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Texas Migrant Council, Inc., Laredo. – 1972
This report discusses the background study, and proposed objectives, mode of operation personnel training, staff, assessment, and facilities of a Head Start relocation service for migrant families. Included is a description of the establishment of such a relocation service which provided followup social services activities from one state to…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Ancillary Services, Child Advocacy, Child Development Centers
Williams, Robert T. – 1970
The Center for Occupational Education helped to initiate and assisted in implementing a planning, programing, and budgeting (PPB) system for State agencies administering occupational education in North Carolina. The conference was a means of disseminating the results and those of similar efforts by the various State departments represented. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Conference Reports, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Georgia Univ., Athens. Coll. of Education. – 1971
To assist principals in developing a better understanding of their role in improving the quality of vocational education in their schools, 85 principals attended a 5-day institute during which they considered ways and means of successfully implementing vocational education as an integral part of the total school program. Major presentations were:…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Career Education
McKinlay, Bruce; Adams, Daniel – 1971
The Occupational Information Access System (OIAS) improves the accessibility of occupational labor market information for career planning. Its operation at Churchill High School is evaluated from several angels: the likes and dislikes of users; the effect of OIAS on users' knowledge of occupational information and on their career plans; why other…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Cost Effectiveness
Manley, Fred W. – 1970
A well articulated educational program provides students an opportunity to develop to their highest potential without unnecessary duplication of instruction and delay in attaining their educational and career objectives. To provide articulation between North Carolina's public system of elementary, secondary and post secondary schools, the State…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Choice, Career Opportunities, Career Planning
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. Div. of Vocational Rehabilitation. – 1969
This study focuses on the nature of rehabilitation facilities, the need for an expansion of those already in existence, and a possible increase in number so that the state can serve all of its handicapped persons by 1975. The general objective was to develop a statewide plan for workshops and rehabilitation facilities. Specific objectives were to…
Descriptors: Administrative Agencies, Community Attitudes, Community Organizations, Disabilities
Jarvis, Bob; Stevenson, William W. – 1972
The purpose of this study was to measure the effects of the 1971 summer training program conducted for 19 vocational instructors beginning their first year in teaching without previous teaching experience and training in teacher education. Hired from business and industry because of their technical competence in their field, the program…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Beginning Teachers, Career Development, Developmental Programs
Michlein, Michael G.; And Others – 1976
A project was designed to develop and test (phase I), and implement (phase II) a research design for the study of student attrition in the Wisconsin vocational technical adult education (VTAE) system with the intent of identifying student attrition and determining its predictability. Phase I, the developmental aspect (described in this report),…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Adult Education, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics
Association of Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology of Ontario, 2004
Ontario's colleges are eager to partner with the Government of Ontario to expand college capacity by at least 10 percent and double the number of apprentices over the next five years. Assuming that Government will continue to fund enrolment growth, colleges are fully prepared to improve access to applied education and increase enrolment levels.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, State Aid, Investment, Colleges
Ravenhall, Mark; Kenway, Mike – 2003
This guide looks at demands on leaders and managers in adult and community learning (ACL) in the roles and issues they face in the context of quality improvement (QI). It suggests practical approaches for improving the quality of provision for adults. The guide's design builds on current practice toward the desired state of excellence in all…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Education, Community Education, Diversity (Student)
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Div. of Learner, Teacher, and School Support. – 2000
The Standards Implementation Design (SID) system is a comprehensive framework for analyzing school performance, planning for improvement based on the analysis, implementing the improvements, and evaluating results. It is designed to engage school personnel in introspection about student achievement as related to curriculum, the teaching and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives
Smith, Mara Cooper – 1998
The College Access, Retention, and Employment (CARE) program was a 3-year initiative by Florida's Miami-Dade Community College. CARE was designed: to improve both the delivery and outcomes of postsecondary education for people with disabilities, with a special focus on minority groups, and to disseminate a model, describing the program, including…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Civil Rights Legislation, Community Colleges, Disabilities
Commonwealth Secretariat, London (England). – 1997
International cooperation and student exchange were considered at this 1997 workshop attended by representatives of 27 universities from 15 British Commonwealth countries. The majority of workshops participants were administrators involved in international programs. A keynote address discussed the Commonwealth Universities Study Abroad Consortium…
Descriptors: College Students, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. Student Support Branch. – 1994
Parental involvement in the educational process is examined as one of the elements that can raise academic achievement and allow schools to achieve success. The benefits of parental involvement are outlined, from those to students, such as improved academic performance, greater student motivation, and lower dropout rates, through those to parents…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Characteristics, Cooperation, Cultural Differences
Kelly, Greg, Ed.; Gilligan, Robbie, Ed. – 2000
This book assesses the current state of foster care in the United Kingdom and Ireland, the pressures which have shaped it, and the challenges it faces. Emphasizing the importance of fostering within a coherent child care policy, the contributors examine the latest research into key areas of foster care, and explore how practice can be improved.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Caseworker Approach, Change Strategies
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