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Download full textMirabito, Mary; Frischholz, Edward J. – 1983
In 1981-82, the bilingual program of New York City's Auxilliary Services for High Schools served 1335 out-of-school youth (mostly between the ages of 16-22) from Spanish, Chinese, Greek, Italian, and Haitian backgrounds. The program provided educational and support services to a variety of students including actual or potential dropouts, older…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Chinese Americans, Curriculum Development
Hobbs, Mary Kay – 1978
Educational accomplishments of the People's Republic of China have been achieved by emphasis on moral, intellectual, and physical development of every individual, and on schooling combined with and in preparation for productive labor. Open-door schooling combines in-school learning with out-of-school practice, so students learn about life and work…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agricultural Education, Collective Settlements, Communism
Gottfredson, Gary D.; And Others – 1983
This report, the second part of a longer study prepared by the Delinquency and School Environments Program, further describes interim results of the program's national evaluation of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's (OJJDP's) Alternative Education Program. The report consists of evaluations of 14 specific projects: (1)…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Delinquency Prevention, Delivery Systems, Dropout Prevention
Clark, Ralph J., Ed.; Rooth, S. John, Ed. – 1988
This publication contains the following 24 case studies of adult education in Australia: "NSW Department of Agriculture Home Study Programme" (O'Neill); "Self-Help Adult Education: The University of the Third Age at the Brisbane CAE" (Swindell); "Marriage Enrichment Programme" (D. Kerr, C. Kerr); "Carringbush…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Case Studies, Citizenship Education
Denny, James; And Others – 1989
A study was conducted in Illinois to determine how effectively the vocational education system was meeting its responsibilities to train, retrain, and upgrade employed and unemployed workers in new skills for which there is a demand in the state, under the terms of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984. Responses were received from…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Compliance (Legal), Dislocated Workers
Lotto, Linda S. – 1983
A study examined current research on the proficiency of vocational students in basic skill areas and explored current practices for improving the basic skills of vocational students at the secondary and postsecondary levels. Based on current research, vocational students, on an average, seemed to be less proficient in basic skills than were their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Educational Benefits
Kraft, Richard J., Ed.; Sakofs, Mitchell, Ed. – 1985
This anthology of articles originally published in the "Journal of Experiential Education" is organized under the topics of historical, philosophical, and spiritual foundations; theory and practice; personal perspectives; book reviews; the future of experiential education; and international perspectives. The range of selected papers is…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Comparative Education, Educational History, Educational Philosophy
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1988
Magnet school programs require careful planning. Originally designed to achieve voluntary desegregation, magnet programs attract students of all races and backgrounds by offering special curricular themes and instructional approaches not offered in neighborhood schools. Outcomes of a successful program include the following: (1) desegregation; (2)…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Admission Criteria, Busing, Community Involvement
Williams, Jean – 1988
Patrick Henry Community College's (PHCC's) program of student development services consists of the career development center, financial aid, nontraditional education, student activities, counseling, testing and placement, admissions, and the office of the registrar. In order to assess the effectiveness of the program, it was first necessary to…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Admission (School), Career Counseling, Community Colleges
Ascher, Carol – 1982
This paper summarizes several research findings in order to determine the urban high school characteristics that are most likely to decrease alienation among inner city, minority students, and to make their attitudes toward education, themselves, and their futures more positive. First, the paper discusses the phenomenon of alienation in society…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Catholic Schools, Educational Improvement
Peace, Betty; Lovelace, Bill – 1983
A project was conducted to develop a vocational instructional program designed to meet the vocational needs of students in small school districts. During the first phase of the project, a literature review was conducted to identify the philosophical bases, purposes, and structures that characterize cooperative vocational education programs and…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Competence, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Planning
Calvert, Robert, Jr. – 1985
A national study of training offered by nonschool organizations in the United States indicated that, in addition to schools and colleges, 28 other types of organizations offer training and education. The total number of persons served by traditional educational institutions in 1984 was around 80.4 million. In contrast, 151.5 million may receive…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Education
Strandmark, John F.; And Others – 1977
A third-party evaluation was conducted of the first year of the Building Experience-Based Career Education project (BEBCE). BEBCE is a planned adaptation of the Northwest Regional Education Laboratory model (NWREL) to meet the needs of students in Philadelphia and to assist high school students in successful transition to adulthood. Career…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Development, Career Education, Career Exploration
Buttram, Joan L.; Blair, Mark W. – 1977
A third-party evaluation was conducted of the first year of the Exploring Careers through Experiential Learning project (ExCEL). ExCEL is a planned adaptation of the Northwest Regional Education Laboratory model (NWREL) to meet the needs of students in Prince William County, Virginia, and to assist high school students in successful transition to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Development, Career Education, Career Exploration
Powers, Thomas F., Ed.; Swinton, John R., Ed. – 1977
Developed as an outgrowth of a symposium to explore general policy issues in education for work, this book contains abridgements of the contributors' original work. Discussion is organized around three perspectives: (1) the historical and philosophical perspective highlights the issue of agency and the roles that have been and are being played by…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Career Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
