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Denker, Joel – 1982
Exemplary projects by unions and colleges are laying the groundwork for successful workers education. The University Studies/Weekend College program at Wayne State University (Detroit, MI) has a classical curriculum in general education that is both lofty and grounded in those areas most engaging to workers. Support of the United Auto Workers and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Demonstration Programs, General Education
Indian Hills Community Coll., Ottumwa, IA. – 1991
A program at Indian Hills Community College (Ottumwa, Iowa) consisted of a sex equity component aimed to prepare women to enter nontraditional occupations and a building trades component to enable electrical workers to upgrade their skills. Both of the targeted groups underwent assessment and upgrading coordinated through the college's SUCCESS…
Descriptors: Building Trades, College Programs, Demonstration Programs, Electrical Occupations