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Download full textBeck, Judy A. – 1990
This technical assistance guide contains information on adult learners and how they differ from learners who are children and the related program implications. The first section describes characteristics of adults that affect the attitudes adults bring to the classroom situation. These include bringing life experiences; having self-concept as a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Dickinson, Katherine P.; Soukamneuth, Sengsouvanh; Yu, Hanh Cao; Kimball, Mary; D'Amico, Ronald; Perry, Rebecca; Kingsley, Christopher; Curan, Susan P. – 1998
This guide is intended for Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program service delivery areas (SDAs) and educators involved in providing educational services in the Summer Youth Employment and Training Program (SYETP). It presents strategies for delivering high-quality instruction that promotes active learning, skill transfer, and skill durability…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Articulation (Education), Basic Skills, Caseworker Approach
New York State Div. for Youth, Albany. – 1982
This curriculum was designed to help teachers to prepare youth for employment. It is targeted for youth who are not academically oriented, have a low reading level, and are easily distracted, but it is intended to be flexible enough to challenge academically advanced youth as well. This curriculum was developed to serve as a teacher's manual, a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Audiovisual Aids, Communication Skills, Correctional Education
Huerta, John L., Jr.; And Others – 1980
This document contains four research papers of the Vocational Academy (VA) Project which researched alternative forms of vocational education to impact on CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) eligible participants. (The innovative approach developed incorporated a career ladder concept in skills training.) Preceding them are a…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Career Ladders, Competency Based Education
Indiana Univ., Bloomington. Vocational Education Services. – 1983
The major goal of this guide is to provide easily understood information on the basic characteristics of individuals classified as special needs learners (in this case, disadvantaged and handicapped persons) and on basic methods that have been proven to be effective with them. Updated from a previous publication, this handbook is targeted to…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Educational Resources, Employment Programs
Argento, Barry J.; And Others – 1980
This volume is one of the products of the knowledge development effort implemented under the mandate of the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of l977. This interim report describes the background and structure of the Educational Improvement Effort (EIE) of the Job Corps, as well as the preliminary findings for the first cohorts of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction
