The purpose of this study was to examine how adult education providers in Chicago, Houston, and Miami are designing and implementing career pathways (CP) programming, especially for adults who are immigrants or have barriers to employment and education. The researcher-practitioner partnership included the Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy…

Intended for local consortia that are developing resources and operational materials dealing with the California 1989 Strategic Plan for Adult Education, this document outlines the strategic plan, the need for local planning consortia, and the nature and activities to be undertaken by local consortia. Following an executive summary, an…

This issue of WIN (Welfare Information Network) Issue Notes raises some major issues that agencies may want to address as they consider expanding collaborative efforts. It describes collaborative efforts and identifies resources that could prove useful in designing successful collaborations. Section 1 offers background. Section 2 answers these…

This book is intended primarily for adult and continuing educators who develop collaborative programs for adults in not-for-profit settings. Chapter 1 summarizes the literature on interorganizational collaboration and links insights from this literature to the planning and provision of educational programs for adults. Five major ideas about…

A model for program planning in adult basic education is presented, the prototype having been produced by 40 coordinators, teachers, and adult learners. It was designed to meet the need, in adult education programs, for stabilization through systematic planning. A systems approach is defined with systems analysis, anasynthesis, and planning…

This report examines whether Head Start and Even Start are substantially similar in key areas. At the request of a congressional subcommittee, the Government Accounting Office determined: (1) how similar the programs are in legal requirements and administration and the extent to which they have similar purposes, performance goals, and indicators;…

The Center for Occupational Education helped to initiate and assisted in implementing a planning, programing, and budgeting (PPB) system for State agencies administering occupational education in North Carolina. The conference was a means of disseminating the results and those of similar efforts by the various State departments represented. The…

This package is the eighth of twelve in the Skills for Adult Guidance Educators (SAGE) system, which provides instruction in a set of necessary competencies specifically designed for adult education counselors, teachers, and paraprofessionals. The materials provide a process for developing and implementing counseling and guidance programs unique…

The Learning Fund Program sponsored by PENMAS, the Indonesian Directorate of Community Education, successfully uses community-based learning activities to promote entrepreneurship and managerial skills among Indonesia's rural poor. Currently, the program integrates the learning, financial, and equipment resources necessary to help over 5,400 small…

During summer 1991, a study reviewed efforts of local agencies to implement the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Program. Three local sites in each of 10 states were examined. The field research showed that formal client flowcharts designed by the states and local sites were not yet fully operational and often did not describe actual…

As part of a 3-year study of the implementation of the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Program, front-line workers were surveyed in all 10 states and in 29 of 30 sites included in the overall study. Their perceptions of the agencies' organizational environments suggested a rather lukewarm agency context for implementing JOBS. Workers…

The Regional Continuing Education for Women Program (RCEWP), involving Temple University and four community colleges in the Philadelphia area, resulted in the establishment of programs and services at the community colleges to assist adults, particularly women, who are returning to college. It also meant the establishment of a model…

Intended to aid the course coordinator in planning and managing a basic training program for emergency medical technicians (EMTs), this course guide is divided into four sections. The introductory section provides a brief overview of the coordinator's responsibilities and identifies the twenty-five lessons included in the course. Section 2…

A study described the policies and procedures utilized in exemplary adult vocational education programs in five school planning districts in Ohio. The study, which entailed an analysis of programs involving 34,618 students and 832 instructors, focused on program implementation and administration, student goals and outcomes, instructor…