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Peer reviewedMorgan, Anthony W. – Review of Higher Education, 1992
The use of selective, as contrasted with across-the-board, state funding as an incentive for program improvement in higher education institutions is discussed, and the experiences of four states (New Jersey, Florida, Ohio, and Tennessee) are examined for forces that work against the long-term feasibility of this approach. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Higher Education, Incentives, Models
Weber, Earl, Comp. – 1983
Designed for newly appointed vocational directors in Washington's community colleges, this handbook provides an overview of the functions associated with the administration of vocational education programs. Following a section outlining the role and qualifications of the vocational director, information is presented on the personnel…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Budgeting, Community Colleges
Knuti, David; Zuckerman, Alan, Ed. – 1986
This guide is intended to assist Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program policymakers, planners, and program operators to understand the provisions and possibilities afforded by the JTPA. The first section provides an overview of the JTPA. Discussed next are the following aspects of the JTPA planning and administration system: federal funding…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Legislation, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Download full textParker, Dennis R. – 1984
A handbook designed to provide legal, pedagogical, and practical assistance to those responsible for providing a comprehensive educational program for limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in California's public schools is intended for schools with both large and small concentrations of LEP pupils. The first section outlines legal requirements…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Bilingual Education, Curriculum Guides, English (Second Language)
Voith, Richard; Leiderman, Sally – 1986
A study examined patterns of attrition in the California Conservation Corps (CCC), a state-funded program that is offered for the dual purpose of conducting useful conservation work and promoting the employability of youth. The attrition analysis was based on the actual intake program and separation experience of 3,224 corpsmembers who entered the…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment), Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
Scheppke, Jim, Ed. – 1984
Intended as an orientation guide, this manual presents information on library network operations for use by staff and advisory council members of the Texas Library System. The first chapter describes the role of systems in public library development in Texas, with a delineation of the history of Texas library systems, a chronology of related…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Guidelines, Library Administration, Library Networks
West Virginia Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational Education, Huntington. – 1985
This document reports on a study conducted to determine which States use State equipment pools to share vocational education equipment. Five States--Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee--indicated that they have such pools. The report consists of the original letter of request for information and replies from the five…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Educational Cooperation, Educational Equipment
Reesman, Cilla J. – 1986
This technical assistance guide presents the various options available to state planners and managers in considering five elements of active grant management. Each element is treated in a separate chapter. Chapter 1 addresses issues surrounding the setting of policies that ensure that Title III grants complement state agendas. Chapter 2 concerns…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Education, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs
Washington State Commission for Vocational Education, Olympia. – 1985
The Washington Award for Vocational Excellence (WAVE) was established by the Washington State Legislature in March 1984 to be administered by the Commission for Vocational Education. The award is to be given to a graduating vocational high school student and is to be based on such criteria as character, attitude, attendance, leadership, civic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Awards, Citizen Participation, Coordination
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1991
This monograph presents the plan of the Intra-Agency Council of the New York State Department of Education to increase physical and programmatic accessibility of all Department programs and services. First, the mission and goals of the Council as well as its activities are briefly reviewed. Next, the process for developing the department plan is…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Administrator Role, Agency Cooperation, Disabilities
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1994
Designed to help California community colleges develop plans and applications for Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (VATEA) funds, this handbook reviews the purposes and mandates of the VATEA and provides instructions for plan development. The first section presents an overview of the Act, indicating that it…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational Policy
Washington State Board for Community Coll. Education, Olympia. – 1983
Prepared by four state-appointed task forces, this report recommends policies and procedures for basic skills education in the State of Washington to assist local and statewide planning. Following introductory material on the mandate and members of the task forces, Section I considers the organization and management of developmental programs,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Policy, Educational Testing
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. – 1986
The first in a series of state publications providing suggestions to school districts for serving limited-English-proficient (LEP) students, the handbook on initial student assessment, student placement, and continuing monitoring contains recommendations for nine procedures and appropriate forms for carrying them out. The procedures are to: (1)…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Check Lists, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Imel, Susan – 1986
Correctional education is a generic term describing a wide range of educational activities that take place in institutional and community settings. In 1986, 37 states and the District of Columbia provided correctional education to incarcerated adults directly through state departments of corrections. In addition, several states have created…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Correctional Education, Disabilities, Educational Needs
Griffin City - Spalding County Board of Education, GA. – 1984
This report summarizes the work of the Georgia Express project staff and the five task teams that provided research services to the Georgia Task Force on Adult Education. (The purpose of the Task Force was to review Georgia Adult Education's current goals, objectives, and procedures and to make recommendations for program improvement.) The report…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Data Collection, Educational Planning, Financial Support
