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Download full textLANHAM, FRANK W.; TRYTTEN, J. M. – 1966
THE RESEARCH REPORTED ON IS PRIMARILY RELEVANT TO BUSINESS AND OFFICE PREPARATION IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, AREA VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, OR YOUTH AND ADULT PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THESE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. REPORTS OF TEACHER PREPARATION FOR THESE AREAS AND INSTITUTIONS ARE ALSO INCLUDED. TOPICS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF BUSINESS AND OFFICE…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Business Education, Business Education Facilities, Curriculum Development
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, DC. – 1966
THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DIMENSIONS OF THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT PROGRAMS FOR 1965. FROM AUGUST 1962, WHEN TRAINING UNDER THE MANPOWER ACT BEGAN, THROUGH DECEMBER 1965, MORE THAN 10,000 INSTITUTIONAL, ON-THE-JOB, AND EXPERIMENTAL AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS WERE APPROVED TO SERVE OVER 625,000 PEOPLE. THE…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Annual Reports, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Klein, William; And Others – 1968
Based upon material drawn from experimental programs at Howard University Institute for Youth Studies (1964-67), this manual is intended for those wishing to train workers as nonprofessionals in the human services (health, education, mental health, recreation, child care, research, and community organization) and is designed to be used with SP 002…
Descriptors: Group Counseling, Guidelines, Guides, Human Services
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education. – 1974
The Florida State Advisory Council on Vocational and Technical Education, in preparing its annual evaluation report, found that the State's total program of vocational and technical education has continued to grow at a rapid rate in number of programs and number of persons served. The three goal areas of the evaluation were: (1) focus on the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Annual Reports, Career Education, Educational Legislation
2002
This document contains four papers from a symposium on cost analysis, evaluation, and feedback in human resource development. "Training Evaluation with 360-Degree Feedback" (Froukje A. Jellema) reports on a quasi-experimental study that examined the effectiveness of 360-degree feedback in evaluating the training received by nurses in a…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Behavior Change, Cost Effectiveness, Definitions
Direct linkDeDeo, Carrie-Anne, Ed. – Harvard Family Research Project, Harvard University, 2006
This issue hones in on professional development in four key sectors affecting children, youth, and families--K-12 education, early childhood education, child welfare, and youth development. Though these sectors face many of the same professional development challenges, each has its own unique issues, strengths, and goals. The staffing shortage in…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Child Welfare, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Fleischer, Wendy – 2001
In 1995, the Anne E. Casey Foundation launched the Jobs Initiative (JI) in six cities to change labor market prospects for low-income young people in order to help them get jobs that could move their families out of poverty. The JI attempts to change the way employers recruit and supervise workers and how work is structured; to prepare workers and…
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Potential, Employment Programs, Government School Relationship
Dubois, David D. – 1993
This book, which focuses on actual practitioners' experiences, outlines a systematic approach to improving individual workers' performance as part of an overall strategy for organizational change. Frameworks are provided for conceptualizing and implementing exemplary training practices. In addition, steps in achieving the practices and pitfalls to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development
Hansman, Catherine A. – 2001
Informal mentoring is dependent on the relationship developed between mentor and protege, but job needs and task designs within organizations may also define and construct them. The intent is to foster organizational goals and help new employees become acclimated to workplace culture while learning from experienced practitioners. How to choose…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Blacks, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Nilsen, Sigurd R. – 2002
A study assessed effectiveness of Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 performance measures. Data were from a survey of WIA program administrators in 50 states; visits to 5 states; interviews with labor officials and national associations representing state and local workforce development officials; and a document review. Findings indicate…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Data Collection, Dislocated Workers, Employment Services
Australian National Training Authority, Brisbane. – 2000
This three-volume report provides a comprehensive picture of the vocational education and training (VET) system in Australia, its key policies, initiatives undertaken, and achievements during 1999. This publication contains volume 3, which presents a detailed statistical report against the key performance measures for the VET system. Volumes 1 and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annual Reports, Data Analysis, Developed Nations
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin. – 1990
In 1989, in an effort to prepare the Texas economy for successful global competition, the Texas legislature mandated regional Quality Workforce Planning for vocational-technical education, calling on educators and employers to form training partnerships to strengthen the state's work force. In response to this legislation, 9 of Texas's 24 planning…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, College School Cooperation, Committees, Community Colleges
Judge, Donald R., Comp.; And Others – 1993
This guide is designed to assist unions, companies, and educational providers in analyzing the educational needs of workers and employers and in developing effective workplace literacy and workplace education programs to meet those needs. It is based on the success of Project ELI (Education, Labor, and Industry). An introduction defines terms.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Curriculum Development
Kurth, Paula K.; Grossman, Gary M. – 1989
A Pennsylvania study analyzed the capability of the existing systems to deliver a comprehensive, articulated program of vocational education. A review of prior studies of vocational education in Pennsylvania found consensus about needed changes in the state's program. Areas of improvement included governance and administration; leadership;…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Curriculum Development, Educational Administration, Educational Assessment
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
