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Blum, Abraham – International Review of Education, 1980
After commenting on the underrepresentation of foreign countries in the directories of the International Clearinghouse on Science and Mathematics, the author describes his survey of 12 environmental science education programs in Europe, Asia, Australia, and Oceania and 56 American projects, comparing them on curriculum development, topics, and…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum Development, Directories, Environmental Education
Groves, Saundra L.; Groves, David L. – Alternative Higher Education: The Journal of Nontraditional Studies, 1980
A study to identify the needs of mature adults by use of a questionnaire sent to undergraduate faculty asking for their perceptions of adult students is discussed. Results indicate interest in the needs of the adult population but that there is little experience with this audience among the faculty. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Case Studies, College Faculty
London, Samuel B.; Cole, Jack – 1985
This document provides guidelines for designing, implementing, and evaluating the effectiveness of a district-specific career education program for special education students. Part I lists 10 activities to design, implement, and evaluate a cost-effective career education program. Examples are included of the outcome of each activity. Activities…
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum Development, Data Collection, Disabilities
Weinhouse, Marilyn Morse – 1986
Sheltered English is a method of instruction for limited-English-proficient (LEP) students based on the Canadian model of immersion education in which content is taught in English and made comprehensible to the students by special instructional techniques. The goal of the program is to enable the LEP students to acquire high levels of oral English…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Immersion Programs
Brickell, Henry M.; And Others – 1975
The Michigan Department of Education developed an operational model for career education which combined the elements of individual career development with career preparation accomplished through academic, vocational, and technical education programs. A third-party evaluation was conducted to determine to what extent the operational model has been…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Eggland, Carol – 1978
A project was designed to implement a curriculum for a short-term re-entry course for licensed practical nurses (LPN) who wish to return to employment after some absence. Southeast Community College used an advisory committee of RNs and LPNs to assist in identifying objectives, content, and method of instruction. A survey questionnaire was mailed…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Evaluation, Course Objectives, Course Organization
Bermudez, Andrea B.; And Others – 1993
The needs of gifted and talented limited English proficient (G/T LEP) students are being poorly met. A University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL), Texas, teacher education curriculum designed to train teachers in the identification, placement, and instruction of gifted and talented limited English proficient students (GT/LEPs) is discussed. As…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Counseling Services, Course Descriptions, Creativity
Miller, Fred L.; Grimes, J. Milton – 1991
Murray State University (Kentucky) has approached the internationalization of the business curriculum by creating a bachelor of arts degree program requiring 2 years of foreign language study. To assess the program's overall success, three student surveys were undertaken. The first polled entering freshman business students in fall 1990 about…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Business Administration Education, Business Communication, College Freshmen
National Catholic Educational Association, Washington, DC. – 1976
The document provides background information and guidelines for establishing interdisciplinary peace education programs in Catholic secondary schools. Peace education programs designed by the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) are intended to help students perceive an ideal world where all people will live in harmony and cooperation.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Beliefs, Catholic Schools, Conflict Resolution