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ULIBARRI, HORACIO – 1968
SINCE MANY MEXICAN-AMERICANS ARE VOCATIONALLY UNTRAINED AND FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE, THE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THEIR EDUCATION ARE ANALYZED THROUGH EXAMINATION OF EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN RELATION TO OCCUPATIONAL SUCCESS, CITIZENSHIP PARTICIPATION, AND PERSONALITY FACTORS. OCCUPATIONAL SUCCESS IS OFTEN PREVENTED BY A DIRECT CONFLICT BETWEEN THE MEXICAN…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Achievement, Citizen Participation, Cross Cultural Training
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1982
With expiration of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) impending, the United States General Accounting Office (GAO) reviewed four types of adult-oriented service: classroom training, on-the-job training, work experience, and public service employment. The GAO researched and synthesized program administrative data and the results…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged
Gainer, William J. – 1989
The General Accounting Office (GAO) studied the implementation of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act in six states (Arkansas, California, Kansas, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) to determine if the funds are being used properly, to fulfill the objectives of providing vocational education to the disadvantaged and handicapped and…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1994
The Subcommittee on Human Resources of the House Committee on Ways and Means asked the General Accounting Office for information on characteristics of single-parent families receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and whether the characteristics of this population have changed in recent years. This report examines how certain…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
DeLone, Richard H. – 1982
The millions of disadvantaged youth, especially minority group youths, face a bewildering mix of job training and employment programs. Because of bureaucratic regulations and funding complications, most of these programs are not effective for the majority of youths who need them. To be effective, youth employment and training programs should…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 2000
This paper offers the definition of the term "special populations" that appears in Section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational-Technical Education Act of 1998: (1) individuals with disabilities; (2) individuals from economically disadvantaged families, including foster children; (3) individuals preparing for nontraditional training and…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Disabilities, Displaced Homemakers
New York State Office of the Comptroller, Albany. Div. of Management Audit. – 1993
A study reviewed selected aspects of the State University of New York's (SUNY) Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) program from April 1, 1988, through January 31, 1992. Objectives were to evaluate program cost and effectiveness and level of involvement of SUNY Central Administration's Office of Special Programs and sponsoring college officials in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Cost Effectiveness, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
Brock, Thomas; Matus-Grossman, Lisa; Hamilton, Gayle – 2002
This paper reports on the state of welfare after the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) passed by Congress in 1996. The National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies (NEWWS) is a federally initiated study that explores the questions of what works best and for whom. NEWWS evaluated seven areas across the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
Kazis, Richard – 2002
This is a background paper prepared for the conference "Community Colleges and Low Income Populations: Lessons from Research... Priorities for Policy." The paper sets out the framework that informs the conference. The author seeks to answer the question: What strategies, practices, and policies are needed if community colleges are to help people…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Access to Education, Community Colleges, Economic Factors
Schwartz, Wendy – 1995
Homeless parents, like all parents, want their children to have a good education, and most are eager to help in any way they can. Some suggestions are offered for helping homeless parents become partners in their children's education. Parent concerns should be addressed directly. They should be assured that their children can learn, that schools…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Ancillary School Services, Children, Disadvantaged Youth
Melendez, Edwin; de Montrichard, Alexandra – 2001
The University of New Mexico (UNM) Valencia campus is a two-year college in rural Valencia County. UNM-Valencia provides vocational and general education, basic skills assistance, a community education program and a small business development program. In fall 1998, the campus had 750 full-time-equivalent (FTE) students and 807 part-time students;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Colleges, Counseling Services, Economically Disadvantaged
Jenkins, Davis – 2002
This paper analyzes the role the community college plays as a bridge to opportunity for the working poor and economically disadvantaged. Because educating the disadvantaged is expensive and often under-funded--particularly in the area of basic or remedial education--many community colleges opt to focus on educating more advantaged students in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education, Economically Disadvantaged
Melendez, Edwin; Suarez, Carlos – 2001
This document describes the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, which California instituted in response to the 1996 federal welfare-to-work legislation. The CalWORKs program also has the mandate to develop employment opportunities for welfare students. Community colleges are required to spend their CalWORKs…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Legislation
Melendez, Edwin; Suarez, Carlos – 2001
This paper describes the Essential Skills Program at the Community College of Denver (CCD), which functions as an education broker and a labor market intermediary that coordinates the services offered by CCD with the needs of a number of Department of Social Service clients. The Essential Skills Program (ESP) supplements the services offered by…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Daily Living Skills
Melendez, Edwin; de Montrichard, Alexandra – 2001
This paper reviews the changes in federal requirements for welfare recipients and the response by California's community colleges, in particular Los Angeles City College (LACC) and Los Angeles Trade Technical College (LATTC), to welfare-to-work legislation. In 1985, the California Legislature enacted GAIN (Greater Avenues for Independence) as its…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Legislation
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