional Training" (Michael J. Gilbert); "A New Perspective in Correctional Training" (Jack Lewis); "Reasonable Expectations in Correctional Officer Training:…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Educational Needs
Longo, Judith A. – 1986
Ocean County College (OCC) has had a long-standing commitment to serving all those who might benefit from higher education. One of its efforts to serve the disabled is its Telecollege Program for Confined Adults, which began in fall 1978. Through the program, homebound students select and schedule courses through a counselor, who also arranges for…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Opportunities, English Instruction, Home Instruction
Gibson, R. Oliver; Gilbert, Randall L. – 1979
To clarify delivery system concepts, several topics will be addressed: educational needs of lower-income older people, formulation of a design concept, specification of the system's concrete aspects, and research/development implications. As the proportion of persons over age sixty-four grows and sensitivity to unmet lifelong learning needs rises,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, Conceptual Schemes, Delivery Systems
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