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Download full textPrins, Esther; Clymer, Carol; Foreman, Sheri Suarez; Needle, Mark; Raymond, Becky; Toso, Blaire Willson – Grantee Submission, 2018
This paper reports findings from a researcher-practitioner partnership (2015-18) that examined how adult education providers in Chicago, Houston, and Miami are designing and implementing career pathways (CP) programming, particularly for immigrants and adults with limited education. This Institute of Education Sciences-funded study was the first…
Descriptors: Career Development, Adult Learning, Partnerships in Education, Adult Educators
Peer reviewedDailey, Anne Louise – Lifelong Learning: The Adult Years, 1982
Describes two vocational programs for retarded adults--a two-semester food service program and a one-semester janitorial service program. The article discusses program eligibility, financial aid, counseling, teaching philosophy and techniques, and program content. The community college's role as a resource center is also described. (CT)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Community Colleges, Eligibility
McGivney, Veronica – 1992
Research from the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe explored the concept of motivation in relation to education and training schemes for the unemployed. Studies suggest that lack of motivation can be explained by socioeconomic status, recent training experience, lack of perceived links between training and jobs or career progression, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adults, Educational Research
Wonacott, Michael E. – 2000
In July 2000, the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 officially replaced the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). WIA requires individual assessment of skill levels and service needs and development of an individual service strategy for each youth participant. WIA requires all youth programs to make 10 program elements available to all…
Descriptors: Accountability, Admission Criteria, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education
Vocational Training Council (Hong Kong). – 2000
This document contains 123 papers from an international conference on vocational education and training (VET) for lifelong learning in the information era. The papers focus on the following themes: (1) societal and ethical issues; (2) human resource development and personnel training; (3) international issues; (4) information technology in VET;…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Adult Learning, Alternative Assessment
