The Skills, Attitudes, and Values for Employment (SAVE) project was designed to explore the needs of women in the workplace. An exploratory design was selected for the study with a target population consisting of 200 women working in companies in Morris County, New Jersey. From a self-administered questionnaire used to elicit information, the…

A 13-day workshop was conducted in Nigeria to train 60 community development workers in the educational use of popular theater for community-based adult education. Key goals were conscientization (a gradual learning process in which people look critically at their social situation to gain deeper understanding of the root causes of their problems)…

A study assessed the degree to which teachers in the Hidalgo-Starr Adult Education Coop in Texas support and practice the principles in the literature on adult education. During the project, 94 part-time teachers from the Hidalgo-Starr Adult Education Coop completed the Principles of Adult Learning Scale (PALS). (The PALS is a validated 44-item…

This article examines the training needs of educators working in the further education (FE), adult education, and Second Chance sectors in the Republic of Ireland. The research on which it is based was funded jointly by the European Union Leonardo da Vinci Programme and the Department of Education and Science of Ireland and took place from 1998 to…

This document reports on Virginia's progress toward the development of model child care programs in rural communities. An introduction providing background information is followed by a discussion of the project model, project goals, quality child day care in Caroline County, and the methodology of the project evaluation. Subsequent discussion…

Selected papers presented at a conference on the contributions of and to the new immigrants in North America include: "Realizing the Dream" (Len Fox); "From Gattegno to Freire: Musings on a Decade Gone By" (James A. Lydon); "The New Immigrants" (Doris W. Koo); "Haitian Immigrants in the U.S.: Migration and…

Canada's Settlement Language Training Program (SLTP) began in 1986 to provide language training support for immigrants and refugees not bound for the labor force and likely to experience difficulties gaining access to language training through existing programs. Women in particular are targeted. The training is provided through community agencies.…

In October 1988, the Council of Regents of Ontario's system of Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology was asked to develop "a vision of the college system in the year 2000." A research and consultation process involving surveys, focus groups, meetings, interviews, and commissioned research papers was undertaken to assess the current…

In fall 1988, the Delta College (DC) Board of Trustees appointed a committee of 100 citizens from Saginaw, Bay, and Midland counties to study current college operations and develop recommendations for future directions for DC in the areas of programs, facilities, and finance. Three subcommittees were formed to examine each of these areas. The…

This monograph investigates and discusses the various approaches of innovative financing initiatives in higher education which have developed over the last few years. The 16 chapters and authors are as follows: "Stresses in the Student Financial Aid System" (Martin Kramer); "Evolution and Prospects of Financing Alternatives for…

This document is the introductory module of a 9-module set within an 11-unit resource pack designed to help trainers and postsecondary and continuing education staff meet the needs of special needs students in Great Britain. Having completed this module, staff should be able to: (1) recognize and counter the effects of stereotyped images and…

This document reports good practice as learned in Britain's FEU (Further Education Unit) and NIACE (National Institute of Adult Continuing Education) programs aimed at providing educational opportunities for unemployed adults. Section 1 describes the review of projects that resulted in the document; mentions specific issues and problems relating…

A series of 13 surveys examined the occupational information needs of 11 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. During the course of this research effort, state occupational information coordinating committees (SOICCs) polled various agencies within their states to determine the agencies' needs for information concerning occupational…

The first Master Plan for Florida Postsecondary Education is presented in four documents. The first document considers the relationship between state needs and postsecondary education and offers recommendations for strengthening educational performance and process, as well as organization, coordination, and management. In analyzing current needs,…

This study investigates three alternative methods in practice for operating and funding the Department of Defense (DOD) dependents' schools that are located in American military installations. Through the Military Construction Authorization Act of 1985, Congress indicated that federal maintenance and operation of dependents' schools was not an…