Vocational training (VT) programs in Latin America prepare workers to perform middle-level occupations or jobs. VT in Latin America is characterized by the existence of solid and autonomous national institutes linked to the logic of economic production, funded through a payroll levy grant, counting on a tripartite board, and related to ministries…

This essay examines the relationship between economic and educational developments in the United States in the decades prior to the Civil War. Early industrialization in the United States began during the first half of the 19th century and seems to coincide with common school expansion and reforms. Yet the link between economic and educational…

This publication contains five reports of task groups charged with helping the State University of New York (SUNY) develop specific action agendas for the coming decade and the year 2000. These reports flow from the SUNY 2000 vision of becoming a significantly greater player in helping meet the needs of the state in economic development,…

This paper analyzes and evaluates federal assistance to Indians on or near reservations and recommends public policies to promote self-determination through economic development. Most Indian tribes rely on federal funds for basic necessities and services. At current funding levels, reservation residents lead lives of deprivation or opt for…

An appraisal was made of the policy implications of a commitment by the University of the West Indies (UWI) to develop distance education as an integral feature of its teaching responsibilities. Information was gathered through interviews with 163 educators and administrators at the 3 campuses of the University of the West Indies, its 8 member…

The test for today's economy is to create a workforce development system that capitalizes on current opportunities across states, regions, and local communities. The economic environment is positive, with tight, dynamic, and global labor markets. The business need for job-ready, entry-level workers; high-skilled workers; and workers who can…

This paper discusses the multiple rewards of teaching information systems (IS) abroad, drawing on the experience of an IS professor who has been awarded three Fulbright scholarships in the 1990s. The author draws extensively upon personal experiences in Russia to illustrate the challenges and benefits of teaching in foreign institutions. The…

Designed to provide two-year college educators with guidelines and suggestions for program planning, design, delivery, and evaluation in the area of training for international trade, this book contains narratives on program development and sample materials that can be used as models. Chapter 1 describes the formation of partnerships to provide…

More than 500 million women live in the rural regions of Third World countries and all are illiterate. This book is intended to give these women a face and a voice. The book contains eight chapters and a list of further readings. Chapter 1, "How is illiteracy defined?", views a literate woman as one "who possesses sufficient…

In 1986, Paducah Community College (PCC), a small rural college in western Kentucky, signed an agreement with Murray State University (MSU) to have MSU teach junior- and senior-level courses on the PCC campus. As costs became prohibitive for MSU, the two institutions began examining distance learning possibilities. At the same time, the seven area…

This document consists of a second edition of the book, "The Saga of IHU NUI: Economic Man," originally published in 1978, and a considerably expanded teacher's guide to accompany the book. The book itself consists of nine episodes depicting Hawaii's economic development written and illustrated in comic book format. Each episode is…

Data gathered in theoretical and field studies on human resources development carried out by international and national teams and through site visits were analyzed to show developing themes and issues in human resources, particularly in the area of skills development. Some of the issues and themes that will have an impact on the future of skills…

Vocational education and training in Finland consists of prevocational education at the preprimary and comprehensive school levels and formal vocational training at the secondary and postsecondary levels. Prevocational education aims to foster children's harmonious personality development by integrating handicraft and practical subjects teaching…

This reader on literacy provides a clear account of the major perspectives on literacy and adult education through 20 papers divided into three categories. An introduction provides an overview of the content of the papers. Part 1, "Issues," contains seven papers: "Literacy: Access to Power" (Dijkstra); "Development and the…

A look at various methods of evaluating vocational education and training in Europe shows traditional practices (correlated with results and objectives) using new interactive approaches. Because of the great variety of situations, levels of awareness, diversity of tools, and multiplicity of participants, the improvement of evaluation practices…