Descriptor
| Adult Programs | 7 |
| Employment Patterns | 7 |
| Postsecondary Education | 7 |
| Education Work Relationship | 6 |
| Foreign Countries | 6 |
| Adult Education | 5 |
| Adult Learning | 3 |
| Employment Qualifications | 3 |
| Job Skills | 3 |
| Outcomes of Education | 3 |
| Questionnaires | 3 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Literacy Harvest | 1 |
Author
| Attwell, Graham, Ed. | 1 |
| Boughton, Bob | 1 |
| Durnan, Deborah | 1 |
| Gran, James R. | 1 |
| Jurmo, Paul | 1 |
| Saunders, John | 1 |
| Saunders, Stephen | 1 |
| van Wieringen, Fons, Ed. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Books | 1 |
| Collected Works - General | 1 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Policymakers | 1 |
| Practitioners | 1 |
| Teachers | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| General Educational… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textGran, James R. – 1972
The second four-year follow-up study of the Jackson County Adult Evening High School Completion Program was made to determine the effectiveness of the program in terms of the financial, social, or personal gains of the graduates. The study concerns the graduating class of 1968 (111 graduates) fairly evenly distributed as to sex (40% men and 60%…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Employment Patterns, Evening Programs
Durnan, Deborah; Boughton, Bob – 1999
A study examined the outcomes attained by 389 indigenous students who completed programs at the 4 largest Aboriginal community-controlled adult education colleges in the 9-member Federation of Independent Aboriginal Education Providers (FIAEP). The survey, which elicited a 57% response rate, established that, although a very large percentage of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Schools
Jurmo, Paul – Literacy Harvest, 2002
Most of the job losses that occurred in New York City after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center occurred in low-wage jobs held by lower-skilled workers. Many of those affected faced multiple obstacles limiting their employment prospects, including limited literacy and English language skills and a lack of "connections" to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Curriculum Development
Saunders, Stephen; Saunders, John – 2002
Case studies of 16 firms across Australia that employ adult apprentices in the "traditional" trades were conducted to identify innovative ways of getting adults into the trades. The case studies included interviews with the firms' apprentice managers, training providers, and adult apprentices. Although some adult-friendly innovations…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Adult Students, Adult Vocational Education, Apprenticeships
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2001
Of the 477,800 students reported to Australia's national vocational education and training (VET) data collection in 2000, 237,900 were enrolled in a vocational adult and community education (ACE) program. More than 70% of the latter individuals undertook informal training. Vocational ACE programs accounted for 49.8% of all ACE students and nearly…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Adult Students
National Inst. for Careers Education and Counselling, Cambridge (England). – 2000
The Leeds Under-Employed Graduates project was developed to assist higher education (HE) graduates living or working in Leeds, England, who encountered difficulty in establishing themselves in the local labor market. The main project activities were as follows: (1) services for graduates (including graduate career development workshops, assistance…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Counseling, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
van Wieringen, Fons, Ed.; Attwell, Graham, Ed. – 1999
This book contains 25 papers on vocational and adult education in Europe and the United States. The following papers are included: "Vocational and Adult Education in Europe: Introduction to the Volume" (Fons van Wieringen, Graham Attwell); "Introduction to Section 1: Markets and Institutions in Vocational and Adult Education"…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Apprenticeships
