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2002
This document contains three papers from a symposium on standards and certification in human resource development (HRD). "Implementing Management Standards in the UK" (Jonathan Winterton, Ruth Winterton) reports on a study that explored the implementation of management standards in 16 organizations and identified 36 key themes and…
Descriptors: Administration, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies
Morris, Andrew – 2002
The purpose of this document is to encourage collaboration in research and development in postsecondary education through providing increased understanding of the diversity of contributions from professional educational researchers, teachers, librarians, and other school personnel. Emphasis is placed on the role of the educational practitioner, as…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Cooperative Planning, Developed Nations, Divergent Thinking
Kirk, Gordon – 2002
Various options for supporting the costs of learning by youths between the ages of 16 and 19 years in the United Kingdom were assessed. Currently available student support services were reviewed, and evidence documenting the link between supports and student success was presented. Data were collected from the following sources: current research on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Adolescents
Northwest Territories Dept. of Education, Culture and Employment, Yellowknife. – 1998
This document presents the framework that Canada's Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) Department of Education, Culture, and Employment has developed to help the province's high school students and adults make successful transitions into and through postsecondary education. The following goals of the province's Student Success Plan…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Adult Students, Articulation (Education)
Kogan, Deborah; Koller, Vinz; Kozumplik, Richalene; Lawrence, Mary Ann – 1999
This document is part of a five-module training package to help employment and training service providers comply with the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 and develop a one-stop training and employment services system. It consists of the participant workbook, trainer manual, and activity worksheets for a module on partnering and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Behavioral Objectives, Career Centers, Change Strategies
Kogan, Deborah; Koller, Vinz; Kozumplik, Richalene; Lawrence, Mary Ann – 1999
This document is part of a five-module training package to help employment and training service providers comply with the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 and develop a one-stop training and employment services system. It consists of the participant workbook, trainer manual, and activity worksheets for a module on building a process for…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Behavioral Objectives, Career Centers, Classroom Techniques
Westerhuis, Anneke – 2001
European structures of qualification levels were examined through a review of reports on recent developments in Germany, Spain, France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The examination focused on the following topics: the scope of the national frameworks; the definition of standards and qualifications; the definition of levels in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Certification, Classification
Copeland, Ivory – Issue Notes, 2000
The issue of unspent Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds has become increasingly important with the progression of welfare reform. Some support reserving the funds for an eventual economic downturn, whereas others urge investing the funds in services for hard-to-serve welfare recipients and broader low-income participation. States…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Development, Coordination, Day Care
Peavey, Kay – 1997
This document shares the collective wisdom and experience of professionals who have successfully guided the transition of hundreds of youths and adults from New York's correctional institutions back into the community. The first section begins with an overview of the New York State Education Department's transition program model to move…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Adult Programs
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 2002
The Netherlands' career guidance system and policies were evaluated. Data were collected through meetings with policymakers and guidance practitioners in the public and private sectors, analysis of data from a national questionnaire, and a review of pertinent documentation. The evaluation focused on the following areas: markets and the role of…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Career Education, Career Guidance, Career Information Systems
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 2002
Norway's career guidance system and policies were evaluated. The review team met with policymakers and guidance practitioners in the public and private sectors, analyzed data from a national questionnaire, and reviewed pertinent documentation. The evaluation focused on the following areas: splitting educational/vocational guidance from personal…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Agency Role, Career Education, Career Guidance
MacAllum, Keith; McDonald, Deanne; Johnson, Amy Bell – 2002
This document profiles the Lansing Area Manufacturing Partnership (LAMP), which is a model school-to-career initiative featuring an innovative integrated, employer-driven curriculum that was designed, developed, and implemented through the joint efforts of the Ingham Intermediate School District in Lansing, Michigan, the United Auto Workers (UAW),…
Descriptors: Career Development, Cultural Pluralism, Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship
Business-Higher Education Forum (NJ1), 2005
This handbook provides P-16 council leaders with a toolkit of background information and proposed procedures for structuring and guiding implementation of Business-Higher Education Forum's (BHEF) proposed action plan. Specifically, it details a four-part nationwide action plan to improve overall pre-kindergarten through high school (P-12)…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Business
Harrington, Lois G. – 1998
This document is designed to help vocational/tech prep and applied academics teachers plan and present their subject matter in a more integrated manner. The introduction presents the rationale for the ideabook. It is designed to help teachers modify their instructional program to more closely match the demands and realities of the real world. The…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Articulation (Education), Classroom Techniques
Shefrin, Carol; Shafer, Dehra – 2000
This document presents materials about and from a project that was undertaken to continue development and implementation of training in content areas needed by Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) staff of ABLE-funded programs in Pennsylvania. The report details the project objectives, procedures, and outcomes, which included the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Adult Students
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