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Goldstein, Marjorie T. – 1975
A 1974 survey was undertaken to determine the extent to which the Curriculum Research and Development Center in Mental Retardation was responsive to the needs of the Social Learning Curriculum field test advisors (FTA's). Thirty-eight FTA's responded. Among the results was a significant positive change in FTA's perceptions of Center functioning.…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Mental Retardation, Program Administration
Jones, Barbara, Ed. – 1984
The report examines services for the gifted in West Virginia and offers recommendations for improving those services. In chapter 1, "Study of Best Practices in Educating Gifted Children," Patricia Bruce Mitchell outlines findings from a literature and interview analysis regarding best practices in gifted education, including exemplary…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Definitions, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
Smith, Ronald M.; Blum, Robert E. – 1981
Presented in the guise of a hypothetical school board meeting, this information is intended to summarize the elements of competency based education (CBE) in a way that is easy to read and will increase understanding of its potential for improving education. It is aimed at state departments of education, school districts, and schools. Organized as…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Curriculum, Educational Objectives
Gage, Alfred; And Others – 1977
This booklet is designed to give Oklahoma school administrators some basic understanding of the rationale behind bilingual-bicultural education, and some guidance in implementing such programs. The beginning sections are aimed at explaining bilingual programs from a historical, sociological, and linguistic point of view. The remaining sections of…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students
Wilcox, Barbara, Ed.; And Others – 1977
The text includes 27 papers presented at the Illinois Statewide Institute for Educators of the Severely and Profoundly Handicapped. Papers address the following six topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): student and systems assessment (student evaluation and instruction, and an accountability system in behavioral programs); services to severely…
Descriptors: Accountability, Conference Reports, Curriculum, Delivery Systems
Inequality In Education, 1976
Three articles describe the lifestyle of the children of migrant agricultural workers. First, Jose A. Cardenas provides an overview of education for migrant children. He notes academic performance deviations and underachievement resulting from their educational programs. Cardenas describes poor staffing, frequent segregation, curricula…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Labor, Child Welfare, Curriculum
National Art Education Association, Reston, VA. – 1977
The booklet reports on a study of the present status and prospects for the art teaching profession in terms of fiscal resources, curriculum, staffing and administration, and influences of government, college entrance exams, standardized testing, and high school graduation requirements in school art programs. The report is presented in three…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Expression
Pennsylvania State Correctional Inst., Camp Hill. – 1968
Full development of the educational, occupational, and attitudinal abilities of young delinquents admitted to the Camp Hill State Correctional Institute was the object of this Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I Program. Young adults 15-21 years committed to Camp Hill average 6.1 on the standard educational battery test and their…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Bibliographies, Career Guidance, College Credits
EURYDICE European Unit, Brussels (Belgium). – 1999
This document, which is a supplement to an ongoing study on the structures of the education and initial training systems in the European Union, focuses on education and initial training in the following five countries: Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; Slovenia; and Cyprus. The document consists of separate reports for each country. Each report is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Comparative Analysis, Counseling Techniques