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Nobbe, Christine; Davis, Kristin – Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2019
This document provides guidance for establishing a levels of services (LoS) model for gifted and advanced learners. The Advisory Council on the Education of Gifted and Talented Students recommends that all Missouri public school districts, regardless of size, provide varied and multiple services to meet the needs of gifted and talented learners.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Public Schools, School Districts, Gifted Education
Love, Cathy Carras; Feather, Betty L. – Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, 1988
A survey of 303 Missouri home economics teachers attempted to identify factors that positively affect teachers' self-perceived competence to teach clothing construction to mainstreamed, physically handicapped students. Primary factors were (1) personal clothing construction experience, (2) college course that dealt with disabilities, and (3) years…
Descriptors: Clothing Instruction, Disabilities, Home Economics Education, Individual Needs
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Feather, Betty L.; And Others – Home Economics Research Journal, 1987
A questionnaire completed by 303 secondary home economics teachers in Missouri assessed their perceived competency to teach clothing construction to physically handicapped students. Results indicated that amount of teaching experience, personal clothing construction experience, and educational experience were significantly related to teachers'…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Home Economics Education, Individual Needs, Mainstreaming
Drane, H. Tupper – 1971
Project Stay is a demonstration project of the St. Louis Public Schools, funded under Title VIII of Public Law 90-247, with several programs concentrating on reducing the number of dropouts. The project has the purpose of identifying students who are potential dropouts, determining their individual needs, and developing programs to meet those…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Curriculum Development, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics
INMAN, WILLIAM E. – 1968
MANY FACTORS ARE RELATED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OPTIMUM SIZE FOR SCHOOL ORGANIZATION. BEFORE A STATE CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION OF SIZE, IT SHOULD PERHAPS FIRST ANSWER THE QUESTIONS--WHAT DO WE WANT THE STATE SCHOOL SYSTEM TO ACCOMPLISH, AND WHAT ARE THE STRUCTURAL ALTERNATIVES THAT WILL BE BEST FOR OUR STATE. WHEN THESE ARE ANSWERED, SIZE THEN…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Educational Finance, Educational Objectives
Atteberry, Jim W.; Tacker, Allen B. – 1978
This final report of a research project to design and develop a master plan for vocational education in Missouri's correctional institutions is divided into five sections. Section 1 contains a rationale for the project and a summary of the literature regarding the role of vocational education in American penal institutions. A number of problem…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Demography, Educational Improvement
Presberry, Iva V. – 1993
This manual was developed to help supplemental teachers dealing with special needs vocational students, especially in Missouri. The manual provides information on the role of the supplemental teacher, definitions of various types of special needs students, and tips on the following topics: (1) eliminating attitudinal barriers hindering students…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disabilities, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Resources
Southeast Missouri State Univ., Cape Girardeau. – 1981
The Work Again Project entailed development and implementation of a center to place adults aged 58 and above into a variety of paid and volunteer positions, investigation of the effect of such placement on the self-image of participants, and education of the community as to the working needs of older adults. A project staff consisting of five…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Community Attitudes, Continuing Education, Educational Needs