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Fenwick, Tara J.; Parsons, Jim – 2000
This book introduces adult educators and trainers to the principles and techniques of learner evaluation in the various contexts of adult education. The following are among the topics discussed: (1) the purposes of evaluation (the importance of authentic evaluation; principles of evaluation; traps in evaluation); (2) evaluating one's philosophy…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Case Studies, Context Effect
Download full textDickinson, Katherine; Soukamneuth, Sengsouvanh – 1999
This document is intended to help Job Corps centers and Office of Acquisition Policy contractors establish linkages with one-stop systems. Chapter 1 summarizes the requirements for linkages between Job Corps and one-stop systems that are specified in the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 and compares one-stop delivery systems before and under…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation
Westerhuis, Anneke – 2001
This document contains reports on the structures of qualification levels in Germany, Spain, France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom that were commissioned during a study to identify trends and developments in the European Union related to national certification frameworks. Each country report examines the following topics: the history of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Building Trades, Case Studies
Illinois Occupational Skill Standards and Credentialing Council, Carbondale. – 2001
This document, which is intended to serve as a guide for work force preparation program providers, details the Illinois occupational skill standards for programs preparing students for employment in jobs in occupational therapy. Agency partners involved in this project include: the Illinois State board of Education, Illinois Community College…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Advisory Committees, Allied Health Occupations Education, Communication Skills
Illinois Occupational Skill Standards and Credentialing Council, Carbondale. – 2001
This document, which is intended to serve as a guide for work force preparation program providers, details the Illinois occupational skill standards for programs preparing students for employment in jobs in the plastics molding industry. Agency partners involved in this project include: the Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois Community…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Advisory Committees, Competence, Competency Based Education
Saltiel, Iris M.; Russo, Charline S. – 2001
This book, which is intended for adult educators and human resource developers, presents guidelines for using the principles of cohort programming and learning to improve adult learners' educational experiences. The following are among the topics covered in the book's eight chapters: (1) cohort programming and learning (cohort programs defined;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Grabill, Jeffrey T. – 2001
The community literacy program of Western District Adult Basic Education in Georgia was examined to demonstrate how the meaning and value of literacy is a function of specific local institutions. The goal of the examination was to theorize literacy by constructing a localized framework for understanding literacy within a given institution in order…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Lamb, Stephen; Dwyer, Peter; Wyn, Johanna – 2000
The changing patterns of noncompletion of school in Australia during the 1980s and 1990s and the outcomes of noncompletion were examined by analyzing data from the Australian Longitudinal Survey and the Australian Youth Survey. Despite improvements in completion rates among youths from low socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds and those in…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Persistence, Apprenticeships, Definitions
Smith, Erica; Harris, Roger – 2000
The literature on work placements in education and training courses and current Australian practice related to work placements was reviewed. The review focused on the school, university, and vocational education and training (VET) sectors. The following major issues were considered: lack of a common name and common body of literature; purposes of…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Definitions, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits
Moore, Sharon – 2001
This document is intended to assist new and experienced vocational education teachers in the United Kingdom who are delivering General National Vocational Qualifications (GNVQs) and vocational A-levels. The following are among the topics discussed in the guide's four sections: (1) developing an approach to vocational learning (establishing links…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Career Counseling, Case Studies, Curriculum Development
Luzzo, Darrell Anthony, Ed. – 2000
This book contains 17 papers devoted to the counseling of college students. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Darrell Anthony Luzzo); "Established Career Theories" (Paul J. Hartung, Spencer G. Niles); "Emerging Career Theories" (Spencer G. Niles, Paul J. Hartung); "Emotional-Social Issues in the…
Descriptors: Athletes, Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Education
Illinois Occupational Skill Standards and Credentialing Council, Carbondale. – 2000
This document, which is intended as a guide for work force preparation program providers, details the Illinois occupational skill standards for programs preparing students for employment in occupations in the architectural drafting cluster. The document begins with a brief overview of the Illinois perspective on occupational skill standards and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Advisory Committees, Architectural Drafting, Behavioral Objectives
Turner, John A., Ed. – 2001
This document's seven papers examine compensation and employment risk in the United States and Canada. "Introduction" (John A. Turner) discusses compensation risk bearing in labor markets. "Wage and Job Risk for Workers" (John A. Turner) explores the problems of macroeconomic instability, job turnover, job and earnings…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Definitions, Delivery Systems, Economic Change
Joseph, Ken; Nelson, Victoria; Hayes, Stacey – 1997
This document is intended to assist health care organizations in designing and implementing a school-to-career (STC) initiative within their organization. Section 1 presents an overview of STC that discusses the following topics: skills needed by the health care industry's future workforce; the definition of STC; special needs of the health care…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Allied Health Occupations Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Education
Thorpe, Mary – 2000
Key issues related to the relationship between new technology and lifelong learning in the United Kingdom and elsewhere were identified through reviews of the literature on information and communications technology (ICT) and the literature on lifelong learning. Two overarching issues related to the interplay of new technology and lifelong learning…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Computer Uses in Education
