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Mattera, Gloria – 1987
Intended to encourage both migrant and non-migrant educators to explore the possibilities of adopting and/or adapting the cited programs or appropriate components into their own units, this volume updates the 1974 description of some of the many programs that have proven effective in serving migrant students. Chapter I summarizes seven programs…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Correspondence Study, Demonstration Programs
Hahn, Andrew – 1992
This Digest argues that management factors are central to youth program successes and failures and that these factor have been ignored in research on youth programs. Instead, the Digest notes that research and evaluation of programs have focused on the following: (1) whether the right audience is served; (2) whether to make incremental…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrative Problems, Disadvantaged Youth, Program Administration
Berger, Sandra L. – 1991
This "ERIC Digest" discusses the components of an effective educational program for students who are gifted. The paper defines the term "program" and distinguishes between programs and provisions. Eight major components of an effective program are noted: needs assessment, definition of population, identification procedures,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Program Development, Program Effectiveness
Walz, Garry R., Comp.; And Others – 1982
Designed for use by counselors, guidance directors, school administrators, school board members, and anyone interested in the improvement of school guidance programs, this resource book provides a collection of over 100 guidance program models and individual guidance practices. The format consists of references (bibliographic information with…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Comprehensive Guidance, Consultation Programs, Counseling Techniques
Powell, Douglas R. – 1990
This digest identifies current programmatic efforts to inform and support parents and briefly reviews research on the effectiveness of parent education and support programs. The discussion of approaches to parent support focuses on parent education programs, the Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments (Public Law 99-457), Head Start, state…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Educational Quality, Federal Programs
Imel, Susan – 1993
The Adult Education for the Homeless (AEH) program was initiated with funds provided through the McKinney Act of 1987. During its first 4 years, the AEH program served over 100,000 homeless adults. In 1991, 34,000 adults participated in AEH programs in 31 states; nearly half were women. Approximately 60% of those served were between the ages of 25…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Educational Needs, Educational Strategies

Lehr, Fran – Journal of Reading, 1983
Examines factors contributing to the lack of effective literacy programs for adults. (FL)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Literacy Education, Program Attitudes
Powell, Douglas R. – 1982
Questions about the effectiveness of parent programs are addressed in this paper, which is based on the premise that an important step toward improvement is the identification and clarification of assumptions which prompt and sustain specific program structure and operations. Selected major assumptions about the ways in which programs attempt to…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Educational Trends, Parent Education, Program Design

Koenke, Karl – Reading Teacher, 1986
Examines the progress libraries have made in establishing literacy programs and looks at the efforts of several specific library systems. (FL)
Descriptors: Library Role, Library Services, Literacy, Program Content

Johnson, David E. – Journal of Reading, 1989
Examines the effectiveness of five college level learning skills centers on grade improvement and retention. Finds successful programs are well structured, link with academic courses students take concurrently, stress a supportive relationship with the instructor, include behavioral counseling, are interwoven with other services and programs, and…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, Higher Education, Improvement Programs, Learning Strategies
ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1994
Two-way bilingual education has taken root in many schools across the United Sates. In these programs, students develop dual language proficiency by receiving instruction in English and another language in a classroom that is usually comprised of half native speakers of English and half native speakers of the target language. Two-way programs work…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, English (Second Language), Futures (of Society), Program Descriptions
Met, Myriam – 1987
A fact sheet on foreign language immersion programs, in which the regular school curriculum is taught partially or entirely in a foreign language, briefly discusses the following: (1) the structure and goals of immersion instruction; (2) the introduction of English instruction; (3) the eventual effect of immersion instruction on verbal and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Immersion Programs, Instructional Materials, Program Design
Smith, Jeffrey K.; And Others – 1981
The original impetus for this monograph was a grant from the New Jersey Basic Skills Council of the New Jersey Department of Higher Education to evaluate two college basic skills remedial programs (one in a four-year state college, one in a two-year community college) and to produce a handbook for conducting such evaluations. This monograph is…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Basic Skills, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Golins, Gerald L. – 1980
The use of adventure based education is a new and relatively unresearched but apparently successful practice in the rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents. Courses offered by schools, state social service systems, juvenile courts, youth service bureaus, and other agencies are generally patterned after the standard Outward Bound course and involve…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Affective Objectives, Cost Effectiveness, Delinquency
Chronister, Jay L.; Kepple, Thomas R., Jr. – 1987
The literature on incentive early retirement for faculty members is reviewed, including the findings of studies that have assessed the effectiveness of such programs. In addition to describing different types of programs and the incentives offered, attention is directed to legal issues, costs and benefits, assessing whether a program is feasible,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Early Retirement, Employment Practices, Feasibility Studies