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Download full textHowarth, Les; Novak, John M. – 1984
Using the collaborative efforts of a teacher educator and a classroom teacher, this study attempted to implement invitational education (a perceptually based, self-concept approach which is referred to as a theory of practice) in a special education classroom for six children with behavior problems. Four questions were used to systematically…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Educational Methods, Educational Philosophy, Program Effectiveness
O'Keefe, Garrett J.; Reid, Kathaleen – 1989
Recent research indicates that public information campaigns and promotional programs can have an impact on the extent to which citizens involve themselves in crime prevention. Subgroups such as the elderly may especially benefit from efforts more carefully tailored to their own needs and circumstances. The design of successful programs requires…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Crime Prevention, Educational Methods, Information Dissemination
Bennett, William J. – 1988
In this speech, the Secretary of Education identifies characteristics and principles common to all good schools including strong institutional and instructional leadership, a safe and orderly learning environment, teaching of the basics, high expectations, assessment of student progress, and accountability. Such principles are seen to apply…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Methods, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
DeWitt, Dorinda D.; Wieters, Wade C. – 1978
The study compared two special education models, resource and self-contained, to investigate the effects of delivery systems on academic achievement of 170 educable mentally handicapped (EMH) students (8 to 12 years old) and to determine which of the two models is more cost effective. There was a significant effect of educational setting on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Methods, Elementary Education
Wolfe, Mary L.; Sands, Rosetta F. – 1981
An experiment was conducted at the University of Maryland at Baltimore to determine if performances would differ for registered nurses enrolled in a baccalaureate program in nursing depending on whether they participated in a flexible clinical scheduling (FLEX) program or in the traditional (non-FLEX) program. Fifty-four students took part in the…
Descriptors: Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Course Organization, Educational Methods, Flexible Scheduling
Wallace, Ruby; And Others – 1978
The success of the Developmental Skills Program offered at Los Angeles Southwest College, a 96% black institution, is indicated by an average student grade equivalent gain of 2.3 years in one semester; a 5 year average accelerated academic growth rate that is 5.9 times the rate of academic growth black inner-city students have experienced in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration, Basic Skills, Bibliographies
