This report offers practical suggestions for literacy practitioners and program administrators on how to use webinar and webcasting technologies to promote and market literacy. The report is divided into sections on how to use webinars for learners, for staff and volunteers and to engage the general community. A checklist of tips to use on the day…

Outlines the author's participation in several programs designed to effect change in educational institutions. Observations regarding school decentralization, community participation, and staff development programs are presented. (APM)

This module emphasizes the training of staff members of recognize the benefits of effective school-community cooperation and provides an opportunity for trainees to develop a viable community relations strategy. Reasons for community involvement are considered; these include becoming responsive to and aware of community needs, obtaining community…

In this practical guide to service learning, 21 contributors describe specific service-learning projects that have enhanced the curriculum in schools across the United States and that have improved student learning in the process. In the Foreword, U.S. Secretary of Education, Richard W. Riley, encourages schools to incorporate service learning…

This report lists the major conclusions of 28 publications prepared by PROJECT DESIGN, funded under ESEA Title III, to assess the dimensions of educational needs in Fresno, California. Following the presentation of conclusions by source, specific conclusions are arranged and listed by topic in the following categories: (1) objectives, planning,…

Materials contained in this career education implementation guide (one in a series of seven) are designed for administrators, teachers, other school staff, parents, community volunteers, school boards, and community agencies and their needs for staff development. An evening family career planning seminar on career decision making designed for…

The report describes the project's design, initial efforts, and revised objectives toward the development of a regional adult staff development system. Three elements were perceived to be essential to such a system: a regional consortium organization to effectively implement competency-based adult staff development programs, State-by-State and…

This guide was developed from a perceived need to improve the procedures and standards used in managing adult education programs funded under the Adult Education Act. Based upon an analysis of materials used in managing adult education programs, the various standards and elements were synthesized into the eight major sections covered in this…

The Rural Education Subcommittee of the Elementary and Secondary Education Task Force presents findings related to needs of rural education in the United States. Recommendations directed toward the U.S. Office of Education are cited in the following areas: early childhood education, elementary and secondary education, summer programs, occupational…

The second-year report describes Project ACT (Adult Competency Training) efforts from July 1, 1973 to June 30, 1974 to develop a regional staff development system. Three elements were perceived to be essential: a regional consortium organization to effectively implement ACT programs, State-by-State and region-wide; a multi-dimensional trainer…

This is an evaluation of a Title VII Bilingual/Bicultural Program that was conducted at a New York City high school in 1979-1980. The program served Chinese and Korean speaking students. A demographic analysis of the school's neighborhood and a discussion of participating students' characteristics are provided. The program description outlines the…

This paper describing a system for delivering comprehensive services to offenders is the third of the five-part Comprehensive Community-Based Services for Offenders Information PAK that provides guidelines for developing a system to improve exoffender service delivery. (Parts 1 and 2, which also contain printed information, are available…

This report presents results of a study in the United Kingdom to explore different understandings of outreach, its role in widening participation among people underrepresented in organized education, implications of doing outreach, and practical and ethical considerations involved. Chapter 1 addresses origins and meanings of outreach, including…