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Business-Higher Education Forum, Washington, DC. – 1985
The development of a technology policy for the future was discussed at the winter 1985 meeting of the Business-Higher Education Forum, which met with congressional groups such as the Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition and the Congressional Clearinghouse on the Future. These proceedings include summaries of roundtable discussions on the…
Descriptors: Competition, Economic Climate, Engineering Education, Futures (of Society)
Ironside, Ellen M.; And Others – 1987
The partnership of IBM, located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and Meredith College, a small women's college, resulted in the Secretarial Transition Training Program. Hiring constraints had created critical shortages in the secretarial skill field. Additional impetus for the development of a transition training program was provided by…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Clerical Occupations, Colleges
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1982
The discussion in this hearing, centering on extension of the appropriations under the Vocational Education Act of 1963, focuses on H.R. 6985, the Older Americans Vocational Education Act, which authorizes $20 million per year for grants to educational agencies and institutions to establish model centers for vocational education for older persons.…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Age Discrimination, Ancillary School Services, Counseling Services
Reitan, Henry M., Ed.; Sadowski, Bernard S., Ed. – 1977
The papers presented at three conferences dealing with nontraditional students at community colleges comprise this report. Papers included are: "Aging in America" by Francis Scott; "Aging in Oregon: A Look at Clackamas Community College" by Larry Forsythe; "Community Needs Assessment: Some Reflections" by Alice Kethley; "Education for Aging: A…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Community Colleges, Conference Reports
BRAZZIEL, WILLIAM F. – 1965
IN A STUDY COMPLETED IN 1964 BY THE NORFOLK DIVISION OF VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE, AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO IDENTIFY THE FACTORS INVOLVED IN THE DECISIONS OF 224 UNEMPLOYED, UNSKILLED MEN IN THE NORFOLK-PORTSMOUTH METROPOLITAN LABOR MARKET AREA TO FOREGO RETRAINING UNDER THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT OF 1962. THE MAJOR DETERRENTS WERE AN…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Attitudes, Family Status, Individual Characteristics
CIBARICH, AUGUST L.; AND OTHERS – 1964
THIS WAS ONE OF 20 DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS INITIATED IN 11 STATES IN 1961-63 TO GAIN EXPERIENCE WITH LABOR MARKET PROBLEMS ARISING FROM CHANGING TECHNOLOGY AND MASS LAYOFFS. THE FUNDAMENTAL AIM WAS TO COMBINE ACTION AND RESEARCH TO DEMONSTRATE WHAT THE STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE COULD DO IN AREAS WHERE THE LABOR MARKET WAS RAPIDLY CHANGING.…
Descriptors: Automation, Clerical Workers, Comparative Analysis, Data Processing
DUGAS, DONALD G. – 1967
THAT MICRO-TEACHING CAN BE USED EFFECTIVELY FOR TEACHER TRAINING AND RETRAINING WAS INDICATED BY A 1966 NDEA INSTITUTE WHERE PARTICIPANTS VIEWED ON VIDEO-TAPE AND DISCUSSED THE WORK OF A TEACHER IN A SMALL DEMONSTRATION CLASS OF HIGH SCHOOL FRENCH. EACH MEMBER HIMSELF TAUGHT TWO 15-MINUTE CLASS SEGMENTS OF THE SAME CLASS, WHICH WAS ALSO…
Descriptors: Demonstrations (Educational), Inservice Teacher Education, Institutes (Training Programs), Language Programs
SCOTT, NORMAN; AND OTHERS – 1967
THIS ARTICLE EXPLAINS COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS, NEWEST OF THE TECHNIQUES FOR ASSESSING THE EFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURES. WHEREAS SOCIAL BENEFITS ARE EXCLUDED FROM ORDINARY FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF INVESTMENT, COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS TRACES EFFECTS OVER THE ENTIRE PERIOD OF REPERCUSSIONS ON THE ECONOMY AND THEREFORE ON PRESENT AND FUTURE SOCIAL…
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Economic Development
NICELEY, JOHN B.; VALENTINE, IVAN E. – 1965
AN INSTITUTE WAS CONDUCTED TO RETRAIN TEACHERS IN (1) THE TEACHING OF BUSINESS ELECTRONIC PROCESSING AND PROGRAMING AND (2) THE DEVELOPMENT OF COURSE MATERIAL. COURSES OF STUDY AND ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCES WERE INCLUDED IN THE 8-WEEK PROGRAM. TRAINING IN ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING WAS RECEIVED BY 35 TEACHERS. CLASS OUTLINES WERE ALSO DEVELOPED TO…
Descriptors: Business Education, Computers, Curriculum Guides, Data Processing
Changar-Shaw, Ilene – 1979
The number of Americans between the ages fifty-five and seventy-four will significantly increase during the next few decades. Within this group is the fastest growing poverty group in the country. For them the right to work is basic to the right to survive. Studies have shown that older workers are able to produce work which is, in quality and…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employment, Employment Programs, Employment Qualifications
Joint Publications Research Service, Washington, DC. – 1967
THIS REVIEW OF CURRENT (1967-68) PROVISIONS FOR THE CONTINUING EDUCATION OF WORKERS IN POLAND STRESSES ENROLLMENT TRENDS AND AREAS OF NEED IN ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, SECONDARY EDUCATION IN EVENING CLASSES AND CORRESPONDENCE COURSES OFFERED BY THE GENERAL LYCEUMS, FORMAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION (NOW LARGELY THROUGH ELEMENTARY AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS),…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Correspondence Study, Educational Needs
PDF pending restorationGalvin, Kevin; And Others – 1975
This project, conducted by the Southern California Community College Institutional Research Association, was designed to provide a needs assessment of aging and retired persons in Southern California in the area of vocational education and to provide training for researchers and occupational education coordinators in survey research methodologies.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Community Surveys, Educational Needs
Thompson, Velma Montoya – 1975
The Rand paper on programs facilitating the mid-life career redirection of unemployed aerospace professionals is 1 of 20 policy-related research reports commissioned by the Division of Social Systems and Human Resources in the Research Applied to National Needs Program of the National Science Foundation. It is based on the evaluation of some 300…
Descriptors: Aerospace Industry, Age, Career Change, Career Guidance
Dobbs, Thomas L.; Kiner, Phil E. – People, Crops, Soils, Livestock Research Journal, 1974
Designed to provide insights into policies relative to human resource investments and employment information channels, the study's objectives were to: (1) relate types of employment in Wyoming's uranium mines and mills to work force participants; (2) determine employee earnings and relate those earnings to employment categories and…
Descriptors: Age, Education, Employment Opportunities, Ethnic Distribution
New Mexico State Dept. of Education, Santa Fe. Div. of Adult Education. – 1967
The purpose of this study was threefold: (1) to identify and describe the motivation of adult basic education students, (2) to determine if a relationship exists between goals, and (3) to determine how the knowledge of these findings can influence program development. Some 750 adult students were selected from 10 communities in New Mexico.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Age Differences, American Indians, Dropouts
