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McKiernan, Rogene – 1995
Expeditionary learning creates a learning environment in which teachers and students together take a journey into an area with many unknowns for the purpose of promoting self-discovery. Of the 10 principles of expeditionary learning, 7 closely match the practices of Outward Bound. As Outward Bound staff designed an inservice program on…
Descriptors: Active Learning, College Students, Discovery Learning, Educational Innovation
Fox, Judith A., Ed.; Johnson, Donna, Ed. – 2000
This guide is designed to assist postsecondary disability service providers and others in conducting a Curriculum Transformation and Disability (CTAD) faculty development workshop intended to make classrooms more accessible to all students, including those with disabilities. The CTAD workshop uses the model of universal instructional design, which…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), College Faculty, College Students, Course Organization
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Rogan, Joseph; And Others – Preventing School Failure, 1993
The Alternative Learners Project of College Misericordia (Pennsylvania) assisted nine high schools in preparing students with learning disabilities for college. The project involved school staff training; school site visits; and a four-year program of student activities in self-awareness, career awareness, assessment, planning, programming, parent…
Descriptors: Career Development, College Bound Students, College Preparation, College Programs
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Shaw, Stan F.; And Others – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1988
The competencies needed for leadership personnel in the field of postsecondary learning disability programs are delineated. The preservice doctoral training in the University of Connecticut's learning disability college program and the inservice program at Connecticut's Learning Disability College Consortium are described. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: College Students, Competency Based Teacher Education, Consortia, Doctoral Programs
Aune, Betty; And Others – 1995
This final report describes "Career Connections," a 3-year federally supported project at the University of Minnesota to enhance the career potential of students with disabilities, educate faculty and staff to work with these students, and assist employers in hiring and supervising people with disabilities. Project accomplishments…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Agency Cooperation, Attitude Change, Career Development
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center for Vocational Education. – 1973
The purpose of the project was to provide current and/or prospective impact home economics teachers with opportunities to develop the sensitivity and skills needed to work with disadvantaged populations in inner city and rural areas. Twenty-four participants completed a one-week orientation workshop and a six-week internship. The orientation…
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Skills, Disadvantaged, Family Life Education