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Download full textOffice of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. Clearinghouse on Adult Education and Literacy. – 1990
In the first portion of this document, abstracts are given for 30 projects that were designed to provide basic skills and literacy training to homeless adults in fiscal year 1989. The following information is provided for each project: state; grant award number; grantee; project title; project director, telephone number, and address; and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Basic Skills
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1983
This is a Congressional hearing on an examination of problems faced by women in transition from work without pay to economic self-sufficiency. Testimony includes statements from individuals representing the Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor; the Career Training Program, Women's Center, Enterprise State Junior College, Alabama; the National…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Adults
McDonald, Gertrude C. – 1988
The structure of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) is built on the belief that flexibility and responsibility are necessary at the state and local levels to tailor successful programs. The purposely limited federal role allows state and local decisions to flourish. JTPA's private-public partnership has been a major public relations success…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Illinois State Council on Vocational Education, Springfield. – 1989
The Illinois Council on Vocational Education evaluated the adequacy and effectiveness of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) in Illinois. Three categories of programs were offered: Title IIA Employment and Training Services to economically disadvantaged youth and adults and Older Individuals Programs; Title IIB Summer Youth programs; and Title…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Dislocated Workers, Economically Disadvantaged
Parnes, Herbert S. – 1986
This policy paper explores the nature and significance of human capital development. Its intended audience includes policymakers, students and researchers, and citizens who bear the ultimate responsibility for public policy. An introductory section defines human capital broadly to include all productive capacities acquired at some cost and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Compensatory Education, Dislocated Workers
Kirschner (E.J.) and Associates, Washington, DC. – 1976
The document is comprised of appendixes to the final report of an analysis of selected issues in adult education commissioned by the Office of Education. The appendixes describe in detail the contents of each of the four data bases constructed for the study, and provide a discussion of the methodology and procedures used in the development of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adults, Census Figures
Murphy, Garrett; Heitner, Bess – CAAL Bulletin, 2002
This document profiles 31 federal programs from which funding for adult literacy may be available. The document's three sections present descriptions of the following types of sources of funding and programs: (1) single pieces of legislation that contribute the major federal share of federal support for adult education in the United States; (2)…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Alaska Natives
