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Download full textNorthwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. – 1989
This resource handbook is a companion volume to five local handbooks developed to support specialized implementation of the National Career Development Guidelines in elementary schools, middle and junior high schools, high schools, post-secondary institutions, and business organizations. It can be used by state-level staff including directors and…
Descriptors: Career Development, County Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education
Coast Community Coll. District, Costa Mesa, CA. – 1974
The results of panel discussions related to audience development for KOCE, a public UHF television station owned and operated by the Coast Community College District, are presented. Ten panels, representing 10 target population groups, took part in the project: professional and white collar workers, Mexican-Americans, senior citizens, blue collar…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Involvement, County Programs, Educational Television
Hayes, Mike – 1984
A study was conducted to measure the role perceptions of the Georgia Extension Service in rural counties as viewed by three relevant sample groups: members of voluntary associations, leaders of the Harris County community, and professional County Extension Service personnel serving rural counties. Mailed surveys were answered by 69 voluntary…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Attitudes, Community Attitudes, Community Leaders
Waukesha County Technical Inst., Waukesha, WI. – 1973
The final report describes "Project Decision", an exemplary program designed and implemented by the Waukesha County Technical Institute (WCTI) for the 17 high schools in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. "Career libraries" were established in each high school, with an audiovisual-tutorial device and 29 filmstrips providing…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Instruction, Career Education, Career Opportunities
A project was conducted to investigate the current status of secondary-postsecondary articulation of cooperative work experience programs, to identify impediments to the process, and to formulate recommendations for its enhancement. Sixteen New Jersey community colleges having a cooperative education program were included in the study. The chief…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Cooperative Education
Johnson, Faith A.; Baca, Allen R. – 1985
This handbook presents guidelines for establishing adult education programs in county jails while simultaneously describing the establishment of an adult education program in the Bell County Jail in Texas in 1980. The three chapters of the handbook describe the preliminary planning, staff selection, and curriculum development and delivery stages…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Correctional Education
Thomas, Jerold R.; Safrit, R. Dale – 2002
Fourteen economic development practitioners were asked to participate in a modified Delphi study that attempted to provide a level of agreement about future trends and issues that affect economic development at the county level in Ohio. Literature from several fields was reviewed to find potential trends and issues and, using a Likert-type scale,…
Descriptors: Awards, College Faculty, County Programs, Delphi Technique
Brooke County Board of Education, Wellsburg, WV. – 1972
This report describes the research and organization involved for implementing a coordinated county academic-vocational program for mentally, physically, and emotionally handicapped students at the high school and post-secondary levels. An occupational survey and literature review preceded the development of a flexible academic curriculum providing…
Descriptors: Career Development, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, County Programs
Salem County Board for Vocational Education, Woodstown, NJ. – 1994
A strategic plan for vocational-technical education (VTE) in Salem County, New Jersey, in the year 2002 was developed by the county board of VTE and county advisory board with input from students, parents, employers, elected officials, and the community in general. Six strategic planning subcommittees were formed to review the district's VTE…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Articulation (Education), Change Strategies, Cooperative Planning
Langan, A. Bud – 1984
A prerelease program was developed to provide job training to persons who were within 90 to 120 days of their scheduled release date from a Washington State prison. The Geiger program was sponsored and operated jointly by Spokane County and State agencies. Because it was determined that the 84-bed unit would handle approximately 30 arrivals and 30…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Competency Based Education, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs
Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High Schools, New Brunswick, NJ. – 1985
A project was undertaken to establish a graphic arts printing program to help inmates of the county correctional institution develop marketable skills. Plans were formulated to combine remedial instruction with training in graphic arts and printing techniques. Job Training Partnership Act funds were used to purchase the equipment necessary to…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs
Copeland, Harlan G.; Barber, Shirley L. – 1987
Eight focus groups were interviewed to determine the current strengths and weaknesses of the Ramsey County Extension Service as well as the directions that the service should take in the future so as to meet the county's needs for extension education in urban and suburban settings. The focus groups included extension professionals and support…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Consumer Education, County Programs, Educational Needs
Irish National Association of Adult Education, Dublin. – 2002
In January 2002, Ireland's minister of state announced the establishment of the National Adult Learning Council to take effect in March 2002. One of the council's priorities will be to establish local adult learning boards (LALBs) to oversee development and delivery of adult education. An Irish government white paper recommended that LALBs'…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Advisory Committees
Gilli, Angelo C., Sr. – 1984
These proceedings contain the texts of the following papers: "Relationship of the Governor's Employment and Training Council to Vocational Education and Economic Development" by George Merrill; "How to Manage Vocational Programs to Meet Industrial Needs" by John R. Nauright; "County Connections: The Montgomery County…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrative Principles, Administrator Role, County Programs
Riccio, James; And Others – 1994
The cost-effectiveness and 3-year impacts of California's Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN) program, which is a statewide initiative aimed at increasing the employment and self-sufficiency of recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), were evaluated by studying follow-up data for 33,000 people from 6 counties who entered…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, County Programs
