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Peer reviewedMcNamara, James F. – Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 1971
Descriptors: Linear Programing, Models, Planning, Program Development
Download full textLewis and Clark Community Coll., Godfrey, IL. – 1992
The River Bend Tech Prep project was undertaken to develop a tech prep curriculum in high schools in the Lewis and Clark Community College (LCCC) district in Illinois to improve students' academic skills and eventual employment opportunities and contribute to the region's economic growth and stability. The following activities were completed…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, High Schools
Harwood, R. Frank – 1972
The purpose of this year-length project was to provide the structures and procedures which can enable administrative and teaching personnel to update their business education programs in Grades 9 through 12 to fit local needs currently not being met in existing curriculums. To reduce the dropout rate, develop options in vocational education, and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Business Education, Career Development, Educational Needs
Elgin Community Coll., IL. – 1992
A 1-year project was undertaken to continue implementation, evaluation, and revision of a model advanced technology partnership between Elgin Community College (ECC) and the Northern Kane Regional Delivery System in Illinois. The model program, which originally included three high schools, was expanded to include five additional high schools in…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, High Schools, Integrated Curriculum
Cannon, F. B. – 1973
Seventeen West Central Indiana school corporations cooperated in this study designed to provide them with information for decision making regarding vocational-technical education. Sources of information were varied and included school corporations records, State agencies, and surveys of secondary teachers, a sampling of high school students,…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Educational Needs, Educational Planning, Program Development
Martorana, S. V.; And Others – 1985
In 1985 a project was developed to strengthen policy guiding regionalization of occupational programs in New Jersey county community colleges. The project had three major goals: to establish a policy for the regionalization of selected occupational programs offered by the colleges; to describe ways that programs could be identified for regional…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Data Collection, Decision Making, Enrollment
National Commission for Manpower Policy, Washington, DC. – 1976
The three conference reports summarized were prepared by the sponsors of the Regional (eastern, central, and western) Conferences on Directions for a National Manpower Policy held in September and October 1976. Each of these summaries is a separate section consisting of a summary of the conference proceedings, a summary of the speeches and papers…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Delivery Systems, Employment Problems, Government Role
Martin, Les; Wells, Sherril – 1985
A regional approach to offering vocational education in Douglas County, Oregon, had been discussed for many years. In 1984, a feasibility study was conducted to determine whether such a regional approach would be possible in the county and to establish vocational programs determined as high priority in the feasibility study. Through discussions…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, High Schools, Institutional Cooperation
Fishkind, Henry H.; And Others – 1976
The general objectives of this study were to (1) develop a methodology whereby needs assessments of vocational and technical education might be conducted efficiently and effectively in all urban areas of Florida, and (2) conduct, using the methodology developed, a needs assessment of the needs of business and industry, students, funding,…
Descriptors: Employment Projections, Labor Force Development, Labor Needs, Labor Supply
McDaniel, Walter A.; Scipione, Paul A. – 1980
Atlantic Community College (New Jersey) undertook to track the educational needs of adult students in its region. There were three purposes: (1) to improve and expand existing educational programs and services; (2) to gear potential new programs and services to specific community educational needs; and (3) to base all institutional plans on an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, College Planning, Community Colleges
Tennessee Univ., Knoxville. Occupational Research and Development Coordinating Unit. – 1976
Volume 1 of the report, covering the period July 1, 1974 to December 31, 1975, describes project goals, phases of operation, procedures followed, and results. Three planning and development districts in Appalachia were involved: Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia (encompassing an 18 county area). Three principal project goals were: (1) to…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Information Dissemination, Information Needs, Information Systems
Mitchell, Stephen M.; Jimenez, Manuel – 1998
The test for today's economy is to create a workforce development system that capitalizes on current opportunities across states, regions, and local communities. The economic environment is positive, with tight, dynamic, and global labor markets. The business need for job-ready, entry-level workers; high-skilled workers; and workers who can…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Economic Development
SCHWARTZ, B. – 1967
THIS ESSAY DEALS MAINLY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE POTENTIAL OF CONTINUING HIGHER EDUCATION IN FRANCE. THE BASIC TYPES OF ADULT EDUCATION ARE DISTINGUISHED, AND EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES, ADULT CHARACTERISTICS, AND VARIOUS LEARNING PROBLEMS OF ADULTS ARE DISCUSSED. EFFORTS BY THE CENTRE UNIVERSITAIRE DE COOPERATION ECONOMIQUE ET SOCIALE TO PROMOTE…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Educational Objectives
PDF pending restorationTennessee Univ., Knoxville. Occupational Research and Development Coordinating Unit. – 1976
Volume 2 of the report on the development and implementation of a model regional information system for vocational-technical education consists of appendixes to volume 1 and includes the following supportive data and project materials: (1) information sources used by 36 administrators in Appalachian regions of Tennessee, North Carolina, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Data Analysis, Information Sources, Information Systems
Maner, Arnold H. – 1975
The Maryland State Board for Community Colleges is conducting a study of the needs for postsecondary vocational-technical education on the Lower Eastern Shore of the state. This document represents an interim report on the progress of the study. Procedures included analyzing existing manpower and student interest data, verifying this information…
Descriptors: College Planning, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Guides, Delivery Systems
