NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Publication Date
In 20250
Since 20240
Since 2021 (last 5 years)0
Since 2016 (last 10 years)0
Since 2006 (last 20 years)1
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 1 to 15 of 19 results Save | Export
Langendoen, D. Terence – 1988
An overview is given of a study that examined the place of linguistics in undergraduate curricula in the United States and Canada, the nature and structure of the curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in linguistics, and the population served by the curriculum. The overview describes the project and its major activities (data collection and…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Data Collection, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
Thornbury, Robert E. – 1977
The emergence, development to the present, and future trends of teacher centers in Great Britain are examined. The effects of political decisions, educational expenditure, the Plowden Report, curriculum review, social crises, and other factors on the ways in which teacher centers were organized and have changed are discussed. Problems and possible…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Governance, Higher Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Wylie, Neil R.; Yeager, Tamara L. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1999
College and university libraries can work together to enhance library access and share resources, but there are problems inherent in such alliances. Existing library consortia illustrate some important considerations in forging a new library consortium, including complexity of organizational processes, funding issues, technology for sharing both…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Libraries, Consortia, Financial Support
Colby, Susan; Wicoff, Kimberly – Bridgespan Group, 2006
Don Shalvey (former superintendent of the San Carlos, California school district) believes strongly that every kid in California deserves a great education. This belief led him in 1993 to found the first charter school (an independently-run public school) in California. Shalvey's first charter school attracted a great deal of attention, and soon…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Development, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PTA Today, 1983
Various types of after-school child care programs are discussed, and characteristics of high-quality programs, such as staff requirements, parental involvement, and space needs are identified. Suggestions for administering and financing these programs are included. (PP)
Descriptors: After School Day Care, After School Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Facility Requirements
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Burrows, Toby – Australian Library Journal, 1988
Describes the impact of reduced budgets on British university libraries in the areas of acquisitions, staffing, services, buildings, and library cooperation. The effects of changes in the funding and organization of universities on the library's role within the university are also discussed. (9 notes with references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developed Nations, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
Jucovy, Linda – 1987
This workshop report deals with developing a youth service corps. Twenty-nine representatives from 15 youth corps attended the workshop, the second in a series of six sponsored by the Youth Corps Exchange Project. The report begins with an overview of the highlights of the workshop. The second section, which discusses the need for human services,…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Delivery Systems, Financial Support, Human Services
Weisz, Vera C. – 1980
Project HIRE is a special program conducted by Middlesex Community College since October 1978 to help people 55 years of age and older find paid employment. The specific goals of the project, as it was originally conceived, were to: (1) open three intake centers; (2) register clients at the centers; (3) provide career counseling; (4) offer…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Community Colleges, Demonstration Programs, Employment Services
Warrington, Don L.; Daly, Debra L. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1981
The need for student part-time employment to defray educational expenses led to the establishment of the Job Locator and Development program at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Goals of the program are: to identify and develop off-campus part-time employment, and to assist students in securing employment. (MLW)
Descriptors: Career Development, Employment Services, Financial Support, Higher Education
Budig, Jeanne E. – 1982
An institution's innovative plan for staff utilization, which represented a forced coalition between the offices for institutional research and university advancement, is described. Funding cuts eliminated staff in both of these offices. An institutional research/planning staff team (team A) identified current skills and resources and determined…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Administration, College Planning, Financial Support
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Zigler, Edward F.; And Others – Child Welfare, 1995
Discusses the School of the 21st Century model for school-based and school-linked service provision, which has been implemented in over 300 schools to provide high-quality services to children from birth through age 12. Includes preliminary results of a three-year outcome evaluation of one program. (MDM)
Descriptors: Child Health, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Planning
Kohn, Robert – 1983
This report discusses world-wide efforts to provide health services in centers that are outside institutions and provide ambulatory care in the patient's home. Emergency services, although a form of primary care, are dealt with only to the extent that they are part of an organization designed to provide general primary care, but not where they are…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Decision Making, Delivery Systems, Financial Support
Allen, David – 1978
This project analyzed the effects upon states of the implementation of Part A, Section 111 (2) (A) and (B) Payment to States of Public Law 94-482. Contacts were made with the fifty state directors of vocational education and, with the assistance of an advisory committee, one inquiry document and accompanying definitions were developed. The…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Administrative Problems, Administrators
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1987
Postsecondary education in the state of Michigan in 1987 is profiled, including information on the 15 public four-year colleges and universities, 29 public community and junior colleges, and 54 independent non-public two- and four-year colleges and universities. There are more than 300 private vocational schools licensed by the State Board of…
Descriptors: Colleges, Community Colleges, Enrollment, Financial Support
Yao, Min – 1994
This 1994 environmental scanning report from Vancouver Community College (VCC) reviews the expected effects of the separation of VCC into a new Vancouver Community College and Langara College (LC). The report examines the projected service area student-intake capacity; student characteristics; population growth trends; other postsecondary…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Vocational Education, College Planning, Community Colleges
Previous Page | Next Page ยป
Pages: 1  |  2