A Compendium of Postsecondary Programs That Serve Special Needs Populations Targeted by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act.

Institution	State Univ. of New York, Albany. Two Year Coll. Development Center.
Titel	A Compendium of Postsecondary Programs That Serve Special Needs Populations Targeted by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act.
Quelle	(1987), (127 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Nachschlagewerk; Adult Education; Adult Programs; Community Colleges; Disabilities; Displaced Homemakers; Educationally Disadvantaged; Employment Programs; Federal Aid; Nontraditional Occupations; Retraining; State Surveys; Student Personnel Services; Two Year College Students; Two Year Colleges; Vocational Education; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Community college; Community College; Handicap; Behinderung; Employment program; Employment programme; Employment programmes; Beschäftigungsprogramm; Non-traditional occupations; Alternatives Berufsfeld; Umschulung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	A project was undertaken by the Two-Year College Development Center to identify programmatic efforts in New York State two-year colleges that were effectively serving special needs populations and were due, in some measure, to the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. The project involved a survey of the chief academic officers at 62 State University, City University of New York, and independent two-year colleges. Study findings, based on responses from 65.5% of the officers, representing 102 programs, included the following: (1) 39 programs served the population broadly defined as disadvantaged, including support services which were usually defined as advisement, counseling, or other outreach services to specific groups that can profit from extra assistance in accessing college offerings and instructional programs designed specifically for disadvantaged groups; (2) 21 programs served adults in need of training or retraining; (3) 20 programs focused on single parents/homemakers and the reduction of gender-related bias; (4) of the 19 programs that addressed the needs of disabled students, 7 specifically targeted the learning disabled; (4) the most frequently reported outcome of the projects was increased college enrollment, followed by staff expansion and increased computer capability. The bulk of the document consists of brief descriptions of programs and services that were reported as being successful. The entries include identification of program title and college, contact person's name, address, and telephone number, and a brief description. (EJV)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC