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Reid, Monica; Jacobs, Jim; Ivanier, Analia; Morest, Vanessa Smith – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2007
The purpose of this research study was to determine the role of regional centers in the Advanced Technical Education (ATE) program of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Conducted by the Community College Research Center (CCRC), the researchers began by asking whether the concept of a regional center was unique and useful to NSF's goals of…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Community Colleges, Educational Change, Technical Education
Carey, Diana; And Others – 1991
This descriptive and evaluative report on the Napa County Business/Education Partnership (NCBEP) project describes the efforts of Napa Valley College (NVC), the Napa Valley Unified School District, and the County Office of Education to involve educators and business representatives in the development of a regional planning process for…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs
Frenkel, Michael W.; Brodsky, Stanley M. – 1999
These case studies highlight the diversity of four tech programs that responded with a unique set of organizational policies and procedures to a unique set of challenges. The case study on City Tech Tech-Prep Consortium in Brooklyn focuses on three strategies: transition to City Tech program, postsecondary component, and program evaluation. The…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Case Studies, College School Cooperation, Consortia
European Training Foundation, Turin (Italy). – 1999
This report informs readers on the state of regional vocational training reform in Russia and shares experiences on how present problems and challenges have been addressed by a joint international development project. The three chapters of Part I present information from the perspective of the European Training Foundation: "Introduction to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Educational Administration
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Boulder, CO. – 1992
This paper, one of a series from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education's project "Higher Education and the Economy of the West," summarizes and analyzes economic development and higher education master plans in 16 western states, looking particularly at how planning for economic development and higher education…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Career Planning, Curriculum Development, Economic Development
Cooperative Educational Services, Norwalk, CT. – 1985
A project involving educators and business leaders in southwestern Connecticut was undertaken to develop an intensive, competency-based business course to provide high school students with the skills to fill entry-level administrative support positions. The project was designed to: (1) recruit and motivate students with high potential for success…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Behavioral Objectives, Business Administration, Business Education