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Download full textBoyd, William Lowe; Cline, Harold – 1981
In order to assess the performance of vocational education in Rochester, New York, it is first necessary to consider the city's major economic and demographic trends. On the one hand, Rochester is a center for highly technical industries that are expected to experience a very slow rate of growth. On the other hand, it is characterized by an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demography, Economic Climate, Education Work Relationship
Lukas, Carol VanDeusen – 1981
This report on the impact of the Vocational Education ACT (VEA) on special needs populations in vocational education examines the structure of the VEA, the state and local contexts in which the law is implemented, and the problems of serving special populations that the mechanisms are attempting to address. Outlined first are the goals and role of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agency Role, Data Collection, Definitions
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED), Washington, DC. – 1981
This annual report of the Rehabilitation Services Administration for Fiscal 1980 consists of five sections. The first section, devoted to program operations, includes information on the basic vocational rehabilitation program, services to the blind, rehabilitation facilities, and three specific programs. Described in section 2 are such program…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Annual Reports, Blindness, Compliance (Legal)
National Advisory Council on Vocational Education, Washington, DC. – 1981
Four hearings were held during 1979 by the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education (NACVE) to determine the status of vocational education in correctional institutions. Testimony from 106 witnesses from 27 states led to the overall conclusion that the current level and quality of correctional vocational education is not adequate to…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Educational Finance
Fishbein, Estelle A.; Blumer, Dennis H. – 1981
In response to a request by the Presidential Task Force on Regulatory Relief, this report offers specific recommendations for reform of federal regulations. A cover letter explains the constraints imposed by the recommended format: that the report is unable to address adequately the area of federal regulatory activity generating the most adverse…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Affirmative Action, Attendance, Change Strategies
Ely, Vivien King – 1978
Intended for reference use by vocational education decision makers, including chief school officers, administrative and supervisory personnel, and advisory councils, this publication contains information on topics to be considered before, during, and after establishing a program for distributive education. A section is devoted to each of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Exploration, Career Planning, Competency Based Education
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Office of Youth Programs. – 1978
Five Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA)/Local Education Agency (LEA) programs designed to provide youth with employment-related services were reviewed. Onsite visits were conducted to assess program development and implementation in Houston, Worcester (Massachusetts), Minnesota, Fairfax County (Virginia), and Los Angeles. (Each area…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrative Problems, Agency Cooperation, Case Studies
PDF pending restorationWashington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1978
In fiscal 1978 the State of Washington contracted for $827,505 in Johnson O'Malley (JOM) funds to provide for the education of 5,179 Indian students. The statewide objectives of the JOM program were to increase Indian students' proficiency in reading and mathematics skills, improve Indian students' rate of high school graduation, and improve…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Annual Reports, Community Involvement
Mississippi Employment Security Commission, Jackson. Dept. of Research & Statistics. – 1978
There has been a rapid increase in Mississippi women's participation in the labor force, but female participation still lags behind male participation. The 1960s witnessed dramatic increases in younger women's participation. The trend is expected to continue into the late 1970s. Annual 1977 averages showed women made up almost 40% of Mississippi's…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Age, Career Opportunities, Census Figures
Brown, Eddie F., Ed.; Shaughnessy, Timothy F., Ed. – 1979
Prepared for social work students and social service providers, this text is designed to help non-Indians expand their understanding of Indian customs, cultures, and life styles with the purpose of achieving greater transcultural appreciation and, consequently, more effective social work practices appropriate to Indian communities. Information is…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Studies, American Indians
Stiegler, C. B. – 1980
This monograph is designed to motivate and assist Kentucky vocational teachers in fulfilling their role in achieving sex fair vocational education. Section 1 describes the status of vocational education in Kentucky and the United States. These areas are covered: changing roles of men and women, composition of the labor force, undersupply of…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1980
United States Senate hearings on S. 1839, a bill to extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes, are presented. Testimony concerning the proposed Higher Education Amendments of 1979 is presented by college administrators, financial aid officers, students, teachers, researchers, and representatives of the federal and state…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Libraries, Community Colleges, Community Services
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1967
THE FIFTH ANNUAL CATALOG OF CONTRACT AND GRANT RESEARCH UNDER THE MANPOWER ADMINISTRATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DESCRIBES PROJECTS CONCERNED WITH THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, ADEQUACY OF JOB PREPARATION, UNEMPLOYMENT OF THE YOUNG, THE NON-WHITE, AND OTHER SPECIAL GROUPS, AND THE WASTE OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN RURAL AREAS. THE…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Contracts, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Opportunities
MARGACH, CHARLES; AND OTHERS – 1966
THIS CONFERENCE WAS CALLED TO IDENTIFY AND MEET THE NEEDS OF THE VISUALLY HANDICAPPED. THE PROBLEMS OF IDENTIFYING AND DEFINING THE VISUALLY LIMITED WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR PLACEMENT IN VOCATIONS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING ARE CONSIDERED. PAPERS ON SERVING THE VISUAL NEEDS OF THE VISUALLY LIMITED DESCRIBE OCULAR PATHOLOGIES, VISION CARE, DEGREE OF…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Child Development, Codification
Swalls, Fred; And Others – 1980
Intended as a handbook for school administrators and teachers and as a textbook for graduate and undergraduate level education courses, this book covers the current status of law affecting Indiana teachers as defined in statutes and interpreted by the courts. The first of nine chapters discusses the legal foundations of education in Indiana,…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrators, Civil Rights Legislation, Collective Bargaining
