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Belzer, Alisa – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2003
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act ("welfare reform") and the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) have influenced greatly the provision of services in adult basic education (ABE). WIA and welfare reform provide two excellent cases for the study of questions related to how federal legislation affects ABE…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Welfare Services, Public Policy, Federal Legislation
Ragan, Mark – 2002
Over the past decade, the Human Services Agency (HSA) of San Mateo County, California, has implemented a series of management and staff processes designed to facilitate the delivery of services to county residents. Examples of these services are as follows: (1) regionalization (HSA offices are located throughout the county, and office staff and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Centers, Community Coordination, Cooperative Planning
National Association of State Directors of Vocational Technical Education Consortium. – 1997
The National Association of State Directors of Vocational Technical Education Consortium (NASDVTEC) supports enactment of legislation that is dedicated solely to vocational-technical education (VTE). NASDVTEC urges the 105th Congress to build on the existing foundation of a strong state role in VTE by drafting legislation that achieves the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation, Educational Needs
deFosset, Shelley; Carlin, Michael – 1997
Information on the implementation of services for preschool children with special needs and their families is presented, based on current or previous surveys of 50 states, the District of Columbia, and eight outlying jurisdictions. The information is presented in tabular form and is organized into nine sections related to the Individuals with…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 1997
This congressional report presents and examines the Carl D. Perkins Vocational-Technical Education Act Amendments of 1997. The following items are included: text of the amendments; summary of three hearings held in preparation for amending the Perkins Act; statement of views of the Committee on Education and the Workforce regarding needed changes…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Cost Estimates, Education Work Relationship
deFosset, Shelley, Ed. – 2001
This report describes services provided under the Preschool Grants Program for Children with Disabilities (Section 619 of Part B) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It presents current and/or historical information for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, which are all eligible to receive Section 619…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Crocker, Judith; Tibbetts, John; Sherman, Renee; Dlott, Michael – 2002
This document is intended to help local adult education programs evaluate their programs to assess their capability of designing and delivering a specific workplace education program requested by an employer. The guide begins with an introductory section that discusses the following topics: differences between workplace programs and typical…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs, Contract Training
Kim, Jae-Woong – 1999
Korea National Open University (KNOU) opened in 1972 as a correspondence college designed to improve adult learners' preparation for Korea's college examination. KNOU has been redefined as "an institution for adults who are deprived, by various reasons, of higher education opportunities and is now playing a major role in developing lifelong…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Computer Uses in Education, Delivery Systems, Distance Education
deFosset, Shelley, Ed. – 1999
This report, ninth in a series of annual reports, addresses selected aspects of the Preschool Grants Program for Children with Disabilities, Section 619 of Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The report profiles services provided under this program and highlights changes under the 1997 amendments. It presents current…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Agency Cooperation, Classification, Disabilities
Fusco, Gene C. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1961
Recent years have brought an upsurge of interest and concern among school administrators and others regarding the administrative and specialized services that are necessary for providing sound educational programs and maintaining school system efficiency. In response to that growing interest and concern, the Office of Education and the American…
Descriptors: Educational History, Pupil Personnel Services, Program Descriptions, Program Administration
Daigneau, William A. – Facilities Manager, 1997
Reports on a conference of college facility managers at which facilities professionals identified forces affecting the profession's future in five areas (information technology, resource scarcity, societal changes, government role in education, environmental deterioration) and six important roles for the manager (operational efficiency expert,…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Campus Planning, College Planning
Schmotter, James W. – Selections, 1999
An interview with Roy A. Herberger, president of Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management (Arizona), addresses the strategy behind the school's great success, its curriculum and program development, faculty composition, institutional culture, faculty-employment practices, curriculum globalization, competition,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Education, Business Administration Education, College Environment
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MacNeil, M. A. J.; Walton, Joanne N.; Clark, D. Christopher; Tobias, David L.; Harrison, Rosamund L. – Journal of Dental Education, 1998
Describes the evolution and implementation of a joint medical-dental problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum at the University of British Columbia's medical and dental schools, featuring development of an integrated care clinic. Issues in structuring the new curriculum are discussed, including management of the clinic's group practices, affective…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Clinics, Curriculum Design
Phipps, Maurice, Ed.; Hayashi, Aya, Ed. – Wilderness Education Association, 2006
The Wilderness Education Association (WEA) helps people enjoy and protect our nation's most precious resource: Our wilderness areas. They have been training and certifying outdoor leaders around the world for nearly 30 years, teaching students safely and effectively to lead groups in the outdoors without harming the environment. In addition,…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Outdoor Leadership, Recreational Activities, Recreational Programs
State Educational Technology Directors Association, 2008
The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) is pleased to release its fifth annual National Trends Report on the use of federal funds to support educational technology. This report documents findings from Round 5 (FY 06) of the No Child Left Behind, Title II, Part D, Enhancing Education Through Technology (NCLB IID) program. The…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Retrenchment, Electronic Learning, Web Based Instruction
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