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Ellis, Donna E.; Brown, Veronica M.; Tse, Crystal T. – International Journal for Academic Development, 2020
Educational developers need to assess the work of their Centres, from program participation and impact to underlying organizational processes. Various frameworks exist, but developers may feel unsure how to get started. We developed a planning model that offers a structured, systematic approach for developing comprehensive assessment systems that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Resource Centers, Educational Facilities, Faculty Development
Ho, Hua-Kuo – Online Submission, 2010
The purpose of this article is intended to present the procedure and outcomes of an evaluation of the Assistive Technology Resource Center in a city of Taiwan. The evaluation was initiated by Chiayi City Government through inviting three professionals in the field of assistive technology as evaluators. For the purpose of evaluation, the Executive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Disabilities
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Gosling, David; Hannan, Andrew – Studies in Higher Education, 2007
This article considers the impact of a major government initiative to reward and promote excellence in teaching and learning in higher education. The proposal to create Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in England's universities and colleges of higher education was first announced in 2003. A two-stage bidding process took place over…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Adult Education, College Faculty
Kyei-Anti, Baffour – 1983
This study is an evaluation of the functions and activities of two educational resource centers in Ghana. Issues examined and evaluated are: (1) accessibility and availability of the centers' facilities and services; (2) adequacy of the centers' materials and facilities to meet teachers' various needs; (3) relevance of the centers' activities to…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Facility Requirements, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education
Nanaimo School District #68 (British Columbia). – 1988
An evaluation of the Curriculum Resource Centre (CRC)-Library Services for the Nanaimo (British Columbia) School District is presented in this report, which is based on surveys, interviews, observations, tours, discussions, readings, and meetings conducted by the team members during the course of the study. The evaluation team consisted of two…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Learning Resources Centers
Streatfield, David; Markless, Sharon – Developing FE (FEDA Report), 1997
Phase one of the Effective College Library research project, conducted between July 1995 and March 1996, entailed a review of evidence about library support for teaching and learning in further education. The results are detailed in this report. Questionnaires focusing on innovative practices were distributed to all 453 Further Education (FE)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Vancouver School Board (British Columbia). – 1982
Guidelines are presented for establishing, enhancing, and evaluating adult volunteer programs in school library resource centers, especially those in Vancouver, Canada. It is noted that in 1982 over 200 adults volunteered their time to work on a regular basis with teacher-librarians in Vancouver. Sections include: (1) a rationale for establishing…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Guidelines
Villanueva, Carmelita, Ed. – Population Education in Asia and the Pacific Newsletter and Forum, 1992
Reports an evaluation study of the Population Education Resource Centers located at 12 universities and their activities to reach college students and, through them, the community with population messages. Discusses perceptions and attitudes changed, curriculum and learning materials, training programs, documentation and dissemination,…
Descriptors: Clubs, College Role, Community Cooperation, Extension Education
Botha, P. M. C., Ed. – 1987
This report, containing seven articles, summarizes a series of evaluation studies. The first article, "The Shell Science and Mathematics Resource Centre in 1987," provides an overview of the Centre's mode and reflections about the achievements of the Centre during the three years of its operation. The second article, "The Curriculum…
Descriptors: Education Service Centers, Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Management Development
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Robinow, Beatrix H. – Journal of Biocommunication, 1979
Describes the assembly and delivery of the self-instructional learning resources of the premedical undergraduate program at McMaster University, placing emphasis on the practical library problems of cataloging, shelving, maintenance, and distribution of such audiovisual materials as pathology specimens, films, videotape, and slide/tape sets.…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cataloging, Classification, Educational Philosophy
Winnipeg School Div. Number 1, Manitoba (Canada). – 1991
This 1991 edition of the handbook for Winnipeg School Division Number 1 school library media programs presents detailed program guidelines, objectives, philosophies, and goals in five major sections: (1) Library Policy and Practices (statement of the division's educational philosophy and goals, philosophy and goals of the division's library…
Descriptors: Course Integrated Library Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Habtegaber, Haile – 1980
Teachers and teacher center personnel were used to gather evaluative information on Awraja Pedagogical Centers (APCs) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Teachers discussed their access to center facilities and services, and ratings of center materials and personnel. APC staff discussed their work, hours of center operation, procedures followed in the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Study Centers, Delivery Systems, Educational Facilities, Educational Objectives
Violato, Claudio; Blank, Stanley S. – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1982
A pilot pull-out program for the gifted in British Columbia, Canada (grades five, six, and seven) is described, and evaluation results are presented. Thinking and communication skills are developed through games, field trips, individual projects, multiple problem-solving tasks, and challenging work in fields such as fine arts, history, and…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Admission Criteria, Course Evaluation, Enrichment Activities
Plowman, Lydia; Mateer, John; Leakey, Alison – 2002
The aims of CREATIS (Creating the Information Society) were to provide the West Lothian (Scotland) community with the highest quality information technology (IT) learning opportunities, a high capacity communications infrastructure and a hardware base that would: connect West Lothian's schools, libraries and community education centers to the West…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Development
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Al-Gattoufi, Said; Al-Naabi, Salem; Gattoufi, Bechir – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2007
The Ministry of Higher Education in the Sultanate of Oman initiated recently a restructuring program for the General Directorate Colleges of Education aiming to replace the existing six colleges with more applied and highly IT assisted institutions. A particular emphasis is directed towards improving the learning methods by developing and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Schools of Education, Learning Resources Centers