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Results of the Multi-Jurisdictional Conference on the Farmworker and Day Laborer Housing Crisis (San Diego, California, February 21, 1991).
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San Diego City Council, CA. – 1991
In February 1991, policymakers and representatives of resource agencies and nonprofit organizations met to find solutions to a major regional crisis--the lack of housing for farmworkers and day laborers in San Diego County. The region contains about 200 worker camps, usually situated in undeveloped canyons and fields near suburban residential…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Community Action, Homeless People, Housing Deficiencies
Colloquy on "The Teaching of the Language of the Host Country to Adult Migrants." Report. (Hasselby, Sweden, May 15-17, 1979).
Council for Cultural Cooperation, Strasbourg (France). – 1979
Specific objectives of the May 1979 colloquy of the Council for Cultural Co-operation of the Council of Europe are described as: (1) to present and discuss three pilot projects in France, the Federal Republic of Germany, and Sweden for developing language learning objectives for adult migrants; (2) to produce plans for further modern language…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education, Migrant Adult Education, Migrant Programs
The CDCC's Project No. 7: "The Education and Cultural Development of Migrants." Final Conference (Rotterdam, Netherlands, April 7-11, 1986).
van den Berg-Eldering, Lotty – 1987
This report summarizes the proceedings of the final conference of Project No. 7 to develop an inter-cultural approach to the education of migrants. An introductory section outlines conference aims and remarks by opening/closing speakers. Section II describes conference visits to schools in Rotterdam and an adult education project and a center for…
Descriptors: Coordination, Cultural Education, Educational Change, Educational Cooperation
Migrant Education. Adult Learning and Groups with Special Needs. A Series of 29 Booklets Documenting Workshops Held at the Fifth International Conference on Adult Education (Hamburg, Germany, July 14-18, 1997).
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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Hamburg (Germany). Inst. for Education. – 1999
This booklet provides an overview of the growing demands for adult education as well as other social services in helping migrant workers move out of poverty and succeed in cultures other than their own. Issues raised included questions about migrants' access to education and about building solidarity networks for ensuring basic human rights. A…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Civil Liberties
Fredonia Migrant Education Outreach Program: Empowerment for Life's Challenges.
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Magner, Eleanor; Phillips, Linda – 2001
The Fredonia Migrant Education Outreach Program serves not only the educational needs of migrant students in western New York, but also health, nutrition and other needs of the students and their families. The program's unique feature is its in-home programs. Developed at the State University of New York (SUNY) College at Fredonia, there are now…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Empowerment
Record of the Proceedings of the Ad Hoc Conference on the Education of Migrants (Strasbourg, France, November 5-8, 1974).
Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France). Documentation Center for Education in Europe. – 1974
The conference aimed to draw up conclusions and recommendations on action to be taken at the national, bilateral, and multilateral levels with regard to the education of migrants and their children. Three main themes were addressed: (1) improving the position of the immigrant and his family, primarily in their educational circumstances, at the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Vocational Education, Bilingual Education, Compulsory Education