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Jaeson Andrew Weber – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study addressed gaps in research on understanding the preparedness status of emergency management programs within Florida College System (FCS) and State University System (SUS) institutions. The quantitative assessment involved 21 institutions (51% response rate). A survey instrument was developed from prior studies and measured programmatic…
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, State Universities, State Colleges, Stakeholders
Liss, Emmy; Wallack, Josh; Weisenfeld, G. G.; Frede, Ellen – National Institute for Early Education Research, 2023
Over the last several years, a growing number of cities have invested in early care and education for 3- and 4-year-old children, known as "preschool." This paper aims to aid cities in planning preschool programs by outlining a range of factors to consider. We largely do not make recommendations, but rather try to identify a range of…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Program Development, Governance, Program Administration
McCombs, Jennifer Sloan; Bodilly, Susan J.; Orr, Nate; Scherer, Ethan; Constant, Louay; Gershwin, Daniel – RAND Corporation, 2010
High-quality out-of-school-time (OST) programs have a positive effect on youth development, but many cities have found it difficult to address the challenges of expanding and improving the quality of programs offered to underserved and high-need students. In response, The Wallace Foundation sponsored an initiative to help five cities increase…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, After School Programs, Grants, Data
McCombs, Jennifer Sloan; Orr, Nate; Bodilly, Susan J.; Naftel, Scott; Constant, Louay; Scherer, Ethan; Gershwin, Daniel – RAND Corporation, 2010
High-quality out-of-school-time (OST) programs have a positive effect on youth development, but many cities have found it difficult to address the challenges of expanding and improving the quality of programs offered to underserved and high-need students. In response, The Wallace Foundation sponsored an initiative to help five cities increase…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Management Information Systems, Financial Support, Data
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Instructional Services. – 1979
This vocational education handbook for secondary schools in Wisconsin is designed to serve as a resource for local coordinators and persons who plan and develop vocational programs for comprehensive high schools. The first of eight sections focuses on general and administrative guidelines. Among the areas included in the section are (1)…
Descriptors: Accounting, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Long Range Planning
Washington Univ., Seattle. Educational Assessment Center. – 1968
The first of a two-part evaluation of correspondence studies in the State of Washington was concerned with opinion, descriptions, and recommendations of faculty at four state institutions on (1) how the faculty member is affected personally, (2) how students are affected, and (3) program improvement. Interviews collected data from 100 faculty…
Descriptors: Achievement, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Correspondence Study
Planning Associates, Merced, CA. – 1980
A project designed to improve rural vocational education in California accomplished a comprehensive needs assessment conducted with representatives of rural community college vocational programs, combining input from secondary programs and special interest groups concerned with women and minorities, and developed strategies for strengthening rural…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Annotated Bibliographies, Change Strategies, Educational Finance
Bell, Raymond; And Others – 1979
According to this report on the results of a 1977 survey of 163 correctional education programs throughout the United States, the general state of education in correctional institutions has improved, but funding is a major problem that is reflected in the quality of administration, lack of resources, and inability to offer meaningful programs on a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Correctional Education, Educational Programs
Dallas Independent School District, TX. – 1974
Guidelines are formulated for State directors of vocational-technical education and of continuing education, State and city supervisors of consumer and homemaking education, local public school superintendents, curriculum directors, college and university teacher educators, and other leaders, to help direct program planners in the expansion of…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Involvement
Glover, Robert W. – 1986
This publication reviews available literature regarding apprenticeship in the United States and 17 other industrialized market-economy nations. It notes outstanding practices that may be replicated or transferred to strengthen U.S. apprenticeship. The publication begins by defining apprenticeships and outlining the unique features of U.S.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Apprenticeships, Cost Effectiveness, Developed Nations
Griffin City - Spalding County Board of Education, GA. – 1984
This report summarizes the work of the Georgia Express project staff and the five task teams that provided research services to the Georgia Task Force on Adult Education. (The purpose of the Task Force was to review Georgia Adult Education's current goals, objectives, and procedures and to make recommendations for program improvement.) The report…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Data Collection, Educational Planning, Financial Support
Gannett, Ellen – 1990
Features contributing to the success of six city-wide, comprehensive school-age program models are highlighted. Models are Seattle, Washington's Community Partnerships for School-Age Child Care; Madison, Wisconsin's School-Age Child Care Project; Irvine, California's Irvine Child Care Project; Houston, Texas' After-School Partnership; Los Angeles,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education
Fraenkel, William A. – 1969
Meeting at Massachusetts state residential schools and centers for the mentally handicapped, the 15-man committee reviewed recommendations originally appearing in Massachusetts Plans for Its Retarded, A 10-Year Plan (1966). Forty-seven final recommendations for improving residential facilities for the retarded resulted; suggestions made for their…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Advisory Committees, Exceptional Child Services, Financial Needs
Coalition for Student Loan Reform, Washington, DC. – 1993
This report proposes reform recommendations in the Federal Student Loan Program that are intended to reduce government (and taxpayer) costs, allow for the incorporation of the National Service Initiative, and provide more flexible repayment terms for borrowers. The proposal provides for an evaluation period for direct government lending, the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cost Effectiveness, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Tebo, Jack; Mabe, Shirley – 1982
In response to legislative mandate, the Florida State Department of Education conducted a study of the educational programs provided for the state correctional system. Using publications and research documents, the study investigated: (1) the academic, vocational, adult, and compensatory education programs offered within and to the correctional…
Descriptors: Administrators, Cooperative Programs, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions