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Raloff, Janet – Science News, 1978
A description is given of a computer assisted instruction program used to teach basic mathematics skills to students in a Comprehensive Employment and Training Act program. (MP)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Comprehensive Programs
Peer reviewedCaldwell, Robert M.; Hedl, John J., Jr. – Urban Review, 1984
Reports on a study that (1) examined the effectiveness of computer-based education in developing literacy and mathematics skills in young adults to enable them to secure unsubsidized employment and (2) compared motivation of CETA-funded students with those who sought training voluntarily. Discusses failures of CETA training projects and makes…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Evaluation, Disadvantaged Youth
Caldwell, Robert M. – 1980
A Dallas County consortium study investigated use of the Control Data Basic Skills Learning System (computer-based education) as a means for providing a comprehensive, high quality program of individualized instruction in reading, mathematics, and language arts. It also examined issues related to the motivation of students whose training was…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis
Mirkin, Barry – 1983
The Wisconsin Foundation for Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education is currently involved in the development, implementation, and distribution of a sophisticated interactive computer and video learning system. Designed to offer trainees an open entry and open exit opportunity to pace themselves through a comprehensive competency-based,…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Electric Circuits, Electronic Equipment
Download full textEmployment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1979
These three articles describe three programs operating under the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA), a comprehensive endeavor to lower the high rate of joblessness among youth. The first article focuses on the Youth Incentive Entitlement Pilot Projects--popularly called Entitlement--which is an experimental and intensive…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Computer Assisted Instruction, Dropouts, Economically Disadvantaged
Fauria, Charlene K. – 1981
Because there is no "right" way to do assessment, vocational evaluation, or employability development planning, a variety of strategies and tools are used by agencies that best match agency resources and client needs. One common tool used by Lane County CETA, Jackson-Josephine Job Council, and Mid-Willamette Valley Consortium (all in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Career Choice, Career Development
Ford Foundation, New York, NY. – 1983
While minority youth and adults have traditionally experienced high rates of unemployment, recent demographic, educational, and technological changes have all combined to cause a sharp increase in the numbers of unemployed and displaced minority group workers. A review of past employment and training programs such as the Comprehensive Employment…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Literacy, Adults, Articulation (Education)
