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Nebel, Joseph A. – Business Education Forum, 1980
Suggests a one-semester intermediate typewriting course for students who have not attained a speed of 30-35 words per minute. It would emphasize remedial exercises as well as exercises on letters, memos, reports, invoices, and other business forms. The student would then enter advanced typewriting, business machines, and communications. (JOW)
Descriptors: Office Machines, Office Occupations Education, Remedial Instruction, Secondary Education
Gagnon, Joseph Calvin; Mayer, Matthew J. – 2004
This monograph addresses issues in the appropriate education of children and youth with disabilities, especially emotional and/or behavioral disorders, who are in juvenile correctional facilities. An introductory chapter considers the characteristics of students with E/BD in the public schools; educational services in juvenile corrections; and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Correctional Education, Curriculum, Delinquency
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Oudenhoven, Betsy – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2002
Identifies five issues concerning remedial and developmental education: what is the appropriate educational level and sector for offering remediation, how to provide effective programs for diverse students, inconsistent policies and practices, to what extent placement in remedial courses should be mandatory or advisory, and whether basic skills…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Preparation, Community Colleges, Curriculum Based Assessment
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Raab, Lettie; Adam, Anthony J. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2005
The authors outline how the University College (UC) model can serve as an effective vehicle for others.
Descriptors: Institutional Environment, Student Centered Curriculum, Models, Program Development
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1987
Access courses have been designed to facilitate entry to higher education, either universities or polytechnical institutions, for nontraditional students. Basic characteristics of access courses include clear entry criteria that target nontraditional students; no insistence on formal educational requirements; recognition of prior, experiential…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Educational Change, Educational Needs
Rieth, Herbert – 1990
This paper identifies curriculum and instructional issues in secondary school programs for students with mild disabilities, describes some promising lines of ongoing research, and recommends long and short term research, development, and demonstration activities for support by the federal Office of Special Education Programs. The first section…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classroom Environment, Course Content, Curriculum Development