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LaVigne, Velma Hebbard – 1978
Using the Delphi forecasting technique, a model program was designed to provide educational services to elderly members of the community served by the College of DuPage. A questionnaire was developed and administered to three groups: full-time faculty at DuPage (N=15), local officials and authorities on aging (N=13), and senior citizens of the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Colleges
Perkins, Allan Thomas – 1983
A study was undertaken to gather data for use in planning a regional learning exchange network that would meet the learning needs of adults in three counties in the gulf coastal region of Mississippi. During the study, project-developed questionnaires were administered to representatives of agencies that would either host or sponsor the learning…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Cooperative Programs, Educational Cooperation
Cox, David H. – 1979
A report is given of the work of a study committee selected to plan and implement a sex education program at the secondary level. The committee was comprised of students, parents, and teachers. After examining what other schools in the area had done to meet sex education needs, the committee wrote a statement of philosophy and purpose, reacted to…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Needs Assessment, Program Development, Program Evaluation
Murphy, Kathleen J. – 1988
A generic staff development model for kindergarten through sixth-grade child care programs is described. Recommendations for the what, when, and how of staff development activities are based on a review of the literature and a needs assessment survey administered in two school districts and a private sector, school-age child care program in…
Descriptors: Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Elementary Education, Needs Assessment
Cobb, Elizabeth M. – 1975
A study was conducted to determine if a market of potential students for an external Associate of Arts degree in general education existed and to develop a model for such a degree program. The extent to which a potential market existed was ascertained by surveying a sample (n=255) of adult students enrolled in non-credit programs offered by…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Demography
Landry, Norman – 1979
Program development in the Massachusetts community college is heavily influenced by the processes established to control and monitor program approval. Such procedures, usually supported by forms and time-tables of various sorts, can work to the detriment of responsible local program development, especially systematic need assessment and meaningful…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Governance
Tamburello, G. B. – 1976
As the nation's population of persons aged 65 and over increases to 20% of the total population by the end of the twentieth century, and as this group grows in size and political influence, their educational and related needs must be met. Educational support requirements include programs which will improve the individual's potential to lead a more…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Community Colleges, Doctoral Dissertations
Lehr, Judy Brown – 1979
The perceived staff development needs and preferences of teachers in selected middle and junior high schools involved in individualized schooling were the topics of this research. Inservice education strategies preferred by teachers and principals were identified and functional and dysfunctional aspects of programs analyzed. A field study…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Improvement, Junior High Schools
Howell, Evelyn N. – 1994
This paper describes a supported transition plan for preschool students with special needs who are entering a kindergarten classroom. The transition plan includes the following phases: (1) make decision regarding kindergarten placement; (2) develop a preplacement plan which includes a visitation to the preschool program by kindergarten staff; and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Cooperation
Feldt, Glenda D. – 1993
When legislation extended vocational assessment services to limited English proficient and economically/educationally disadvantaged students, which comprise 72 percent of grade 8-12 students in Norfolk (Virginia) Public Schools, innovations were needed to offer expanded services without additional personnel. A multiphase model of vocational…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
Chappelle, Yvonne Juanita Reed – 1974
Black studies is an attempt by African-Americans to understand their African cultural heritage and value system. The goals of Black studies are: (1) to enable a reevaluation of information from a perspective which takes into account traditional African humanistic values; (2) to encourage creativity motivated by a positive understanding of one's…
Descriptors: African Culture, Black Culture, Black Education, Black Studies
Musselman, Richard C. – 1978
Inability to relate classroom experiences to the real world in the community was greatly impeding the learning process for some students. Other students were eager to gain career experiences in the community, yet were unable to do so because of an inflexible school schedule. In an effort to offer these students more relevant learning experiences,…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration, Demonstration Programs
McDannold, Thomas A. – 1979
A three-phase research project was conducted at Ventura College to design, implement, and evaluate a faculty development program. In the first phase, an eight-member program committee was established to define goals and set objectives for a curriculum for personal, organizational, and instructional development. The committee conducted a faculty…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Strategies
Finney, Rachel Elaine – 1996
A discussion of foreign languages in elementary schools (FLES) includes both historical and current overviews of FLES in the United States and makes recommendations for development of FLES programs. The historical review looks at program design and methods during the 1950s and 1960s and the successes and failures of program types and approaches.…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Audiolingual Methods, Curriculum Development, Educational History
Frasier, James Robert – 1983
A study identified strategies used in selected rural states for evaluating the effectiveness of vocational programs and services for handicapped and disadvantaged students. During the study, the researcher examined the documents used by 13 rural states to assess their vocational programs for handicapped and disadvantaged individuals. This…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Educational Assessment
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