Aims: Substance use and misuse amongst young people attending colleges of further education (FE) has received little attention in the drug use literature in the UK. This article aims to explore the patterns of drug use amongst young people attending colleges of further education in Northern Ireland. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey…

This report has been prepared in direct response to the Action Plan on Adult Learning "It is always a good time to learn" (European Commission, 2007), and, more specifically, to its stated objective of increasing the opportunities for adults to achieve a qualification at least one level higher than they previously held. The document…

Engineering has played an important role in Scotland's industrial history. Over the years, the skills requirements of industry have changed as the technology has progressed and the industrial base of the country has developed. Over the past decade, there have been substantial changes in the employment opportunities for people with engineering…

This newsletter, distributed by the National Clearinghouse on Aging, is designed to provide information about statistical programs and recent publications to the National Network on Aging as well as individuals and organizations working in the field of aging. The contents of this issue focus on: (1) a summary of estimates of the United States…

Data show that the genuine progress in securing educational equality in elementary, secondary, and higher education has not been paralleled in adult education. There is a downward trend in adult black enrollment percentages but an upward trend in population percentages. (LBH)

A PILOT STUDY PREPARED FOR THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE COMPARES ADULT EDUCATOR STATUS, RECRUITMENT, AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN FRANCE, FLANDERS (BELGIUM), WEST GERMANY, THE NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM. MAJOR CONCERNS INCLUDE SALARIES AND BENEFITS, QUALIFICATIONS, INSERVICE TRAINING, SPONSORING BODIES, ATTITUDES TOWARD FORMAL STAFF…

This preliminary report, consisting of 14 statistical tables and a summary of their contents, was prepared from the states' reports on vocational education programs. The tables, which include data on enrollments and expenditures, indicate the national norm and each state's relationship to this norm. For certain items, data for previous years are…

The impact of continuing education on the complex problems encountered in developing and implementing overall manpower policies is discussed and documented in this anthology. An introductory chapter on adult education and the labor force is followed by surveys and critiques of manpower policy and the organization of the labor market in Sweden, the…

The question, "How many people are enrolled in public school adult education?" is presented. The current survey on Adult Education in the Public Education System is one of several surveys. Adult education is defined here as "organized instruction to meet the unique needs of persons beyond compulsory school age who have interrupted or completed…

A survey was made of training programs for younger office employees in Great Britian and other European countries; employees were categorized as secretaries, typists, machine operators, cashiers, clerks, and professional trainees. In Britain, just over 8% of the under-21 age group were receiving formal training; about 7% were getting day release;…

The purpose of this report is to compare part-time day release and block release schemes available to apprentices and trainees in the engineering industry. (Block release provides for one or more periods of continuous attendance at college for study and workshop instruction; one session does not exceed 18 weeks.) The main focus is on educational…

This analysis of the credit and non-credit course offerings of the California community colleges provides statewide data by standardized course classification category. The report includes an analysis of courses and workload in student contact hours for the principle disciplines within the categories of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Transfer),…

AN EXPLORATORY STUDY WAS MADE OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF IRAN, ISRAEL, PERU, AND TURKEY BASED ON PUBLIC DATA AVAILABLE IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C., AREA. THIS STUDY DEALT PRIMARILY WITH PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO RAISE LITERACY AND BASIC EDUCATION LEVELS, TEACH NONMILITARY VOCATIONAL SKILLS, AND FURTHER NATIONAL IDENTITY. THE ARMED…

The statistical almanac makes up two of Project Baseline's fourth national report, a study of vocational education programs based on State and Federal records and other sources. A series of 75 tables are presented in three sections. Section one contains 37 one-year tables based on State data collected in fiscal year 1974. Tables are divided into…

Composite statistical data was collected on the education in all the rural counties of the United States. Data were drawn from the findings of two major surveys conducted by the Office of Education as a part of its 1954-56 "Biennial Survey of Education in the United States": (1) the Rural County Survey covered multi-district…