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Washington State Board of Education, 2016
The Washington State Board of Education (SBE) and the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) submitted this 6th biennial joint report to the Governor, Legislative Education Committees, and Superintendent of Public Instruction. The report outlines the collaborative work of the Boards, highlights accomplishments, and provides goals and…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Academic Achievement, Standards, Superintendents
Building a Better Life: Implementing a Career and Technical Education Program for Incarcerated Youth
DelliCarpini, Margo – Journal of Correctional Education, 2010
This article reports on the development and implementation of a Career and Technical Education (CTE) Program in a county jail system in New York State. The program is funded through the Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Act, which reserves a pocket of funds for individuals in county correctional institutions. This program integrated…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Educational Practices, Vocational Education
Iowa Department of Education, 2016
This report is Iowa's response to the four questions that the United States Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), requires of all states and territories receiving federal funding through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Title II, Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA). The overall goal of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Career Education, Technical Education
Correctional Education Association. – 1988
This booklet contains standards developed with input from correctional educators and field tested in correctional education programs. The standards cover four major areas: (1) administration (philosophy and goals, written policy and procedure, organizational chart, budget, accreditation, annual meeting, student records, and program evaluation);…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Correctional Education, High School Equivalency Programs, Postsecondary Education
Virginia State Council on Vocational Education, Richmond. – 1993
The Virginia Department of Correctional Education (DCE) offers programs in basic skills, academic, vocational, special education, and social skills. Postsecondary courses are also offered by community colleges and other postsecondary institutions. The DCE currently operates education programs and related services in 20 major adult education…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Correctional Education, Curriculum
Ryan, T. A.; Woodard, Joseph Clifton, Jr. – 1987
A state-of-the-art analysis of correctional education in the United States was undertaken to determine significant changes or trends in relation to earlier studies in 1973 and 1977, years in which the prevailing philosophy guiding corrections was rehabilitation and resocialization, as opposed to the 1980s emphasis on deterrence and incapacitation.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation, Educational Attitudes
Coffey, Osa D.; Carter, Dianne – 1986
This paper contains two addresses on improving the quality of correctional education through vocational education research and resources. In the first part, Osa Coffey, Executive Director of the Correctional Education Association, speaks of the need for research and resources in vocational education for incarcerated persons. She states that the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation, High School Equivalency Programs
Borei, Sven H. E.; Shively, Joe E. – 1981
The Appalachia Educational Laboratory (AEL) contracted with the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to seek information on the presence, operation, and impact of adult learning programs within the 13-state Appalachian Region. Literacy was defined on a program operation base, possible programs were listed, and program descriptions were obtained…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Definitions, High School Equivalency Programs
Kentucky Vocational Education Region V, Elizabethtown. – 1988
The Education in Action project is a cooperative effort between the vocational education community and the Central Kentucky Community Action Council to identify economically disadvantaged youth who need basic academic and life skill training, General Educational Development (GED) training, occupational skill training, and job hunting and retention…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Career Choice, Career Counseling, Community Education
Stein, Sondra G. – 1983
The Women's Educational and Vocational Enrichment program (WEAVE) has been conducted in two poor sections of Boston to help women move from dependence on welfare to gainful employment. Most of the women served by the program are black and most have not finished high school. About 42 percent of the women have never had paid employment, while most…
Descriptors: Blacks, Competency Based Education, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged
Schmerler, Renee – 1992
The Neglected and Delinquent/High School Institutionalized Facilities Program, funded by the New York State Education Department under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) of 1981, provided diagnostic and prescriptive approaches to teaching prevocational, vocational/occupational, and life skills to 1,076 high school…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Correctional Institutions, Daily Living Skills, Delinquent Rehabilitation
Hadley, Carolyn – 1989
This report records the accomplishments of single parent/homemaker vocational education programs in California, mandated by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984. These programs assist single parents/homemakers in their progress from poverty and public assistance toward personal empowerment and economic self-sufficiency. The report…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Community Programs, Demonstration Programs
Daviess County School District, Owensboro, KY. – 1984
This handbook describes the model learning resources center in operation at Daviess County (Kentucky) State Vocational-Technical School and details its objectives, materials, and methods of operation. The manual is organized in six sections. The first section describes the learning resources center, and details its philosophy, purpose, objectives,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Course Content, Educational Equipment
Reyes, Lolita C. – 1992
The Star Team Acquiring Rewards in Literacy and Insights Through Education (STARLITE) program was implemented to improve the job proficiency of employees at the Pacific Star Hotel, Guam. Its goal was to provide employees with both workplace literacy skills and employability skills. An audit was completed in each department of the hotel. Modules…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Computer Literacy
Vocational Training and Education in Alberta. Coombe Lodge Case Study. Information Bank Number 2003.
Marsh, D. T. – 1984
This paper describes the provision of vocational education in the Province of Alberta, especially the education provided by Alberta Vocational Centres (AVCs). The paper is organized in two sections. The first, introductory section describes the Province of Alberta and its educational system. The second section focuses on Alberta Vocational Centres…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Canada Natives, Course Organization
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