(1967). WOMEN'S TALENT CORPS. PROGRESS REPORT, MARCH-APRIL, 1967. THE WOMEN'S TALENT CORPS WAS FOUNDED IN 1965 ON TWO PREMISES–(1) MATURE WOMEN LIVING IN POVERTY AREAS OF NEW YORK COULD BE TRAINED TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF THEIR PREVIOUS EDUCATION AND (2) COMMUNITY AGENCIES WOULD CREATE SEMI-PROFESSIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVANCEMENT. BY APRIL 1967, 120 TRAINEES HAD BEEN PLACED AS TEACHER AND GUIDANCE ASSISTANTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AS SOCIAL WORK AND THERAPY ASSISTANTS IN HOSPITALS AND NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, AND AS PROGRAM WORKERS. A SERIES OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS IN LOW INCOME AREAS IDENTIFIED LOCAL NEEDS AND THE ROLE WOMEN PICTURED FOR THEMSELVES. A LETTER-WRITING CAMPAIGN ENLISTED POLITICAL SUPPORT AND FUNDS FROM THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. APPLICANTS WERE TESTED AND INTERVIEWED TO REVEAL THEIR PERCEPTION OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS, SENSITIVITY TO HUMAN RELATIONS, AND HIGH MORALE, QUALITIES CLOSELY CORRELATED WITH SUCCESS. THROUGHOUT THE 30-WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM FORMAL CLASSES WERE INTERWOVEN WITH… [PDF]
(1999). Social Literacies across Communities, Cultures and Contexts. Adult Literacy Research Network. This document contains eight papers on social literacies across communities, cultures, and contexts in Australia. "Social Literacies" (Jean Searle) is an introduction to the other papers, which each report on small action research projects examining how particular groups of people use literacy. "Recognising Shifting Delivery Modes: Rethinking Initial Adult Literacy Assessment for Flexible Delivery" (Angela Hill and Susan Hubbard) discusses a study of good practice in initial literacy assessment. "Lifelong Learning, Not a Band AID Solution: A Critical Solution to Multiple Literacies" (Marian Horton and David Horton) discusses a project assessing the need to renew and develop an alternative curriculum module. "Examining the Accounts of Homeless People's Needs to Determine a Role for Language, Literacy, and Numeracy Training" (Geraldine Castleton, Rosemary Jewell, Letitia Whitmore, and Marya McDonald) relates the procedures and findings of a… [PDF]
(1998). Endangered Languages: What Role for the Specialist? Proceedings of the Foundation for Endangered Languages (FEL) Conference (2nd, Edinburgh, Scotland, September 25-27, 1998). The papers included here examine issues related to the role outside specialists, such as linguists, educators, or media professionals, can play in the preservation of endangered languages. Language communities must continue to use their mother tongues if the languages are to survive, and this has led to questions about whether outside organizations have the right to intervene. The proceedings of the second annual Foundation for Endangered Languages (FEL) Conference is divided into several sections. "Successful Interactions" section includes three reports from linguists and educators on work with three different communities, with an outlook on what has been learned and the challenges for the future. "Understanding the Language from the Outside" is more sociolinguistic in orientation, looking at large communities more dispassionately, from a perspective other than that of an active collaborator. "Understanding From the Inside" turns to the communities'…
(1993). The Columbus Quincentenary and the Politics of the "Encounter.". American Indian Culture and Research Journal, v17 n1 p17-35. Contends that the Columbian Quincentenary, like similar bicentennials and other commemorations, was promoted and sponsored by governments. Discusses the efforts of various public and private Spanish agencies that organized Quincentenary activities. Contends that many Native American groups were left out of the activities. (CFR)…
(1999). Annual National Report of the Australian Vocational Education and Training System, 1999. Volume 1: National Overview and Volume 2: Commonwealth, State & Territory Achievements. This three-volume report provides a comprehensive picture of the vocational education and training system in Australia, its key policies, initiatives undertaken and achievements during 1999. This publication is composed of volumes 1 and 2. Volume 3 is available separately. Volume 1, National Overview, describes the national vocational education and training system. The first seven sections each focus on one of the agreed annual national priorities and achievements in that area. The priorities are: implementing New Apprenticeships; achieving diversity and flexibility to meet client needs; improving language, literacy, and numeracy skills; implementing the National Training Framework; increasing industry investment in training; providing greater opportunities and improved outcomes for underrepresented clients; and achieving greater efficiency. A final section discusses national programs and allocations to them. Volume 2, Commonwealth, State, and Territory Achievements, contains… [PDF]
(1996). The Literacy Equation: Competence = Capability? National Conference of the Australian Council for Adult Literacy Conference Papers (Queensland, Australia, November 7-9, 1996). Papers from the 19th Adult Literacy Conference convened by the Australian Council for Adult Literacy include: "A Little to the Right on Writing" (Brendan Bartlett, Margaret Fletcher); "Deconstructing the 'Australian Language and Literacy Policy'" (Helen Beazley); "Comparing Content-Centered and Learner-Centered Approaches in School Mathematics: Picking Up the Pieces in Numeracy with Adults" (Jennie Bickmore-Brand); "Developing Workplaces as Learning Environments: Towards a Learning Curriculum" (Stephen Billett); "Last CALL for All: Before IT (Information Technology) Races down the Superhighway" (Paula Burns); "Using Key Competencies to Solve the Equation" (Ralph Catts); "Quality and Competency Based Education and Training" (Clive Chappell); "Managing the Competency Based, Multi-level, Literacy Classroom: What Works" (Jean Clarke); "Fractions, Decimals and Adult Learners" (Tom J. Cooper, Shelley… [PDF]
(2005). NABE News, 2004-2005. National Association for Bilingual Education, v28 n1-6 Sep/Oct 2004-Jul/Aug. This document contains the 2004-2005 issues of the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) newsletter, which covers the topic of bilingual education. Six issues are contained in this document. Each issue is centered around a theme: (1) Models for Teacher Preparation: Deciding Which Ones Meet Our Needs; (2) Applications for Classroom Instruction; (3) No Child Left Behind: Assessing the Impact; (4) Funding Programs for English Language Learners; (5) Promoting Biliteracy through Content Themes; and (6) Reducing Dropout Rates for Hispanic Students. Along with feature articles, each issue also contains book reviews, announcements of upcoming conferences and calls for papers, noteworthy events and news in the bilingual education field, and membership information. (Individual articles contain references. For the 2000-2001 collection of "NABE News" issues, see ED455684.)… [Direct]
(1996). "Critical Issues, Essential Priorities." Conference Papers. Australian Council for Adult Literacy National Conference (18th, Bundoora, Victoria, November 23-25, 1995). These proceedings contain the following papers: "Linking Industry Training with Language and Literacy" (Cassandra Parkinson); "Numeracy: Essential and a Priority? An ANT's (Adult Numeracy Teacher's) Journey" (Dave Tout); "Teaching, Learning and Assessment: An Essential Symbiosis" (David Clarke); "The Politics of Measurement: From Signatures to Significance" (Jane Mace); "Critical Planning for Individual Outcomes" (Marie Persson); "Quality and Learning: Who's Minding the Agenda?" (Nancy Jackson); "Integration of English Language, Literacy and Numeracy into Vocational Education and Training" (Louise Fenley); "Unmasking Assumptions: Literacy and the Fit between Employment-Oriented Literacy and Aboriginal Language-Use" (Anthea Taylor); "Revision and Renewal: Adult Literacy and Its Future Challenges" (Nicole Gilding); and "Policy and Practical Implications of the National Reporting System"…
(1993). Cross-Cultural Approaches to Literacy. A collection of essays on cross-cultural aspects of literacy education includes: "Conceptions and Uses of Literacy in a Papua New Guinea Village" (Don Kulick, Christopher Stroud); "Literacy and Feelings: The Encoding of Affect in Nukulaelae Letters" (Niko Besnier); "The Uses of Schooling and Literacy in a Zamfimaniry Village" (Maurice Bloch); "Arabic Literacy and Secrecy Among the Mende of Sierra Leone" (Caroline H. Bledsoe, Kenneth M Robey); "Literacy and Cultural Identity in the Horn of Africa: The Somali Case" (I. M. Lewis); "Gender, Language and the Politics of Literacy" (Kathleen Rockhill); "Literacy Development and Ethnicity: An Alaskan Example" (Stephen Reder, Karen Reed Wikelund); "The Letter and the Spirit: Literacy and Religious Authority in the History of the Aladura Movement in Western Nigeria" (Peter Probst); "Vernacular Writing: Varieties of Literacy Among Philadelphia High School…
(2003). International Models of Career-Technical Education. Trends and Issues Alert. Increasing globalization has spotlighted a range of international approaches to career and technical education (CTE), including the German dual system, the British National Vocational Qualifications and General National Vocational Qualifications, and Australia's Vocational Education and Training and Technical and Further Education systems. Across the international spectrum, CTE reflects a country's economic and social investment in education and the strategies used to enhance the skill development of workers and foster their employability. The ways various countries have approached the challenge of raising productivity and competitiveness have changed over the years. Across countries, there is a growing awareness of the need to connect academic education and CTE. Core competencies, soft skills, and foundation skills that contribute to lifelong learning are increasingly being recognized as vital to employment in workplaces that demand flexible production methods, product and… [PDF]
(2001). Outcomes from Enabling Courses. The outcomes of enabling courses offered in Australia's vocational education and training (VET) sector were examined. "Enabling course" was defined as lower-level preparatory and prevocational courses covering a wide range of areas, including remedial education, bridging courses, precertificate courses, and general employment preparation courses. Unit record data from Australia's 1998 national VET data collection, the 1997 and 1998 graduate destination surveys, and the 1999 National Student Outcome Survey were used to obtain information about students' characteristics, further studies outcomes, and vocational outcomes. Students in the VET sector who were of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, students from a non-English-speaking background, and those with a disability were three times more likely to enroll in enabling courses than were other students. Nearly one-third of those who undertook further studies in the VET sector after having enrolled in an enabling…
(2001). Australian Policy Activism in Language and Literacy. This book presents the dynamics of language and literacy policy activism in Australia. The introduction is "Activists and Policy" (LoBianco, Wickert). Part 1, "From Policy to Anti-Policy" (LoBianco), sets a frame and overarching context of the pattern of Australian language and literacy policy. Part 2 contains accounts of how policy activists learned to become more effective in influence and text production, including "Australia's Language" (Brock); "Politics, Activism, and Processes of Policy Production" (Wickert); and "Although It Wasn't Broken, It Certainly Was Fixed" (Moore). Part 3 explores different approaches to understanding how policy problems and solutions are constituted in particular kinds of ways with an intention to generate desired solutions. Included are"Advocating the Sustainability of Linguistic Diversity" (Singh); "Cost of Literacy for Some" (Taylor); and "(E)merging Discourses at Work"… [PDF]
(1997). Flexible Delivery of Training. Review of Research. Research on flexible delivery of training in Australia since 1990 was reviewed to identify main trends in the delivery of training, the adequacy of research on the topic, and topics that should be addressed in future studies. Selected conclusions of the review are as follows: (1) flexible delivery strategies are valuable in facilitating access to vocational education and training (VET) by disadvantaged groups; (2) more innovation is occurring in off-campus contexts than on VET campuses; (3) effective staff and management development strategies are central to effecting necessary cultural change in training providers and in industry; (4) flexible delivery appears to be entering a more systemic phase of development; (5) Australian national policy toward flexible delivery is now being focused on a more strategic basis within a 5-year strategy; and (6) the emerging new strategic phase of implementation will likely highlight tensions between economic and efficiency objectives in VET…
(2002). Results of the Community Mapping Study for Southwestern Newfoundland. Understanding the Early Years. Human Resources Development Canada Understanding the Early Years (UEY) is a national initiative that provides research information to help strengthen the capacity of communities to make informed decisions about the best policies and most appropriate programs to offer Canadian families with young children. This report focuses on the results of the community mapping study, conducted during the Summer and Fall of 2000. Three data sources were used in conducting the Community Mapping Study: (1) 1996 Census; (2) Neighbourhood Observations; and (3) Program Survey. The report provides an analysis of data sources to be used in Southwestern Newfoundland to gain a better understanding of: (1) Physical and socio-economic characteristics of the neighbourhoods in which children live; (2) Kinds of programs and services that were available to children aged six and younger and their parents; (3) Where these programs were located; and (4) If these programs were being used. The Mapping Study, along with the Community Study and the… [PDF]
(2001). The Five-Year Strategic Plan for Pilots, Demonstration Research and Evaluations, July 2000-June 2005. This report contains the strategic vision for the Department of Labor (DOL)/Employment and Training Administration's research efforts for the next five years. Section I discusses the scope of the research plan and the development process. Section II is a review of literature concerning functioning of the labor market and identification of areas needing additional research. Section III reviews recent policy changes that will affect employment and training interventions. It identifies potential research topics that would most help DOL implement the Workforce Investment Act 1998 (WIA). Section IV provides a review of recent research, evaluation, pilot, and demonstration initiatives to help implement and improve programs under WIA. It focuses on understanding effectiveness of employment and training interventions designed to aid employers, adult job seekers, youth, and disabled and other special populations. Section V examines alternative methodologies for employment and training… [PDF]