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Note-Taking Instruction for College Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Reed, Deborah K.; Hallett, Abigail; Rimel, Hillary – Exceptionality, 2016
Using a multiple baseline across participants design, this study examines the functional relationship between instruction in note-taking skills and the ability of young adults with autism spectrum disorder to take notes on college lectures. The three participants were enrolled in a program aligned with the Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Notetaking, Two Year College Students, Intervention
Modes of Funding Nigerian Universities and the Implications on Performance
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Ogbogu, Christiana O. – Journal of International Education Research, 2011
This paper examined the modes of funding Nigerian universities with a view to assessing their adequacy and effectiveness. The implications of the mechanisms of funding on university performance were investigated. The history of university funding in Nigeria was explored in order to determine the causes of shift in financing the system since 1948…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Income, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance
Efficacy and Maintenance of an Education Program for a Consumer Cooperative.
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Altus, Deborah E.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1993
This study examined the effects of contingency management on participation in an education program by new members of a student housing cooperative. With credit and fine contingencies in place, the percentage of participants completing study guides was five times higher than without the contingencies. Members continued to implement the program for…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Contingency Management, Cooperatives, Higher Education
Research Collaboration Between an HMO and an Academic Medical Center: Lessons Learned.
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Donahue, Deirdre Carroll; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1996
A joint cholesterol research venture between a University of Massachusetts medical center and a health maintenance organization, the Fallon Healthcare System, is described, focusing on issues arising from the two institutions' differing priorities and perspectives concerning health care and research. While such a collaborative arrangement can hold…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Health Maintenance Organizations, Health Services, Higher Education
The Effects of a Managed Care Educational Program on Faculty and Trainee Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavioral Intentions.
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Lazarus, Gerald S.; Foulke, Garrett; Bell, Robert A.; Siefkin, Allan D.; Keller, Keenan; Kravitz, Richard L. – Academic Medicine, 1998
A study investigated outcomes of a University of California, Davis medical school two-day course on managed care on 428 medical students, residents, faculty, and physician-administrators. Results indicate that, before the course, baseline levels of knowledge were low among faculty and trainees, and attitudes combined negativism and wishful…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Graduate Medical Students, Health Maintenance Organizations, Higher Education
CAI: Its Cost and Its Role.
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Pressman, Israel; Rosenbloom, Bruce – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1984
Describes and evaluates costs of hardware, software, training, and maintenance for computer assisted instruction (CAI) as they relate to total system cost. An example of an educational system provides an illustration of CAI cost analysis. Future developments, cost effectiveness, affordability, and applications in public and private environments…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Costs