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Carvell, Joan Barnes – 1988
Rapid technological changes in manufacturing, business, and health care, among other fields, mean that community college instructors and counselors must be informed about current trends in theory and learning, and equipped with up-to-date information about job requirements and opportunities. California's Vocational Education Instructor and Career…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Counselor Training, Counselors
Morse, Susanne W. – 1984
Current types of industry-sponsored educational programs, training facilities, and teaching and evaluation methods are described. The history of education and training within the corporate world and the roles of government and unions are traced. Factors that have limited college and industrial cooperation in employee education are also identified.…
Descriptors: College Role, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship, Government Role
Murray State Univ., KY. – 1988
This handbook was designed to provide information necessary for school teachers/administrators to develop an effective and thorough short-term adult upgrade program plan for businesses and to provide advice and suggestions for implementing the plan. The guide is organized in seven sections, plus extensive appendixes. The first section introduces…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cooperative Programs, Course Organization, Education Work Relationship
Honan, James P. – AAHE Bulletin, 1982
Corporate-based education programs, the response of higher education, and the cooperation between business and higher education are considered. It is suggested that the fact that private industry has moved into the degree-granting arena, even to a small extent, may indicate that higher education needs to be more responsive to the business sector.…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Change Strategies, College Role, Cooperative Programs
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. Adult Learning and Literacy Clearinghouse. – 1996
Compiled from information contained in the Program Year 1994-95 Annual Narrative Performance Reports submitted by states to the U.S. Department of Education, this paper shares selected information on recent developments in workplace education programs for adults. Section 1 describes programs that exhibited strong partnerships and collaboration in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills
Boyter-Escalona, Margaret – 1995
The report describes the design and outcomes of a workplace education program undertaken cooperatively by Northeastern Illinois University, the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers' Union, and a number of local businesses to provide adult basic education, English-as-a-Second-Language, and job skills instruction in the workplace. The report…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development, Inplant Programs