This paper examines issues of politics of leadership and implementation of Educational policies and programmes of tertiary institutions in Cross River State with a view to determine the problems are situated and suggest the way forward. It examines the concept of politics of education, concept of leadership, meaning of planning and generation of…

The Cooperative Extension Service faces the challenge of helping United States farmers and ranchers use microcomputers in managing their farms. Farm management extension education programs are delivered to farmers and ranchers through such activities as (1) local meetings and workshops organized by county agents and producer advisory groups, (2)…

The Ohio School-to-Work (STW) Office was created in 1994 to manage state agencies' efforts to support 11 school-to-work pilot projects across Ohio. The STW Office shared its management responsibilities with the School-to-Work "A Team," which consisted of representatives from five Ohio departments and agencies, key business organizations,…

This annual report provides an overview of activities that New York's Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) undertook from October 1, 1990, to September 30, 1991, to promote the employment and independence of individuals with disabilities in New York State. Following introductory messages by three…

This guide is designed to help cooperative vocational education teachers-coordinators in New Jersey to understand the apprentice training opportunities open to their students. Covered first are the history of apprenticeship and an overview of apprenticeship today. Next, strategies are presented for linking apprentice training to cooperative…

This guide, written for vocational rehabilitation (VR) agency policymakers and staff alike, deals with the concept of marketing from a VR perspective. Covered in the individual chapters of the guide are the meaning of the term marketing; a conceptual framework for marketing in a VR agency (product definition, target group definition, differential…

The 1990 Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act Amendments mandate that vocational education planning for individuals with disabilities be coordinated by appropriate representatives of vocational education, special education, and state vocational rehabilitation agencies. The Florida Council on Vocational Education for…

Since its creation in 1988, the sole mission of the agency PennSERVE has been to make community service the common expectation of all Pennsylvania's citizens. Using state funds, PennSERVE initiated a school service learning (SL) grant program and funded a total of 35 school and community-based SL programs between 1989 and 1991 in grades K-12, the…

Designed for use by public participation coordinators in natural resources planning, this manual provides information to aid in the development of a coordinated planning strategy by defining reasonable program goals and following through by selecting appropriate means and methods. In a discussion of the orientation stages of public involvement…

This document, which is intended to help individuals interested in developing or strengthening partnerships between the further education (FE) colleges and the United Kingdom's National Youth Agency (NYA), contains information about current youth work contributions in FE and materials for FE colleges to use to assess their need for and develop…

As a result of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998, new local institutions--youth councils--will assume responsibility for coordinating school-to-work with other youth programming and other labor force development planning and policies. They will also have responsibility for allocating resources for each labor market region. The National…

The Workforce Investment Act represents a total customer-driven overhaul of the U.S. job training system that will help employers obtain needed workers and empower job seekers to obtain the training needed for the jobs they want. The Department of Labor will implement the Workforce Investment Act in cooperation with the Department of Education.…

This manual is intended to assist volunteers and staff of volunteer organizations in the design of projects in various community and social service areas. The first section of the manual is a guidebook that addresses such aspects of the planning, implementation, and evaluation process as situational analysis, needs assessment, task-oriented…

In 2000 and 2001, the Team Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board (Team PA WIB) and its partners worked jointly to address Pennsylvania's workforce needs and respond to the need of its customers through new initiatives, new partnerships, and new strategies. The Team PA WIB and its partners continued implementation of the state's vision to create…