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English First Foundation, Springfield, VA. – 1990
A discussion of bilingual education programs focuses on the methodology and stated results of program evaluations. It begins with definitions of five program designs for limited-English-proficient students: English-only; structured English immersion; English as a Second Language (ESL); structured home language immersion; and transitional bilingual…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Whitelaw-Hill, Patricia – News from READ, 1995
This article by Patricia Whitelaw-Hill, Executive Director of READ, addresses the issue of the education of limited-English students in public education. New York has joined California in concluding that bilingual education programs are not working as well as English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) programs in helping language minority students become…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy
Employment Dept., London (England). – 1997
Great Britain's New Deal is designed to provide unemployed individuals between the ages of 18 and 24 years with an array of counseling and guidance services called the Gateway. It will include access to independent career advice and a specialist assigned to help them overcome their particular barriers to employment. Key elements of the Gateway are…
Descriptors: Counseling Objectives, Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1992
Arizona's state policy concerning foreign language education is outlined. The document begins with a state board of education policy statement, followed by a statement of philosophy concerning the objectives and general content of language instruction. Economic, social, and educational principles underlying the rationale for language education are…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Educational Policy

Jervis, Loretta Mary – Teaching in Higher Education, 1996
Undergraduate nursing education in the United Kingdom is now at the university level, either through incorporation into universities or in semiautonomous colleges. This has required considerable cultural adjustment and created challenges, particularly with greater interaction of nursing with psychology, sociology, and biology. Changes are examined…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Bachelors Degrees, Biology, Change Strategies
Conklin, Kristin D.; Curran, Bridget K.; Gandal, Matthew – National Governors Association, 2005
U.S. high school students' lack of preparedness has serious implications for the economy and prosperity. For most of the nation's history, manufacturing workers with modest formal education could earn decent wages. For roughly 60 percent of the jobs in today's labor market, at least some postsecondary education is needed, and that percentage is…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Postsecondary Education, Principals, Labor Market
Knapp, Charles B. – 1982
The following three major issues should be addressed during the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) reauthorization debate: program objectives, program effectiveness, and CETA's reliability as a delivery system. Suggested as a tool to reduce unemployment, reduce inflation, reduce welfare dependency, and provide fiscal relief to state…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged, Educational Legislation
Osterman, Paul; Iannozzi, Maria – 1993
For many youths, the early years in the labor market are characterized not by an absence of jobs but rather by a "churning" process that often delays the benefits of high school educational experiences for several years. Youth apprenticeship programs should be designed to serve as a strategy/vehicle of school reform, function as a labor market…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Disadvantaged Youth, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation