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Georgia Univ., Athens. Dept. of Occupational Studies. – 1995
This document lists core standards and occupational knowledge and skills that have been identified and validated by industry as necessary to all Georgia students in secondary-level technical/engineering programs. First, foundation skills are grouped as follows: basic skills (reading, writing, arithmetic/mathematics, listening, speaking); thinking…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Competence
Thormann, Joan, Ed.; And Others – 1991
This guide for school administrators interested in technology integration in the curriculum was developed from discussions at the Technology Integration Seminar held in March, 1991. The guide is divided into five chapters covering various administrative responsibilities and action steps. The first chapter presents an overview and identifies…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Role, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Hall, William C., Ed. – 1989
This document contains excerpts from material previously published by Australia's TAFE (Technical and Further Education) National Centre for Research and Development on the subjects of industry restructuring, the reasons for restructuring, revising curricula, and providing a service to business and industry. Its contents are "Industry…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, Industrial Structure
Gattiker, Urs E. – 1989
A model of technological training has two dimensions: level of cultural stability and employee's level of cognitive ability. Each dimension has two variables. The variables of cultural stability are (1) technological adoption and organizational adaptation and (2) structure of work and work processes. For cognitive ability, the variables are…
Descriptors: Automation, Corporate Education, Cultural Influences, Employment Qualifications
Vincent, Tom – 1989
Developments within the area of new technology for disability and special educational needs have often been fragmented. The demands on innovators to exploit the new technology for specific and specialized applications have given them little opportunity to develop strategic plans in association with other innovators. Issues to be dealt with include…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Agency Cooperation, Disabilities
Kenney, Martin – 1985
Even at this early date in the application of biotechnology to agriculture, it is clear that agriculture may provide the largest market for new or less expensive biotechnologically manufactured products. The chemical and pharmaceutical industries that hold important positions in agricultural inputs are consolidating their positions by purchasing…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Trends, Biological Sciences, Farmers
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies. – 1988
Japan's postwar research and development (R&D) efforts have passed through several phases to bring the nation to what may be called "relative parity" with the United States. This document examines the characteristics of Japanese and U.S. R&D efforts. Topics compared include: national science resource patterns; science and…
Descriptors: College Planning, College Role, College Science, Comparative Analysis
McCredie, John W., Ed. – 1983
Ten case studies that describe the planning process and strategies employed by colleges who use computing and communication systems are presented, based on a 1981-1982 study conducted by EDUCOM. An introduction by John W. McCredie summarizes several current and future effects of the rapid spread and integration of computing and communication…
Descriptors: Budgets, Case Studies, College Planning, Computer Assisted Instruction
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. – 1989
The Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) of the U.S. Congress was asked to analyze various technological options for distance education, examine current developments, and identify how Federal, State, and local policies could encourage more efficient and effective use of technology in education. This report complements OTAs assessment of use of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Educational Innovation
Montclair State Coll., Upper Montclair, NJ. – 1978
The Industrial Arts Leadership Development Project was conducted to (1) provide inservice training for teachers to improve the quality of instruction and supervision; (2) provide inservice training for minorities and persons with limited English capability; and (3) provide leadership development for inservice teachers, service staff, and…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Ethnic Stereotypes, Industrial Arts, Inservice Education
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Moll, Peter – Information Development, 1987
Discusses the potential receptivity to information technology found in the Caribbean and describes the establishment of regional information networks for the exchange of scientific and technical information. The role of the librarian is explored, and an outline for an assessment of the continuing education needs in information technology is…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Networks, Information Science
Georgia Univ., Athens. Dept. of Occupational Studies. – 1995
This document lists core standards and occupational knowledge and skills that have been identified and validated by industry as necessary to all Georgia students in secondary-level human services occupations programs. First, foundation skills are grouped as follows: basic skills (reading, writing, arithmetic/mathematics, listening, speaking);…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Competence
Tanzania National Commission of UNESCO, Dar es Salaam. – 1990
This publication presents a report on the first Pan-African meeting on distance education. The materials reveal that development of distance education in Africa depends on three factors: information and research, the training of specialists, and the production or acquisition of materials. A report of the plenary session summarizes presentations by…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Distance Education, Educational Needs, Educational Research
Steele, Roger E., Comp. – 1994
Selected papers are as follows: "Member Perceptions of the Association for International Agricultural & Extension Education" (Eaton et al.); "Historical Review of U.S. Involvement in International Agricultural Education between World War II and Enactment of Title XII" (Thuemmel, Meaders); "Educational Needs of…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Developing Nations
Smith, Michael J.; And Others – 1989
Producing goods and services of high quality is not expensive, but correcting poor quality costs U.S. companies as much as 20 percent of sales revenues annually. One survey reported that only 1 out of 300 U.S. companies involved management and engineering staff in quality training. The tendency is to have a quality control department, separate…
Descriptors: Adults, Employees, Government Employees, Government Role
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