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Download full textSocial Policy Research Associates, Menlo Park, CA. – 1997
Of the 19 projects conducted as part of the Defense Conversion Adjustment (DCA) Demonstration administered by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Work-Based Learning, 5 tested the community planning approach. The projects attempted to alleviate the negative impacts of defense cutbacks on communities, firms, and workers. The project sites…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Community Planning, Cooperative Planning
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
Dickinson, Katherine; And Others – 1993
This guide provides Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act practitioners with information about effective strategies to serve dislocated workers under a variety of local conditions. Chapter 1 describes responsive services and explains the study methods by which examples were selected for this guide and the data collection…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Community Services, Counseling Services, Delivery Systems
Ashley, William L.; Zahniser, Gale L. – 1984
This report, one in a series of three publications for vocational program developers and others to use in planning and developing a community-based response to worker dislocation, deals with programs for dislocated workers that have been developed and supported by private sector and local community efforts and resources. Reviewed in the first…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Case Studies, Community Education, Community Programs
Storlie, Rebecca; Park, Rosemarie – 1986
This document proposes an Area Vocational-Technical Institute (AVTI) based model for service delivery to dislocated workers in Minnesota. The need for such a model arises from the consistent duplication of problem-solving measures and service delivery statewide in attempting to solve the problems of various groups of dislocated workers. The model…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Agency Role, Career Counseling
Zahniser, Gale L.; Ashley, William L. – 1984
This guide, one in a series of three publications for vocational program developers and others to use in planning and developing a community-based response to worker dislocation, provides a generic approach to program development. Discussed first are the causes, future, and impact of worker dislocation. The next chapter is devoted to various…
Descriptors: Community Education, Community Planning, Community Resources, Community Services
Illinois Univ., Urbana. Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education. – 1979
This report of a project to begin to develop a plan for research, development, and instruction in adult vocational education in Illinois has two specific goals: (1) to identify the current status of adult vocational education in Illinois and (2) to recommend key directions for state actions. It presents information collected through a…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Agency Cooperation, Articulation (Education), Career Change
Smith, C. Selby, Ed.; Ferrier, Fran, Ed. – 1996
This document contains papers from a conference on the economic impact of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Australia and elsewhere. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (C. Selby Smith, Fran Ferrier); "Opening Address" (Peter LeP. Darvall); "Trends and Issues in Vocational Education and Training: A…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Competency Based Education, Delivery Systems, Economic Impact
Maine State Dept. of Labor, Augusta. – 1999
This handbook is designed to help Maine's citizens and business persons understand why work force development is important in Maine and how Maine's new work force development system will be organized to enable the state to implement the Workforce Investment Act. The following are among the topics discussed throughout the handbook: (1) the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Development, Career Education, Counseling Services
