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Download full textRoyce and Royce, Lancaster, PA. – 1986
This final report describes the review and evaluation of 10 years of Pennsylvania's 310 special projects in the areas of program promotion, program linkages, and staff development. Three major selection criteria were effectiveness, innovative qualities, and adoptability. Of some 97 projects reviewed, 21 were deemed exemplary. A reader survey of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Bulletins, Demonstration Programs
Peer reviewedSprung, Barbara – Children Today, 1977
Describes the Women's Action Alliance Non-Sexist Child Development Project designed to help parents, teachers, aides and school administrators combat sex role stereotyping in the preschool classroom. (BF/JH)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Curriculum Guides, Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education
Stitt, Thomas R.; And Others – Agricultural Education, 1977
A set of program planning guides that include seven areas (1) Agricultural Production, (2) Agricultural Supplies and Services, (3) Agricultural Mechanics, (4) Agricultural Products, (5) Ornamental Horticulture, (6) Agricultural Resources, and (7) Forestry, were developed and introduced to high school applied biological and agricultural occupations…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
Crawford County Literacy Council, Meadville, PA. – 1996
This document consists of a project report and tutor activities book from a project that was conducted for tutors associated with the Crawford County, Pennsylvania, READ Program. The project report describes how the commercial publications currently being used as tutor resource materials were examined to identify strategies appropriate for adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Aural Learning, Decoding (Reading)
Watson, Wendy; Bate, Barbara – 1991
This document addresses literacy partnerships and presents a guide for community organization and program development. Section 1, "Developing a Community Literacy Organization," provides a framework for planning. It covers getting started, becoming a society, building a strong board, conducting effective meetings, accessing the media,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Cooperation, Community Organizations, Community Programs
Philadelphia Mayor's Commission on Literacy, PA. – 1993
A 353 demonstration project was conducted in Philadelphia for the following purposes: (1) to develop learner-relevant educational materials to stimulate basic literacy and critical thinking skills; (2) to foster empowerment in adult learners through voter participation; and (3) to produce a manual for increasing literacy skills through voter…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Citizen Participation
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific. – 1982
This handbook, the second volume in a series of three publications on distance education, presents guidelines on structures and strategies in organizations and the processes of materials development. A checklist of specific items is included for each topic addressed. The first guidelines are addressed to policymakers and senior administrators and…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Distance Education
Rio Salado Community Coll., AZ. – 1985
A project was conducted to increase student retention in adult basic education (ABE) programs in Arizona through the publication and distribution of a statewide newspaper for ABE students. Using an Apple Macintosh micro-computer, editorial staff of the newspaper, entitled the Express Press, collected articles written by ABE students and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, Information Dissemination
Toledo Public Schools, OH. – 1990
This document describes a demonstration program that developed secondary level competency-based instructional materials for industrial automation mechanics. Program activities included task list compilation, instructional materials research, learning activity packet (LAP) development, construction of lab elements, system implementation,…
Descriptors: Automation, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Cooperative Programs
Rio Salado Community Coll., AZ. – 1985
A project was conducted to develop and implement a program of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) for students enrolled in adult basic education (ABE) and general educational development (GED) programs throughout Arizona. The following activities were completed during development of the comprehensive ABE/GED CAI program: identification and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development
Gray, Barbara – 1990
The Student Training at Retail Stores (STARS) project was evaluated during the 1989-90 school year. With the collaboration of business a 3-semester program of intense occupational, vocational, and career education was developed to enhance job skills and secure retail sales jobs for high school juniors with moderate learning, speech, emotional, and…
Descriptors: Career Education, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Guides
Rio Salado Community Coll., AZ. – 1985
A project was conducted to create a communications network for adult basic education (ABE) instructional staff and administrators throughout Arizona. Included among the major accomplishments of the project were the following: development of a statewide directory of ABE program instructors and administrators, use of the project-developed networking…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
Greenville Technical Coll., SC. – 1990
Project TEAM (Technical Education Advancement Modules), a cooperative demonstration program for high technology training, created an introductory technical training program for unemployed, underemployed, and existing industrial employees needing upgrading and a consumer education package emphasizing the benefits of technical training. The…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development
