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Smith-Dickson, Bonnie, Ed.; Hutinger, Patricia, Ed. – 1982
Addressing the lack of cooperation between early intervention programs and the rural health community, this monograph presents eight papers by educators and health professionals who identify specific problems and offer solutions in the form of effective collaboration techniques and model programs. Papers by Susan Hastings and Stewart Gabel…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Attitudes, Community Health Services, Community Resources
Spillman, Russell J.; And Others – 1983
A panel discussion was held on the Student Information System (SIS) established at Ohio State University. The SIS was designed to: (1) document student experiences; (2) diagnose student progress in programs in order to fulfill general student advising and counseling functions; (3) collect data on students and programs for evaluation purposes; and…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Needs, Higher Education
Hawley, Willis D., Ed. – 1992
Criticisms of teacher education, the low economic and political costs of trying to reform schools by reforming teacher education, along with the difficulty of filling some teaching positions with persons certified in traditional ways, have fueled a movement to create alternative routes to teacher certification in the vast majority of states. This…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Conventional Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Opportunities
Mills, Johnnie R.; And Others – 1989
This book recounts the successful 8-year effort on the part of Grambling State Univesity, a historically black college in Louisiana, to raise the success rate of its students in passing the National Teacher Examination. The chapters in the book include: (1) "Excellence: In Search of Meaning" (Johnnie R. Mills); (2) "Literacy in…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Educational Change, Excellence in Education, Faculty Development
Harris, John W., Ed.; Baggett, J. Mark, Ed. – 1992
This volume contains 17 articles on the emergence and potential of "Quality Improvement" (QI) efforts in higher education. Quality Improvement is defined as continuous improvement of processes in a cycle of plan (administration of instructional processes), do/check (assess), act (on the assessment and then continue to), plan-do-check-act. The…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality
Comings, John, Ed.; Garner, Barbara, Ed.; Smith, Christine, Ed. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bk), 2007
"Review of Adult Learning and Literacy: Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice, Volume 7" is the newest volume in a series of annual publications of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) that address major issues, the latest research, and the best practices in the field of adult literacy and…
Descriptors: Program Improvement, Public Health, Adult Basic Education, Foreign Countries
Eisenberg, Diane U., Ed. – 1992
In February 1992, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), in Washington, D.C., convened a 2-day roundtable meeting of education leaders with expertise in foreign language education and community college teaching and administration in order to formulate a foreign language education policy statement for AACC. This report presents the…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Administration, College Second Language Programs, Community Colleges
Community Coll. League of California, Sacramento. Commission on Research. – 1990
Designed to promote an institutional environment in which research activities and perspectives are integral to the infrastructure of the community college, this compilation of articles presents strategies for developing and strengthening links between research and decision making. Following a brief introduction to the role of the Community College…
Descriptors: Action Research, Change Strategies, Classroom Research, College Planning
Advances in Education Research, 1993
Thirteen previously published articles from selected journals are presented, which concentrate on educationally disadvantaged children and youth, and are grouped under the four general themes or categories of children and youth, school practices, community involvement, and policy issues related to the Chapter 1 program. All the articles have been…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Children, Community Involvement
Holland, Geoffrey; And Others – Coombe Lodge Report, 1986
The Responsive College Programme is a centrally funded and organized activity encompassing a varied range of 10 local projects in England from whose experience it is hoped to obtain lessons for public sector education and training. The central/local nature of the enterprise imposes both the necessity of operating within broad, general constraints…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Improvement, Educational Trends
Tierney, William G., Ed. – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004
Today, institutional leaders face numerous struggles: intervention from boards of trustees, alumni, and state legislators; decline in financial support from the states; and competition in an increasingly global marketplace. While it is agreed that effective governance structures allow institutions to respond creatively to these challenges, how…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Freedom, Global Approach, Governance
Andrew, Erika Nielsen; Dornsife, Carolyn; Flack, Maggie; Hallinan, Mayo Tsuzuki; Jackson, Lola; Raby, Marilyn; Steadman, Mimi Harris – 1997
The 10 chapters in this book provide an overview of 5 years of work by member schools and colleges in the Urban Schools Network, which provides technical assistance to schools in 31 urban areas. "Overview of the Urban Schools Network" (Lola Jackson) is a history, defining purposes, participants, and priorities. "Integrating Academic…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Career Guidance, College School Cooperation, Educational Change
Dupuis, Mary M., Ed. – 1992
The papers in this monograph reflect doctoral candidates' efforts to understand and influence teacher education and the changes through which it is going. Following an introduction, papers are presented as follows: (1) "Reflective Inquiry in Teacher Education" (Lynn Zeltzer); (2) "Creating a Reflective Practitioner in the Social…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, American Indians, Beginning Teachers, Early Childhood Education
Rusch, Frank R.; And Others – 1991
This monograph provides a descriptive analysis of five grant programs funded by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) in 1984. The programs were designed to stimulate the improvement and development of programs for secondary special education and to strengthen and coordinate education, training, and related services…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Federal Aid
Further Education Curriculum Review and Development Unit, London (England). – 1982
In January 1982 the Further Education Curriculum Review and Development Unit (FEU) published a discussion paper dealing with the issues involved in expanding and improving Great Britain's vocational training and educational system. Following its publication and dissemination of the paper, the FEU sent a letter asking the major further and higher…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Articulation (Education), Change Strategies, Curriculum Development
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