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Download full textIndiana Youth Inst., Indianapolis. – 2002
Indiana's youth workers are highly motivated, well-educated, experienced, and satisfied with their jobs. They cite these three top challenges of their jobs: funds, family support, and sufficient staff to share time-consuming duties. Researchers cite these key components to develop first-rate programs that meet youth needs: low staff-student ratio,…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Programs, Counseling, Employee Attitudes
Miller, Larry; And Others – 1982
A study described the policies and procedures utilized in exemplary adult vocational education programs in five school planning districts in Ohio. The study, which entailed an analysis of programs involving 34,618 students and 832 instructors, focused on program implementation and administration, student goals and outcomes, instructor…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Advisory Committees, Coordination
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. Clearinghouse on Adult Education. – 1983
This catalog, the sixth in a series of annual listings of special adult education projects, is designed to keep practitioners in the field of adult education informed about projects funded by states under section 310 of the Adult Education Act. Included in the catalog are descriptions of a total of 243 projects focusing on the following program…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Correctional Education
Clark County Vocational Skills Center, Vancouver, WA. – 1985
A study examined national trends and state policy in Washington State pertaining to the administration and funding of area vocational skills centers. During the study, key persons associated with Washington's skills centers were interviewed and surveyed concerning the following areas: policy and planning, curriculum and instruction, student…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs
Lambert, Roger H.; Caulum, David A. – 1978
The Wisconsin Career Information System (WCIS) is a joint effort by several state agencies, institutions, and interested individuals to develop and disseminate accurate, current, and locally relevant occupational information to assist persons making vocational choices. One of eight state-wide occupational information systems funded by the U.S.…
Descriptors: Career Education, Educational Finance, Employment, Employment Opportunities
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1998
This document contains the text of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Amendments of 1998. The following are among the aspects of Title I of the 1990 Perkins Act (Vocational and Technical Education Assistance to the States) that are addressed in the amendments: allotment and allocation (reservations and state allotment,…
Descriptors: Accountability, American Indians, Consortia, Demonstration Programs
Watson, John; Gemin, Butch; Ryan, Jennifer – Evergreen Education Group, 2008
"Keeping Pace" has several goals. First, it strives to add to the body of knowledge about online education policy and make recommendations for advances. Second, it serves as a reference source for information about programs and policies across the country, for both policymakers and practitioners who are new to online education as well as those who…
Descriptors: Online Surveys, Definitions, State Agencies, Computer Mediated Communication
Hershey, Alan M.; Silverberg, Marsha K.; Owens, Tom; Hulsey, Lara K. – 1998
In accordance with a mandate included in the 1990 amendments to the Perkins Act, a national evaluation of Tech-Prep implementation was conducted. The evaluation had two main objectives: to determine how effectively Tech-Prep is being implemented and to identify useful implementation practices and challenges. Data were collected from the following…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Career Guidance, Consortia
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 1983
During the 1980-81 school year, enrollments in vocational education programs totaled nearly 16.9 million and federal, state, and local capital outlays for vocational education increased by approximately $470 million from 1979-80 to an all-time high of $7.3 billion. Vocational education also served significantly increased numbers of handicapped,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annual Reports, Bilingual Education, Compliance (Legal)
Iwler, Irvin H.; And Others – 1984
A study assessed the impact of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Vocational Education's practical nurse program for funding years 1979-1980 (38 programs), 1980-1981 (40 programs), and 1981-1982 (41 programs). Researchers reviewed literature pertaining to the state of the art of health care both in Pennsylvania and across the Nation. Next, they…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Allied Health Occupations Education, Comparative Analysis
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. Teaching and Learning Support Div. – 1997
In 1997, 78,644 Alaskans participated in vocational education (VE) in a public secondary school or university. Enrollments in secondary- and postsecondary-level VE were approximately equal. At the secondary level, 57% of vocational students were male. Alaskan natives accounted for only 15% of the total vocational enrollment at the postsecondary…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Annual Reports, Articulation (Education), Change Strategies
Gray, Dorothy; Harkreader, Steve; Wagar, Deborah – 2001
The performance of Florida's Workforce Development Education Program was reviewed. The following were among the data considered: (1) data on program enrollment, program completion, and earnings; (2) data on workforce programs provided from 1992-1993 to 1998-1999; and (3) the 97 responses obtained in a telephone survey of 418 Florida businesses…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1984
This sixth annual compilation presents resumes of ongoing projects in career education, vocational education, and education and work. Included in the volume are resumes of projects funded by contracts and grants from the member agencies of the Coordinating Committee on Research in Vocational Education (CCRVE) as well as abstracts of projects…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Agricultural Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Education
Tolbert, Michelle – 2002
Secure state correctional facilities currently house more than 1.8 million adults, and nearly 4.4 million adults fall under state-administered community corrections. A state's approach to corrections and the communication between the state correctional components can have a large impact on the state's correctional education program. Decentralized…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Annotated Bibliographies, Clearinghouses
Anthes, Katy, Comp. – 2001
Service learning (SL) is a teaching method that integrates service to the community with classroom curriculum and provides a hands-on approach to mastering subject material while fostering civic responsibility. Through funds from the Corporation for National Service (CNS), nearly every state has resources and some level of SL programming. Although…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Comparative Analysis, Definitions
