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Direct linkFazekas, Mihály; Kurekova, Lucia Mytna – OECD Publishing, 2016
Higher level vocational education and training (VET) programmes are facing rapid change and intensifying challenges. What type of training is needed to meet the needs of changing economies? How should the programmes be funded? How should they be linked to academic and university programmes? How can employers and unions be engaged? The country…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Needs, Educational Finance
King, John T.; Thorpe, Steve – Social Studies, 2012
In January 2007, the Oregon State Board of Education mandated a new Oregon diploma that strengthened high school graduation requirements with the aim of improving student readiness for college and career. Among the major changes was a requirement that students demonstrate proficiency in nine "essential skills" that included the…
Descriptors: Global Education, Graduation Requirements, Performance Factors, Developmental Studies Programs
Peer reviewedSandifer, Paul D. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1981
The supervision/management of a project that identified the educational objectives in the basic skills for South Carolina, and which relied heavily on a contractor's services, is retrospectively viewed. Some potentially generalizable principles of supervision for such development projects are isolated. (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Basic Skills, Contracts, Educational Objectives
Download full textCouncil of Chief State School Officers, Washington, DC. State Education Assessment Center. – 1986
Recommendations are presented for the state-by-state assessment of student achievement as part of the development of educational indicators to be compared across states. The State Education Assessment Center of the Council of Chief State School Officers solicited comments from the states about developing the assessment program. Issues were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedBrolin, Donn E.; West, Lynda L. – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1984
Guidelines for implementing comprehensive career development for special needs learners are presented. They include review and evaluation of curricula for appropriateness, determination of the learner's current stage of career development, program planning, integration of career development opportunities, ongoing program implementation assistance,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Development, Community Resources, Curriculum Evaluation
Creative Research Associates, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. – 1978
A third-party evaluation of the District of Columbia Experience Based Career Education Program (D.C. EBCE) was conducted in 1978. The program involved tenth- and eleventh-grade students in an individualized program of study that included academic instruction and career development opportunities. Using the Context, Input, Process, and Product…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Basic Skills, Career Development, Career Education
Taffy, Fred – 1999
The Grade 11 High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) and the New Jersey Early Warning Test (EWT) are two key standardized tests that indicate academic ability of county high school graduates which colleges will need to address. While HSPT scores for county high school districts reflect a range of competency in reading, math, and writing, the majority…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Testing
Matuszak, David J. – 1994
This report describes the following components of the Nestle Workplace Literacy Project: six job task analyses, curricula for six workplace basic skills training programs, delivery of courses using these curricula, and evaluation of the process. These six job categories were targeted for training: forklift loader/checker, BB's processing systems…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Inplant Programs
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1982
This technical report details the testing results and analyses supporting the evaluation findings related to the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) minimum competency graduation requirements. The graduation competency status of all AISD students in grades 8 to 12 are documented. The report provides additional information on the data…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Data Collection
Jurmo, Paul – 1993
In March and April of 1992, 60 representatives of state-funded workplace education programs in New York attended day-long regional workshops to identify ways of improving program planning and evaluation methods. After the workshops, the participants returned to their home programs, organized local evaluation teams, and developed action plans to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Change Strategies
Larson, Katherine E. – 1998
An evaluation examined the efficacy of the program structure, implementation, and outcomes of the Worker Education Program (WEP), a partnership of Northeastern Illinois University; Union of Needletrades, Industrial, and Textile Employees; and 14 employers. WEP's greatest strengths were its conceptual design, program structures, relevant…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, English (Second Language), Job Skills
Holmes, Dennis H. – 1979
High attrition rate and under representation of educationally disadvantaged youth in vocational education programs were the policy issues behind the development and piloting of the Consolidated Services Demonstration Project in seven California high schools. The three-year project sought to integrate the separated programs for compensatory,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Basic Skills, Career Education
Wang, Margaret C.; And Others – 1980
A description and discussion of the design, development, implementation, evaluation and effects of the Individualized Early Learning Program (IELP) are presented in this paper. Implemented in Project Follow Through and other school settings, the IELP gives priority to teaching basic skills and concepts needed for school performance to children in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classroom Design, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education
Alamprese, Judith A.; Kay, Ann – 1993
An evaluation assessed the effectiveness of the Skills Enhancement Training (SET) project that developed a partnership between an employee benefits trust fund and the AFL-CIO Human Resources Development Institute. Data about the effectiveness of the partnership model, impact of the instructor training and technical assistance, and impact on…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Cooks, Dining Facilities
Caldwell, Robert M. – 1979
Evaluation studies conducted in 1978 at three sites yielded encouraging results regarding the ability of the Basic Skills Learning System (BSLS) to achieve the goals of adult basic education and demonstrated that effective curriculum models utilizing well-designed instructional paradigms can offer high quality instruction in the basic skills when…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction
