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US Department of Education, 2010
The agency currently known as the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) was originally founded in 1968 by several professional health-related organizations. The agency was originally known as the Accrediting Commission on Graduate Education for Hospital Administration (ACGEHA). To better reflect the broad range of…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Agencies, Allied Health Occupations Education, Administrator Education
US Department of Education, 2010
The Higher Learning Commission (HLC or the agency) is a regional institutional accreditor that accredits (or preaccredits) over 1,000 degree granting institutions in 19 states, tribal institutions and including those programs offered via distance education within these institutions. Most of the institutions accredited by HLC use the Secretary's…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Agencies, Higher Education, Tribally Controlled Education
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Siller, Michael; Morgan, Lindee; Turner-Brown, Lauren; Baggett, Kathleen M.; Baranek, Grace T.; Brian, Jessica; Bryson, Susan E.; Carter, Alice S.; Crais, Elizabeth R.; Estes, Annette; Kasari, Connie; Landa, Rebecca J.; Lord, Catherine; Messinger, Daniel S.; Mundy, Peter; Odom, Samuel L.; Reznick, J. Steven; Roberts, Wendy; Rogers, Sally J.; Schertz, Hannah H.; Smith, Isabel M.; Stone, Wendy L.; Watson, Linda R.; Wetherby, Amy M.; Yoder, Paul J.; Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie – Journal of Early Intervention, 2013
Given recent advances in science, policy, and practice of early identification in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), questions about the effectiveness of early intervention have far-reaching service and policy implications. However, rigorous research evaluating the efficacy and effectiveness of intervention programs for toddlers with ASD faces a…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Intervention, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism
Gritter, James L. – Child Welfare League of America (NJ3), 2009
Building on previous books by the author, "Hospitious Adoption: How Hospitality Empowers Children and Transforms Adoption" examines the next step after open adoption. Gritter takes the approach that practicing goodwill, respect, and courage within the realm of adoption makes the process move smoother and enriches children's lives. Following a…
Descriptors: Adoption, Prosocial Behavior, Interpersonal Relationship, Ethics
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Hodge, Camilla J.; Hill, Brian J.; Brinton, Christian – Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 2012
This study assessed the nature of the relationship between earning advanced degrees and career outcomes such as salary, job satisfaction, social capital, and human capital among professionals in the parks and recreation field. The sample (n = 196) was drawn from parks and recreation agencies located in the United States. Agencies, excluding…
Descriptors: Masters Degrees, Job Satisfaction, Human Capital, Social Capital
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Amaral, Alberto; Rosa, Maria Joao; Tavares, Diana Amado – Higher Education Management and Policy, 2009
There have been calls to increase the autonomy of higher education institutions in Europe for a number of years. They have been counterbalanced by demands for increasing accountability and a European quality assurance system. In London in 2007, the European ministers of education decided to implement a European register of accredited quality…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Federal Regulation, Quality Control, Foreign Countries
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Sylvestre, John; Cousins, J. Bradley; Sundar, Purnima; Aubry, Tim; Hinsperger, Val – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2008
This article describes the planning of a multi-agency and multi-stakeholder evaluation of the implementation of supportive housing. The Ottawa Housing"Plus" Collaborative Communities project is a collaboration between university-based evaluators and members of a local network of supportive housing providers. The objectives of the…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Housing, Social Services, Foreign Countries
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NJ1), 2010
This publication incorporates the final legislative actions of the 104th annual NCAA Convention, January 13-16, 2010. In addition, interpretations incorporated by the Legislative Review Subcommittee, noncontroversial amendments adopted by the Management Council, pursuant to Constitution 5.3.1.1.1, and modifications of wording adopted by the…
Descriptors: College Athletics, Guides, Professional Associations, Educational Policy
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NJ1), 2010
This publication incorporates final legislative actions taken during the 2009-10 legislative cycle. Legislation adopted after August 1, 2009, interpretations incorporated by the Legislative Review/Interpretations Committee, modifications of wording and editorial revisions are set off by a gray background and also include an adoption or revision…
Descriptors: College Athletics, Guides, Professional Associations, Educational Policy
Rossman, J. Robert; Schlatter, Barbara Elwood – Sagamore Publishing LLC, 2008
Originally published in 1989, "Recreation Programming: Designing Leisure Experiences" has become a standard in the park, recreation, and leisure service industry. This title has been used to teach beginning and experienced programmers in over 100 higher-education institutions, both nationally and internationally. Designed in a user-friendly…
Descriptors: Program Development, Recreation, College Instruction, Organizational Culture
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Meng, Hongdao; Friedman, Bruce; Wamsley, Brenda R.; Van Nostrand, Joan F.; Eggert, Gerald M. – Journal of Rural Health, 2010
Purpose: To examine the impact of an experimental consumer-choice voucher benefit on the selection of independent and agency personal assistance services (PAS) providers among rural and urban Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities. Methods: The Medicare Primary and Consumer-Directed Care Demonstration enrolled 1,605 Medicare beneficiaries in 19…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Rural Urban Differences, Counties, Probability
White, William T., Jr., Comp.; And Others – 1981
This is the Civil Rights Directory for 1981 published by the United States Commission on Civil Rights. It lists relevant federal, state and local agencies, private and women's organizations, research institutions, and other miscellaneous organizations related to Civil Rights. The directory provides a description of each listed organization and the…
Descriptors: Agencies, Agency Role, Civil Rights, Federal Government
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Holden, Gary – School Leadership & Management, 2008
Leadership for learning (LfL) is conceived as a network rather than as a centre within the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education. This paper explores what is understood by the term network, both within LfL and in the wider educational and research communities, and how these understandings are reflected in a number of projects carried out…
Descriptors: Leadership, Epistemology, Cooperation, Learning Activities
Gutek, Barbara A. – 1976
This paper discusses a number of studies undertaken at the Institute for Social Research (Ann Arbor, Michigan) which indicate that the impact of encounter tends to produce a satisfied clientele. Despite this, government agencies suffer from poor image, being described as cold, inefficient, slow and impersonal. Since this seems contradictory, data…
Descriptors: Agencies, Attitudes, Bureaucracy, Community Organizations
National Education Association, Washington, DC. Div. of Instruction and Professional Development. – 1974
This document includes 21 professional accrediting agencies and presents an overview of the agency; constituency of the accrediting body; responsibility of the accrediting body; procedures used in accreditation; and policy statements, guidelines or principles adhered to by the accrediting body. Appendixes include the organizational elements of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Agencies
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