Describes a program which trained and assisted teachers to initiate inquiry lessons in their own classrooms, and then assist other teachers in their schools implement similar lessons. Reports evaluation of the program, and states implications for teacher education. (AL)

The "Where Do We Go from Here?" conferences provide information to meet the long-term needs of unemployed workers (career change and retraining) and the short-term needs of coping with the psychological problems of being out-of-work. The conference presentation includes 70 to 100 volunteer professionals, providing optimistic and motivational…

This review and synthesis of research on vocational education for older adults focuses on members of society in the sixty-five-and-older age group who have retired from the labor force but not from the productive population. The author addresses ways in which vocational educators can facilitate utilization of the resources represented by those in…

Objectives and results are given of a program designed to prepare women for employment in engineering at a level comparable to current B.S. graduates. The program endeavored to create a learning situation in which rigorous academic standards would be maintained, while at the same time taking into account the realities of the lives of re-entry…

Finland's largest single-company training project at the University of Helsinki aimed to create a sounder production base for the Asko Company by developing the skills, creativity, and attitudes of all 2,000 employees. The project was conceived as an alternative to drastic employee layoffs. (MSE)

Discusses the socioeconomic effects of plant closings, focusing on the problems faced by dislocated workers who lack the financial resources to complete a retraining program. Describes the Eastern Iowa Community College District's efforts to train and counsel dislocated workers through its Caterpillar Worker Assistance Center. (DMM)

Describes Project RESOURCES (Retired Employee Skills Outreach Using Retirees in Continuing Employment Situations), Middlesex County College's (New Jersey) program to help people over 55 find employment. Notes project activities such as job fairs, discussion groups, information dissemination, workshops, recruitment, a job bank, and training…

This paper aims to give a brief account of the present provision of education in the United Kingdom which can in some way be characterized as reflecting the principles of recurrent education. Recurrent education refers to periods of formal or structured study, undertaken largely in institutions, at various stages in the lifespan of an individual.…

A sampling of the use of microcomputers in continuous learning situations is provided, to illustrate how technological changes offer new improved ways of delivering instructional programs. The survey of applications provided is viewed to indicate that the potential of personal computer use in training is very great. (MP)

Describes a heavy construction equipment operation and maintenance program conducted in the Appalachia region of eastern Kentucky. (GB)

Mid-career change programs have the potential to open faculty positions during these times of decline. Most current programs are intended to shift faculty to a different specialty or discipline, but data indicate that academics would be receptive to opportunities to move out of academe. Specific options are identified. (Author/LB)

This publication gives examples of employment programs for experienced workers taken from the National Older Workers Information System (NOWIS), a computerized system of information on more than 140 experienced worker employment programs in public and private sector organizations. (Maintained by the Business Partnerships Program of the American…

Many military veterans struggle with substance abuse, homelessness, physical and emotional disabilities, disappointing work histories, and low income. A vocational rehabilitation program at a Veterans' Administration medical center, designed to help veterans with some of these struggles, is described here. Personnel work within the context of each…

THE NETHERLANDS GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN OVER ADULT VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO MAKE UP FOR THE ARREARS IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING CAUSED DURING WORLD WAR II AND TO ACHIEVE A SWITCHOVER OF WORKERS FROM TRADES WITH A LABOR SURPLUS TO TRADES WITH A LABOR SHORTAGE. IT HAS ESTABLISHED A NUMBER OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTERS FOR THE INITIAL TRAINING OF PERSONS FOR…

Covering the time period of July 1974 to June 1975, the interim report describes the activities of a project designed to provide career education to the adult population of a low income rural area in north-central Wisconsin. Special emphasis was focused on out-of-school persons in need of entry jobs or those needing job upgrading or retraining.…