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Download full textPresident's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, Washington, DC. – 1996
This booklet provides materials designed to advance the employment of individuals with disabilities. An introduction gives brief vignettes of activities that have been carried out around the country to foster employment, including corporate training programs, public relations efforts, special conferences, and awards. Publications, fact sheets, and…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Compliance (Legal), Cost Effectiveness, Disabilities
Peer reviewedSmith, Searetha – MultiCultural Review, 1996
Addresses leadership in a diverse society, especially in schools and the workplace, and examines one school administrator's success at getting a resistant faculty and principal to incorporate multicultural education into the school environment and curriculum. A 10-day multicultural leadership training program is described. (GR)
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Environment
American Library Association Video/Library Video Network, Towson, MD. – 1995
The staff of libraries and the populations they serve grow increasingly more diverse. Library users of different ethnic backgrounds, with different abilities and different needs, challenge libraries to be the place for everyone to get the information and materials they need. At the same time, library staffs should mirror the diverse population…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Communication Skills, Cultural Awareness
Grognet, Allene Guss – 1998
The 1992 report of the Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) and several other recent studies and publications addressing the nation's changing labor force development needs, particularly as they concern instruction in English language skills for the workplace, are discussed briefly, and five aspects of this issue often…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cultural Traits, Curriculum Design, English (Second Language)
Gildart, Kevin; Healy, Bridget – 1994
The Skills Commission for the 21st Century was established by the Maine Technical College System Board of Trustees to determine the critical complementary skills necessary for success in the workplace of the 1990s. This report presents the Commission's findings based on input from employers and other key groups in the state. Following introductory…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Interpersonal Competence, Job Skills
New Ways to Work, San Francisco, CA. – 2002
This document explains how organized labor can participate in school-to-career programs across California. The guide begins by detailing the following steps for becoming involved in school-to-career: (1) plan your strategy; (2) choose your activities; and (3) get connected. The following topics are discussed next: (1) principles and benefits of…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Cooperative Planning, Definitions, Delivery Systems
