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St. John, Mark; Stokes, Laura – Inverness Research, 2008
This paper defines the concept of "improvement infrastructure" and "educational capital" for education, and it uses the case of the National Writing Project to develop an extended, data-based illustration of the design and generativeness of an improvement infrastructure. Since 1983 there have been multiple "waves" of…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Change, Educational Research, Academic Achievement
Peaco, Freddie L., Comp. – Library of Congress, 2004
This reference circular lists instructional materials, supplies, and equipment currently available for learning braille, and cites sources about braille literacy. The resources given are intended to assist sighted individuals who are interested in learning braille or want to transcribe print materials into braille; instructors who teach braille;…
Descriptors: Literacy, Instructional Materials, Visual Impairments, Braille
Rye, Henning, Ed.; Skjorten, Miriam Donath, Ed. – 1989
The guide, intended to help teachers, parents, and community workers throughout the world develop educational services for children with severe cerebral palsy, is published in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese. The 11 practitioner-contributed chapters stress specific intervention techniques based on the practitioners' own experiences…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
Baird, Barbara J. – 1993
This paper describes Project FORWARD, funded by the Texas Education Agency to develop a life skills curriculum for JOBS (Job Opportunities and Basic Skills) participants. The Project FORWARD curriculum is designed to promote individual self-worth and independence so that participants can achieve self-sufficiency and eliminate dependency on…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Classroom Techniques