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Furman, Jan A. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2010
This commentary describes an action research project conducted by selected staff at the Northern Valley Regional High School District in New Jersey. The project focused on the idea of developing a synchronous classroom to provide world language learning opportunities to students. Relevant research is provided as are ideas regarding logistics and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Second Language Learning, Synchronous Communication, Research Projects
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Neuman, Donald B. – Science and Children, 1981
Suggests the use of full-time science specialists to combat the ever decreasing emphasis and time spent on science in the elementary schools. Includes a discussion of the current status of science teaching and provides suggestions for organization and implementation of an elementary science specialist program. (DS)
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Program Implementation
Eastin, Delaine; Hatamiya, Lon; Johnson, Grantland; Nussbaum, Thomas J. – 2000
Provides public and system policy recommendations to state and local elected officials, governing bodies, and administrators responsible for the changes needed to create an integrated, comprehensive workforce development system that will sustain California's economic growth. Public policy recommendations include: workforce development services…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Opportunities, Educational Policy, Employment
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Karlsson, Jenni; Berger, Michele – Perspectives in Education, 2006
The first decade of democracy in South Africa ushered in dramatic social policy reforms. One innovation in initial teacher education emerged through the skills development policy, which introduced learnerships to address South Africa's human resource development needs. South Africa's learnerships have been adapted from countries such as the United…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Beginning Teachers, Apprenticeships, Workplace Learning
Bragg, Debra D.; Jacobs, James – 1991
A project developed an operational definition of and designed a conceptual framework for evaluating two-year postsecondary educational customized training programs. The definition specifies that customized training requires the following: (1) contracts; (2) payments; (3) relationships to economic development strategies; (4) the delivery of…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Colleges, Competence, Contracts
Allen, Ann; Kielbaso, Gloria; Dirkx, John M. – 1999
The internships and cooperative education experiences offered at Michigan's 15 public universities were examined. The study focused on the following items: the organization of internships and cooperative education experiences on university campuses; ways employers and students access such work-based learning opportunities; the numbers of students…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, Cooperative Education, Coordination