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Shaw, Sara R.; Mueller, Betsy – Wisconsin Policy Forum, 2022
In the city of Milwaukee, the vast majority of students do not achieve both high school and college graduation which has been termed as a "completion crisis." This is negatively impacting not only those students but also the region's workforce challenges. Indeed, the area economy could suffer greatly unless metro Milwaukee leaders can…
Descriptors: College Preparation, College Readiness, Postsecondary Education, Community Programs
Graff, Kurt, Ed.; Holmberg, Borje, Ed. – 1988
A study examined distance education systems and practices in the major areas of the world (Australia, Asia, Africa, South and Central America, North America, and Eastern and Western Europe). A long version of the survey instrument was originally mailed to 1,640 institutions, organizations, and government agencies, and a short version was mailed to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Delivery Systems, Distance Education
Jucovy, Linda – 1987
This workshop report deals with developing a youth service corps. Twenty-nine representatives from 15 youth corps attended the workshop, the second in a series of six sponsored by the Youth Corps Exchange Project. The report begins with an overview of the highlights of the workshop. The second section, which discusses the need for human services,…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Delivery Systems, Financial Support, Human Services
Fontaine, Anne; And Others – 1985
These proceedings of a UNESCO conference include the following papers: "Foreword," by Anne Fontaine; "Education and the Elderly in the Second Medium-Term Plan of UNESCO (1984-1989)," by Mir Sarfaraz Husain; "Introduction," by Genevieve Vaucher; "Part I: Adult Education and Aging," by Genevieve Vaucher;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Delivery Systems, Educational Needs
Bullis, Michael, Ed.; Watson, Douglas, Ed. – 1984
This monograph reviews the many efforts that have been made in the fields of education and vocational rehabilitation to develop and refine career preparation services for hearing-impaired individuals. The following papers are included in the volume: "Career Education: A Literature Review," by Charlene Dwyer; "A Current Profile of Career Education…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Education, Delivery Systems, Educational Needs
Green, Mary Fulford – 1976
One of several products developed for a comprehensive program of career development (kindergarten through university) for vocational education in Florida, this resource manual, divided into two parts, presents a model for facilitating the life career development of students in the community college setting and provides guidelines for its…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Career Awareness, Career Development, Career Education
Jurado, Eugene A.; Wolff, Warren W. – 1982
A study assessed North Carolina's Multi-Purpose Occupational Information System (MPOIS). Evaluated during the study were various dimensions of the MPOIS, including its content, efficiency, operations, training, and outcomes. In addition, the development of the system was examined in terms of how it addresses both the technical and non-technical…
Descriptors: Career Education, Databases, Delivery Systems, Information Dissemination
Ohio State Council on Vocational Education, Westerville. – 1988
A study examined the level of coordination exhibited by six Ohio communities (Evergreen, Avon Center, Central City, Douglasville, Frostburg, and Buckeye) in planning and delivering training services to workers dislocated because of plant closings. Information was obtained from a wide variety of documents and reports as well as from Job Training…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Programs, Cooperative Planning, Coordination
Buckley, Helen; And Others – 1993
This publication is an overview and guide to the Comprehensive Teacher Training Programme (CTTP), a four-course distance education program of study for untrained Caribbean elementary and primary school teachers designed to prepare them to pass Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) examinations for entry into teacher training colleges. The program…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Preparation, Continuing Education
Cascio, Wayne F. – 1994
Training issues can be examined from at least two perspectives: the structural level (macro-level) and the micro-level. Structural issues in the delivery of training include the following: absent or uneven corporate commitment, inadequate expenditures by businesses, degrees awarded by schools that do not guarantee skill mastery, poaching of…
Descriptors: Corporate Education, Corporate Support, Delivery Systems, Evaluation Methods
Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. Div. of Vocational and Adult Education. – 1988
The Missouri state plan for vocational education for 1989-1990 calls for increasing the rate and quality of the participation of targeted populations (handicapped, disadvantaged, adults, single parents/homemakers, persons seeking job training in occupations that are nontraditional for their gender, and incarcerated persons) at appropriate…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Counseling, Career Education, Compliance (Legal)
Marsh, D. T. – 1984
In the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), vocational education is designed to assist in the achievement of political, economic, and social aims. The emphasis that the USSR constitution places on "socially useful work" and its results has been consistently reflected in legislation governing vocational training since 1919. Not…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Educational Legislation, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Buckley, Helen – 1993
This publication presents data from a survey designed to examine the delivery process and the course content of the Comprehensive Teacher Training Programme (CTTP), a distance education program of study for untrained Caribbean elementary and primary school teachers. The distance education program offers four courses in core subjects and prepares…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Assignments, College Entrance Examinations, College Preparation
Doucette, Don; Ventura-Merkel, Catherine – 1991
Part of an effort to expand and improve community college programs and services for older adults, this two-part report summarizes results from a national survey of older adult programs and provides an overview of current trends and their implications for action in community colleges. Following introductory sections, the report discusses a fall…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, College Role, Community Colleges
2002
This document contains three papers from a symposium on human resource development (HRD) effectiveness and transfer of learning. "Factors Affecting Transfer of Training in Thailand" (Siriporn Yamnill, Gary N. McLean) discusses how the Learning Transfer System Inventory was validated in Thailand by administering it to 1,029 employers and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Definitions, Delivery Systems
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