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Apprentices & Trainees: September Quarter, 2012
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National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2013
This publication presents estimates of apprentice and trainee activity in Australia for the September quarter 2012. The figures in this publication are derived from the National Apprentice and Trainee Collection no.74 (December 2012 estimates). The most recent figures in this publication are estimated (those for training activity from the March…
Descriptors: Trainees, Foreign Countries, Mathematical Models, Expenditures
Students and Courses 2009: Terms and Definitions. Support Document
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National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
This document covers the data terms used in the "Students and Courses 2009" publication and its associated data tables. The primary purpose of this document is to assist users of the publication to understand the specific data terms used within it. Terms that appear in the publication are listed in alphabetical order with the following…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Tables (Data), Vocabulary, Definitions
Speech Acts: Thought Acts
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Wight, Jim – Educational Review, 1976
Suggests some reasons why the exploration and description of language function is often an untidy exercise but, none-the-less very rewarding and rich in implication for English teaching. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes, Definitions, Dialect Studies
Manifestations and Near-Equivalents of Moving Image Works: A Research Project.
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Yee, Martha M. – Library Resources & Technical Services, 1994
Reports on a study of the frequency of occurrence of moving image versions, the types of differences that can occur in intellectual and artistic content from one version to another, and the visible indicators, such as mention in reference sources, appearance, and length of production associated with these differences. A list of films in sample is…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Classification, Definitions
The Structure of Building Specifications. NBS Building Science Series 90.
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Fenves, Steven J.; And Others – 1976
This paper provides a scientific basis for the formulation and expression of performance standards and specifications and for explicit attention to performance in procedural and prescriptive standards and specifications. The provisions of "Interim Performance Criteria for Solar Heating and Combined Heating/Cooling Systems and Dwellings," a…
Descriptors: Buildings, Classification, Computer Programs, Definitions
Where Have All the Farmworkers Gone? (The Statistical Annihilation of Hired Farmworkers). An Analysis of the Federal Effort to Define and Count Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers. Research Report No. 1.
Rural America, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1977
Federal statistical services grossly underestimate the size of the farmworker population; as a result, the current federal farmworker programs (CETA, Migrant Education, Migrant Headstart, Farm Labor Housing, and Migrant Health) are unable to identify a total target population in need of services and unable to allocate funds in ways which reflect…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Census Figures, Classification, Definitions
Poverty Ain't What It Used To Be: The Case for and Consequences of Redefining Poverty. Policy Issues Monograph.
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Fogg, Neal; Sum, Andrew; Mangum, Garth – 1999
The case for and consequences of redefining poverty were considered. The analysis focused on the following issues: (1) remeasuring poverty in a time of prosperity; (2) alternative poverty measures; (3) consequences of and enhanced poverty threshold; (4) assessing the performance of employment and training programs in achieving income adequacy…
Descriptors: Classification, Cost Indexes, Costs, Definitions