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Heberle, Jeanne – 1977
This paper describes briefly the development, funding and operation of a learning resources center for parents in Louisville, KY. Any parent may check out materials for a specified period of time (2-4 weeks). Available at the center are teacher activity materials, toys and records, information for operating a child development program, curriculum…
Descriptors: Costs, Early Childhood Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Services
Williams, Ellen U. – 1980
The author reviews the challenges of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, notes some of its problems, and describes the cooperative approach of Bowling Green State University (Ohio) and the Northwest Ohio Special Education Regional Resource Center to overcome those problems. Among issues cited regarding implementing the law…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
King, Barbara – 1980
The critical components to be considered when establishing a writing center at the secondary level are facilities, staff, and operation. The term writing center is used because writing center is a more inclusive concept than writing lab, dealing not only with remedial work but also with polishing acquired skills and assisting students with…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Guidelines, Individualized Instruction, Program Development
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Haycock, Ken – Canadian Library Journal, 1985
This article examines ways in which the profession of teacher-librarianship can be strengthened and enhanced and offers numerous suggestions, including role clarification, strong commitment by teachers and teacher-librarians to cooperative program planning and teaching, a framework for flexible scheduling, and a school-based continuum of research…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Learning Resources Centers
Grupas, Angela – 1997
A preliminary study examined a project proposal to develop a Communication Skills Resource Center at St. Louis Community College at Meramec. The center would serve to help any students enrolled at Meramec to improve their oral communication skills. Currently there is no academic support service specially designed for students experiencing…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Educational Environment, Higher Education, Learning Strategies
Brown, Gerald R. – 1992
In this workshop, the concept of marketing was applied to school library media programs by examining the relationship between library media programs, the marketing plan, public relations (PR), and promotion. Reachable goals, targeting the audience, advertising, and motivation and commitment of the staff were also considered, and successful…
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Human Relations, Learning Resources Centers
Vegso, Kathryn A. – 1982
Cooperative planning, based upon a decade of reentry programs for adults, culminated in the establishment of a public service known as the Adult Resource Center at the University of Akron (Ohio). Located in a renovated building between the campus and the downtown community, the Adult Resource Center serves as a liaison with social service…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Career Counseling
Niemi, John A. – 1976
The paper, presented at a four-State adult education regional institute, first presents some problems in developing curricula for adult and continuing education, drawing distinctions between the terms "curriculum" (content-centered, credit offerings) and "program" (learner-centered, or problem-centered, non-credit offerings).…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Databases
Haycock, Ken; Cavill, Pat – 1999
This case study examined: (1) what market research is required for planning for the implementation of "Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning," the 1998 national guidelines for effective school library media programs; (2) what issues need to be addressed and what target audiences are required to effect change, as well as…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Sallop, Marvin B.; And Others – 1990
This report describes the expansion of services by the Texas School for the Deaf, as it develops the Educational Resource Center on Deafness to serve students and professionals throughout the state. The Center provides service functions in the following nine areas: statewide assessment center for the hearing impaired (including comprehensive…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Curriculum, Deaf Interpreting, Deafness
Nunez-Cronk, Brunilda; Willoughby, Donna – 1993
In response to the increasing diversity of the student population at Golden West Community College, in California, the the Intercultural Center (IC) was established in 1989 to enhance campus-wide awareness of cultural diversity through services to immigrant and international students and the campus community. An Intercultural Task Force was first…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Community Colleges, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness
Lacson, Jose D. – 1987
Facilities and schemes for training and retraining vocational education teachers are needed in developed and developing countries, but such training must be cost-effective. Some characteristics of cost-effective schemes include the following: adaptability, coordination between various providers, good planning, and adequate financial support.…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Facilities, Educational Needs, Educational Planning