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Baidya, Bhuchandra P. R.; Chaudhari, Gayatri – 1991
An evaluative study was conducted of the Training for Rural Gainful Activities (TRUGA) project and methodology in Nepal regarding women's participation and benefits. The study analyzed TRUGA as a project and as a training methodology, assessed the effects of TRUGA activities on women, and evaluated project investment in and benefits to women.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Economically Disadvantaged
Download full textStover, Deborah A. – 1990
"Look into the Future" is a program created by a Job Training Partnership Act project and 9to5, Working Women Education Fund, to address the training and retraining needs of office workers in light of the advances in computer and communications systems. This guide describes the model project and suggests steps other organizations can…
Descriptors: Clerical Occupations, Clerical Workers, Curriculum Development, Dislocated Workers
Puhl, Carol A. – 1989
A South African project investigated effective methods of English language instruction for educationally disadvantaged black gold mine workers. Four instructors taught eight 3-week intensive classes, four by traditional language teaching methods and four by methods used at the Institute for Language Teaching of the University of Stellenbosch…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Blacks, Cognitive Development, Educationally Disadvantaged
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Quincy. – 1990
A conscious strategy for educational reform has guided the 1990 efforts of the Boston/Chelsea (Massachusetts) Urban Team. Elements of the strategy include the following: (1) acknowledging that the individual school, not the state or federal program, is the fundamental unit of education; (2) breaking down the compartmentalization of bilingual,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy
O'Toole, Brian – 1990
The document, in both English and French, describes a 2-year project in Guyana based on the principle of community-based rehabilitation (CBR), which stresses training local community residents as supervisors to provide training of rehabilitation workers and direct services to children with disabilities living in rural areas. The program provided…
Descriptors: Children, Community Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Developing Nations
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC. – 1990
A hearing was held to discuss the future of Project Head Start. Witnesses from corporations offered testimony supporting the strengthening of early childhood education, particularly Head Start, and urging the federal government to give increased attention to early childhood education. Subsequent testimony from experts, program directors, and…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Early Childhood Education
Quinn, Lois M.; And Others – 1991
The Wisconsin "Learnfare" policy requires that teenagers receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) attend school regularly until they have completed high school. The population of teen parents and dependent teens receiving AFDC from September 1988 through December 1989 included 22,241 males and 30,995 females. About half…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attendance, Compliance (Legal), Compulsory Education
Matz, William A. – 1990
This report describes the summer occupational/vocational programs held in each of three vocational school districts and it compiles activities in the regular school districts in Delaware for fiscal year 1991. The three vocational-technical school district programs profiled are those of Kent County, Sussex County, and New Castle County. For each…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Career Education, Community Programs
Crowley, William A. – 1991
An "applied folklore" study investigated the value of certain aspects of folklore theory in an effort to upgrade teaching effectiveness. A case study approach was used to determine if the concept of labeling perspective, as adapted and advanced by folklorist Patrick B. Mullen (1988), could provide useful insights when applied to local…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavior Standards, Case Studies, Educational Research
Janopoulos, Michael – 1989
A procedure used by a university-affiliated intensive English language program to mainstream students into regular academic courses is described. The program, affiliated with Southeast Missouri State University, includes traditional English-as-a-Second-Language courses with heavy emphasis on writing and reading skills, and courses in American…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Articulation (Education), College Faculty, College Students
Rincones, Larry – 1982
The College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP), a one-year college program, is designed to facilitate access and, with comprehensive support activities, the successful completion of two semesters of college for qualified migrant students. Combining university and program resources, CAMP provides total financial aid to cover tuition, fees, and other…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, College Freshmen, College Programs
Sulphur Springs Union Elementary School District, Canyon Country, CA. – 1984
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: The goals of the Summer Correspondence Program have been to help students maintain their basic skills and avoid summer fall-out, as well as to promote parent involvement and positive community relations. After Proposition 13 left no funds for continuation of summer school programs, Sulphur Springs…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Correspondence Study, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education
Cobb, Donald K.; And Others – 1984
The state of Kentucky has recently raised its standards for persons who apply for admission to teacher education. The plan, mandated by the State Board of Education, involves a selection/retention process for candidates who apply for initial admission to the program and for candidates who progress through the program. A minimum level of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Basic Skills, College Entrance Examinations
Orum, Lori S. – 1982
Researchers gained useful information on the state of career education programs and their effectiveness for Hispanic youth by disaggregating the data from the Educational Testing Service's 1980 Survey of Career Information Systems in Secondary Schools. Despite the limitations of the study due to small sample size, the unrepresentative number of…
Descriptors: Blacks, Career Education, Career Guidance, Counseling Services
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Washington, DC. – 1983
A report is given on a task force exploration of teacher shortages and surpluses and the effect they have on the quality of teacher education programs. Data are presented for the nation, geographic regions, and 16 states: Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon,…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Higher Education, Mathematics Teachers
