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Marks, Beth; Sisirak, Jasmina; Heller, Tamar – Brookes Publishing Company, 2010
Adults with developmental disabilities are at significant risk for health problems. Effective health promotion can improve outcomes--and that's why adult day and residential agencies, schools, and other organizations need this invaluable program development guide. An urgent call to action and a start-to-finish framework for health promotion, this…
Descriptors: Health Education, Health Promotion, Physical Disabilities, Quality of Life
Devaney, Kathleen, Ed. – 1979
As a collection of articles this book is intended for use as a guide for planning and building teacher centers. The beginning articles tell how a combination of convictions, experience, high energy, and happenstance formed the first American teacher centers. The next several articles focus on practical matters such as staffing, needs assessment,…
Descriptors: Facility Requirements, Inservice Teacher Education, Institutional Cooperation, Needs Assessment
Sciarra, Dorothy June; Dorsey, Anne G. – 1979
The purpose of this textbook is to provide students in early childhood education, who have had previous contact with a child care center, with the technical information needed to operate different kinds of viable programs. In 16 chapters, a director's responsibilities for starting and maintaining a center program are given. The role of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Day Care, Day Care Centers
Rives, Stanley G.; And Others – 1979
Faculty and instructional development programs at Illinois State University are presented. The first chapter discusses the evolution of the programs, including the institutionalization of the innovation. In chapter two the instructional development program is outlined. Administration of the program, program participants, projects, and summary…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Educational Facilities, Educational Objectives
Rothwell, William J.; Kazanas, H. C. – 1992
Designed for current and prospective instructional design (ID) professionals, this book focuses on developing and improving competencies associated with ID work. It is intended to take up where "Instructional Design Competencies: The Standards" (1986) leaves off. Chapter 1 defines ID, describes it as an emerging profession, and summarizes key…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Educational Needs, Evaluation Methods
McCoy, Carol P. – 1993
This book is a tool kit for human resource development (HRD) and training managers, trainers, and administrative assistants in small HRD departments. Part 1 deals with the challenges and opportunities of managing a small HRD department and with planning the strategy. Chapter 1 gives a sense of the workings of small HRD departments. Chapter 2…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Practices, Job Training
Green, Joseph S., Ed.; And Others – 1984
Advice on making continuing education (CE) responsive to the practice needs of professionals in medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and public health is provided in 16 chapters. Attention is directed to: establishing realistic goals, tailoring programs to specific needs, recruiting subject matter experts, evaluating programs and…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Allied Health Occupations Education, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Dentists
van Wieringen, Fons, Ed.; Attwell, Graham, Ed. – 1999
This book contains 25 papers on vocational and adult education in Europe and the United States. The following papers are included: "Vocational and Adult Education in Europe: Introduction to the Volume" (Fons van Wieringen, Graham Attwell); "Introduction to Section 1: Markets and Institutions in Vocational and Adult Education"…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Apprenticeships