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Witt, Peter A., Ed.; Caldwell, Linda L., Ed. – Sagamore-Venture, 2018
Out-of-school time (OST) settings are powerful contexts for youth development when programs and services are intentionally designed. "Youth Development Principles and Practices in Out-of-School Time Settings" increases the capacity of students and professionals to facilitate youths' optimal transition to adulthood through maximizing the…
Descriptors: Student Development, Adolescent Development, Youth Programs, After School Programs
Management Analysis Center, Inc., Palo Alto, CA. – 1978
The report describes activities and results of the second year of the Special Education Planning Model (SEPM), designed to help planners and policymakers estimate special education program needs and costs. SEPM uses a computer simulation based on users' assumptions and priorities in such areas as incidence rates, handicapping conditions to be…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Decision Making, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
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Hayes, Alan – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1990
Judgment based assessment (JBA) in early childhood special education is discussed in its theoretical context and noted are three trends: (1) the widening of JBA to include emotional characteristics and developmental processes; (2) inclusion of such informants as peers and persons with disabilities; and (3) development of new methods for eliciting…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
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McClure, Richard H.; Wells, Charles E. – College and University, 1986
A method for scheduling teaching assignments is described that can asssist in projecting future course offering needs, assess the impact of consolidating or rescheduling sections, determine the necessary interests and qualifications of faculty additions, and predict the impact of a faculty member's absence. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Decision Making, Decision Support Systems, Departments
Treffinger, Donald J. – G/C/T, 1979
The author applies a morphological analysis to the problem of creating alternatives for gifted programs. It is explained that four parameters (people, places, processes, and products) must be identified, and alternatives appropriate for each parameter must be listed. (SBH)
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Smith, Margaret D. – Lifelong Learning, 1985
Tips are offered for using the needs/interest survey process to provide continuing and community education programmers with information for setting goals and establishing program objectives. Some of the 50 tips include using only those questions essential to programming, restricting the length, targeting the survey, getting input on topics…
Descriptors: Community Education, Continuing Education, Decision Making, Educational Needs
Nelson, David; Heeney, William – 1985
Program Level Planning, a model based upon decentralized decision making, is proposed as a method to move the planning process to the university's operational level. After describing the characteristics and steps of Program Level Planning, the problems in shifting the decision making to the local level are considered, along with the application of…
Descriptors: College Planning, Decentralization, Decision Making, Educational Change
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Crais, Elizabeth R.; Roberts, Joanne E. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1991
This article presents a series of decision trees to help in planning assessment and intervention with handicapped children between three months and five years of age. A series of assessment questions lead to suggestions for intervention. Steps in using the decision trees are given and a case example presented. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Evaluation Methods
Cundari, Leigh A.; Suppa, Robert J. – Exceptional Child, 1988
The application of curriculum-based assessment (CBA) procedures across five decision-making areas in special education is presented, including screening and referring, determining eligibility and classifying, planning programs, monitoring progress and modifying programs, and evaluating programs. CBA procedures are proposed as a feasible,…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Disabilities, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education
Callahan, Carolyn M.; Hunsaker, Scott L. – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1992
This article examines issues of student and program evaluation in determining the appropriateness of acceleration of gifted students. Intellective and nonintellective factors in identifying students for acceleration are discussed as are factors in monitoring student success. Specific program evaluation questions and design issues are also…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Jones, Edward V. – Lifelong Learning, 1985
An "orientation" checklist is proposed to aid the adult basic education (ABE) teacher in preparing for instruction. The list reflects a number of issues teachers should consider carefully before meeting with students. The issues concern (1) information about the learners and their characteristics and needs that can be taken into account in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Curriculum Development, Decision Making
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Appleton, Nicholas; Boyle, Virginia – Educational Horizons, 1975
Offers a model for teacher education programs that will facilitate the development of a teacher with the capacity to analyze a given situation (large or small) and respond on the basis of knowledge and understanding. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Diagrams, Integrated Activities, Learning Experience
Naiman, Adeline – 1982
This general introduction to educational uses of microcomputers provides basic information to assist educators, parents, and concerned citizens in implementing microcomputer programs in the schools. An overview and brief history of educational computing is followed by suggestions which emphasize the need for planning, including pitfalls to avoid,…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Decision Making, Information Sources
Wallace, Richard C., Jr. – Spectrum, 1985
Focusing on data-driven educational planning and implementation, this article presents three examples of data analysis used for educational improvement in the Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) Public Schools. (MD)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Decision Making, Educational Administration, Educational Planning
Walls, Richard T. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1989
The article suggests that computer expert systems that do not require exotic languages and machines will soon be applied in human services to help decision making in the areas of eligibility determination, casework quality control, written service plans for clients or students, job placement, service acquisition, and policy interpretation.…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
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