NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 11 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Ziderman, Adrian – Economics of Education Review, 1987
The earnings of former trainees for the skilled trades in Israel were monitored over a seven-year period. While no significant differences were found between graduates of one-year adult training courses and similar programs for teenagers, postponement of training until the 20's is not a paying proposition. Contains one figure, two tables, and 15…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Cost Effectiveness, Followup Studies, Foreign Countries
Bazin, B.; Sellin, B. – CEDEFOP Flash, 1989
The November 1989 conference described in this document was about social dialogue in vocational education. An introduction summarizes the conference as a whole, pointing out that participants were able to hear reports of the situation in Denmark, Spain, Italy, France, and the European Community as a whole. Summaries of 10 individual presentations…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Cooperative Planning, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship
European Training Foundation, Turin (Italy). – 1997
This proceedings consists of 13 papers and 3 working group presentations from a 3-day workshop on issues of work-linked learning relevant for curriculum development. "Welcome" (Slavko Gaber, Peter de Rooij) is followed by two introductory papers: "Integration of Work and Learning: A Challenge for Both Schools and Companies"…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Experiential Learning
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley. Coll. of Education. – 1977
The conference reported here was designed to encourage practitioners and other educational decision makers to improve, expand, and/or install programs of education/work in postsecondary institutions of Colorado. The objectives, program, and conference proceedings from each of four sessions are presented. Session one, an overview, consists of…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Conference Reports, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1978
Thirteen papers presented at a conference on employment statistics and youth are contained in this report. Reviewed are the problems of gathering, interpreting, and applying employment and unemployment data relating to youth. The titles of the papers are as follow: "Counting Youth: A Comparison of Youth Labor Force Statistics in the Current…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Economic Factors
Nyyssola, Kari, Ed. – 1999
This document contains the papers from plenary sessions, forums, and panels conducted at a conference on the new forms of vocational education needed for the world economy of the 21st century. After introductory remarks and opening addresses by the Minister of Education and Science of Finland and the Acting Director of the European Commission, the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Delivery Systems, Developed Nations, Education Work Relationship
Brandeis Univ., Waltham, MA. – 1980
These proceedings of a conference on 1978 youth knowledge development activities implemented under the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA) of 1977 consist of the proceedings of the five sessions of the conference and the texts of 16 conference papers. Discussed in the first section of the proceedings are demonstrations and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Services, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Manning, Sabine, Ed.; Dif, M'Hamed, Ed. – 2001
These proceedings are comprised of 23 presentations on research in European vocational education and human resource development. Papers include "Developing Information and Communication Technology Capability in Higher Education in the United Kingdom (UK)" (Nick Boreham); "Methodological Issues in the Study of Organizational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Computer Assisted Manufacturing, Education Work Relationship
1984
Twelve major papers delivered during this conference on agricultural education in the northeastern states are included in this volume: (1) "Status of Pennsylvania Special Needs Students in Vocational Agriculture: Phase III--Placement for Training and Employment," by Connie Baggett, Dennis Scanlon, Anthony Mallilo, and Sam Curtis; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Production
Merrill, Barbara, Ed. – 1999
This document contains 51 papers from a conference devoted to the theme of exploring spaces in adult education. The following are among the papers included: "Exploring Everyday Spaces: Women's Transitions from Welfare to Paid Work and Education" (Cynthia Lee Andruske); "Lost in Space? Re-valuing the Impact of Education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Vocational Training Council (Hong Kong). – 2000
This document contains 123 papers from an international conference on vocational education and training (VET) for lifelong learning in the information era. The papers focus on the following themes: (1) societal and ethical issues; (2) human resource development and personnel training; (3) international issues; (4) information technology in VET;…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Adult Learning, Alternative Assessment