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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1982
This document contains a Congressional hearing on the scope of the problem of adult and juvenile illiteracy and programs that are attempting to meet the problem. Testimony includes statements, prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials from individuals representing the Department of Education; National Institute of Education;…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1982
The Subcommittee on Aging of the House of Representatives was provided with information on the administration's plan to eliminate the older workers jobs program authorized by Title V, Older Americans Act. Testimony for each hearing begins with opening statements by members of the subcommittee. Statements follow from approximately 40 witnesses and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Community Services, Employment Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1983
This is a Congressional hearing on an examination of problems faced by women in transition from work without pay to economic self-sufficiency. Testimony includes statements from individuals representing the Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor; the Career Training Program, Women's Center, Enterprise State Junior College, Alabama; the National…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Adults
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1982
This Congressional hearing deals with the views of the private sector concerning adult illiteracy. Included among those organizations and firms represented at the hearing were the following: the Free Library of Philadelphia, B. Dalton Bookseller, the Hispanic Higher Education Coalition, Polaroid Company, Laubach Literacy Action, and the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Community Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1988
This congressional hearing addresses the issue of the waiver of rights under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). It reviews an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission rule permitting employees to waive their rights under the ADEA without federal supervision. Testimony includes statements, prepared statements, articles, publications,…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Discrimination, Early Retirement, Employment Practices
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1989
The House Committee on Education and Labor recommended passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act as amended and submitted the following regarding the legislation: (1) a synopsis of committee action in the 101th, 100th, 99th, and 98th Congresses; (2) background and need for the legislation, based primarily on previous testimony heard by the…
Descriptors: Adults, Attachment Behavior, Child Rearing, Disabilities
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1990
This report contains amendments to H.R. 4089, the "Veterans Educational and Vocational Counseling Amendments of 1990," which would amend Title 38, U.S. Code, with respect to educational and vocational counseling for veterans. The report describes major provisions, discusses the background of the bill, and provides a section-by-section…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Career Counseling, Career Guidance
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1988
This congressional hearing focuses on the Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act, which includes features of the prior year's Labor-Management Notification and Consultation Act of 1985 as well as new provisions enacting economic dislocation and worker adjustment task force recommendations. Testimony includes statements and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 1980
This report of the hearing before the Senate Committee on Aging concerns the question of aging and its effects on learning and working. Statements by witnesses are recorded to present the results of ongoing longitudinal studies focused on the effects of biological aging and the measurement techniques used to analyze variables associated with…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals)
Thayer, Donald, Ed. – 1988
This report describes activities carried out during fiscal year 1988 under the provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and is organized according to the various sections of the Act. The report on the General Provisions section covers the American Rehabilitation magazine, evaluation activities, and the Clearinghouse on Disability Information.…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Agency Cooperation, Compliance (Legal)
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1979
These materials represent the testimony given before the Select Committee on Aging of the House of Representatives during February 1979. Statements of the committee members are presented as well as remarks by Louis Harris, nationally known survey researcher, and Kenneth K. Keene, director of a New York consulting firm specializing in employee…
Descriptors: Adults, Age, Federal Legislation, Hearings
Bogar, Anne; Shannon, Pam – 1986
This report was prepared for the Wisconsin State Legislative Council's Special Committee on Community Corrections Issues. It provides background information on the Wisconsin prison system for adults and the Wisconsin community corrections system for adults. Part I examines the prison system, focusing on administration of the system, sentencing…
Descriptors: Administration, Adults, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC. – 1988
These five congressional hearings examine the United States educational system and consider its redesign with an eye toward the skill needs of the future. The goal of the hearings is to develop a comprehensive legislative agenda to enable the next Congress and the next administration to take the necessary steps to provide U.S. industries with…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Competition, Corporate Education
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC. – 1988
These four hearings examine the United States educational system and consider its redesign with an eye toward the skill needs of the future. The goal of the hearings is to develop a comprehensive legislative agenda to enable the next Congress and the next administration to take the necessary steps to provide U.S. industries with adequately trained…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Competition, Corporate Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1986
This report of a hearing presents testimony on H.R. 2535, the School Excellence and Reform Act, also cited as the "Even Start Act," a bill aiming to combine into a single educational program adult basic education for parents and school readiness training for children at risk. The specific intent of the legislation was to establish a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Early Childhood Education, Educational Innovation
