During 1982-83, the Native American Education Program provided after-school and summer session instruction and supportive services to approximately 450 Native American grade K-12 students scattered throughout New York City. Goals of visiting and interviewing 50% of the target population were realized, with 220 home visits made. Materials and…

Based on activities at the Trumbull Campus of Kent State University, this guidebook presents suggestions for the implementation and operation of a series of informational workshops designed as a vehicle for the recruitment and orientation of adults who are considering enrolling in college. The guidebook first gives a rationale for the workshops…

Designed as a planning tool and a statement of philosophy and mission, this five-part strategic planning report provides information on the activities, goals, and review processes of the Learning Resource Services (LRS) at Austin Community College in Austin, Texas. The LRS combines library services, access to computer terminals, and other…

A two-year study designed to evaluate an elementary language arts program in the Grande Prairie School District (Edmonton, Alberta) through an assessment of student achievement was conducted from 1983 to 1985. This final report describes all facets of the study and presents the researchers' findings and conclusions. Following a preface, the report…

Designed to provide information on the current state of workforce training at the nation's community colleges, this two-part report summarizes results from a national survey of two-year college workforce training programs and documents the growing economic and educational importance of such programs. The first section discusses a fall 1991 survey…

A study examined the competencies needed for articulation among and between postsecondary vocational food technology programs in Texas. A two-round Delphi survey was used to collect data from the instructors and coordinators of food service programs in Texas postsecondary institutions during the 1984-85 school year. Thirty-five of the 71 persons…

Profiles of 66 partnerships that have developed and implemented professional development school (PDS) programs at 301 preK-12 schools are included in this directory. The profiles include information, which was collected during a national survey, on the following program features: school, college, and teachers union partners; level of faculty…

A study explored ways in which traineeship courses could be designed to include training in information technology. The skills and performance standards required of information technology training in the printing, tourism, banking, construction, and computer industries were identified. Next, the current provision of such training in Australia and…

This self-instructional module, the eighth in a series of 16 on techniques for coordinating work experience programs, deals with developing and implementing training plans. Addressed in the module are the purposes and features of a training plan, developing a training plan, and implementing a training plan for each student in the program. The…

The document presents checklists by which music teachers and school administrators can evaluate concrete elements of orchestra programs in grades four through 12. The opening sections outline the immediate benefits of having a school orchestra; effects on later adult life of student participation in orchestras; goals of a school orchestra program;…

A project was conducted to assess and improve existing field experiences to prepare future industrial arts teachers in Texas. The following activities were accomplished during the project: determination of current field experiences available to industrial arts preparation students in Texas schools; identification of model industrial arts teacher…

A study examined student and teacher perceptions of consumer and homemaking tasks needed and taught in secondary home economics classes in order to determine if any significant differences existed among the perceptions of male students, female students, and teachers. Of the 12,242 surveys that were mailed to Louisiana high school graduates of…

This publication presents data from a survey designed to examine the delivery process and the course content of the Comprehensive Teacher Training Programme (CTTP), a distance education program of study for untrained Caribbean elementary and primary school teachers. The distance education program offers four courses in core subjects and prepares…

Part of an effort to expand and improve community college programs and services for older adults, this two-part report summarizes results from a national survey of older adult programs and provides an overview of current trends and their implications for action in community colleges. Following introductory sections, the report discusses a fall…

This vocational program guide is intended to assist in the organization, operation, and evaluation of a program in environmental horticulture in school districts, area vocational centers, and community colleges. The following topics are covered: program content and structure (job titles and curriculum framework and student performance standards);…