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Download full textNational Commission for Employment Policy (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1990
This document contains the results of a study of the responsiveness of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) to the training and employment needs of homeless people. The first part contains recommendations to the president, the Congress, and the employment and training community on policies and practices concerning the homeless and employment…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Vocational Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Innovation
Southern Education Foundation, Atlanta, GA. – 1988
In November 1988, the sixth annual Continuing Conference of the Southern Education Foundation brought together about 140 veteran educators, civil rights advocates, and experts on federal education policymaking in an effort to candidly reexamine the role of the Federal Government in education. Discussion focused on: (1) how to return the Federal…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged, Early Childhood Education, Education Work Relationship
McCune, Shirley D.; And Others – 1989
This report describes conditions related to California's growth, diversity and economic development; assesses the current status of California's educational systems for students with special needs; suggests a conceptual framework for the employment preparation of children and youth; and specifies strategies for using the special needs program of…
Descriptors: Career Education, Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship
Washington State Board for Community Coll. Education, Olympia. – 1990
During the 1989-90 academic year, the Washington community colleges enrolled nearly 15,000 individuals receiving public assistance under the Family Independence Program (FIP) and Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), representing about 5% of the total student population. A joint project was conducted by the staff of the State Board for…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1986
A study by J. Bertoglio (1985) on the origins and history of the Migrant Education Program served as a frame of reference for a telephone survey of 15 state Directors of Migrant Education and other experts conducted in 1986. The general goal of the survey was to collect information on distinctive features of migrant education programs at the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Access to Information, Administrative Policy, Cooperative Programs
Northwest Educational Cooperative, Des Plaines, IL. – 1990
This policy manual provides guidelines for participants in the Northwest Educational Cooperative's (NEC's) Hospitality Industry Training Program. It sets forth the program expectations that participants must meet before they are sent on interviews. Topics covered include: attendance and punctuality; attitude, including respect for others,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Affective Behavior, Behavior Standards
Romero, Carol Jusenius – 1987
Youth labor market successes and problems have roots in young people's childhood experiences. The many components of basic skills and employability skills are acquired through the educational process. Each skill has its counterpart in the expected outcomes of young people's education. Data in labor market research can be interpreted as empirical…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research, Educational Research
Mei, Dolores M.; And Others – 1990
In 1989, the New York City Division of High Schools developed three summer programs designed to meet the needs of disadvantaged students: the Institute for Career Exploration (ICE), the Basic Skills Academy/Comprehensive Competency Program (BSA/CCP), and the Career Employment Center (CEP) Summer School Program. The ICE program had three…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Potential, English (Second Language)
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1990
The hearing reported in this document was called to address the human havoc wreaked by substance abuse among pregnant women in America. Witnesses included leading scientists and innovative service providers qualified to supply the best information on chemically dependent women across the country and to point the way to a better understanding of…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Custody
CAG Communicator, 1990
The articles in this issue consider key issues in the selection of populations for gifted education program services. Titles and authors of articles include: "The Identification Blues and How to Cure Them" (Ernesto Bernal); "Recognizing Giftedness in Your Child" (Linda Kreger Silverman); "Instructional Grouping, GATE and Honors Classes" (Bill…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Black Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Delivery Systems
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Santiago (Chile). Regional Office for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean. – 1987
At this regional colloquium 13 papers were presented concerning the relationship between education and employment. Themes addressed were: (1) the transformation of the workplace by technology and science; (2) the future of the disadvantaged population as a consequence of the technological revolution; and (3) the resulting changes in the education…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Developing Nations, Economically Disadvantaged
Dayton, Charles; And Others – 1989
During the 1987-88 school year, 12 academy programs were operating in California under state sponsorship, including the two original Peninsula Academies in operation since 1981, and 10 replications of these, called Partnership Academies. The academies are designed to reduce the number of dropouts among at-risk high school youth. They combine a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cooperative Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
Johnson, Julie M. – 1986
An assessment of the needs of the economically disadvantaged measured the importance of specific home economics content for high school students. Mailed questionnaires were returned by 470 parents of economically and noneconomically disadvantaged students and representatives from the Nebraska Department of Social Services. The 136 concepts used in…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Clothing Instruction, Consumer Education
Linn-Benton Community Coll., Albany, OR. – 1979
A project was undertaken to develop a set of individualized instructional materials for use in helping academically disadvantaged students to acquire the vocational, study, and learning skills necessary to succeed in secondary and postsecondary programs. In order to identify the industrial vocational concepts and related study and learning skills…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Applebee, Arthur N.; And Others – 1987
Intended for educators, policymakers, and anyone concerned with the nation's reading skills, this booklet draws on four recent reports in the Nation's Report Card series, which are based on findings of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The first chapter discusses two important components of literacy--the ability to achieve a…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adult Basic Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Development
