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Dovemark, Marianne; Beach, Dennis – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2015
This article takes its point of departure in ethnographic data from what in Sweden is called the Individual Programme (IP). This programme was for upper-secondary school pupils who were not eligible for one of the country's academic or vocational programme. Its main formally expressed goal was to enable students to become eligible for these…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Disadvantaged, Habituation, Foreign Countries
Peers Early Education Partnership, Oxford (England). – 1999
The Peers Early Education Partnership (PEEP) program was established in 1995 to make a significant long-term positive impact on the educational attainment of children and families in disadvantaged areas of the United Kingdom. This report examines the work of the PEEP program for the period April 1998 through March 1999. The sections of the…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth
James, Simon; And Others – 1987
The Basic Education Development Scheme (BEDS) was first proposed in 1983 as a way of extending adult basic education services to single homeless persons. Its overall objective was to explore through programs (not research) the most fruitful ways of helping homeless men and women improve their literacy skills and eventually enter the mainstream…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Advocacy, Counseling Services
Post, Maarten; And Others – 1986
A study explored ways in which training in information technology could be included in Participation and Equity Programs (PEP) in the areas of hospitality/tourism, retailing, and business and finance. The research team conducted a literature search, obtained completed questionnaires from 10 colleges offering a total of 22 PEPs, visited an…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged, Equal Education
Commission of the European Communities, Brussels (Belgium). Directorate-General for Education and Culture. – 2003
This document profiles nine European programs that exemplify good practice in social and occupational integration of disadvantaged people. The programs profiled are as follows: (1) Restaurant Venezia (a CD-ROM program to improve the reading and writing skills of young people in Luxembourg who have learning difficulties); (2) an integrated…
Descriptors: CD ROMs, Comparative Education, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth
Pratley, Beryl – 1985
Of those 16-year-olds who stay on in full-time education, almost half choose to do so in further (adult) education. Although the percentage of students enrolled in general education programs has fallen off slightly since 1980, this group still forms the largest single group of 16-to-19-year-old students in the United Kingdom. Of all of the areas…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Programs, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum