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Mann, Anthony; Rehill, Jordan; Kashefpakdel, Elnaz T. – Education Endowment Foundation, 2018
This study, commissioned by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), is designed to review current evidence on the most effective ways in which employers can support schools to improve pupil educational and economic outcomes. It is a study in three parts. It aims, first, to conceptualise employer engagement in education as a strategic tool,…
Descriptors: Employers, School Business Relationship, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
OPCAN, Montreal (Quebec). – 1983
The bilingual manual for permanent employees and field staff details the regulations and guidelines that govern the activities of Katimavik, a volunteer service program in which Canadian youth, ages 17-21, spend nine months in groups of 12, participating in community work projects and special learning activities in the areas of work skills, second…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Methods, Outdoor Education
Phillips, D. John – Education Canada, 1984
Compares and describes school leavers in Ontario, Canada, and Somerset, England. Notes functional illiteracy is common among school leavers. Decides that the best approach is a concentrated effort on reading in grades three and four. Describes such a program to be instituted in York, Ontario, in September, 1984. (BRR)
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
Ketter, Per-Marcel; And Others – 1986
Intended as a planning and implementation aid for European political decision makers and organizers of projects that train and employ disadvantaged young people, this document consists of three sections. The first section systematically elaborates on major planning areas (objectives, pedagogy, integration into employment, staff qualifications, and…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs, Foreign Countries
Hay, James Diego – 1997
This manual describes an approach to training provided by the Peace Corps that is known as community-based or Fully Integrated Training (FIT). FIT is a decentralized training program, in which trainees are divided into small groups and placed in separate communities for the duration of the preservice training program. The main part of the manual…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Harrison, Jeremy; McLeish, Henry – 1987
Written for practitioners rather than policymakers, this document is intended for those who seek to relate educational and training opportunities to local and individual needs; use fresh approaches to integrated services for young people trapped by unemployment, social and economic change, and poor living conditions; and achieve high quality…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Education Work Relationship, Employment Potential
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1984
This document, which is based on a survey of over 500 staff members involved in approximately 150 work experience programs in the United Kingdom, deals with developing work experience programs and training the staff involved in these programs. The research project on which this document is based is briefly described. The first major section deals…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Check Lists, Curriculum Development, Evaluation Criteria
McLaughlin, George B. – Canadian Counsellor, 1979
The author taught a six-week course for credit for senior high school students. Each student worked in an institution or commercial establishment for one week without pay. Two instruments were used to measure student growth: the Crites Vocational Maturity Inventory and the Secondary Self-Concept Questionnaire. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Development, Credit Courses, Experiential Learning
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. – 1984
This guide for coordinating the efforts of teachers and administrators provides a framework for setting up and improving work education programs within the parameters of the legislation and definitions that apply in the Province of Manitoba. The first five sections discuss work education. Work education is defined, and programs that use work…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Educational Legislation, Foreign Countries
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1990
The introduction and the three booklets contained in this packet are intended to provide guidance to further education staff who are implementing, or planning to implement, National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) based on the standards devised by the Administrative, Business, and Commercial (ABC) Training Group in Great Britain. The boklet on…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Cooperative Programs, Employment Qualifications, Foreign Countries
OPCAN, Montreal (Quebec). – 1982
Based upon accumulated field staff experience from years past, the bilingual manual is designed to be used on both a day-to-day basis as needs present themselves and for long-term planning by staff of Katimavik, a nine-month volunteer community service and learning program for 17 to 21-year-old Canadian youth. The manual is divided into three…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Group Activities, Group Experience
Armstrong, Paul; Hughes, Maria – 2000
To establish the prevalence and perceived value of realistic work environments (RWEs) in colleges and their use as learning resources, all further education (FE) sector colleges in Great Britain were surveyed in the summer of 1998. Of 175 colleges that responded to 2 questionnaires for senior college managers and RWE managers, 127 had at least 1…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Cost Effectiveness, Developed Nations, Education Work Relationship
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1984
This document is a guide to the implementation of the Manpower Services Commission's (MSC) Youth Training Scheme (YTS) in Great Britain. It is intended to serve as a negotiating brief for colleges and schools and for local education authorities in their dealings with employers. An introduction explains the background of YTS, provides an overview…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Job Training, Off the Job Training
Levy, Margaret – 1994
This report examines how the "good practice" model of work-based learning (WBL) and its tools can be used with students having learning difficulties and disabilities. The model is a partnership model involving three prime partners: production professionals (employers), learning professionals (trainers and teachers), and the…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Job Training
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Grbich, Carolyn; Sykes, Steward – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1990
This preliminary investigation examined issues of gender, the home situation, access to curricula, and access to work in school and postschool placements for 80 individuals (ages 13-18) with severe intellectual disability in Australia. The investigation generated the hypothesis that young women with severe intellectual disability are doubly…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Adolescents, Education Work Relationship
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