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Southard, Sherry G. – 1983
The internship program in technical communications at Oklahoma State University is a 3-credit-hour course that offers students an opportunity to apply the principles of technical communication learned in the classroom to an on-the-job situation. The prerequisites for the course are 9 hours of English and a course on intermediate…
Descriptors: Editing, Education Work Relationship, Higher Education, Internship Programs
Geller, Daniel M.; Shugoll, Mark – 1983
This paper reports the preliminary results of an experiment on the impact of computer assisted instruction (CAI) on disadvantaged students participating in the U.S. Department of Labor's Job Corps Program. In 1980-81, data were collected from participants in the Job Corps Comprehensive Computer Program at a large center in the Southwest. The…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Dropout Programs, Educational Experiments
Rosenthal, Neal H.; Pilot, Michael – 1983
Intended to foster greater understanding of employment projections available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), this paper describes their development, their limitations, their use, and publication details. The methods used to develop BLS occupational employment projections are first described: projection of the labor force based on…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Planning, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections
Charles County Board of Education, La Plata, MD. – 1982
Project CAST serves educationally handicapped students, ages 14-21, who are receiving special education services for more than half of their school day. The program focuses upon the students' development of skills necessary to foster independent living, wise career decision-making, and successful entry into the world of work. The model uses a…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Exploration, Community Involvement, Disabilities
Crow, Susan B., Ed.; Russell, Arneada Bray, Ed. – 1983
Third in a series by the Rural Success Program at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), the book provides a view of selected organizations and literature of potential interest to rural employment and training practitioners and planners. The book is divided into two sections. The first contains summaries of interviews with representatives of 26…
Descriptors: Books, Employment, Employment Programs, Human Resources
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Quantico, VA. – 1983
In response to a request by the United States Department of Justice, the Institutional Research and Development Unit, Training Division, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, undertook a long-term comprehensive analysis of state and local law enforcement training needs throughout the United States. A study was developed to: (1) determine the…
Descriptors: Demography, Employee Attitudes, Employee Responsibility, Employer Attitudes
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Quantico, VA. – 1983
In response to a request by the United States Department of Justice, the Institutional Research and Development Unit, Training Division, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, undertook a long-term comprehensive analysis of state and local law enforcement training needs throughout the United States. A study was developed to: (1) determine the…
Descriptors: Demography, Employee Attitudes, Employee Responsibility, Employer Attitudes
Piland, William E. – 1982
Alternative schools in public school districts and private institutions offer a choice of more than one educational option to students. These schools usually have some of the following characteristics: voluntary participation, distinctiveness, nonexclusiveness, comprehensive objectives, and a supportive learning environment. Instructional styles…
Descriptors: Competence, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes, Employment Potential
Mirengoff, William; And Others – 1980
This study analyzes the extent to which targeting objectives of the Emergency Jobs Programs Extension Act (EJPEA) of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs have been achieved by federal and local officials and the effectiveness of limited-duration projects in providing useful public services. The study deals with the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Disadvantaged, Employment Programs
Chastain, Lynda – Training and Development Journal, 1975
Descriptors: Economic Development, Industrial Training, Industrialization, Job Training
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Kachur, Donald S.; Boyd, Mary Ann – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 1975
The problems of in-service teacher education cause some to turn to where successful training is taking place. The authors propose a careful look at what profit-making organizations are doing. (Editor)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Programs, Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
Custer, Max – Agricultural Education, 1976
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Associate Degrees, On the Job Training
Slack, Georgia – Manpower, 1975
A bilingual Manpower Recreation Training Program in Hialeah, Florida, provides on-the-job training for underemployed or unemployed 18 to 24 year olds from disadvantaged families. The year-round program encompasses classroom as well as playground training, and participant reactions describe a successful program. (LH)
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Government Role, Labor Force Development, On the Job Training
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Rubin, Dorothy – Journal of Negro Education, 1974
An evaluation of an in-service reading skills and learning to learn program, designed to enable high school and professional personnel to both teach and cope with students who need these skills revealed that there does exist an understanding of the dropout problem, there is a need for the development of fundamental reading skills, and that…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Inner City, On the Job Training
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Holst, Karin Sojberg; Koefoed, Else – 1986
Intended for researchers and practitioners, this document defines "trainer" to include teachers in Denmark's basic vocational training system for young people as well as those in the adult vocational training system, teachers in the higher secondary systems leading to the higher commercial and technical examination, and teachers who work…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Counseling, Educational Legislation, Foreign Countries
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