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Darling-Hammond, Linda; And Others – 1992
This monograph examines issues that will shape teacher education programs in the future. Following a foreword by Robert M. McClure, the monograph is organized into three chapters. The first, "Perestroika and Professionalism: The Case for Restructuring Teacher Preparation" (Linda Darling-Hammond), focuses on changes wrought by school…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educationally Disadvantaged
Carnes, John – 1991
In northeast Texas, 47% of the adults over the age of 25 have not graduated from high school. Area agricultural businesses are rapidly implementing new technologies and quality control measures, both of which require literate and highly trainable workers. To meet these needs, a partnership project was undertaken between Northeast Texas Community…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Skills
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1984
The Pell Grant Quality Control Study of 1982-83 was designed to identify program error rate, to measure the impact of increased validation activity, and to propose corrective actions to reduce the misallocation of program funds. A sample of approximately 4,000 students drawn from a sample of 317 participating institutions showed that Pell Grant…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Role, Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems
Goodwin, David – 1989
The National Assessment of Vocational Education (NAVE) examined how the federal law was implemented and federal funds were distributed under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984. This part of the study examined the federal role in supporting vocational education at the postsecondary level. It examines enrollments, course-taking,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
Hayward, Becky J.; Wirt, John G. – 1989
The National Assessment of Vocational Education (NAVE) examined how the federal law was implemented and federal funds were distributed under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984. This part of the study described the access of handicapped and academically disadvantaged high school students to vocational education and analyzed the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Disadvantaged Youth
Black, Hartzel; And Others – 1989
A study was conducted in Illinois to determine the perceptions of "grassroots" personnel who have responsibility for administering programs authorized under both the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. Questionnaires were mailed to regional delivery system directors, community college…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Cooperative Programs, Educational Needs, Educational Practices
Alfred, Richard L.; Hummel, Mary L. – 1987
Postsecondary instructional dynamics is a complex process in which inputs (student characteristics and expectations, resources, and faculty characteristics and preparation) are converted through the educational process (instruction strategies, models, and techniques as well as supportive services) into outputs (outcomes and benefits of instruction…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Educational Assessment, Educational Strategies, Educational Trends
Indiana State AFL-CIO, Indianapolis. – 1990
Successful workplace literacy programs involve unions. Support for education and training has long been a part of organized labor's history. Current initiatives are an expansion of union interest and activity in this area. Many unions have negotiated significant financial resources for workplace education as a part of collective bargaining…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Collective Bargaining
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1983
This module is one of a series of learning modules designed to help vocational education administrators to improve their skills. The module addresses two types of information-gathering or inquiry skills that will help an administrator collect information for decision making: (1) developing and using questionnaires and structured interview…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Behavioral Objectives, Case Studies, Competence
Herget, Hermann – 1987
A longitudinal study is being conducted to assess the occupational activities and aspirations of young people trained in West Germany's "dual system" of apprenticeship and part-time jobs. Baseline data were gathered from 21,000 students, and approximately 10,000 of them were contacted one and one-half years later. The sample population…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
Deming, Mary P.; Valeri-Gold, Maria – 1986
To meet the needs of changing student populations, respond to the results of current research, and justify their continued existence financially, writing centers must expand their services to accommodate the diverse needs of various academic, business, and civic members of their surrounding communities. Besides offering peer tutoring and…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Disabilities, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Stern, David; And Others – 1986
Eleventh- and twelfth-grade students in California comprehensive high schools and Regional Occupational Centers/Programs spend about one million hours a day on vocational education. California students who took a concentrated sequence of high school vocational subjects during 1981 had a 26 percent unemployment rate in the spring of 1982, compared…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Dropout Prevention, Educational Needs, Educational Philosophy
Johnson, Frederic C.; And Others – 1986
This report reviews needs of high school age migrant youth, provides an overview of existing programs/strategies that address these needs, and offers recommendations for improvement of secondary programs for migrants. The report discusses affective, cognitive, program, counseling, and community needs and illustrates needs of four hypothetical…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, Dropout Rate, Educational Change
Kenneke, Larry J. – 1985
This project was conducted to develop and disseminate updated curriculum guides for nine selected cluster areas of vocational education programs in Oregon; only five were developed. The updates were based on recommendations made by industry review panels (IRPs). Specialists from the Oregon Department of Education and Oregon State University…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Improvement
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1985
This publication recognizes the constantly changing requirements of the food service industry and varying conditions for employment opportunities. It addresses the goal of relevance in education by enabling the educator to make timely adjustments in the subject matter of the food service curriculum. There are six sections in this publication, each…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship
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