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New Brunswick Dept. of Education, Fredericton (Canada). – 1989
This paper traces the development of adult vocational education in New Brunswick from its beginning in 1918 to the present. Highlights summarize the adult vocational history before confederation and to World War I, when the first Vocational Education Act was passed in 1918. The paper then summarizes the events of World War I and the Depression…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Educational Change, Educational History
Peer reviewedTuijnman, Albert C. – International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue Internationale de Pedagogie, 1992
Describes factors contributing to 1980s expansion of adult vocational education (AE) and training in Europe, reviewing demographic, economic, political, and social factors. Discusses ramifications of emerging decentralization in educational decision making. Examines potential conflict between emphasis on economic and labor market objectives of AE…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Continuing Education, Decentralization, Economic Factors
Download full textChristenson, Leo G., Comp.; Mercer, John W., Comp. – 1993
This document contains task force findings and recommendations regarding development of a statewide plan for facilitating education and employment transitions (EET) of youths and adults throughout Minnesota. Chapter 1 presents a rationale for a statewide EET system in the context of the employment/earnings patterns of Minnesota youths and adults,…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Articulation (Education), Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis
Kurth, Paula K.; Grossman, Gary M. – 1989
This document accompanies a narrative volume that reports a study of Pennsylvania's vocational education system. It contains the instrumentation, participant lists, and all other supporting documentation. Chapter 1 is a data analysis of the open-ended interviews and second Delphi questionnaire that were used to determine the strengths and…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Articulation (Education), Curriculum Development, Data Analysis
Nielsen, Soren P. – 1995
This monograph examines vocational education and training (VT) in Denmark. Section 1 presents background information/framework data on the following: Denmark's political and administrative structure; population, employment, and unemployment; and the Danish economy. In section 2, the history of VT in Denmark is traced from before 1870 to the…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Apprenticeships, Articulation (Education), Career Guidance
Munch, Joachim – 1995
This monograph examines vocational training (VT) in the Federal Republic of Germany. Section 1 presents background information/framework data on the following: Germany's political and administrative structures, population and demographic trends, economy and employment, and education system. In section 2, the historical development of VT in Germany…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Apprenticeships, Articulation (Education), Career Guidance
PDF pending restorationWest, Linda L. – 1995
This document traces the history of adult education (AE) in California from the 1850s through the present. Chapter 1 traces AE in California from the 1850s through the 1940s, and chapter 2 summarizes AE governance, finance, and programming in the 1950s. Chapter 3 focuses on the new federal role in AE and AE program growth in the 1960s, with…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges
