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Ferman, Louis A., Ed.; And Others – 1991
This book documents the range of training programs that are being established by employers and unions; assesses porgram functioning and results; and offers insights for practitioners, scholars, and policy makers. An introduction (Ferman et al.) provides a general framework for thinking about union-management training programs and presents an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems
Ettinger, Judith M., Ed. – 1991
This participant's resource guide and trainer's guide are designed to train career development facilitators to help their clients use labor market information. The participant's resource guide contains 10 modules. Each module consists of these components: National Career Development Guidelines (NCDG) Counselor Competencies, abbreviated version of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Education
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1992
A program to reinforce English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) learning through participation in a choral performance group (Los Cumbancheros) is described and evaluated. The program served 218 students in 5 intermediate and junior high schools and 2 elementary schools in the Bronx (New York). Most students were classified as limited English…
Descriptors: Choral Music, Cultural Activities, Dance, Elementary School Students
Tauhiduddin Ahmad, Mirza, Comp. – 1990
A collaboration between Pakistan's Academy of Educational Planning and Management (AEPAM) and the Harvard Institute for International Development under the Basic Research and Implementation in Developing Education Systems (BRIDGES) led to a conference to present findings carried out by Pakistani researchers as well as BRIDGES consultants. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Attendance, Decentralization
Bush, Marcia, Ed.; Taylor, Helen Parcell, Ed. – 1993
This yearbook includes 17 papers organized into 3 sections devoted to the concepts that leadership begins with people, requires action, and must be purposeful. The following articles are included: "Personal Skill Development" (Van Huss); "Leadership Profiles" (Fry, Hibler); "Leadership: From the Classroom to the Boardroom" (Felton); "Planting the…
Descriptors: Business Education, Business Education Teachers, Decision Making, Entrepreneurship
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education. – 1990
This document presents eight models of the exploratory vocational wheel for the middle/junior high school and a collection of career development activities designed for infusion in various curriculum areas. The wheel is a scheduling strategy that allows middle schools students to explore elements of several different occupations as classes rotate…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Ancillary School Services, Career Development, Career Education
Heft, Riva, Ed.; Rovinescu, Olivia, Ed. – 1993
The following papers from a conference on the dimensions of literacy in a multicultural society are included in this volume: "Literacy: Affirmation and Empowerment in a Multicultural Society" (Simms); "Literacy, Border Pedagogy, and Multiculturalism in the Aftermath of the Los Angeles Uprising" (Giroux); "Alphabetisme et…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Civil Liberties
Olen, Sandra – 1992
This paper identifies obstacles to physical and intellectual access and effective use of books and media by South African children and suggests some possible solutions. It also includes a description of a study of the attitudes of first-year student teachers at colleges of education and universities in the Transvaal towards school libraries. The…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Childrens Literature, Developing Nations, Elementary School Students
National Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing, Washington, DC. – 1993
The United States will not be competitive in the global economy of the 21st century without a technically trained work force. Community colleges and secondary schools offering technical programs are becoming increasingly important to local businesses as companies rely on a combination of schools and on-the-job training to help their employees…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. Center for Instructional Development and Services. – 1990
This packet contains a program guide and Career Merit Achievement Plan (Career MAP) for the implementation of an apparel production program in Florida secondary and postsecondary schools. The program guide describes the program content and structure, provides a program description, lists job titles under the program, and includes a curriculum…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Behavioral Objectives, Career Development, Classroom Techniques
Gable, Robert A., Ed.; Warren, Steven F., Ed. – 1993
This collection of papers presents strategies for teaching students with mental retardation. An introduction by Robert A. Gable and Steven F. Warren titled "The Enduring Value of Instructional Research" reviews problems besetting special education instructional research and outlines the papers' approach to the field from both an empirical research…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Communication Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Methods
Coffey, B., Ed. – 1983
Proceedings of a seminar on the design and implementation of training education programs for English-as-a-Second-Language teachers are presented in the form of papers, presentations, and summary narrative. They include the following: the keynote address (Peter Strevens); "Case Studies Evaluation Exercise" (M. P. Breen); "The Simulation Exercise"…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Correspondence Study
Osterman, Paul; Iannozzi, Maria – 1993
For many youths, the early years in the labor market are characterized not by an absence of jobs but rather by a "churning" process that often delays the benefits of high school educational experiences for several years. Youth apprenticeship programs should be designed to serve as a strategy/vehicle of school reform, function as a labor market…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Disadvantaged Youth, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation
New Jersey State Council on Vocational Education, Trenton. – 1993
A biennial evaluation of the adequacy and effectiveness of New Jersey's vocational education delivery systems in meeting Perkins Act purposes and their coordination with the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) resulted in 19 recommendations. Respondents to a survey of country vocational districts, JTPA service delivery areas, and community…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Guidance
Wesche, Marjorie; MacFarlane, Alina; Peters, Martine – 1998
This report describes an experimental intensive core French program for grades 5 and 6 at Churchill Alternative School in Ottawa (Canada). The aim was to improve the oral French skills of core French students by providing a period of intensive exposure to French and by increasing the total number of hours in French during one program year from 120…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
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