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Wells, Richard T. – 1979
Randolph Technical College (RTC) and the Division of Services for the Blind of the North Carolina Department of Human Resources have cooperated for two years on a program to provide blind students with the opportunity to receive instruction in a traditional classroom setting on a college campus. Problems encountered in the early stages of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Blindness, Braille
Champaigne, John – 1981
The Developmental Studies Program described in this report has provided the Community College of the Finger Lakes since 1974 with a variety of services for academically deficient students. After noting that the establishment of the Department of Developmental Studies in Fall 1980 was a culmination of this long history of commitment to support…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Credits, Communication Skills
Mittelstet, Stephen K. – 1992
In the context of the modern global society and economy, foreign language instruction is placing more emphasis on students' cross-cultural understanding and on using language to develop students' communication skills. These goals are evidenced by the current interest in Foreign Languages Across the Curriculum (FLAC) courses, which teach languages…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Second Language Programs, Communication Skills, Community Colleges
Schroyer, Connie J.; Payne, David L. – 1994
Project TIME (Training Initiative for Manufacturing Employees) was an 18-month National Workplace Literacy Program conducted by Lord Fairfax Community College in conjunction with an automotive parts plant and Triplett Technical and Business Institute in Virginia. Project TIME had three primary objectives: to help employees obtain the basic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Communication Skills
Cordova, Rose Mary; Phelps, L. Allen – 1981
A study examined the varied procedures and approaches utilized in identifying, assessing, and placing limited English proficiency (LEP) students in vocational education programs in Illinois high schools, area vocational centers, and community colleges. Utilized in the study were data from the following survey instruments: (1) a mail questionnaire…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Administrator Attitudes, Communication Skills, Community Colleges
Burwell, D'Anne; And Others – 1991
An 8-week English in the Workplace course was conducted by Portland Community College (Oregon) at Leupold & Stevens, Inc. for workers with limited English proficiency (LEP). The curriculum for English as a Second Language focused on job-related support skills and not primary job skills, since job performance was not a concern. Objectives were…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Communication Skills, Community Colleges
Lorain County Community Coll., Elyria, OH. Joint Center for Policy Research. – 2001
This document is intended to inform and advise the development and operation of campuswide information technology (IT) education and training programs at two-year colleges belonging to the EnterpriseOhio Network (EON). The report is based on information from the following sources: a comprehensive national literature review; an environmental scan…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Basic Skills