Initiatives in Technical and Further Education. Number 6.

Overview & Synopsis

This document contains abstracts of 148 reports, manuals, and other educational resources for persons involved in technical and further education in Australia. In a format similar to that used by the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), each entry contains an identifying number, title, author, publisher, access information, price, descriptors, and an abstract. Entries are indexed by author and by subject. Some of the subjects addressed in this volume of abstracts include the following: academic achievement, access to education, administrator education, adult aboriginal education, adult education, adult learning, adult literacy, advertising, agricultural education, apprenticeships, building trades, business education, carpentry, course evaluation, daily living skills, unemployed youth, educational change, educational needs, employment projections, farm occupations, females, individualized instruction, job development, labor market, machine tool operators, occupational courses, prevocational education, sex discrimination, skill analysis, training methods, technological advancement, and youth employment. A list of clearinghouse addresses and information on how to use the TAFE documents are included in the booklet. (KC)