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Luo, Shujuan; Seeberg, Vilma – SAGE Open, 2022
Life skill programs have been widely provided for vulnerable women in Third World Countries but not for the deprived rural migrant women in China. This study explored the way these women informally learned life skills in urban China and their primary sources of learning, in hopes of providing insights into possible life skill programs targeting…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Females, Informal Education, Daily Living Skills
Harper, Erin A.; James, Anthony G.; Curtis, Chamina; Ramey, Demoni' – Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 2021
This article describes the first year of a partnership between a university and a community organization working to improve and expand a community-based multigenerational mentoring program for African American adolescent girls ages 12-17. The mentoring program, set in an urban Midwestern city, is a collaboration between university…
Descriptors: African Americans, Females, Adolescents, Mentors
St. John, Mark – Inverness Research, 2014
The Community Science Workshops (CSWs)--with funding from the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation--created a network among the CSW sites in California. The goals of the CSW Network project have been to improve programs, build capacity throughout the Network, and establish new sites. Inverness Research has been…
Descriptors: Workshops, Networks, Program Improvement, Program Development
Holt, Cheryl L.; Shipp, Michele; Eloubeidi, Mohamad; Clay, Kimberly S.; Smith-Janas, Mary Ann; Janas, Michael John; Britt, Kristi; Norena, Maria; Fouad, Mona N. – Health Education Research, 2009
Screening is available and effective in colorectal cancer (CRC) control, but underutilized. The purpose of this study was to use focus group data to develop recommendations for the development of educational interventions to increase CRC screening, using an audience segmentation strategy. Demographic segments were based on urban-rural residence,…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Females, Physicians, Cancer
YWCA of the U.S.A., New York, NY. – 1968
This document contains the results of the National Board of YMCA's (Young Men's Christian Association's) deliberations and actions on "Preparing for the Seventies" at its meeting in October 1968. It is for the purpose of providing clarification and assistance to individuals and groups responsible for implementation of the National…
Descriptors: Blacks, Family Life Education, Females, Governance
Alexandra, Pamela – 1976
The Women's Re-Entry to Education Program (WREP) at San Jose City College, which offers a supportive program in teaching skills needed for meaningful careers is described in this report. Funded in July 1973, WREP is designed for women who suddenly find themselves confronted with unexpected needs and roles, making it necessary for them to change…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Career Change, Educationally Disadvantaged
Stegall, Lael Swinney – 1979
A subjective assessment of women's organizations and development in Sri Lanka and Thailand produced specific information about the organizations and suggested ways to improve their development capacities. Personal interviews with nearly 100 organization, government, and agency leaders revealed many similarities between the two countries. In both…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Life Education, Females
Finger Lakes Regional Education Center for Economic Development, Mount Morris, NY. – 1987
This guide describes seven model programs that were developed by the Finger Lakes Regional Center for Economic Development (New York) to meet the training needs of female and minority entrepreneurs to help their businesses survive and grow and to assist disabled and dislocated workers and youth in beginning small businesses. The first three models…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Business Administration, Community Colleges, Demonstration Programs
Ballara, Marcela – 1992
This book examines the connection between poverty and illiteracy among women in a global context and presents guidelines for developing literacy activities for women. The following topics are covered: defining literacy (negative effects of illiteracy and literacy programs for women); global context (literacy gap, gender disparities, urban/rural…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Educational Needs
COHEN, AUDREY C.
WOMEN'S TALENT CORPS, FUNDED BY THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, WILL MEET TWO SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN NEW YORK CITY--JOB SHORTAGES IN COMMUNITY SERVICES AND UNEMPLOYMENT AND LACK OF TRAINING AMONG THE POOR. WOMEN WILL BE RECRUITED FROM LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS AND TRAINED AS PRE-PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANTS IN SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, AND SOCIAL AGENCIES…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Career Opportunities, Community Services, Curriculum Development
Blunt, Adrian, Ed. – 1992
The following are included in section 1: "Purposes and Methods of Sistematizacion" (Beder); "At the Crossroads" (Bingman, White); "Relationship between Literacy and Numeracy Test Scores on the 'Survey of Literacy Skills Used in Daily Activities'" (Blunt); "Vaclav Havel, Postmodernism, and Modernity" (Briton,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Glowacki-Dudka, Michelle, Ed. – 2000
These proceedings consist of 44 presentations in these categories: distance education and evaluation; community issues and research; multicultural issues and research; teaching and learning; research methods; and organizational development. The papers are "Philosophical Foundations of Andragogy and Self-Directed Learning" (Alfred);…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning