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National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2017
This publication provides a summary of data relating to students, programs, subjects and training providers in Australia's government-funded vocational education and training (VET) system (defined as Commonwealth and state/territory government-funded training). Data for the Government-funded students and courses series are received by the National…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, School Statistics, Federal Programs
Johnson, Bethany; Weber, Adam; Ying, Chris – US Agency for International Development, 2021
Since 2018, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has worked in more than 80 countries to ensure that children and youth have access to the education and skills they need to be productive members of society. The launch of USAID's Education Policy in 2018 encouraged USAID Missions to be as adaptive, flexible, and responsive…
Descriptors: International Organizations, International Programs, Federal Programs, Educational Strategies
US Agency for International Development, 2018
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) works in more than 50 countries to ensure that children and youth have access to the education and skills they need to be productive members of society. The launch of USAID's Education Strategy in 2011 set forth a clear, measurable agenda. At its core, the Strategy equipped USAID…
Descriptors: International Organizations, International Programs, Educational Strategies, Developing Nations
Barrados, Maria; Blain, J. S. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2013
In Canada, in-depth evaluations of federal programs are intended to occur every 5 years. As such, evaluation is a periodic retrospective (lag) indicator examining results achieved versus program objectives. In a Canadian context, stand-alone evaluations have proved challenging to implement, time consuming, and not well adapted to annual management…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Federal Programs, Program Evaluation, Operations Research
US Agency for International Development, 2016
In 2011, the USAID Education Strategy set forth an ambitious agenda to help solve one of the most pressing challenges facing developing countries: the lack of access to quality education for children and youth. Through this strategy, with a focus on measurable outcomes and ambitious targets, USAID transformed the conversation in the sector from…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Research Reports, Developing Nations, Access to Education
Larence, Eileen R. – US Government Accountability Office, 2010
Thousands of gang members in the United States belong to gangs such as MS-13 and 18th Street that are also active in Central American countries. Federal entities with responsibilities for addressing Central American gangs include the National Security Council (NSC); the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS), Justice (DOJ), and State; and the U.S.…
Descriptors: Criminals, Juvenile Gangs, Public Agencies, Federal Government
Melito, Thomas – US Government Accountability Office, 2011
The McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (MGD Program) provides donations of U.S. agricultural products and financial and technical assistance for school feeding programs in the developing world. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), with about $200 million in funding in fiscal year 2010, the…
Descriptors: Public Agencies, Federal Programs, Nutrition, Food
National Science Foundation, 2012
The survey of earned doctorates, the data source for this report, is an annual census of individuals who receive research doctoral degrees from accredited U.S. academic institutions. The survey is sponsored by six federal agencies: the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Institutes of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Agencies, Doctoral Degrees, Intellectual Disciplines
American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) – 1998
This resource lists key staff and contact information for federal, state, territorial, county, and major municipal public human service agencies in the United States and Canada. The directory is organized into five sections: (1) state agencies; (2) federal agencies; (3) Canadian agencies; (4) international social services agencies; and (5)…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Foreign Countries, Human Services, Public Agencies
Musgrave, Peter W. – 1985
The organization and funding of educational research in Australia since 1970 has been significantly affected by shifts in the control of the federal government from one political party to another and back. No central policy or focus for educational research existed in Australia until 1970, when the conservative government founded the Australian…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Educational Research, Federal Government, Federal Programs
1997
This directory, accompanied by a CD-ROM, is a broad-based compilation of schools, agencies, organizations, and programs in the governmental and private, non-profit sectors that provides a wide variety of direct and indirect services, information, and other assistance to individuals with blindness or visual impairments. Organized information on…
Descriptors: Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness, Braille
National Literacy Secretariat, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1990
This booklet provides an overview of some projects and initiatives funded by the National Literacy Program in Canada in 1989-90. Many have been supported as well by the provinces and territories, community organizations, business, or labor organizations. The booklet also contains a sample of the activities of other federal departments and agencies…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Employment Potential, Federal Programs
American Foundation for the Blind, New York, NY. – 2001
This directory is a broad-based compilation of schools, agencies, organizations, and programs in the governmental and private, non-profit sectors that provide a wide variety of direct and indirect services, information, and other assistance to individuals with blindness or visual impairments. Organized information on producers and distributors of…
Descriptors: Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness, Braille
Nasution, Amir H. – 1971
The proceedings of a nation-wide conference in Nigeria concerning adult education are presented. The following steps are proposed in the line of national and international cooperation; these steps can be taken without waiting for financial and administrative approval: (1) the registration of all kinds of adult education programs and activities…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Education, Community Organizations, Conferences
Cook, Pamela R. – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2009
Purpose: There is limited amount of research that constitutes non-traditional curricula implemented within an institutionalized context of developing countries. An attempt is made in this project to gain a clearer understanding of a non-traditional early learning program within an orphanage campus setting of Ladyville, Belize, Central America.…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Student Attitudes, Early Childhood Education, Caregivers