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Federal Extension Service (USDA), Washington, DC. – 1959
This manual is intended as a guide to each State in analyzing its training program and policies for extension workers and in making adjustments to meet the needs of the State. Areas covered are: (1) a written training policy; (2) administrative arrangements; (3) purposes of training; (4) determining training needs--locating areas where training…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs, Extension Agents
Marquette Area Public Schools, MI. – 1984
This booklet is intended to serve as a resource for instructors who are beginning a job club program for their adult students. The following topics are addressed in the guide: the main purposes and activities of a job club, criteria for establishing the success of a job club, competency expectations for job club participants, job club assessment,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Clubs, Curriculum
Boyet, Robert W., Comp.; Schilling, Ted, Comp. – 1974
The mini-center concept described in the guide is an attempt to consolidate adult education services into a more effective instructional program by extending adult class meetings to four straight nights a week at a centrally located facility especially designed for adult education purposes. The guide discusses advantages and disadvantages of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Continuing Education Centers, Decentralization
POLLOCK, KATHRYN M.; AND OTHERS – 1966
REPLACING "HOMEMAKING EDUCATION FOR ADULTS," PUBLISHED BY THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN 1956, THIS GUIDE INCLUDES EDUCATION FOR PERSONAL AND FAMILY LIVING AND FOR OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS. IT SHOULD BE HELPFUL TO ADULT EDUCATION DIRECTORS, SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, SUPERVISORS OF HOME ECONOMICS, AND AREA-CENTER PROGRAM PLANNERS. IT…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adults, Community Study
Felton, Mimi Edge – 1979
Based on experience gained during the development of the Planters Employee Training (PET) program in cooperation with the Suffolk City Schools, Virginia, this handbook provides guidelines for similar cooperative adult basic education (CABE) programs. The table of contents is arranged in the order in which the CABE/PET program was developed and…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Crocker, Judith; Tibbetts, John; Sherman, Renee; Dlott, Michael – 2002
This document is intended to help local adult education programs evaluate their programs to assess their capability of designing and delivering a specific workplace education program requested by an employer. The guide begins with an introductory section that discusses the following topics: differences between workplace programs and typical…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs, Contract Training
Morrison, Marshall Lee
The general information provided in the handbook is designed to assist Adult Basic Education (ABE) personnel in planning a program to meet the divergent educational needs of adults. The first quarter of the book is devoted to general background material: ABE's historical background; a synoptic view of the ABE program; and recent trends in ABE. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Adult Education
Wonacott, Michael E. – 2002
Vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies are required partners in the one-stop system mandated by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA). The following features have long characterized VR: the primary goal of integrated competitive employment for persons with disabilities; state flexibility in VR systems, approaches, and structures; case…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation, Annotated Bibliographies, Articulation (Education)