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Download full textO'Dwyer, Lisel; Mihelic, Mandy – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2021
The ageing labour force, and concerns with productivity and social inclusion have driven foundation skills policy development in Australia and internationally (SCOTESE 2012; Newton 2016). However, little existing literature focusses on the relationships between foundation skills, community education providers and regional location. Thus, this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Skills, Literacy, Reading Skills
Peer reviewedRomer, Natalie; Valdez, Amber; Alcalá, Lupita; Diaz, John; Gurrola, Edith; McClellan, Patrick; McCullough, Shannon – Region 15 Comprehensive Center, 2022
The Region 15 Comprehensive Center (R15 CC) and the Regional Educational Laboratory West (REL West), both housed at WestEd, collaborated with the California Department of Education (CDE) and the California State Board of Education (SBE) to conduct an initial landscape analysis to understand the current state of school-based mental health referral…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Health Services, Access to Health Care, State Departments of Education
Aktaruzzaman, Md; Plunkett, Margaret – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2017
Bangladesh Open University (BOU), the sole distributor of distance education (DE) in Bangladesh, is regarded as one of the mega universities in the world. Nonetheless, the institution faces numerous issues and challenges that revolve around not only its administrative and academic operations, but also the lack of acknowledgement of its…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Institutional Characteristics, Community Attitudes, Distance Education
Nagle, Katherine; Pratt-Williams, Jaunelle; Schmidt, Rebecca; Swantek, Cara; Lyulchenko, Marianna; McGhee, Raymond – Grantee Submission, 2016
This is the final external evaluation report prepared by SRI International for the Rural Math Excel Partnership (RMEP) project, an investing in innovation (i3) development project funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Operated by Virginia Advanced Study Strategies, Inc. (VASS), the RMEP project included six rural school districts (LEAs) in…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Mathematics Education, Family Involvement, Mathematics Teachers
Hammer, Patricia Cahape – West Virginia Department of Education Office of Research, Accountability, and Data Governance, 2016
In January 2012, the West Virginia Governor's Office released an influential report, "Education Efficiency Audit of West Virginia's Primary and Secondary Education System," written by Public Works (2012), a management consulting company headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Based largely on this report, the West Virginia…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Communities of Practice, Program Implementation
Direct linkStover, Sheri; Miura, Yoko – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2015
This mixed-methods research study compared the level of community of inquiry (CoI) in online graduate classes that use web conferencing (WC) compared to those that do not. This study also investigated students' perceptions of Teaching Presence (TP), Social Presence (SP), and Cognitive Presence (CP). The authors found that students had…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Inquiry, Communities of Practice, Teleconferencing
Carlson, Laurie A.; Harper, Kelly S. – ADULTSPAN Journal, 2011
Service provision to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) older adults is a dynamic and sensitive area, requiring rigorous and extensive inquiry and action. Examining the readiness and assets of organizations serving GLBT older adults requires not only heart and sensitivity but also resources and a clear vision. The Community Readiness…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Homosexuality, Models, Delivery Systems
Al-Fahad, Fahad N. – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2010
The growth of distance education course offerings is an indication of its importance to students. The purpose of this study is to investigate learners' satisfaction toward online e-learning implemented in the College of Applied Studies and Community Service, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In the meantime, also, this study was…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Participant Satisfaction, Community Services
Doucette, Don; Ventura-Merkel, Catherine – 1991
Part of an effort to expand and improve community college programs and services for older adults, this two-part report summarizes results from a national survey of older adult programs and provides an overview of current trends and their implications for action in community colleges. Following introductory sections, the report discusses a fall…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, College Role, Community Colleges
Wisconsin State Dept. of Health and Social Services, Madison. – 1983
This document contains a preliminary report on the implementation of Wisconsin's Community Options Program (COP), a program designed both to divert persons from entering nursing homes and to deinstitutionalize current nursing home residents who can be effectively served by community-based alternatives. The introduction of this report provides a…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Community Services, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Delivery Systems
Wisconsin State Dept. of Health and Social Services, Madison. – 1984
This document is a report evaluating the Community Options Program (COP) operated in Wisconsin in 1982 and 1983. The report states that the program is designed to reduce the institutionalization of disabled persons by supporting these persons in the community, thereby decreasing expenditures for long term support and slowing the demand for nursing…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Community Services, Cost Effectiveness, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled)
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC. – 1997
"Place-based assistance" is not a new concept. Asking what people want and finding ways to give it to them sounds simplistic, but it can result in "win-win" solutions in which everyone involved benefits. This document is a guide to using networking and surveys of residents to determine community needs. Some case studies show…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Development, Community Programs, Computer Centers
Hawk, Kim; Herr, Linda; Merk, Dan; Shafer, Dehra; Sherow, Sheila; Weinberger, JoAnn – 2000
This document contains materials about and from the Planning for Change (PfC) project, which was conducted to accomplish the following objectives: (1) further develop and document a comprehensive community planning process across Pennsylvania's workforce investment board (WIB) regions; (2) pilot the comprehensive planning project; and (3) expand…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies
Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN. Peabody Coll., John F. Kennedy Center. – 1993
Proceedings are presented of a conference which addressed services to infants and young children with developmental delays and their families in rural areas. Contents include: results of a survey of 42 respondents regarding rural service delivery; excerpts from Magnolia Circle Outreach Project newsletters; views on problems identified by rural…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons, Community Programs, Community Resources
Worshtil, Marti – 1988
The legislature of the State of Maryland enacted a bill that requires each county in the state to conduct a needs assessment for the delivery of before- and after-school child care services to children 4-14 years of age and offer recommendations for the delivery of care. This document provides Prince George's County's response to the legislation.…
Descriptors: Community Needs, Community Services, Delivery Systems, Demography
