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Biag, Manuelito; Raab, Erin; Hofstedt, Mary – John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, 2015
Targeting students in grades K-8, Art in Action's program consists of 12 age-appropriate lessons per year led by parent and teacher volunteers. The curriculum is based on historically significant artists and their works of art. Through semi-structured discussions, students examine a variety of masterpieces, learning about the artist as well as…
Descriptors: Art, Art Education, Visual Arts, Art Activities
Biag, Manuelito; Raab, Erin; Hofstedt, Mary – John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, 2015
Targeting students in grades K-8, Art in Action's program consists of 12 age-appropriate lessons per year led by parent and teacher volunteers. The curriculum is based on historically significant artists and their works of art. Through semi-structured discussions, students examine a variety of masterpieces, learning about the artist as well as…
Descriptors: Art, Program Implementation, Case Studies, Art Education
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Bresciani, Marilee J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2011
The purpose of this study was to explore the manner in which a community college district planned to implement a systematic outcomes-based assessment program review process in order to have results inform institutional, district, and state policy discussions. Data derived from this grounded theory study indicated that there was not a shared…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Community Colleges, Program Effectiveness, Outcome Based Education
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Jaycox, Lisa H.; McCaffrey, Daniel F.; Ocampo, Beverly Weidmer; Shelley, Gene A.; Blake, Susan M.; Peterson, Donna J.; Richmond, Lucinda S.; Kub, Joan E. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2006
The current emphasis on best practices for school-based health and mental health programs brings with it the demand for evaluation efforts in schools. This article describes the challenges of launching a successful school program and evaluation, with lessons learned from three projects that focus on intimate partner violence. The authors discuss…
Descriptors: Intervention, Prevention, Research Methodology, Program Implementation
Jones, Earl; And Others – 1980
Designed to assist California policy and decision makers with planning to meet the future educational needs of limited-English speaking (LES) and non-English speaking (NES) students, this study was undertaken: (1) to describe and analyze the implementation of all areas of the legislatively required services to LES/NES children, and the structures…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Ancillary School Services
MPR Associates, Berkeley, CA. – 2000
This paper describes the national, state, and local contexts in which California (CA) is implementing School-to-Career (STC). Section I presents an historical view of School-to-Work (STW), describing national goals of the STW Opportunities Act 1994 (STWOA), and also discusses CA's STC efforts. Section II provides contextual information about STW…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Career Awareness, Career Development, Education Work Relationship
Jones, Earl; And Others – 1980
Designed to assist California policy and decision makers with planning to meet the future educational needs of limited-English speaking (LES) and non-English speaking (NES) students, this study was undertaken: (1) to describe and analyze the implementation of all areas of the legislatively required services to LES/NES children, and the structures…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Bilingual Education
Jones, Earl; And Others – 1980
Designed to assist California policy and decision makers with planning to meet the future educational needs of limited-English speaking (LES) and non-English speaking (NES) students, this study was undertaken: (1) to describe and analyze the implementation of all areas of the legislatively required services to LES/NES children, and the structures…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Ancillary School Services