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Download full textMelchior, Alan – 1995
Serve-America is a national program that was established under the 1990 National and Community Service Act to involve young people in community service and thereby build their understanding of their communities, sense of social responsibility, and commitment to community involvement. In 1992, a 3-year evaluation of Serve-America was initiated to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizenship Education, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedSobkin, V. S.; Pisarskii, P. S. – Russian Education and Society, 1996
Presents the conclusion of the analysis of the massive educational survey done in Moscow (Russia) in 1991. This section largely focuses on students' parents' and teachers' attitudes towards the relevance and benefits of education. Participants are identified by socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. (MJP)
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Educational Benefits
Peer reviewedRussell, Andrew J. – Educational Psychology, 1997
Reports on a study of 257 London Train Operators who viewed a short Computer-based Training Module (CBT), completed a Cognitive Styles Analysis, and then performed related tasks. Multivariate analysis revealed the influence on learning performance of age, cognitive style, and attitude to technology. Includes tables, graphs, and statistical…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Differences, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Style
Herry, Yves; Maltais, Claire; Thompson, Katherine – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2007
This study explored the effects of a full-day preschool program on 4-year-old children. The study compared the development of a group of children (N = 403) who attended the preschool program on a half-day basis during the 1999-2000 school year (the last year the half-day program was in place) with the development of a group of children (N = 418)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers
BCEL Newsletter for the Business & Literacy Communities, 1992
From November 1989 to June 1990, the Educational Testing Service (ETS) conducted an individually administered assessment of a representative sampling of some 6,000 adults to determine the literacy skills of the 20,037,087 persons being served by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and Employment Service/Unemployment Insurance (ES/UI) programs,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Blacks, Educational Attainment
McDaniel, Sue; Riley, Dee Ann – 1992
Management information system (MIS) data about women's participation in Missouri's job training system funded under Title II-A of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) in program year 1992 were analyzed. Analysis of data from Missouri's 15 service delivery areas (SDAs) established the following: 75% of the state's 4,598 female JTPA participants…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Legislation, Educational Trends, Employment Level
Moseley, Paula; Wilde, Jeffrey – 1986
This report describes the administrators, teachers, and students involved in the Los Angeles (California) Unified School District's programs for students whose primary language is not English. The students were in elementary, secondary, and special education programs. Survey results are summarized at the beginning of the paper, followed by a more…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Dik, David W.; Giacomi, Katherine W. – 1983
A project was conducted to introduce adults in a rural community in New York to Apple computers. Adults in the Addison School District of Steuben County were recruited through the county cooperative extension program and through high school and elementary school bulletins. Four courses were conducted with from 10 to 25 adults in each four-part…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Computer Assisted Instruction
Bokemeier, Janet; And Others. – 1980
A 1979 Kentucky study comparing rural farm and nonfarm women to each other and to women residing in metropolitan areas examined women's labor force participation. A statewide mail survey of Kentucky adults produced usable questionnaires from 3 groups of women: farm women (1,231), nonmetropolitan women (3,631), and metropolitan women (937).…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Needs, Educational Status Comparison, Employment Patterns
Keller, Patti J.; Reinmuth, Charles M. – 1982
Barriers to employment faced by economically disadvantaged persons and programs, and services that have successfully dealt with some of the problems are described, based on the American Council on Education's Higher Education/Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) Project, which was supported by the Fund for the Improvement of…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Case Studies, College Role, Cooperative Programs
HOOS, IDA R. – 1967
AN ACCOUNT OF JOB UPGRADING AT NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE, NORTH RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA, DOCUMENTS THE LARGELY INADEQUATE EDUCATION AND SEVERE EMPLOYMENT DIFFICULTIES OF NEGROES IN THE GREATER SAN FRANCISCO AREA, DESCRIBES TRAINEE CHARACTERISTICS AND PROBLEMS, DESIRED UPGRADING EXPERIENCES, LIAISON WITH THE STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, COOPERATION WITH THE…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Blacks, Case Studies, Community Centers
SCHLETZER, VERA M.; AND OTHERS – 1967
AS A PILOT PROJECT SUPPORTED BY THE CARNEGIE CORPORATION, THE WOMEN'S CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (MINNESOTA PLAN) HAS BEEN PROVIDING, FOR OVER 5 YEARS, THE FLEXIBLE ARRANGEMENTS NEEDED BY WOMEN WISHING TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION, FOR ACCOMMODATING THE RESOURCES OF THE UNIVERSITY TO THEIR NEEDS AND OBJECTIVES. THE…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Attitude Change, Career Counseling, Continuing Education Centers
Merrill, E.L.; Russell, Wendell H. – 1968
Over a 31-month period from June 1966 to December 1968, the University of Tennessee and Union Carbide Corporation conducted preservice and inservice institutes for 160 industrial education teachers. These institutes carried college credit and covered Mechanical Technology and Drafting, Industrial Electronics Technology, Machine Shop and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Course Content, Curriculum, Experimental Programs
Simulmatics Corp., Cambridge, MA. – 1967
In this evaluation study of Project ENABLE, the basic question was whether low-income parents can be reached by family life education discussion groups. The research involved about 11,600 personal interviews with parents and about 6,200 records of group attendance and service to the parents. A substantial number of low-income parents (median…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Agencies, Attendance, Community Action
Agency for International Development (Dept. of State), Washington, DC. Office of International Training. – 1970
The report describes the program of training for foreign students conducted by the Office of International Training of the Agency for International Development (AID). The report's first chapter describes the history, nature, and importance of participant training and diagrams the administrative structure of the program. Chapter 2 describes the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Career Development, Curriculum
