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Download full textRiverside Research Inst., New York, NY. – 1972
The second volume of the final report deals with the targeting system--one of a hierarchy of systems required to support the effective delivery of superior occupational education. It determines that program objectives match student training in occupations, that the best choice of occupations in which to train students has been made, and that the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Educational Needs, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedMcCallum, John – Australian Journal of Adult Education, 1984
The author outlines the dimensions of the retirement boom in Australia and the cost implications of the changing population structure. He also discusses preretirement education (PRE) in Australia and the centralized information and planning of PRE. Finally, he uses American data to provide market background for a discussion of new activities. (CT)
Descriptors: Information Services, Older Adults, Population Trends, Preretirement Education
Arnold, Walter M. – 1969
The Pennsylvania Vocational Education Study was planned primarily as a pragmatic overview and analysis of vocational, technical, and continuing education for the years 1964-1968, with a goal of determining its achievements, deficiencies, and direction in the light of priority needs. Recommendations and conclusions were derived from data relating…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Economic Progress, Educational Administration, Employment Patterns
Peer reviewedMuzzarelli, Robert; Young, William H. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 1992
Given the implications of current trends showing the aging of the population, continuing education programs for older adults should focus on "retirement employment." A strategic planning approach can incorporate forecasting into program development. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Cooperative Programs, Higher Education
Fiscus, Keith – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1972
The agricultural teacher is responsible for providing a program that will meet the agricultural education needs of all the people in the community. (Author)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy, Labor Needs
Bell, Bella Zi – 1981
This review of the educational status of native Hawaiian students suggests the need for special programs that: (1) promote self-esteem and appreciation of multiculturalism while improving cognitive skills; and (2) encourage parent participation and the involvement of community leaders as role models. The effects of Federal programs (such as those…
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Progress, Educational Innovation, Educational Mobility
Lapham, Robert J. – 1972
The functional integration of maternal and child health (MCH) services with family planning programs in rural areas is discussed in this report. Suggestions for the successful implementation of research demonstration projects are provided. Evaluation procedures are discussed in terms of collection of pre-project information, service statistics,…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Clinics, Developing Nations, Evaluation
Walker, Ian – Adult Education (London), 1980
The last two decades of this century will see an enormous increase in the proportion of elderly people in the population. The author here states the case for a much more intensive effort by adult educators to cater to the needs of people in their 60s, 70s, and 80s. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Aging (Individuals), Futures (of Society), Lifelong Learning
Olson, Arthur R. – 1970
The thrust of this report is the necessity for educational planning to serve the population projected for Colorado in the future. This report analyzes the size and nature of the population of this state in the years to come and measures the educational effort that must be made to meet expressed needs. The population is analyzed with respect to…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administration, Economic Factors, Educational Needs
Wenzel, Gustave G. – 1970
Educational institutions in major urban areas often require student residency data more precise than that provided by census, general survey, or enrollment statistics. By using zip code information furnished with student addresses, these data can be made easily accessible through computer retrieval. Miami-Dade Junior College (Florida) has found…
Descriptors: College Planning, College Programs, Curriculum Development, Enrollment
Andrade, Sally J., Ed. – 1983
The primary objectives of this resource book are to increase family life educators' knowledge and understanding of Latinos and to encourage advocacy by Latinos for appropriate family life programs in their communities. English and Spanish versions of the same text are included. There are six chapters. Chapter 1 outlines the book's objectives and…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Demography, Ethnic Groups, Family Life
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and Oceania. – 1971
This course was organized as a followup to the seminar on mass media and national family planning programs held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris (France), June 23-28, 1969. Among the topics included in the report are: principles and steps in mass media production and utilization; problems arising from the practice of planning, producing, utilizing,…
Descriptors: Demography, Developing Nations, Educational Programs, Environment
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and Oceania. – 1974
This report summarizes the Regional Meeting of Experts on the Role of University Faculties/Colleges of Education in Population Education. The meeting explored ways in which university faculties/colleges of education could serve the needs of member states in the promotion of population education. The report is divided into six parts. Organization…
Descriptors: Colleges, Demography, Educational Programs, Environmental Education
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1965
ANALYSES OF FACTORS THAT AFFECT VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL, AND GENERAL ADULT EDUCATION IN FLORIDA ARE PRESENTED THROUGH (1) ANALYSIS OF AVAILABLE PERTINENT DATA CONCERNING POPULATION GROWTH AND DISTRIBUTION, (2) FACTUAL PRESENTATION OF THE EXISTING PROGRAMS OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, (3) ACCUMULATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF DATA SHOWING…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Adult Education, Blindness, Deafness
Lecht, Leonard A.; And Others – 1970
This plan, which uses current and projected manpower and demographic information to define vocational education programs, objectives, and priorities, is designed to help the program planner collect and combine information about his students, programs, and the labor market. Planning steps are: (1) identify population served, (2) relate current…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Programs, Employment Opportunities, Employment Projections
