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New Jersey Equity Research Bulletin, 1996
During 1996, a total of 806 New Jersey single parents and displaced homemakers participated in 21 programs that were funded with Perkins Act set-aside funds and designed to provide participants with the educational services and occupational training needed to obtain high-wage, high-skill and nontraditional occupational education training. The…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Displaced Homemakers, Educational Opportunities, Followup Studies
Paisley, William J.; And Others – 1981
As part of a five-year plan for vocational education, the California State Department of Education and the Chancellor's Office of Community Colleges contracted for a study to be done to obtain information on programs and services that are being provided to displaced homemakers. Through a series of mailed questionnaires, first to self-identified…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Services, Displaced Homemakers, Educational Needs
New Jersey Research Bulletin, 1996
In 1996, the effectiveness of New Jersey's Perkins Act-funded single parent/displaced homemaker and gender equity programs were evaluated through a 20-question equity standards survey. The survey was administered to all clients before each program began and 6 weeks after completion of those portions of the programs pertaining to equity standards.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Comparative Analysis, Displaced Homemakers
Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board, Olympia. – 1994
Between July 1, 1991 and June 30, 1993, Washington State's Displaced Homemaker Program (DHP) served a total of 55,363 individuals. The program's intensive instructional services component was completed by 2,496 eligible displaced homemakers, 84% of whom were aged 30-59. Of the DHP participants, 84% were white, 75% were separated or divorced, 79%…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Colleges, Displaced Homemakers, Educational Cooperation
Teddlie, Jessie; And Others – 1993
A study evaluated previously funded vocational/applied technology programs to provide marketable skills to single parents, displaced homemakers, and single pregnant women throughout Texas. Program assessment questionnaires were sent to the program directors, administrators, high school principals, counselors, and program advisory committee members…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Advisory Committees, Counselor Attitudes, Demography
Whorl, Kevin; And Others – 1991
This report provides a comprehensive summary of vocational equity activities and impact for 1990-91. It includes data from 1980-90 as a means of charting trends and progress in nontraditional enrollment. Section I is a summary of statistical data and information on the status of female and male participation in Arizona's vocational education…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Annual Reports, Displaced Homemakers
Denny, James; And Others – 1989
A study was conducted in Illinois to determine how effectively the vocational education system was meeting its responsibilities to train, retrain, and upgrade employed and unemployed workers in new skills for which there is a demand in the state, under the terms of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984. Responses were received from…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Compliance (Legal), Dislocated Workers
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1994
This report describes New Jersey's progress in achieving the goals and objectives outlined in the State Plan for Vocational Education FY 1992-1994. The programs and activities described in the document were conducted during FY 1994 in compliance with the Carl Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act of 1990. The text contains narrative…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Education, Career Counseling, Career Guidance
Idaho State Div. of Vocational Education, Boise. – 1998
Idaho's displaced homemaker program exists to reduce the incidence of poverty among the 59,498 displaced homemakers (according to the 1990 census) and 22,147 single mothers in the state. Of those who participated in Idaho's displaced homemaker programs in fiscal year 1998 (FY1998), 924 (33%) earned less than $5,000 annually, and two-thirds had…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Displaced Homemakers, Education Work Relationship
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational and Adult Education. – 1996
This document is a comprehensive report of Ohio activities related to the expenditures of federal funds under the Carl Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990. Section I describes the progress Ohio has made in achieving the objectives outlined in the State Plan for the Administration of Vocational Education in Ohio. It…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Career Counseling, Career Development
Idaho State Div. of Professional-Technical Education, Boise. – 1999
Idaho's displaced homemaker program exists to reduce the incidence of poverty among the 59,498 displaced homemakers (according to the 1990 census) and 22,147 single mothers in the state. Of those who participated in Idaho's displaced homemaker programs in fiscal year 1999 (FY1999), 852 (33%) earned less than $5,000 annually. Yet, only 95 received…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Correctional Education, Displaced Homemakers
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1994
During the 1993-94 program year, more than 1.2 million Californians were enrolled in vocational education (VE) at a secondary high school, adult education program, or regional occupational center. An additional 1.2 million Californians were enrolled in community college VE programs. VE services were provided to significant numbers of students with…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Adult Vocational Education, Annual Reports
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. Div. of Vocational and Technical Education. – 1994
During the 1993-94 program year, 75% of Arkansas' grade 7 through 12 students were enrolled in at least one vocational education (VE) course. Of those students, 52,847 were either academically disadvantaged, disabled, or limited English speaking. In addition, 15,940 and 8,008 students were enrolled in VE programs at Arkansas postsecondary…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Vocational Education, Annual Reports, Articulation (Education)
Mississippi State Dept. of Education, Jackson. Office of Vocational and Technical Education. – 1994
During fiscal year 1994, 106,054 individuals were enrolled in secondary-level vocational education (VE) courses and 78,699 individuals were enrolled in postsecondary-level VE courses in Mississippi. Eight performance standards and core measures were developed and used to evaluate all VE programs in Mississippi. The percentages of the various types…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Adult Vocational Education, Annual Reports
Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. Div. of Vocational and Adult Education. – 1995
During fiscal year (FY) 1995, $20,933,342 in federal, $45,074,084 in state, and $84,449,547 in local funds were expended to support vocational education throughout Missouri. Enrollment in Missouri vocational education included 120,874 secondary students, 57,885 postsecondary students, and 101,914 adults. During FY 1995, work continued on the…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Adult Vocational Education, Annual Reports
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