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Download full textNational Commission for Employment Policy (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1981
The seven papers in this volume address three topics: the economic effects of vocational education, occupational projections, and coordination among institutions providing training. The first paper analyzes high school vocational education from an economic viewpoint, while the second examines the effects of vocational training coupled with the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adults, Articulation (Education), Cost Effectiveness
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1984
As mandated by Congress, this annual report from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) describes its activities in the past fiscal year (FY). Secretary of Education, T. H. Bell, summarizes ED accomplishments in FY 1983 in such areas as excellence in education, citing the findings and impact of the report "A Nation at Risk"; the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Bilingual Education, Civil Rights
Levine, Mark, Comp.; Kravitz, Marjorie, Ed. – 1979
This is a bibliography of documents selected from the data base of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service that provide an overview of comprehensive treatment programs in local jails. The citations follow an explanation of how to obtain the documents and are arranged under the following topics: (1) state of the art, (2) jail management and…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Citations (References), Community Programs
KELLY, ROGER E. – 1967
THE NAVAJO REHABILITATION PROJECT STUDIED THE REACTIONS OF THE NAVAJO TO ILLNESSES AND DISABILITIES. THE PURPOSES OF THIS REPORT WERE (1) TO PROVIDE CERTAIN FACTS AND VIEWPOINTS FOR REHABILITATION PROJECT WORKERS, (2) TO PROVIDE SUMMATIONS OF TYPICAL CASE HISTORIES, (3) TO SUGGEST AVENUES OF FUTURE RESEARCH, (4) TO ILLUSTRATE THAT COOPERATIVE…
Descriptors: American Indians, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Culture
Blew, Carol Holliday; And Others – 1977
Project New Pride, a positive approach for dealing with juvenile delinquents with lengthy criminal records and social adjustment problems, is described in this report. The introduction includes the following: a discussion of the problems of juvenile offenders and their present treatment; an overview of the project and its services, which include…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Correctional Education, Counseling, Crime
Quadco Rehabilitation Center, Inc., Stryker, OH. – 1977
The purpose of the project was to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of those rehabilitation facilities which were utilized by the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission (RSC) through the development, installation, and utilization of a program evaluation system and a management information system. The two systems were developed and…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Attitudes, Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Criteria
National Inst. of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (Dept. of Justice/LEAA), Washington, DC. – 1978
This volume analyzes existing and proposed correctional industries in Connecticut. First, the results of a survey made to determine the potential inmate work force for prison industry are presented as inmate profiles, descriptions of inmate and supervisor attitudes, and analyses of parolees' employment and recidivism rates. In part 2, four…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Cost Effectiveness
Moore, Sarah H.; And Others – 1975
This report provides descriptions and statistics on Georgia's ten Youth Development Centers designed for the care of delinquent children. Title I courses include business education, cultural enrichment, small appliance, furniture repair, and basic skills, with an emphasis on the latter. Results of the enrichment courses fall in the cognitive,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Delinquency, Developmental Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Bergman, Allan
The guide contains basic information for establishing a work activity center, a work-oriented facility providing compensatory pre-vocational and vocational education and training programs for men and women of post-school age. The center serves those mentally retarded adults not developmentally prepared to enter a sheltered workshop program. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Daily Living Skills, Guides, Mental Retardation
Rehabilitation Services Administration (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1972
Presented from the perspective of the vocational rehabilitation counselor, the guide defines the essential elements of vocational evaluation and work adjustment programs and identifies problems experienced by State vocational rehabilitation agencies in obtaining high quality vocational evaluation and work adjustment services. It also provides…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Agency Role, Career Counseling, Check Lists
Dew, Donald W., Ed. – 1999
This report is the outcome of study group that investigated best practices for serving individuals who are deaf and low functioning. It is designed to help State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Agencies assist individuals with disabilities in securing competitive employment and is meant to be a source for innovative ideas for program development…
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Cooperation, Deafness, Delivery Systems
Spechler, Jay W. – 1996
This book, designed to assist business managers in their efforts to initiate or enhance existing programs for cost-effective disability management and achieve the spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), presents case studies of over 30 companies who are successfully complying with the (ADA). The first two chapters of the book describe…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Business Responsibility
Sciacca, Kathleen – 1992
This paper describes the consumer program, "Helpful People in Touch," a self-help treatment program for people with the multiple disorders of mental illness, drug addiction, and/or alcoholism. First, the terms, "Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers and Addicted" (MICAA) and "Chemical Abusing Mentally Ill" (CAMI) are defined…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction
Kops, Joan, Ed. – 1985
This handbook records the creation, development and growth, and stumbling blocks and successes of the Prison Literacy Project (PLP). It is intended to serve as a model for other community groups that are developing their own literacy projects. The handbook provides a history and philosophy of PLP, states PLP's vision and purpose, discusses need,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Community Education
O'Neill, John; And Others – 1990
This handbook supplement, for adult service providers, is part of a packet intended to aid educators, families, and adult service providers to facilitate the transition from school to adult life in the community for students with both cognitive disabilities and visual or dual sensory impairments. Emphasis is on preparation of students for adult…
Descriptors: Adults, Agencies, Agency Cooperation, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities)
