Between 1987 and 1990, the work force of the Mare Island Naval Shipyard (Vallejo, California) was reduced from 10,000 to 7,200 employees. The management strategy for moving through this period included the following: (1) using a flexible work force; (2) using Computer-Assisted Manpower Analyses System (CAMAS) flow models to ensure that management had considered long-term impacts of accelerating attrition; (3) using apprentice programs as a training pipeline; (4) implementing a comprehensive...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adults, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making, Employment Practices, Flow...
Little empirical research has documented the impressionistic reports that mature-age students bring a unique and highly desirable set of personal qualities to the teaching profession. To help fill the gap, this study gathered empirical data from both mature-age and college-age students (N=74) on the following: (1) personality characteristics; (2) dominant personality types of these two groups; (3) levels of self-realization and integration; (4) reasons for becoming teachers; and (5) personal...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adults (30 to 45), Beginning Teachers, Career Change, Comparative Analysis,...
This study was designed to identify developmental differences in the value priorities for individuals who spontaneously expressed a concern about nuclear war and those who did not. The Rokeach Value Survey and the Spontaneous Concern About the Nuclear Threat Scale were administered to a sample of over 5,000 adolescents and over 900 adult community members in the rural inland northwest. About one in four of the adolescents and older adults expressed concern about nuclear war. A significantly...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adolescents, Adults, Age Differences, Attitude Measures, Developmental Psychology,...
Following the same format as the original document "Adult Career Education Counseling and Guidance Resource," the guide provides supplemental information on sources relative to the field of adult counseling and guidance. The resource aid, which is directed to the adult educator or counselor as well as graduate students in adult or counselor education, contains 103 resumes dating from 1963 through September, 1974. Efforts were made to identify the major doctoral dissertations written...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adults, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Education,...
This paper presents a personal approach to the special pedagogical requirements of teaching writing courses for elders and specifically examines courses in poetry writing, expository prose, and prose fiction, taught to persons over 55 under the auspices of the Institute of Lifetime Learning, a nonprofit, self-supporting institution associated with Austin Community College. First, the instructor's assumptions about teaching courses for elder students and the attitudes of elder students are...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Education, Adult Students, Autobiographies, Community Colleges, Creative...
As part of a wider study of metalinguistic skills, a study examined the metalinguistic awareness of the concept "word" of adults at different literacy levels. Subjects, 60 adult monolingual English speakers enrolled in adult education classes, were divided into three groups according to reading level. Data were gathered through a structured interview consisting of (1) questions about the segmental structure of English, (2) an oral vocabulary test, (3) a question asking for the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adults, Concept Formation, Definitions, Language Acquisition, Language Research,...
This report focuses on the results of analyses of selected issues in the area of adult basic education (ABE) using two major data bases: Participation in Adult Education survey and Adult Quality of Life studies. Issues are divided into four sections: target population and demand population, services provided, organization for delivery of services, and financing adult basic education. Each issue question is stated; then available data are brought to bear on the problem. Representative issues...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Basic Education, Adults, Delivery Systems, Dropout Characteristics, Dropouts,...
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Nov 30, 2018
11/18
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Finley, Jeanne Torrence
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71 pages ; 23 cm
Topics: Wesley, John, 1703-1791, Wesley, John, 1703-1791, Christian education of adults -- Textbooks,...
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Jul 3, 2014
07/14
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Open
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OPEN is shot LIVE from BronxNet's studios and invites viewers to participate through phone or email. The show builds on the station's mission to provide useful information to the Bronx public, while helping young adults develop media careers. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday OPEN helps Bronx community organizations share information about issues and services, give exposure to artists working in various media, showcase video art, provide a forum for discussion and debate, and updates viewers...
Topics: Open, Bronxnet, Public, Access, Bronxmedia, Entertainment, Sports, Music, Performs, Bronx, NYC, New...
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Oct 22, 2019
10/19
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Bolan, Kimberly
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xi, 137 pages : 28 cm
Topics: Libraries -- Space utilization, Young adults' libraries -- Planning, Library decoration,...
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West Bloomfield Youth Assistance and Civic Center TV present "Parenting on the Go", a campaign designed for parents, grandparents, and guardians for quick and easy parenting tips and resources. On this episode of Parenting on the Go, host Samana Sheikh talks Dr. Toni Kaplan about how "anxious parenting" can affect the development and successes of our youth, teens, and young adults. For more information about Parenting on the Go or for more resources, visit...
Topics: Michigan, West Bloomfield, CivicCenterTV15, CCT, Public Access TV, Community Media, PEG, Youtube,...
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Nov 12, 2019
11/19
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Grossberg, Blythe N
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188 pages ; 21 cm
Topics: Attention-deficit disorder in adults, Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Karen S. Straughn, Director, Mediation Unit Maryland Attorney General’s Office
Topics: Maryland, Baltimore County, BaltimoreCounty, Government Access TV, Community Media, PEG, Youtube,...
Topics: warcarchives, times, simple, past, puzzles, jigsaw, adults
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viii, 164 p. ; 26 cm
Topics: College students -- Books and reading -- United States, Youth -- Books and reading -- United...
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Feb 23, 2020
02/20
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Boston City TV
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Mayor Walsh offers celebratory remarks during the Mentoring Month Celebration at City Hall in Downtown Boston. The Mass Mentoring Partnership, having finally recruited 1,000+ new adult mentors, is leading the mentor movement by fostering mutually empowering youth-adult relationships across communities in Massachusetts.
Topics: Massachusetts, Boston, Boston City TV, Government Access TV, Community Media, PEG, Youtube, Mayor...
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Mar 20, 2015
03/15
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Gilbert, Guy, prêtre éducateur
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Topics: Gilbert, Guy, prêtre éducateur, Catholic Church, Church work with youth, Church work with young...
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ECI 521 Teaching Literature for Young Adults F17 dumped with WikiTeam tools.
Topics: wiki, wikiteam, wikispaces, ECI 521 Teaching Literature for Young Adults F17,...
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Feb 10, 2020
02/20
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Webb, Nancy Boyd, 1932-
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vi, 194 pages ; 23 cm
Topics: Vorschulkind, United States, USA, Children of working parents Interpersonal relationships with...
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Aug 15, 2014
08/14
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Funny or Die
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What happens when two young adults decide to solve a mature argument in an extremely mature way? Find out for yourself.
Topics: Funny or Die Video Archive, The Duel, young adults, Yellowhammer, films, Guitar Hero, voltron, Go...
I reflect on the methodological processes underpinning a dissertation that investigated male learners' reasons for leaving high school early and the strategies they employed to negotiate everyday life. A qualitative case study was conducted with nine male early high school leavers between the ages of 18 and 25, as well as 12 stakeholders involved in the Orange Farm Township, south of Johannesburg. Purposive and snowball sampling techniques were used. Data were collected through in-depth...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Males, Dropouts, Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Young Adults,...
The Younger Adult Worker (YAW) study examined the systematic long-term relationship between exposure to vocational education and various indices of educational and employment outcomes. A telephone survey of 1539 young adults between the ages of 20 and 34 supplemented information from the l966-78 National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experiences for Young Men and Young Women and National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972. Analysis showed completion of a public...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Educational...
The Program Standards Evaluation System was developed in response to evaluation requirements in the 1973 Rehabilitation Act. The system includes procedures for using standards data to monitor and evaluate vocational rehabilitation (VR) service outcomes and outputs as well as standards on key procedural issues. This report, which is Appendix A of the analytic paradigm for management use of the Program Standards Evaluation System, contains decision trees and displays for the data elements of the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adults, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines, Models, Program Effectiveness, Program...
Although union membership has been declining overall, the number of women union members continues to increase. Currently, 37 percent of union membership are women. The proportion of women workers who are union members increased from 16.3 percent in 1965 to 19.3 percent in 1975 and fell to 14 percent in 1990; 7.4 million women were represented by unions in 1992. In contrast, the proportion of male workers in unions fell from 39 percent in 1965 to 22 percent in 1990; 11 million men were...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adults, Educational Attainment, Employed Women, Salary Wage Differentials, Tenure,...
Governments and other stakeholders have become increasingly interested in assessing the skills of their adult populations for the purposes of monitoring how well prepared they are for the challenges of the new information world. The current paper provides an overview of the conceptual framework developed for the assessment of problem solving in technology-rich environments for the OECD's Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). This covers the specific class of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Problem Solving, Information Technology, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology,...
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Nov 11, 2010
11/10
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Thomas, James Lawrence; Adamec, Christine A., 1949-; Philip Lief Group
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"The breakthrough guide to ADD in adults..."--Cover
Topics: Attention-deficit disorder in adults, Attention-deficit-disordered adults
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Feb 2, 2018
02/18
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Sorrels, Roy
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Topics: British Association of Settlements. Adult Literacy Project, British Association of Settlements....
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Jun 20, 2017
06/17
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PCTV
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Pierce County Parks & Recreation: Ski and snowboard lessons, tour Boeing’s plant with the Active Adults 50+ group
Topics: Washington, Tacoma, Pierce County Television, PCTV, Government Access TV, Community Media, PEG,...
adults; parents; audience; Hawaii; Ward Field; Pearl Harbor; comedy routine; 2001; DV
Topics: -Hawaii, adults, parents, audience, Hawaii, Ward Field, Pearl Harbor, comedy routine, 2001, DV
adults; Dan Kennedy; Marv Maiers; John Rotz; Terry Kelleher; Bob McCabe; Jude Milbert; Steve Olberding; Mike Ehlers; Hank Lucas; Sego Yomatta; Adam Rahe; Jeremy Olberding; Ben Thier; Al Steffen; Doug Westemeier; speech; introduction; Field of Dreams; Iowa; Ghost Sunday; comedy routine; 1999; DV
Topics: -Iowa - Field of Dreams, adults, Dan Kennedy, Marv Maiers, John Rotz, Terry Kelleher, Bob McCabe,...
audience; adults; Field of Dreams; Iowa; Ghost Sunday; 1999; DV
Topics: -Iowa - Field of Dreams, audience, adults, Field of Dreams, Iowa, Ghost Sunday, 1999, DV
adults; parents; John Rotz; chicken dance; funny; dancing; Hawaii; Ward Field; Pearl Harbor; comedy routine; 2001; DV
Topics: -Hawaii, adults, parents, John Rotz, chicken dance, funny, dancing, Hawaii, Ward Field, Pearl...
audience; adults; Last Ghost Sunday; tracking shot; behind audience; Field of Dreams; Iowa; 2007; DV
Topics: -Iowa - Field of Dreams, audience, adults, Last Ghost Sunday, tracking shot, behind audience, Field...
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141 pages 20 cm
Topics: Adult education, onderwijs, education, onderwijzen, teaching, opleiding, training, vrije tijd,...
CST Audio Archive Allen Moore Ministering to Young Adults in the 70's
Topics: Allen Moore, Young Adults
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Nov 28, 2018
11/18
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None
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279 pages : 25 cm
Topics: Young adults' libraries -- Administration, Audio-visual library service, Youth -- Books and...
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Jun 23, 2020
06/20
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Venezky, Richard L
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ii, 61 p. ; 26 cm
Topics: Literacy -- United States, Young adults -- Education, Educational surveys -- United States
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Feb 2, 2017
02/17
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Faust, Tom and Wife
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Episode 055 of WWTQ podcast
Topics: Tom, Faust, Wife, Bryn, Dicks, Adults
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Mar 29, 2012
03/12
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Lynn Weiss
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Topics: Vocational guidance., Attention-deficit disordered adults -- Employment., Job stress.,...
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Mar 17, 2020
03/20
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Chester, Eric
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xii, 207 pages ; 23 cm
Topics: Personnel management -- United States, Teenagers -- Employment -- United States, Young adults --...
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Jan 17, 2020
01/20
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Goss, Jocelyn Pretlow
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150 pages
Topics: Easy reading for adults, Readers for new literates, Adult education, Adult education, Readers for...
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Sep 23, 2020
09/20
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Cassino, Dan, 1980-
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261 pages : 24 cm
Topics: Youth -- Political activity -- United States, Politics and culture -- United States, Mass media and...
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Jun 15, 2020
06/20
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McIntyre, David J., 1933-
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222 pages ; 23 cm
Topics: Young adults -- United States -- Life skills guides, Consumer education -- United States, Consumer...
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Oct 2, 2016
10/16
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QACTV
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Bonnie Francis talks to Robert Brueckman of BrightStar about their booth at the Senior Summit May 15th held at the 4-H Park in Centreville.
Topics: Maryland, Centreville, Queen Anne's County TV, QACTV, Government Access TV, Community Media, PEG,...
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Oct 1, 2016
10/16
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QACTV
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Topics: Maryland, Centreville, Queen Anne's County TV, QACTV, Government Access TV, Community Media, PEG,...
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Jul 22, 2016
07/16
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MyMCM
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As many as 100 new jobs will be created in Montgomery County from development of new vaccine by the Novavax company in Gaithersburg. The vaccine still in clinical trials could help prevent one of the major causes of respiratory infections in infants, children and older adults. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan made the company's labs one of his stops when he visited the area to unveil new funding plans for easing congestion on I-270 and other roadways. The new transportation funding for Montgomery...
Topics: Maryland, Montgomery County, Montgomery County Media, MyMCM, Public Access TV, Community Media,...
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Nov 26, 2019
11/19
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Coleman, Paul W
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xi, 195 pages ; 24 cm
Topics: Communication in families, Interpersonal communication in children, Children and adults, Parent and...
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Jul 6, 2010
07/10
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Stokes, Kenneth; Symposium on Faith Development in the Adult Life Cycle (1981 : College of St. Thomas)
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Includes papers presented at the Symposium on Faith Development in the Adult Life Cycle held at the College of St. Thomas, St. Paul. Minn., August 10-14, 1981
Topics: Religious education of adults, Faith development, Life cycle, Human, Adulthood
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6 volumes : 29 cm
Topics: Young adult literature, Illustrators, Books Illustrations, Young adult literature --...
Source: removedNEL
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Oct 15, 2010
10/10
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O'Kane, Monica Lauen
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Bibliography: p. 163-170
Topics: Family, Adult children, Young adults, Parenting
