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Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV. – 1978
A project was proposed to expand the gerontology program at Rancho High School (Las Vegas, Nevada) into the area of food services for the aged. Development of a course in food services for the elderly would meet the students' needs for field experiences and entry-level job skills. Objectives of the proposed program included the following: (1)…
Descriptors: Educational Gerontology, Food Service, Foods Instruction, Gerontology
Download full textNapa County Employment Training Office, CA. – 1990
A multiagency project designed a program to train participants to become licensed family day care home operators. Participant recruitment was conducted by means of a flyer, advertisements in the help wanted section, community service announcements, press releases, and notices to the high schools. The program recruited 43 potential family day care…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Day Care
Morton, Kathy M. – 1984
A project was conducted to develop a course in cooking skills for high school students interested in preparing for jobs or seeking advanced vocational training in the food service occupations. During the first phase of the project, the course instructor, who is also the head cook at the high school, completed courses in cardiopulmonary…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Cooking Instruction, Curriculum Development, Followup Studies
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. Div. of Administration and Finance. – 1977
This handbook presents the plan for the Alabama computerized certification program for school food service employees. The first section contains the following information and materials pertaining to the child nutrition certification program: rationale; position titles (Child Nutrition Program Director or Supervisor, Child Nutrition Program…
Descriptors: Certification, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Certificates, Employment Qualifications
Ehresman, Norman D.; And Others – 1976
The major objective of the research project was to develop and implement an inservice education program designed to improve teaching effectiveness of vocational teachers of disadvantaged students in vocational programs. In addition, the authors sought to determine the effects of the inservice program on teachers and their students and to develop a…
Descriptors: Business Education Teachers, Curriculum Research, Disadvantaged Youth, Distributive Education Teachers
Chicago City Colleges, IL. Chicago City-Wide Coll. – 1992
A project conducted to establish tech prep articulation training agreements between City Colleges of Chicago and several public secondary schools is described in this report. Project activities were as follows: (1) developed a handbook to define the tech prep experience and guide committee members on how tech prep can be a valuable asset to…
Descriptors: Administrators, Articulation (Education), Business Administration, College School Cooperation
Hamilton, Trudy; And Others – 1985
This package consists of a report describing a project in which child care students served as leaders in after-school recreational programs for latch key children, a series of newspaper articles describing the program, an article by Judy Weber entitled "Latch Key Programs Providing Experiential Opportunities for Child Care Students," and…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Behavioral Objectives, Child Care Occupations, Classroom Techniques
Forrest City Public Schools, AR. – 1991
In 1988, the Forrest City Alternative School (Arkansas) began a program to provide care for the preschool children of teen mothers who wanted to obtain their high school diplomas. The children ranged in age from 8 weeks to 3 years in the infant/toddler group and 3-6 years in the child care group. These children were provided with care, preschool…
Descriptors: Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Child Development Centers
Colorado State Community Coll. and Occupational Education System, Denver. – 1991
This annual performance report describes accomplishments achieved in Colorado through funding from the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. Four sections focus on four categories of initiatives. Section I addresses enhancement of services to students through the basic state grant under Title II, Part A. Vocational education opportunities are…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Career Counseling, Community Organizations, Curriculum Development
Orndorf, Bonnie; And Others – 1979
This project was developed to provide a consumer information dissemination plan for North Dakota vocational home economics instructors as well as for the state laboratories consumer affairs office. Seventy-two people representing teachers, state government, business and industry, and consumers participated in two workshops to identify consumer…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
Smith, Mary – 1991
A workplace basic skills program was designed to complement technical training for mixing personnel at the Portland Bakery of Nabisco, Inc. Management, the union, and Portland Community College (Oregon) collaborated in the program. The company released workers on company time to attend classes prior to, during, and after the technical training…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Bakery Industry, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1991
This annual performance report presents the results and accomplishments of Texas vocational education programs, services, and activities for the 1990-91 program year. It is composed of three sections. Section I contains information for secondary and adult vocational education programs, services, and activities offered by local education agencies…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Vocational Education, Community Organizations, Consumer Education
Pittsburgh Univ., PA. School of Education. – 1978
The project was designed to acquaint home economics teachers with the textile and power sewing industry's history, job possibilities, and student (including disadvantaged and handicapped) needs and interests. Teachers were taught industrial machine operation, basic maintenance, and safety tips. Four objectives related to gainful clothing services…
Descriptors: Clothing Instruction, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Opportunities, Equipment Maintenance
