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the Offenders' Learning and Skills Service

By: Great Britain: National Audit Office

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the Offenders' Learning and Skills Service

By: Great Britain: National Audit Office

The NAO found the value for money of the Offenders' Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) across almost all aspects of delivery is below the level of which the service is capable in time. Many of the problems which led to the establishment of OLASS have not been substantially ovecome since its introduction. The day to day delivery of OLASS in the community suffers from a number of the same issues that reduce value for money in prisons. The partners recognise the problems and the Learning and Skills Council, as the lead procurer, is currently in public consultation on the range issues that impact adversely on value for money.

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0102953023

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Adult Learning Yearbook 2009

By: National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (England and Wales)

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Adult Learning Yearbook 2009

By: National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (England and Wales)

This guide contains up-to-date details of thousands of key contacts and professionals in adult education organisations, enabling you to find precisely who you want to contact, quickly and with the minimum of fuss. There are individual sections dedicated to geographical areas in the UK and internationally.

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Niace

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1862013802

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9781862013803

Extending Access to Learning Through Technology

Ufi and the Learndirect Service; Department for Education and Skills

By: Great Britain: National Audit Office

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Ufi and the Learndirect Service; Department for Education and Skills

By: Great Britain: National Audit Office

This NAO report focuses on the government's learndirect initiative. The Department for Education and Skills established Ufi, which is the government backed e-learning organisation which runs and coordinates the learndirect service, in 1998 to develop people's skills and work with employers and to increase employees' capabilities. It now provides a half million learners a year with the opportunity to improve their skills, from a choice of 2,400 learndirect centres, with 1,600 main centres and 800 link centres. In total 1.7 million people have taken 4 million learndirect courses. Ufi and the learndirect service have received £930 million of education funding. The NAO has a number of recommendations in five key areas for the Learndirect service by: reducing costs; maximizing benefits of the infrastructure and the tools it has created; making sure that services are sustainable; expanding work with employers; improving consistency of learner assessment and persuading more learners to continue learning.

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0102936056

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Juvenile Crime, Juvenile Justice

By: Institute of Medicine,National Research Council,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on Law and Justice,Panel on Juvenile Crime: Prevention, Treatment, and Control

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Juvenile Crime, Juvenile Justice

Even though youth crime rates have fallen since the mid-1990s, public fear and political rhetoric over the issue have heightened. The Columbine shootings and other sensational incidents add to the furor. Often overlooked are the underlying problems of child poverty, social disadvantage, and the pitfalls inherent to adolescent decisionmaking that contribute to youth crime. From a policy standpoint, adolescent offenders are caught in the crossfire between nurturance of youth and punishment of criminals, between rehabilitation and "get tough" pronouncements. In the midst of this emotional debate, the National Research Council's Panel on Juvenile Crime steps forward with an authoritative review of the best available data and analysis. Juvenile Crime, Juvenile Justice presents recommendations for addressing the many aspects of America's youth crime problem. This timely release discusses patterns and trends in crimes by children and adolescentsâ€"trends revealed by arrest data, victim reports, and other sources; youth crime within general crime; and race and sex disparities. The book explores desistanceâ€"the probability that delinquency or criminal activities decrease with ageâ€"and evaluates different approaches to predicting future crime rates. Why do young people turn to delinquency? Juvenile Crime, Juvenile Justice presents what we know and what we urgently need to find out about contributing factors, ranging from prenatal care, differences in temperament, and family influences to the role of peer relationships, the impact of the school policies toward delinquency, and the broader influences of the neighborhood and community. Equally important, this book examines a range of solutions: Prevention and intervention efforts directed to individuals, peer groups, and families, as well as day care-, school- and community-based initiatives. Intervention within the juvenile justice system. Role of the police. Processing and detention of youth offenders. Transferring youths to the adult judicial system. Residential placement of juveniles. The book includes background on the American juvenile court system, useful comparisons with the juvenile justice systems of other nations, and other important information for assessing this problem.

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National Academies Press

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0309172357

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Adult Learning Yearbook 2006

A Directory of Organisations and Resources in Adult Continuing Education and Training

By: National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (England and Wales)

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A Directory of Organisations and Resources in Adult Continuing Education and Training

By: National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (England and Wales)

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1862012660

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Opening Colleges to Adult Learners

Report of the NIACE-TEED Research Project on Adult Learners in Colleges of Further Education

By: Veronica McGivney

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Opening Colleges to Adult Learners

Report of the NIACE-TEED Research Project on Adult Learners in Colleges of Further Education

By: Veronica McGivney

This manual is designed to help further education colleges in the United Kingdom devise strategies to meet adult learners' needs. The opening section identifies the demographic and labor market changes that necessitate service to adult learners. Key characteristics of effective college programs for adults are highlighted: institutional flexibility, a student-centered approach, and curriculum design and delivery tailored to employer, group, and individual needs. The body of the manual is divided into three sections: (1) opening up the college; (2) learning issues; and (3) policy issues. Issues for college managers and staff are set out in checklists for each main topic discussed. The first section is concerned with access issues, examining the key processes that can stimulate participation: marketing, promoting the college, outreach, and guidance. Section II explores provision and curriculum issues, accreditation, assessment, and teaching and learning strategies. The third and largest section addresses policy issues. Its chapters cover the following topics: supporting the adult learner, equal opportunities, staff development, collaboration, monitoring and evaluation, and finance and resources. An appendix gives background information on the project that developed this manual. (NLA)

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1872941060

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Adult Learning Yearbook 2009

Adult Learning Yearbook 2009

Extending Access to Learning Through Technology

Extending Access to Learning Through Technology

Juvenile Crime, Juvenile Justice

Juvenile Crime, Juvenile Justice

Adult Learning Yearbook 2006

Adult Learning Yearbook 2006

Opening Colleges to Adult Learners

Opening Colleges to Adult Learners

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