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Evans, Rupert N.; Hunter, Alain – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1979
The ultimate criterion for individuals is usually the value of the finished product. This paper, however, maintains that it is even more important to consider the gains that are made by each individual. The sum of these gains is "value added by education." (CT)
Descriptors: Achievement, Educational Benefits, Employment Potential, Individual Development
Bottomley, A. Keith – 1994
This paper examines practical and theoretical problems and issues that arose during evaluation of an adventure program for young offenders. During 1989-93, the Sail Training Association and the Humberside (England) Probation Service collaborated on a project in which probation clients aged 17-25 made sailing voyages across the North Sea or around…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adventure Education, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Evaluation Problems
Greenaway, Roger – Horizons, 1998
Describes outdoor education students' developmental needs for belongingness, acceptance, care and friendship, praise and recognition, responsibility, self-respect, creativity, achievement, and new experiences. Explains how upward, outward, forward, and downward models of personal growth can be linked to developmental needs to enhance and evaluate…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Educational Principles, Educational Strategies, Empowerment
Silberman, Harry F. – VocEd, 1980
The author suggests that the primary purpose of vocational education is to promote human development by exposing the learner to intrinsically meaningful activities. The criterion for evaluating vocational education from this perspective is the growth of students' personal qualities. (SK)
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits, Educational Objectives, Individual Development
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Rusch, Frank R.; And Others – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1992
An analysis of five funding competitions sponsored by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in the area of secondary special education and transitional services research found that the projects have not emphasized community-level change to facilitate lasting improvements in youths with disabilities and have not taken a…
Descriptors: Community Change, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Research
Malcolm, C. K.; Owen, J. M. – 1982
The Specials Projects (Innovations) Program of the Commonwealth Schools Commission in Australia was established to improve primary and secondary education by encouraging innovation and diversity in teaching through grants to individuals, usually teachers. This study focuses on the professional development of the teachers involved. Forty-five…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Experimental Curriculum
Rippey, Donald – 1981
This six-chapter monograph presents a model for student development which is designed to unify the diverse purposes of education. After Chapter I reviews recent criticism of education, it goes on to identify problems in the performance of our educational system and to propose that a student development perspective on education provides a framework…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Community Colleges, Counselor Role
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Nelsen, William C. – Liberal Education, 1979
Faculty development programs are designed to improve faculty performance in all aspects of their professional lives. Six areas of concern are presented: flexibility of approach; individual v corporate activity; new understanding of scholarship; personnel management; understanding student development; and administrative leadership and support. (JMF)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Faculty, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Development
Baker, C. Woodson, III – Camping Magazine, 1976
Methods must be looked at to implement the objectives of summer camp all year long if we are truly convinced of the impact camp can have in exposing children to their outdoor heritage, challenging their imaginations, and developing their minds and bodies. Every camp or outdoor program differs in content, method, and approach, though all are…
Descriptors: Adults, Adventure Education, Camping, Exceptional Persons
Geller, William W. – 1983
A professional development model is proposed that is based on learning outcomes derived from Bloom's Taxonomy of Intellectual Inquiry. Professional development is depicted as a sequence of learning components: (1) broadened knowledge and comprehension; (2) improved application of that knowledge; and (3) an analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Higher Education, Individual Development, Interpersonal Communication
Nelson, Eugene A. – 1978
Prepared for State University of New York/Buffalo researchers participating in a state-sponsored educational financing project, this background paper focuses on the vocational education "program effects" of changing financial aid formulas and/or the rationale for organizing school districts and regional services. It scrutinizes the role of Boards…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Board of Education Role, Career Development, Career Education