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Chuang, Ying C. – 1971
The major aim of this paper is to try to develop a cost analysis system model appropriate to the projects of the Center for Urban Education. Cost analysis can be viewed as an application of the economic concept of system analysis. The analysis always moves from a base that represents the existing capability and resources. The problem is to…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Centers, Educational Finance, Educational Programs
Somers, Gerald G. – 1972
In order to determine the feasibility of establishing demonstration centers for apprenticeship and skill training, extensive interviews were conducted involving union officers, employer representatives, vocational educators, and officials of federal and state apprenticeship divisions in this country and abroad during the period from 1971 through…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Development, Demonstration Centers, Demonstration Programs
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Bureau of Field Studies and Surveys. – 1972
Historically, the library-information needs of Indian people have been neglected. This neglect is due to a lack of printed and other materials. To meet these information needs, the National Indian Education Association (NIEA) received a Grant from the U.S. Office of Education for the purpose of researching, planning and implementing demonstration…
Descriptors: Adults, American Indian Culture, American Indians, Bilingualism
Watkins, J. Foster – Online Submission, 1968
The author plays off the use of acronyms in education in describing the work of the Southeastern Educational Laboratory (SEL). The SEL was one of the regional educational laboratories established by the U. S. Office of Education in the late 60s to assist in the improvement of public education. It served Alabama, Florida and Georgia. The author…
Descriptors: Public Education, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs, Educational Research
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. – 1990
This Senate report provides background material to accompany Senate Bill 2167, which reauthorizes tribally controlled community colleges, reauthorizes the tribal college endowment program, and authorizes the establishment of demonstration centers for gifted and talented children in Guam, American Samoa, and Alaska. The 22 tribally controlled…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians, Community Colleges
BERTRAND, ALVIN L.; SMITH, MARION B. – 1965
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEMONSTRATION CENTER TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR UNEMPLOYED OUT-OF-SCHOOL MALES (AGE 17 TO 21) IS PROPOSED. THE AIM OF THE PROJECT IS TO OFFER DISADVANTAGED YOUTH THE PERSONAL, SOCIAL, AND VOCATIONAL SKILLS NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS IN AMERICAN SOCIETY. THE CURRICULUM WILL DEVELOP MORE EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUES FOR…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Demonstration Centers, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Environment
Kerins, Thomas; And Others – 1969
Questionnaires were completed by 691 public school personnel visiting demonstration centers operated by the Illinois gifted program in over 20 school districts. Data indicated that the centers, intended to illustrate innovative educational techniques, were generating a good view and acceptance of the overall nature of their programs, but were not…
Descriptors: Demonstration Centers, Demonstration Programs, Demonstrations (Educational), Educational Attitudes
Miller, Max D., Ed. – 1973
The Demonstration Center for Language Handicapped (LH) Children is described as a project, executed in two Texas public schools between 1971 and 1973, which evaluated the following three treatment approaches to LH students: regular classroom placement and provision of inservice training and appropriate materials to the regular teacher; regular…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Demonstration Centers, Exceptional Child Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Silber, Kenneth H.; Ewing, Gerald W. – 1971
The authors define environmental simulation as the selection, manipulation and/or modification of any number and combination of the five senses to create an experience which simulates a real or imaginary environment. They see the goal of environmental simulation as producing affective-cognitive-psychomotor outcomes which can be set, modified,…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Audiovisual Aids, Demonstration Centers, Facility Requirements
Learning Inst. of North Carolina, Durham. – 1970
The results of an evaluative study made of the 1969-70 North Carolina statewide kindergarten program for five-year-olds are presented. The subjects of the study were 317 children in eight early childhood demonstration centers (Experimental Group) and 52 children who did not attend kindergarten (Control Group). A pre-post test evaluation design was…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Demonstration Centers, Early Childhood Education, Experimental Groups
Mazyck, Aurelia – 1969
A list of equipment and supplies useful in the daytime care of infants and toddlers is presented. This equipment is in use at an all-day care center for 15 infants and 10-12 toddlers. The following types of items are listed: furnishings, linens, toys for motor activities, manipulative toys, crib toys, outdoor play equipment, books, phonograph…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Costs, Day Care
Bushnell, David S. – 1970
Nineteen geographically distributed secondary schools were linked with research and development resource groups for the purpose of implementing a 5-year learner-centered curriculum. The ultimate goal was to have each of the schools serve as a demonstration center for regionally continguous school districts. The changes attempted were the products…
Descriptors: Consortia, Coordination, Curriculum, Demonstration Centers
Maine Township Diagnostic and Remedial Learning Center, Park Ridge, IL. – 1968
A collection of monographs concerning learning disabilities is presented. Subjects include a high school learning disabilities program, English curriculum development, evaluation philosophy, a traditional program, teacher created learning exercises, reading disability, student discussion, and language development. Discussions also concern…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Demonstration Centers, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Methods
1969
Eight elementary high schools in New York, North Carolina, Oregon, California, and Kansas were awarded $635,253.00 in Federal funds to develop demonstration media programs. This stimulated, directly and indirectly, additional professional and clerical media personnel, provision of new media services at the school district level, increased school…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Coordinators, Demonstration Centers, Educational Finance, Educational Media
Savannah, Shirley – 1973
The Creative Learning Center, funded under the Emergency School Assistance Program, addressed three problems related to the Dallas school district's 1971-72 desegregation plan: (1) lack of opportunity for racial mixing; (2) racial stereotyping; (3) preconceived ideas causing suspicion and hostility when races do mix. The Center was a model of how…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Community Attitudes, Demonstration Centers, Desegregation Methods
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