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National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2015
"Research Messages 2014" is a collection of summaries of research published by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) in 2014 in the context of changing economic, industrial, social and education conditions, organised under the following broad categories: (1) Productivity: to sustain and build Australia's human…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Job Training, Postsecondary Education
Allen, Joseph P.; Philliber, Susan – 1991
An evaluative study was done of the Teen Outreach Program, a national, multi-site effort to reduce teenage pregnancy, school failure, and dropout. The study sought to identify the critical "active ingredients" of the program responsible for its success. The study was based on analyses of data collected at 114 different sites nationally,…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Adolescents, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
Education Writers Association, Washington, DC. – 1989
This document is a set of two volumes that contain prize-winning newspaper articles and summaries of radio and television shows selected as part of the Media Resource Project on Literacy. Items in the 1988-89 book include the following: "Why Daddy Can't Read" (Sally L. Gilman); "The Triumph of Jimmy Sanchez" (Sandra Macias); "Illiteracy:…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Business Responsibility, Dropout Research
Cleveland Public Schools, OH. Dept. of Research and Analysis. – 1984
This is a group of reports evaluating the 1983-84 results of twelve programs funded by the Disadvantaged Pupil Program Fund in the Cleveland Public Schools. The programs evaluated are (1) the Classroom Support Program; (2) the Cultural Enrichment Experiences Project; (3) the Internal Suspension Room Program, for dropout prevention; (4) the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Counseling, Cultural Awareness
Barnow, Burt S., Ed.; King, Christopher T., Ed. – 2000
This book, which is intended for policymakers, administrators, and researchers, contains 13 research papers and reviews of the literature on increasing the effectiveness of publicly funded training. The following papers are included: "Publicly Funded Training in a Changing Labor Market" (Burt S. Barnow, Christopher T. King); "The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Disadvantaged, Dislocated Workers
van Wieringen, Fons, Ed.; Attwell, Graham, Ed. – 1999
This book contains 25 papers on vocational and adult education in Europe and the United States. The following papers are included: "Vocational and Adult Education in Europe: Introduction to the Volume" (Fons van Wieringen, Graham Attwell); "Introduction to Section 1: Markets and Institutions in Vocational and Adult Education"…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Apprenticeships