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Lerman, Robert I.; McKernan, Signe-Mary; Pindus, Nancy – Rural America, 2001
The 1996 welfare reforms narrowed rural-urban differences in employment for both less-educated and more-educated single mothers, and raised the employment rate of single mothers, overall and for all racial/ethnic groups except nonmetro Hispanics. These findings suggest that the aggregate effects of obstacles to employment are no greater in…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Employed Women, Fatherless Family
Download full textThompson, Barbara, Ed.; Payne, Barbara, Ed. – 1989
This training model is a guide for developing statewide training for a continuing education certificate in gerontology in religion and aging. It is designed for use by gerontology educators, state office of aging executives, and leaders of religious judicatories. Section I begins with a description of the training model and covers where and how to…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Clergy, Continuing Education, Curriculum Development
Lafayette School Corp., IN. – 1991
A two-pronged project model aimed to reduce the volume and increase the usefulness of health care materials and improve the literacy, verbal communication, and problem-solving skills of hospital employees. Regular meetings with hospital staff led project personnel to begin training with the cleaning staff in the areas of fire safety, back care,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Education Work Relationship, Hospitals
Smith, Christopher A.; Russo, Robert – 1989
Intended to help rehabilitation facility administrators increase organizational income from manufacturing and/or contracted service sources, this document provides a decision-making model for the development of a production consortium. The document consists of five chapters and two appendices. Chapter 1 defines the consortium concept, explains…
Descriptors: Consortia, Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Institutional Cooperation
Squires, Paul; Ross, Reginald G. – 1990
A study identified the reading and mathematics job requirements for three sales and service jobs. Subjects were 296 employees of a marketing division of a large telecommunication company. The readability of 420 passages from job and training materials was assessed by the Flesch Reading Ease index, which generated a value that was transformed to a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Employment Qualifications, Job Performance
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1990
This hearing was held to obtain testimony on H.R. 3859, a bill to authorize assistance to the Washington Center for Internship and Academic Seminars. The Center operates a partnership program that enables colleges and universities to extend their campuses to Washington, D.C. The Center provides an academic program that combines seminars and course…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Extension Education, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Sutliff, Ronald D.; And Others – 1986
This self-study course is designed to familiarize Marine Corps enlisted personnel with the principles of electricity, safety, and tools. The course contains three study units. Each study unit begins with a general objective, which is a statement of what the student should learn from the unit. The study units are divided into numbered work units,…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Continuing Education, Course Content, Electricity
Sutliff, Ronald D.; And Others – 1986
This self-study course is designed to familiarize Marine enlisted personnel with the principles of the refrigeration process. The course contains five study units. Each study unit begins with a general objective, which is a statement of what the student should learn from the unit. The study units are divided into numbered work units, each…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning Equipment, Autoinstructional Aids, Continuing Education, Course Content
Cook, Robert F.; And Others – 1985
A study examined the experiences of local governments throughout the United States in implementing the public service employment (PSE) component of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA). The study involved four rounds of observations (in July and December 1977, December 1979, and December 1980) of programs in 40 State and local…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged, Educational Needs, Employment Programs
Gregory, Margaret R.; Benson, Robert T. – 1985
This curriculum guide is intended to train trade and industrial education students in the hands-on aspects of the occupation of cosmetologist. Included in the guide are course outlines that address the following topics: following safety and sanitation procedures in managing a salon; shampooing, conditioning, cutting, and styling hair; permanent…
Descriptors: Accounting, Behavioral Objectives, Business Administration, Competency Based Education
Kansas State Dept. of Education, Topeka. – 1978
Designed to clarify the Kansas State Plan for Vocational Education, this handbook provides detailed directions for developing vocational education in Kansas to assist those who plan and operate vocational programs. (These guidelines were composed by the vocational staff in the State Department of Education with the assistance of vocational school…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Educational Programs
Pressley, Calvin; McGraw, James – 1978
This monograph on Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program models for practitioners in community-based government employment and training programs describes a model for classroom job training, the Opportunities Industrial Centers (OIC) model. The content is presented in five sections. The introductory section discusses motivations…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Community Programs, Cooperative Programs
Kern County Superintendent of Schools, Bakersfield, CA. – 1978
This junior high teaching unit on careers in public service is one in a series of career guidebooks developed by Project CHOICE (Children Have Options in Career Education) to provide the classroom teacher with a source of career-related activities linking classroom experiences with the world of work. The unit follows a typical format that includes…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Development, Career Education, Educational Resources
Hernandez, Ruth Robinson – 1980
This guide informs women about the apprenticeship system and how it operates, about apprenticeable occupations, and provides background on the problems that women sometimes encounter in seeking apprenticeships. In the first section, Women and Apprenticeship: An Overview, barriers to women in apprenticeship--such as sex discrimination, inadequate…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Construction Industry, Employed Women, Federal Legislation
Indiana State Univ., Terre Haute. – 1966
USING U.S. CENSUS BUREAU AND INDIANA EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DIVISION DATA, A PREVIOUS STUDY WAS UPDATED TO INCLUDE PROJECTIONS OF MANPOWER AND TRAINING NEEDS FOR THE TERRE HAUTE AREA. GRAPHS SHOW TRENDS FOR EIGHT OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES, THE NATION'S URBAN AREAS, INDIANA, AND THE TERRE HAUTE STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREA. MANPOWER NEEDS…
Descriptors: Clerical Occupations, Educational Needs, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
