Descriptor
Source
Publication Type
| Reports - General | 6 |
| Guides - General | 1 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| National Literacy Act 1991 | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textIrwin, Paul M. – 1991
The following major provisions of the National Literacy Act of 1991 are described: increase authorization for literacy programs; establish a National Institute for Literacy; authorize state literacy resource centers; create national work force demonstrations; amend basic state grants; revise the Even Start Family Literacy Programs; and authorize…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Finance, Family Programs, Federal Legislation
Boo, Mary Richardson; Decker, Larry E. – 1985
This guide to community education offers strategies and suggestions for responding to the call for more community involvement in partnership efforts that will benefit education and society. First, a brief introduction summarizes the philosophy of community education, defining it as a belief that learning is lifelong and that self-help efforts…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, Community Education, Educational Finance
Hayes, Robert B., Ed. – 1979
The primary research goal of the Pennsylvania Department of Education is to help solve problems stemming from recent changes in education. The purposes of this publication are to distribute research products in a consolidated format, to share experience and knowledge with other state agencies, and to encourage the use of research findings as a…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Finance, Educational Research, Program Descriptions
Martin, Robert L. – 1985
Written on the premises that long-term economic growth is tied directly to the performance of public education and that the U.S. educational system is in crisis, this book encourages increased business involvement in a community-wide response to improve education at all levels. Chapter I offers an overview of contemporary educational problems in…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs
Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit, London (England). – 1992
Changes in colleges of further education over recent years, including the involvement of a much wider range of students, mean that provision of basic skills has become an important issue for most colleges in England and Wales. Some colleges provide no basic skills support for students; others have some support for students; and still others also…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Continuing Education
Australian National Training Authority, Brisbane. – 1998
This document consists of the first two volumes of the 1997 annual report on Australia's vocational education and training (VET) system. Examined in volume 1 are the following topics: strategic directions for 1997; overview of the VET system's operation and the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) agreement; key initiatives in 1997 (the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Annual Reports, Apprenticeships
