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Download full textBrown, Dale – American Rehabilitation, 1982
Research points to numerous examples of the successes that occur when learning disabled adults are rehabilitated. For example, a study of learning disabled adults who were clients of the Arizona Division of Vocational Rehabilitation between 1975 and 1981 revealed that 64 percent of the clients had found work and remained working for two months or…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Programs, Adults, Case Studies
Fraser, Bryna Shore – 1980
Increasing numbers of American adults are engaged in many types of learning activities; a significant part of these learning activities are organized and structured. Record-keeping about institutionalized adult learning is often scanty, however, or even non-existent. As the social goal of a "learning society" has been articulated, it has…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Adults
MacKenzie, John; Beaupre, Doreen – 1986
This paper describes a competency-based program to train local adults as school counselors in the remote areas of Manitoba (Canada). In 1983, the program selected 6 men and 12 women from 15 communities for training; candidates were 23 to 48 years old, with educations ranging from grade 5 to first year university, were well respected in their…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Andragogy, Canada Natives
The Financing of Vocational Education and Training in Denmark. Financing Portrait. CEDEFOP Panorama.
Hansen, Martin Eggert – 1998
The financing of vocational education and training (VET) in Denmark was evaluated through consultations with various bodies, including the following: Denmark's Ministry of Labor and Ministry of Education, Danish Employer's Confederation, Confederation of Danish Industry, Danish Confederation of Trade Unions, Association of County Councils, and…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Continuing Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Finance
Harrington, Lois G.; And Others – 1983
Intended as a supplement to the Competency-Based Vocational Education Administrator Module Series, this guide overviews the typical vocational programs available and the general kinds of requirements involved that would have implications for program planning and budgeting. Part 1 of three parts defines what is meant by vocational education. The…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Apprenticeships, Clinical Experience
Mangum, Garth; Mangum, Stephen; Sum, Andrew – 1998
The 36-year effort to provide a second chance at labor market success for disadvantaged and dislocated youth and adults was reviewed. The following issues were considered: (1) current legislative proposals; (2) lessons from past employment and training programs; (3) the labor market challenges faced by young adults, older workers, dislocated…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Programs, At Risk Persons, Career Education
