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Download full textThompson, Ekundayo J. D. – 2002
The effects of literacy and livelihood programs on female learners' participation in literacy were examined through case studies of groups of women who participated in four literacy and income-earning projects in Kenya. Data were collected through focus group discussions and a questionnaire. The four programs were started between 1968 and 1999 and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Case Studies, Community Development
Annan, Kofi A. – 2001
This abridged version of the Secretary-General's report to the United Nations General Assembly's Special Session on Children details the achievements of the 1990 World Summit for Children. Nearly 150 countries provided national progress reports of their implementation of goals set forth in the Summit and the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Change Strategies, Child Health, Child Welfare
Jacobsen, Yola – 2002
This document uses clear language and pictures to help adults with learning disabilities learn how other adults with learning difficulties have made the jump from courses and training into jobs and kept working. The following are among the topics discussed in Sections 1 through 9: (1) the objectives and activities of the Making the Jump project…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Eggington, William, Ed.; Wren, Helen, Ed. – 1997
This book examines the impact of English in countries in which it is taken for granted--Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. It explores how the impact of English affects the development of national language policies, the maintenance of minority languages, the ability to provide services in other languages, the efforts…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Jensen, Jane; Haleman, Diana; Goldstein, Beth; Anderman, Eric – 2000
The reasons why undereducated individuals choose not to participate in adult education were examined in a comparative, qualitative case study that was conducted in eight nonmetropolitan sites (including the pilot site) in diverse economic regions across Kentucky. Data were collected from the following sources: in-depth interviews with 84 adults…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adults, Age Differences
2000
This document contains three papers from a symposium on organizations in transition that was conducted as part of a conference on human resource development (HRD). "Human Resource Development in an Industry in Transition: The Case of the Russian Banking Sector" (Alexander Ardichvili, Alexander Gasparishvili) reports on a study…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Adult Education
Agenda for Children, New Orleans, LA. – 1999
This Kids Count data book provides statistics on the well-being of children in Louisiana. Data are provided for the state as a whole and for each of Louisiana's 64 parishes. An introduction summarizes findings for 1999, and a final section summarizes trends in the data over the past several years. Indicators used in the report to measure child…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Blacks, Child Abuse
Schrag, Judy A. – 2000
The 1997 Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) place an emphasis upon improved results for students with disabilities. A coordinated services system is encouraged in order to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of service delivery and accountability for results. To coordinate services with other agencies, state…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adults, Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies
Martin, G. Eugene, Ed. – 2000
These 38 essays in 4 units are directed toward the future of technology education. Unit I: Evolving into the 21st Century has one essay, entitled "The Past Defines the Paths to be Taken" (Jerry Streichler). Essays 2-18, in Unit II: Exemplary Practices for the 21st Century, are "Developing a Curriculum Process" (Bryan Albrecht);…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Demography
Haefeli, Kurt – 2000
Vocational education (VE) in Switzerland is characterized by diversity and pragmatism and is shaped by the country's geography, political system, economy, and culture. Roughly two-thirds of all Swiss youth participate in some form of vocational training at the upper secondary level. Vocational certificates and higher vocational certificates can…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Delivery Systems
Illinois Occupational Skill Standards and Credentialing Council, Carbondale. – 1998
These skill standards, developed through a consortium of educational and industry partners in Illinois, serve as guides to workforce preparation program providers to define content for their programs and to employers to establish the skills and standards necessary for job acquisition and performance. The skill standards include the following…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Behavioral Objectives, Clerical Occupations, Competence
Illinois Occupational Skill Standards and Credentialing Council, Carbondale. – 1997
These skill standards, developed through a consortium of educational and industry partners in Illinois, serve as guides to workforce preparation program providers to define content for their programs and to employers to establish the skills and standards necessary for job acquisition and performance. The skill standards include the following…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Behavioral Objectives, Competence, Competency Based Education
Language Australia, Melbourne (Victoria). Adult Education Resource and Information Service. – 2001
The adult literacy community is undergoing a period of rapid change due to the expanding role of information and communication technologies (ICT). Developments in instructional and educational design and enhanced technical capabilities have impacted on the range of online learning being offered. The online learning environment has evolved into a…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
Hollenbeck, Kevin; Kimmel, Jean – 2001
The linkages between disability and health status and the returns to education and basic skills training were examined through an analysis of data from wave 3 of the 1993 panel of the Survey of Income and Program Participation and the 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS). The data sets were used to estimate standard wage equations with…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Cost Estimates
Arnason, Guomundur Runar, Ed. – 2000
The foundations of Iceland's vocational education and training (VET) system were laid in the last quarter of the 19th century and first decades of the 20th century. Many components of Iceland's VET system are based on Danish models. Most development of VET in Iceland occurred in 1966-1990. Iceland's Act of Vocational Education was passed in 1966,…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Access to Education, Apprenticeships, Competency Based Education
