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Lowenthal, Patrick R.; Gooding, Megan; Shreaves, Dana; Kepka, Jennifer – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2019
There is an increased demand for online courses and programs. As a result, institutions are experimenting with different ways to train and support faculty to teach online. There is very little recent literature, though, describing the various ways that institutions actually train faculty to teach online. In this article, we report on the results…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Faculty Development, Training Methods
Nasiruddin, Md. – Online Submission, 2013
Each night, around 20,000 people--both adults and children--make the streets of Dhaka (the capital city of Bangladesh) their home. Living amongst the noise, rubbish, and traffic, thousands of families walk down the streets of Dhaka, looking for a safe place to rest for just a few hours each night. Trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Homeless People, Emergency Shelters
DELEHANTY, JOHN; MISHNUN, FLORENCE – 1966
DURING THE PERIOD AUGUST 1962-MAY 1965, ABOUT 65,000 PERSONS RECEIVED TRAINING IN SERVICE AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS UNDER THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT (MDTA). MOST PREPARED FOR SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONS, ALTHOUGH MANY OTHERS RECEIVED TESTING, COUNSELING, LITERACY TRAINING, AND OTHER SERVICES THROUGH MULTI-OCCUPATIONAL PROJECTS. OVER HALF THE…
Descriptors: Educational Background, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Enrollment
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Ohnishi, Mayumi; Nakamura, Keiko; Takano, Takehito – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2007
Background: The present study was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of a training course designed to improve the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of healthcare personnel to allow them to provide a comprehensive community-based antenatal care (ANC) program in rural Paraguay. Methods: Sixty-eight of 110 healthcare personnel in the Caazapa…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Community Services, Knowledge Level
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Reutersward, Anders – OECD Observer, 1988
Cautions that recent technological changes require labor forces that are not only suitably trained in the skill requirements of today but also possess the general aptitude to adapt to the changing demands of the market place. Urges the reform of educational and training systems toward a reorganization of working methods. (TW)
Descriptors: College Graduates, Competition, Economic Factors, Employment Problems
Hospital Research and Educational Trust, Chicago, IL. – 1969
Based primarily on questionnaire responses from 423 hospitals in the United States, this study dealt with noncredit correspondence courses designed to upgrade hospital personnel job skills and raise job performance and/or job level. It inquired into uses of correspondence as noted in the literature; awareness and use of the method in hospitals;…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Correspondence Study, Educational Needs, Educational Policy
Beck, John R.; And Others – 1968
This 2nd part of a 4-part report on the 3rd year of the Instructional Systems in Teacher Education (Insite) Project consists of several reports by the project staff, including "Student Enrollment and Records, Counseling, Resident Teaching Placement," by John R. Beck; "Resident Teaching," by R. Bruce McQuigg; "Seminar on…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Counseling, Creative Art, Elementary School Teachers
National Center for Construction Education and Research, Gainesville, FL. – 2001
This document contains guidelines for the administration and accreditation of the standardized craft training process that was developed by the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) in partnership with various sectors of the construction and maintenance industries. The following are among the topics discussed in Chapters…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies
Hegarty, Seamus – 1990
This report examines the educational needs of and services provided to children with disabilities in developing nations and identifies key strategies for developing educational provisions for this population. It stresses that integrated education and community-based rehabilitation are two approaches which can provide cost-effective and meaningful…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administration, Change Strategies, Civil Rights