Report from the National Conference on Collaborative Approaches to Serving Adult Learners (Racine, Wisconsin, April 29-May 1, 1984).

Autor/in	Caldwell, Melissa B.
Institution	Kellogg Foundation, Battle Creek, MI.; Johnson Foundation, Inc., Racine, WI.; National Inst. for Work and Learning, Washington, DC.
Titel	Report from the National Conference on Collaborative Approaches to Serving Adult Learners (Racine, Wisconsin, April 29-May 1, 1984).
Quelle	(1984), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Stellungnahme; Adult Education; Adult Programs; Career Development; Cooperative Planning; Cooperative Programs; Coordination; Delivery Systems; Dislocated Workers; Educational Cooperation; Educational Legislation; Federal Legislation; Financial Support; Illiteracy; National Organizations; Policy Formation; Postsecondary Education; Program Descriptions; Retraining; School Business Relationship; Skill Obsolescence; Unemployment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Berufsentwicklung; Koordination; Auslieferung; Arbeitsloser; cooperation; Kooperation; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Bundesrecht; Finanzielle Förderung; Analphabetismus; Politische Betätigung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Umschulung; Arbeitslosigkeit
Abstract	This report summarizes a national invitational conference at which 36 representatives from business, industry, education, and government addressed the ways in which the issues of skill obsolescence, unemployment, illiteracy, displacement, and finance of career development affect adult learners, employers, and providers of education and training. The first section lists the conference objectives. Reported next are the opening remarks delivered by Tony Carnevale, an economist who spoke of the natural tension between U.S. educational and other (especially economic) institutions. The next section includes brief descriptions and contact persons of 32 exemplary collaborative projects and national resource organizations serving adult clients including the following: Arizona Business-Industry-Education Council Career Advancement Project; Boston College Worker Education for the 1980s; Career Development Council Worker Retraining Project; Compact for Lifelong Educational Opportunities Educational Maintenance Organization; Tuition Aid Project of the Industry Education Council of Contra Costa County, California; Public Investment in Higher Education project of the New England Board of Higher Education; Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)-Adult Basic Education project of Rio Salado Community College; Rural Educational Adult Development in Idaho (READI) Project; National Committee for Reschooling the Adult Worker; and Human Resources Development Institute of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). The final section of the report summarizes the closing remarks, which were delivered by Arlon Elser. (MN)
Anmerkungen	National Institute for Work and Learning, 1200-18th St., N.W., Suite 316, Washington, DC 20036 ($3.00).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC