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Dwyer, Peter; Wyn, Johanna – 2001
This book examines how social and economic changes in the past 20 years have affected the lives of Western youth and changed their attitudes toward and experiences of work, education, relationships, and health. Part 1 reviews 10 years of research, policy, and practice related to individuals aged 15-30 in the United Kingdom, Australia, the United…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Attitude Change, Career Development
Savicevic, Dusan M. – 1999
This book summarizes the practical experiences and theoretical insights gained by the author during the past 30 years. The following are among the topics discussed: (1) literacy as a factor of social and individual development and basic human right (Yugoslavia's experience with correlation of primary and work-oriented professional education of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Gladden, Karen; Rivera, Karen; Russell, Sherry – 2000
This book uses poetry and essays to share how welfare reform has affected the lives of a group of female adult literacy students from western Massachusetts. After a brief explanation of the book's purpose, the women who presented their views in the book's poems and essays are profiled. Presented next are six poems that several of the women wrote…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Students
Braundy, Marcia – 1997
This combination curriculum guide and resource book was developed in response to recommendations made by the instructors who attended the Women in Trades and Technology (WITT) conference of June 1986. It assists in the design and delivery of exploratory trade and technology courses that are responsive to the special needs of women learners…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavioral Objectives, Building Trades, Career Choice
Hendon, Sarah, Ed.; And Others – 1995
This guide contains the materials required to teach a 36-hour program of competency-based instruction designed to meet the needs of teen single parents who require additional skill building before entering the job market or a job training program. The course is divided into 4 learning modules that cover 18 competencies as follows: taking…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Child Rearing, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills
Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay, Ed.; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne, Ed. – 1995
Children's poverty rate in the United States, over 20%, exceeds that of all industrialized nations except Australia. This interdisciplinary book examines the impact of changing public policies on children. Section 1 gives a current and historical overview of children in poverty. Sections 2 through 5 address arenas of possible change from policy…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Support, Childhood Attitudes, Children
Synko, Nick – 1999
This document, which is intended for all employees from entry workers to company executives, examines the skills needed for survival in the 21st century workplace. The book contains 26 chapters arranged in an A to Z format. Selected chapter titles are as follows: "Attitude: Why Is Managing Your Attitude Part of Your Job?";…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Career Development, Career Education, Career Planning
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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Hamburg (Germany). Inst. for Education. – 1997
This document contains information about and papers from meetings of educational practitioners and policymakers in the Asia-Pacific region, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, and the Arab States and a collective consultation of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) on literacy and education for all. Contents (arranged by region) are…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adolescents, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
Sublett, Roger H., Ed. – 2001
This document presents the personal narratives of 19 participants in the National Fellowship/Leadership program. In their narratives, the Kellogg fellows recount their experiences developing leadership knowledge, skills, and competencies while addressing human, societal, and community issues. The following papers are included: "Preface"…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Alzheimers Disease, Blacks, Caregivers
Clover, Darlene E.; Follen, Shirley; Hall, Budd – 2000
This document, which is intended to assist environmental, health, and community-based educators in Canada and elsewhere, discusses the process of drawing upon the theories and methodologies of transformative learning to plan adult environmental education workshops emphasizing the theme of socio-environmental change. The following are among the…
Descriptors: Activism, Adjustment (to Environment), Adoption (Ideas), Adult Education
Sommers, Robert D., II, Comp.; Waidelich, William D., Comp. – 1993
This document, which is intended for Ohio agriculture teachers, contains lesson plans for an eight-unit competency-based course in agriscience. Each lesson plan contains some or all of the following items: (1) unit title; (2) competency/terminal performance objective; (3) competency builders/pupil performance objectives; (4) list of applied…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering
Brock, Colin; Cammish, Nadine; Aedo-Richmond, Ruth; Narayanan, Aparna; Njoroge, Rose – 1997
This partially annotated and selected bibliography lists several hundred publications on the topics of gender and gender and education at the global level and in countries located in the following areas: Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and the Middle East, Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central and East Asia, Latin America, and Tropical Island…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies
Ground, Ian, Ed. – 2000
This document contains 41 plenary papers, speeches, papers, abstracts, and workshop presentations from a conference on continuing education, lifelong learning, equity, and inclusion in further education (FE) and higher education (HE). The following are among the papers included: "A New Way of Learning: The UfI (University for Industry)…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Learning, Articulation (Education)
Vail, Ann, Ed.; Fox, Wanda S., Ed.; Wild, Peggy, Ed. – 2000
This book contains 27 papers on the development of national standards for family and consumer sciences (FACS) education. The following papers are included: "Leadership for Change: Developing the National Standards" (Peggy Wild); "National Standards Model" (Wanda S. Fox); "Reasoning for Action" (Wanda S. Fox, Janet F.…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Planning, Clothing Instruction, Community Services
Hillman, Kylie J.; Marks, Gary N. – 2002
Four Australian cohorts (born in 1961, 1965, 1970 and 1975) were studied between 1980-2000. The life transitions study focused on these three traditional markers of adulthood: (1) moving out of the parental home; (2) establishing an intimate relationship; and (3) buying a home. Incidence of these transitions was analyzed in terms of their…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Children, Attrition (Research Studies), Cohort Analysis
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