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Download full textMorse, Susanne W. – 1984
Current types of industry-sponsored educational programs, training facilities, and teaching and evaluation methods are described. The history of education and training within the corporate world and the roles of government and unions are traced. Factors that have limited college and industrial cooperation in employee education are also identified.…
Descriptors: College Role, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship, Government Role
Eurich, Nell P. – 1985
Education in U.S. industry and business is discussed, and the history of business-based education is traced to nineteenth century efforts to meet both the demands of productivity and the training of workers. After discussing the size and scope of efforts to train employees, reasons for corporate training are identified. Four dimensions of the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Business, Continuing Education, Degrees (Academic)
Commission of the European Communities, Brussels (Belgium). Directorate-General for Education, Training, and Youth. – 1995
The EUROTECNET program has been refocused to concentrate more on continuing vocational education as the area of greatest need across the European Community. Four priority fields or domains of innovative activity have been defined for the final 2 years of EUROTECNET. Priority domain 1 is innovative training needs analysis with a special focus on…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Educational Innovation, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries
Walters, Shirley, Ed. – 1997
An introduction (Maurice Amutabi et al.) begins this 25-chapter book on adult education and training (AET) in a context of globalization. Chapter titles and authors are as follows: "The Impact of Globalization on Adult Education (AE)" (Ove Korsgaard); "In Defense of Civil Society: Canadian AE in Neo-Conservative Times" (Michael…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Economically Disadvantaged, Employed Women
Patterson, Sue – 1996
This guide is designed to help workplace trainers in the textile, clothing, and footwear (TCF) industry to become more aware of the language, literacy, and numeracy demands of training. It is divided into two main sections. Section 1, "Background Information," covers understanding language, literacy, and numeracy; understanding training…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Clothing, Cross Cultural Training
Hull, Glynda, Ed. – 1997
These 14 papers look at U.S. factories and workplace education programs to see what is expected of workers. "Hearing Other Voices" (Glynda Hull), argues alternate viewpoints are essential to create frameworks for understanding literacy in relation to work. "Discourses of Workplace Education" (Katherine Schultz) analyzes the discourse of new…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Vocational Education, Dislocated Workers
Reubens, Beatrice G. – 1986
No single system or model of adult education and training describes the actual situation in the countries of Western Europe. Considerable variability exists from nation to nation in regard to scope, characteristics, organization, and financing. The countries, however, share an interest in the deliberate expansion of all phases of adult education.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Educators
