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Kyle, Regina M. J., Ed. – 1985
This sourcebook synthesizes findings from studies on school improvement programs. The prefatory overview emphasizes key themes and issues addressed in the seven papers that comprise the body of the document, discusses the role of staff development, and examines the process of translating research into policy. The papers summarize the findings of…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Improvement Programs
Ellis, Barbara Gray, Ed. – 1980
This monograph contains several commissioned papers which attest to the significance of the family perspective in the understanding, treatment, and prevention of drug abuse. Papers discussing the fundamentals of a conceptual framework for the family perspective are followed by a review of theories of family growth and development, structure,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Correlation, Drug Abuse
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Mulcahy, Kevin V.; And Others – Journal of Aesthetic Education, 1980
Five separate articles trace the federal government's approaches to supporting culture since the New Deal; examine the nature of national arts policymaking since the creation of the National Endowments; discuss activities of the state arts agencies; compare American arts policy with British and European models, and predict future issues.…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Federal Aid, Fine Arts, Government Role
Economic Research Service (USDA), Washington, DC. Agriculture and Rural Economics Div. – 1987
Seventeen papers review recent changes in the structure and performance of the rural economy and examine alternative policies to facilitate the adjustment of displaced people and their communities. Some point to economic structural change in the 1980s as the cause of financial stress in rural America, in sharp contrast with the 1970s when growth…
Descriptors: Economic Change, Employment Patterns, Government Role, Policy Formation
Bricker, Diane, Ed.; Filler, John, Ed. – 1985
Fourteen papers examine current issues and practices in the education of students with severe mental retardation (SMR). Papers touch upon the broad context of education for SMR students, programs for the SMR population, and critical issues. The following papers are presented: "The Severely Mentally Retarded Individual: Philosophical and…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Behavior Modification, Court Litigation, Curriculum Development
Moss, Jerome, Jr.; Copa, George H. – 1982
This occasional paper consists of three essays devoted to evaluation, inquiry, and local planning in federal vocational legislation. In their paper entitled "Evaluation and Accountability in Federal Vocational Legislation," Jerome Moss, Jr. and George H. Copa propose a rationale and a set of recommendations for federal legislation dealing with…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Legislation, Educational Planning, Federal Legislation
Munn, Pamela, Ed. – 1994
This book is the product of collaboration between Education and Social Work, at both the national and local level, on a project to identify and disseminate examples of good practice in the provision for children and young people presenting social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties. There are many issues which surround the setting up and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Change Strategies, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Cannon, Robert A., Ed. – 1979
Essays on the present and future states of research and development (R&D) units in colleges and universities are collected. The essays served as discussion papers for an annual meeting of heads of educational R&D units in Australia and New Zealand. "The Political Situation of Teaching-Research Units," by Terry Hore, encourages…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrative Policy, Agency Role, College Administration
Wise, Arthur E.; Darling-Hammond, Linda – 1984
The papers in this collection report on various aspects of a project which studied the effects of educational policies upon classroom teaching. The background of the project is a set of intensive interviews of 43 randomly-selected teachers in 3 diverse school districts. In "Teaching Standards or Standardized Teaching," the point is made that…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Bureaucracy, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Design
Magisos, Joel H.; And Others – 1984
This collection comprises five papers that were prepared in response to the recent series of national reports criticizing American secondary education. In "A General Overview," Joel H. Magisos uses previous analyses and syntheses of the recommendations contained in the group of national studies to draw implications for vocational…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Attitudes, Educational Benefits, Educational Improvement
Woods, Diane E., Ed.; And Others – 1983
This book is a compilation of responses and reactions to a position paper by Dr. Joseph Stubbins entitled "The Clinical Model in Rehabilitation and Alternatives." The text of the position paper is presented along with a brief summary of the main points he made in it pertaining to the clinical model and the systems model. Also included in the…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy
Miranda, Manuel, Ed.; Ruiz, Rene A., Ed. – 1981
Focusing on the direction future research on the Chicano elderly should take, the 10 papers address theory development, methodological approach, social policy and problems, mental health service delivery, and issues of mental illness. The first seven papers discuss: the theoretical perspectives of research pertaining to mental health and the…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Cultural Influences, Delivery Systems, Economic Factors
Lydecker, Toni, Ed. – 1983
A national conference was held to examine ways for improving vocational education in comprehensive high schools. One of the major ideas to emerge from the conference was that, like other high schools, comprehensive high schools offering a vocational component will have to make a commitment to excellence if they are to continue to serve a useful…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Change Strategies, Community Resources, Coordination
Vice President's Task Force on Youth Employment, Washington, DC. – 1980
This series of thirteen reports reviewing available information on the causes and dimensions of youth employment is designed to provide an information base for policy formation. (It constitutes the first of a three-volume compendium; other volumes deal with special needs and problems of youth employment policy and with program experience --see…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Demography, Economic Factors
Vice President's Task Force on Youth Employment, Washington, DC. – 1980
This series of nine reports reviews available information on the special needs and concentrated problems of youth employment. (It constitutes the second of a three-volume compendium; other volumes examine causes and dimensions of youth employment problems and analyze program experience--see note.) The effects of discrimination on minority youth…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Black Youth, Demography
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