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Wu, Bin; Abad, Jorge – American Journal of Engineering Education, 2014
This paper reports a problem-based learning model for the training of university students in the area of industrial energy efficiency, and discusses its context, contents, and the results from its implementation. The impact has been significant, with hundreds of university graduates trained and many of them now working in industry, leading their…
Descriptors: Energy, Energy Education, Labor Force Development, Problem Based Learning
Crowell, Mayme; Rudolph, Marva – 1982
A study compared the tuition-aid programs of the Department of Energy (DOE) contractors with U.S. private industry education-assistance programs. In order to complete their comparative analysis, researchers mailed questionnaires to 51 DOE contractors. Particular emphasis was placed on requirements for tuition aid, allowable expenses, level of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Continuing Education, Fringe Benefits, Labor Force Development
Carroll, Stephen J.; And Others – 1970
The main purpose of this project is to evaluate the success of the Los Angeles Women's Job Corps Center in helping girls rise out of poverty by improving their attitudes and economic status. A second objective is to estimate the cost of each service provided to a girl. Based on comparisons of outcomes among girls as individuals rather than groups,…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Behavior Change, Cost Estimates, Disadvantaged Youth
Doucette, Don – 1993
Designed to provide information on the current state of workforce training at the nation's community colleges, this two-part report summarizes results from a national survey of two-year college workforce training programs and documents the growing economic and educational importance of such programs. The first section discusses a fall 1991 survey…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Economic Development, Educational Finance
Cascio, Wayne F. – 1994
Training issues can be examined from at least two perspectives: the structural level (macro-level) and the micro-level. Structural issues in the delivery of training include the following: absent or uneven corporate commitment, inadequate expenditures by businesses, degrees awarded by schools that do not guarantee skill mastery, poaching of…
Descriptors: Corporate Education, Corporate Support, Delivery Systems, Evaluation Methods
Mirengoff, William; Rindler, Lester – 1978
This document presents the final report of a study conducted by the Committee on Evaluation and Training Programs to assess the impact of CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) on manpower programs. The report examines the differences between CETA Title I programs and their predecessors and compares legislative goals with results. It…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Delivery Systems