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Bowen, Brent, Ed. – 2001
This document contains four papers concerning collegiate aviation research and education solutions to critical safety issues. "Panel Proposal Titled Collegiate Aviation Research and Education Solutions to Critical Safety Issues for the Tim Forte Collegiate Aviation Safety Symposium" (Brent Bowen) presents proposals for panels on the…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Air Transportation, Aircraft Pilots, Aviation Education
Delp, Linda, Ed.; Outman-Kramer, Miranda, Ed.; Schurman, Susan J., Ed.; Wong, Kent, Ed. – 2002
These 28 essays recount popular education's history and its multiple uses in the labor movement today: to organize the unorganized, to develop new leaders and activists, and to strengthen labor and community alliances. They explore its other facets: theater and culture, economics education, workplace safety and health, and classroom use and…
Descriptors: Activism, Adult Education, Collective Bargaining, Community Involvement
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. High-Tech Center for the Disabled. – 1999
This document overviews a descriptive study conducted by the High-Tech Training Unit (HTCU) at the request of the California Community College Chancellor's Office. The mission of the 114 High Tech Centers (HTCs) at California Community Colleges is to train disabled students in the use of access technologies as a method of mainstreaming them into…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Community Colleges
pierSath, Chath – 2000
This qualitative research assesses mental health resources from the perspective of providers in Cambodia and in Lowell, Massachusetts. The research documents culturally relevant coping strategies available to Cambodians for combating the effects of trauma and stress. Interviews were conducted with 11 caregivers in Cambodia and with 6 providers in…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Asian Americans, Buddhism, Cambodians
Dykeman, Cass; Wood, Chris; Ingram, Michael; Herr, Edwin L. – 2003
The impact of career development interventions on career and technical education (CTE) students' academic self-efficacy and motivation was explored in a pilot study that elicited responses from 293 students at 20 high schools across the United States. The study included a literature review, survey of high school seniors that examined 44…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Counseling, Career Development, Classroom Techniques
Atchoarena, David; Delluc, Andre – 2002
Differences in historical, political, cultural, and economic contexts in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) account for wide variations in structures, operating conditions, and outcomes in technical and vocational education (TVE). This diversity is associated with glaring disparities, so in examining policy trends and the reconstruction of training systems…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Comparative Education, Cultural Context, Donors
Hinzen, Heribert, Ed. – Adult Education and Development, 2002
This document contains 19 papers on adult education and development worldwide. The following papers are included: "Editorial" (Heribert Hinzen); "Lifelong Learning in Europe: Moving towards EFA (Dakar Framework for Action on Education for All) Goals and the CONFINTEA V Agenda" (Sofia Conference on Adult Education);…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Sticht, Tom – 2000
This notebook discusses issues and methods of developing adult literacy education (ALE) programs according to functional context education (FCE) principles. Chapters 1-3 in Part 1, The Power of ALE, focus on current ALE; address why ALE is of growing importance; show how investments can return benefits for adults and others; look at issues…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Case Studies
Imel, Susan – 2003
The objectives of adult civic education were examined, and recommendations for its effective practice were offered to educators. The following purposes of adult civic education were discussed: inform learners of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship; explain how citizens participate in building a society by making informed decisions; and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Citizenship Education
Sparks, Barbara – 2001
The political interests and educational orientations that adult education advocates who work on behalf of welfare recipients have about welfare-to-work programs influence the strategies they use to advance poor women's education. Adult Basic Education (ABE) providers face many conflicts as they engage in implementing programs under welfare reform,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Advocacy
Ward, Angela; Bouvier, Rita – 2001
This book examines the differential educational experiences of Aboriginal peoples in urban centers--primarily in Canada, but also in Australia and the United States. Major themes of the book are maintenance of individual and collective Aboriginal identity, the impact on that identity of disconnection from the land, spirituality as the key to…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, American Indian Education, American Indian Students, Canada Natives
National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice, Rockville, MD. – 2000
Results of a joint meeting between national advisory councils in medicine and nursing on physician-nurse collaboration to enhance patient safety are reported. Recommendations on which participants reached consensus are organized by these Institute of Medicine (IOM) themes: establish a national focus to create leadership through research and…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Annotated Bibliographies, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Choy, Sarojni; McNickle, Cathy; Clayton, Berwyn – 2002
A study explored expectations and experiences of online students in Australia's vocational education and training (VET) sector. Survey responses from 201 students in 23 private and public institutions indicated the need for information on course and module requirements and regular communication with teachers and tutors as priorities for successful…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education, Educational Administration
Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities, Marion. – 2001
This guide is designed to assist parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It begins by explaining the neurological basis for ADHD and provides the diagnostic criteria for ADHD. Conditions that may occur with ADHD are listed and the importance of nutrition is stressed. The following section focuses on special…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Attention Deficit Disorders, Child Advocacy, Classroom Techniques
Hillage, Jim; Aston, Jane – 2001
This report provides a review of the United Kingdom (UK) and international literature about initiatives to stimulate demand for post-16 learning. Chapter 1 introduces sources and method. Chapter 2 outlines the current pattern of participation in learning activity in the UK and identifies the main barriers impeding further involvement. Chapters 3-5…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Education Work Relationship, Educational Demand, Employer Employee Relationship
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