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Durlak, Joseph A. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2010
This commentary on the special section, "Implementation research in early childhood education," discusses 10 major conclusions drawn from implementation research and 7 additional issues needing clarification. Some major conclusions are that: (1) the level of implementation achieved can have a strong influence on program outcomes, (2)…
Descriptors: Participant Characteristics, Early Childhood Education, Children, Program Implementation
Harman, David – 1985
In recent years, adult education has been experiencing a major growth spurt. In a 1982 survey, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reported that more than 21 million people over the age of 17 attended adult education activities during 1981, an increase of 3 million in 3 years. The NCES conception of adult education is a relatively…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Continuing Education, Educational Needs
Speaking Freely, 1983
This report contains a condensation and highlights of public hearings held by the Illinois State Advisory Council on Adult, Vocational and Technical Education (SACVE) and the Illinois Employment and Training Council (IETC) on the subject of correctional education in the state. During the hearings on this topic, 100 witnesses testified. The report…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation
Johnson, Steven D. – 1980
The data presented in this report provide insight into employer involvement at 29 Exemplary In-School Demonstration Projects. Twenty of these programs actively sought work experiences for their youth participants, and an additional six programs contained work experience components that did not necessitate employer identification/participation. The…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Employer Attitudes
Rosow, Leslie A. – 1979
Adult Americans have been participating in formal education and training programs in record numbers in recent years. Yet studies of participation by working Americans in tuition assistance programs have consistently revealed that few take advantage of them. This report describes and analyzes the Kimberly-Clark Corporation's tuition-assistance…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Case Studies, Education Work Relationship
Bragg, Debra D.; Jacobs, James – 1991
A project developed an operational definition of and designed a conceptual framework for evaluating two-year postsecondary educational customized training programs. The definition specifies that customized training requires the following: (1) contracts; (2) payments; (3) relationships to economic development strategies; (4) the delivery of…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Colleges, Competence, Contracts