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MacKenzie, John R. – 1982
The decentralized structure and functions of labor unions and their educational programming are examined, and the support of federal and state legislation and colleges and universities are traced. The four union educational categories are labor education, apprentice education, vocational training, and self-improvement education. Labor education is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Government Role, Industrial Training
Download full textPhelps, L. Allen; And Others – 1990
A study examined the impact that the United Auto Workers' (UAW) Joint Funds programs, established in the early 1980s, have had upon the policies and practices of selected community colleges in the Midwest. Each of the three UAW Joint Funds programs (Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler) offers a wide array of special programs to active and inactive…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. Literacy and Continuing Education Branch. – 1996
Manitoba, Canada, workplace stakeholder groups were interviewed to determine the issues they faced and their awareness of, and ability to deal with, workplace basic skills issues. Interviews collected the opinions of 78 employer representatives, 121 employees, and 5 union representatives in the 6 emerging economic sectors of health care products,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
Morse, 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
Forrester, Keith, Ed.; And Others – 1993
The nine papers in this volume represent a majority of the presentations at a conference that examined in detail employee development (ED) initiatives from Europe and North America. An introduction provides a contextual background to the vocational training and education debates characterizing policy development in the European and North American…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies
Ferman, Louis A., Ed.; And Others – 1991
This book documents the range of training programs that are being established by employers and unions; assesses porgram functioning and results; and offers insights for practitioners, scholars, and policy makers. An introduction (Ferman et al.) provides a general framework for thinking about union-management training programs and presents an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems
Fischer, Joseph C.; Larson, Katherine E. – 1995
The evaluation report details the structure and outcomes of a workplace education program for members of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers' Union from May 1993 through March 1995, and assesses the program's design as a model for similar programs elsewhere. The program was designed to enhance workers' skills and meet personal educational…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development
Cantor, Jeffrey A. – 1992
This monograph focuses on job training delivered through employer-sponsored cooperative apprenticeships with the community college. Following an introduction, chapter 2 looks at job training and cooperative apprenticeships, including recent legislative efforts to promote linkages and cooperative apprenticeships through tech prep initiatives.…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Boat Operators, Building Trades, Case Studies
