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Malizia, Emil E,; Rubin, Sarah – Rural Development Perspectives, 1985
Explains local development organizations (LDOs), tells how they operate, and gives examples of what they've done. Elaborates on characteristics shared by successful LDOs: flexability, strong and creative leadership, solid local support, adequate funding, and competent, dedicated staff. Recommends strategies for expanding existing industry and…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs
Peer reviewedPalmer, David D.; Patton, Carl V. – Journal of Higher Education, 1981
Mid-career change programs have the potential to open faculty positions during these times of decline. Most current programs are intended to shift faculty to a different specialty or discipline, but data indicate that academics would be receptive to opportunities to move out of academe. Specific options are identified. (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Career Change, College Faculty, Decision Making, Higher Education
Maeda, Jiro – 1980
The development and use of broadcasting satellites in Japan are discussed in this paper. The paper describes the medium-scale experimental broadcasting satellite, YURI, launched by NASA in 1978, and reports that experiments with YURI in the areas of basic technologies in the broadcasting satellite system, experiments on satellite control…
Descriptors: Aerospace Technology, Broadcast Industry, Communications Satellites, Foreign Countries
Marks, Joan – 1979
The purposes of this report are to assess the need for federally supported curriculum development in education, and if there is a need, to determine appropriate policies for conducting development and supporting implementation. The assessment is based on the national curriculum development projects that have been sponsored since 1956 by the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textVicary, Judith R.; Resnik, Henry – 1982
This monograph is designed to help employers, employees, managers, and union officials develop effective workplace policies and programs to prevent drug and alcohol abuse and other health problems. The text of the monograph: (1) presents information regarding the costs of drug and alcohol use in the workplace, and evidence of potential…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Business, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehabilitation
Cooper, Alan H. – 1981
In this report of a project to research existing industrial training of basic skills are provided an overview of the project and examination of four aspects associated with training. Part 1 is a detailed account of the search procedure that located and reviewed literature on basic skills training industry. A bibliography of the sources found in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Bibliographies
Osborn, Jean; Stein, Marcy – 1985
Observational studies of elementary school classrooms have indicated that basal reading programs (BRPs) influence strongly both how children are taught to read and what they read. BRPs are developed by authors working in varying degrees of involvement with the editors of educational publishing companies. Classroom observation literature and…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Class Activities, Elementary Education, Observation
