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Haupt, Roy C.; Schmidt, Frederick E. – 1980
Vermont, the most rural state in the northeastern United States, can represent that area for consideration of the problems of rural vocational education. Nearly 21% of Vermont's work-aged population has vocational training. More than half of all high school juniors and seniors now enroll in vocational education programs, and new adult education…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Delivery Systems, Demand Occupations, Demography
InterAmerica Research Associates, Washington, DC. – 1976
From August 1975 to January 1976, a study was conducted to provide an assessment of the migrant and seasonal farmworker situation. Inquiry was along the topic divisions of demographics, employment and manpower, housing, education, health, supportive services, economic development, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) 303 and other…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agricultural Laborers, Ancillary Services, Coordination
Greenwood, Katy; Jeffries, Louis – 1981
Intended to provide basic information to policymakers and education-for-work planners, this report addresses both past history and possible directions for linking job training to economic development. In a discussion of the nature of economic development both international issues and economic development in the United States are covered. Discussed…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Economic Development
Goodman, Robert – 1980
Tailored-for-industry programs like South Carolina's Special Schools and Minnesota's New Jobs raise questions concerning the effectiveness of such programs in creating jobs and their influence on future local and national education policy. Almost every state has a subsidized for-industry program which trains workers for new or expanding industries…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Economic Development, Economic Factors, Education Work Relationship
National Commission for Manpower Policy, Washington, DC. – 1976
The papers contained in this special report were written as background material for three conferences sponsored on behalf of the National Commission for Manpower Policy. (Information on the proceedings of the conferences can be found in a related document, ED 138 763.) The papers, by titles, included here are as follows: "Defining the…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Economic Change, Economic Development, Employment
Evans, Rupert E. – 1981
If it is to play a key role in the reindustrialization of the United States, vocational education must be improved. Although vocational education has grown substantially in size in recent years, its quality is spotty, characterized by excellent programs in some communities and poor programs in others. In order to contribute to reindustrialization,…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Disabilities, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship
InterAmerica Research Associates, Washington, DC. – 1976
An immediate assessment of the migrant and seasonal farmworker situation was conducted between August 1975 and January 1976. The assessment described the elements affecting these farmworkers; discussed current and projected changes in migration patterns; analyzed the effects of inflation and of changes in agricultural demand and production on…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Ancillary Services, Court Litigation, Demography
Mangum, Garth, Ed.; Mangum, Stephen, Ed. – 1996
This book contains 17 social policy essays on various topics related to labor and full employment policies in the United States. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Stephen Mangum); "Secular Rabbi: The Life and Times of Sar A. Levitan" (Garth Mangum); "Young Workers, Young Families, and Child Poverty"…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, At Risk Persons, Block Grants