This reports summarizes 1993-1994 program year developments in Iowa's vocational and applied technology programs funded under the 1990 Perkins Act. The following topics are covered in the report's 12 chapters: progress made in developing performance standards and actual performance standards/core measures developed; secondary, postsecondary, and…

This report summarizes 1993-1994 program year developments in Maine's applied technology programs funded under the 1990 Carl D. Perkins Act. The first section highlights the following program activities: continued development of Maine's integrated school-to-work transition system, which will allow secondary students to choose one of six career…

This publication contains bibliographic data and abstracts of over 350 documents and journal articles on sex equity, bias, and stereotyping reduction that may be found in the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database. The document is divided into 16 chapters as follows: equal education and sex stereotypes, equal education and sex…

This document presents the agreement between Rider College (New Jersey) and the Rider College Chapter of the American Association of University Professors for 1988 through 1991. It covers the following 35 articles: recognition of unit; non-discrimination; affirmative action; academic freedom; Association privileges; definition of ranks;…

This book of objectives, one of a series designed to provide a competency-based analysis of employment categories in human services, deals with the core competencies necessary for child care counselors. Addressed in the individual sections of the volume are the following skill areas: parenting skills, child care methodology, working relationships,…

The field of distance education is a dynamic field which includes a growing body of research. The field of distance education raises many questions which encompass the spectrum of human and technological questions of interest to those of us who practice various forms of distance education. As doctoral students in the field of distance education,…

For the twenty-sixth year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. This is Volume 2 of the 26th Annual Proceedings of Selected Papers On the Practice of Educational Communications and Technology presented at the National AECT…

This document contains 143 papers and innovative sessions, three poster sessions presented at a conference on human resource development (HRD). A program overview, author index, and a keyword index are also included. The papers are grouped by the conference's 42 symposia, which were devoted to the following topics: women's HRD-related issues;…

This document contains three papers on key skills and competencies and human resource development (HRD). "Career Related Competencies" (Marinka A.C.T. Kuijpers) reports findings from surveys completed by Dutch employees who identified these issues: self-reflection is more important than career control; age and gender influence attitude…

This monograph examines benefits, challenges, and methods of expanding access to adult literacy with online distance education (ODE). The following are among the topics discussed: (1) reasons for considering ODE (new technologies and delivery systems in education; ODE in higher education, business training, and adult basic education; state-level…

This paper examines quality issues in career guidance, counseling, and information services in Europe and elsewhere from a range of different perspectives related to economic, ethical, and/or effectiveness criteria. Selected examples from the European Union member states, Canada, and the United States are used to illustrate how quality is…

This document contains the third volume of the proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics. Conference presentations are centered around the theme "Inclusion and Diversity". A total of 65 research reports are presented here: (1) A Teacher's Model of Students Algebraic Thinking…

This document contains the second volume of the proceedings of the 28th annual conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Conference presentations are centered around the theme "Inclusion and Diversity". This volume features 65 research report papers: (1) Constructing Meanings and Utilities within Algebraic…

Since its establishment in 1996, the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) has actively conducted and disseminated research to help build effective, cost- efficient adult education and literacy programs for adults who have low literacy and math skills, limited English skills, and/or no high school diploma. Funded as…

The literacy programs and policies implemented in Australia over the past decade were reviewed to identify initiatives that have and have not had a positive impact on vocational education and training (VET) and lifelong learning opportunities. Policies and practices in seven other countries were also reviewed. The following themes received…