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Peer reviewedBehymer, Jo – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1979
Data from a survey of local vocational advisory committees and secondary and postsecondary school administrators in Missouri were analyzed to determine each group's perception of advisory committee characteristics and the relative importance of its functions. Recommendations for vocational school personnel are suggested from the investigation…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Advisory Committees, Community Role, Comparative Analysis
Barz, Heiner – 2001
The benefits of and barriers to lifelong learning were examined in two studies of the relationship between social milieu and interest in, access to, and participation in adult education. The first study was conducted in Freiburg, Germany, in 1995-1998, and the second study was conducted in Munich, Germany, in 2000-2002. The Freiburg study focused…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Comparative Analysis
Sutphin, H. Dean, Ed. – 1989
This document includes abstracts of research and development projects dealing with agricultural education that were completed in the United States between September 1, 1987, and August 31, 1988. A total of 185 research abstracts are included (71 master's papers or theses, 44 doctoral dissertations, and 70 staff studies. Thirty institutions from 27…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Agriculture
Nazario, Nancy – 1978
Designed to be used to identify and implement strategies to achieve sex equity in California vocational education programs, this document consists of five products of a research project on sex bias and sex stereotyping. Part A is a glossary of terms associated with sex equity. Part B is a checklist intended to aid teachers, counselors, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Affirmative Action, Annotated Bibliographies, Check Lists
Download full textMertens, Donna M.; And Others – 1980
A total of 232 studies on the effects of participation in vocational education that were reported from 1968 through 1979 were analyzed. The studies were classified into more rigorous, less rigorous, and national studies, and were summarized within these groups. Studies of secondary and postsecondary programs were reviewed separately. Focus on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Citizenship, Comparative Analysis
Halasz, Ida M. – 1984
A three-year project was undertaken by the National Center for research in Vocational Education (Ohio State University, OH) to investigate time on task in vocational and technical classes. During the first year of the project, researchers used the direct observation method to collect time-on-task data pertaining to 10 teachers and 186 students in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques
Lowe, Graham S. – 2001
The Human Resources in Government project examined the impact of extensive downsizing and restructuring in Canada's public service sector and sought innovative ways of making Canada's governments "employers of choice." The project focused on Canada's federal government and the governments of Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Nova Scotia.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Aging (Individuals), Case Studies
