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Peer reviewedCampbell, Lloyd P.; Flake, Ann E. – Clearing House, 1985
Notes the rising number of latchkey children and describes several after-school programs designed to meet their special needs. (FL)
Descriptors: Community Role, Elementary Education, Employed Parents, Parent Role
Peer reviewedSwick, Kevin J. – Clearing House, 1979
This paper suggests ways that educators can learn about family needs, assess readiness for family-school cooperation, explore community resources, and activate an effective family-school relationship. Examples of family-school-community programs are provided. (SJL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Community Resources, Community Services, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedOrlich, Donald C. – Clearing House, 1983
Defines inservice, provides criteria for planning and conducting successful inservice programs, discusses its critical elements, and examines the roles of the administrator and the teacher in successful programs. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewedMathews, Gary S. – Clearing House, 1985
Describes the efforts of the staff of one urban high school in Mississippi to develop and implement a school improvement program based on a school effectiveness model. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Improvement, Educational Research, High Schools
Peer reviewedGarawski, Robert A. – Clearing House, 1982
Provides a developmental chronicle of how a middle school administrator developed, introduced, and maintained a "walking advisement" program at his school. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Advisory Committees, Counseling Services, Counseling Techniques
Peer reviewedBaker, Frederick J. – Clearing House, 1985
States the reasons the Office of Teacher Education at the Irvine campus of the University of California decided to offer alternatives to traditional teacher education programs, gives a number of items to consider in creating such alternatives, and sets forth selection and evaluation criteria that can help ensure a quality alternative program. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Higher Education, Program Content, Program Development
Peer reviewedNorton, M. Scott – Clearing House, 1974
This article is based on a year-long study which centered on actual practices of individualization of instruction. Along with the various program thrusts identified in the study, factors which tend to facilitate or inhibit individualization are also revealed. (Editor)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Practices, Individualized Instruction, Program Development
Peer reviewedDumas, Wayne – Clearing House, 1982
Discusses four reasons why mainstreaming has made slow progress. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mainstreaming, Program Attitudes, Program Development
Peer reviewedVan Cleaf, David W.; Reinhartz, Judy – Clearing House, 1984
Proposes the use of an adaptive inservice model, which describes the mechanisms by which educational change and professional growth occur. Argues that to implement effective inservice programs based on the adaptive model, the program must be systematic, long-term, and guided by a common set of goals and expectations. (FL)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Participation
Peer reviewedMerrill, Sharon A. – Clearing House, 1999
Describes how one community (1) realized it had a problem with disaffected and troubled youth; (2) began to learn about the problem; (3) gradually shaped a youth program and then expanded it to reach younger teens; and (4) regained its young people. (SR)
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Role, Delinquency Prevention, High Risk Students
Peer reviewedWeber, Frederick – Clearing House, 1983
Argues that, when using computers, teachers should look for ways to make positive student interaction an integral part of the activity. (FL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Human Relations, Inservice Teacher Education, Interaction
Peer reviewedFincke, Gary – Clearing House, 1982
Outlines a writing-across-the-curriculum program for high schools. Discusses the role of content area teachers in such a program. (FL)
Descriptors: High Schools, Interdisciplinary Approach, Program Development, Teacher Role
Peer reviewedWhitfield, Edie L.; And Others – Clearing House, 1983
Argues that providing leadership and opportunities for staff members to become more effective in their jobs are the primary responsibilities of a school principal. Offers a number of suggestions for use in staff development. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Leadership
Peer reviewedDi Geronimo, Joe – Clearing House, 1985
Describes the program developed by one California school district to meet the requirements of legislation concerning the training and evaluation of probationary staff. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Probationary Period
Peer reviewedSklarz, David P. – Clearing House, 1984
Describes the introduction of microcomputers into a junior high school and the responses of students and teachers. (FL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Junior High Schools, Library Role, Microcomputers
