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Lynch, William; Corry, Michael – 1998
This paper recalibrates strategies for faculty recruitment, training, and compensation for distance education. The new options evolving from distance technologies create opportunities for innovative recruitment strategies. Whether the model is individually- or team-oriented, distance technologies mean that a more diverse, qualified, talented, and…
Descriptors: Compensation (Remuneration), Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education
Gosper, Maree V.; Rich, David C. – 1998
The Macquarie University (Australia) vision is to provide flexible learning options for all students. This will involve the dual development of resource-based curricula and information technology (IT) capacity across the university. This paper highlights major issues underpinning the design, development, and delivery of flexible learning and how…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Distance Education
Hoerner, James L.; Horne, Ralph A. – 1980
The purpose of this sample guide is to assist teachers and curriculum specialists in developing instructional materials that are competency based and that meet Virginia standards for competency-based education (CBE) programs. The sample deals with the occupation of welding, but it is the format that is of interest here, not the subject matter.…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Classroom Techniques, Competence, Competency Based Education
Garza, Elizabeth – 1989
A model of literacy instruction for limited-English-proficient (LEP) adults is described that is designed to increase effective parent involvement in children's education. Through the implementation of this model, LEP parents acquire language and parenting skills that allow them to participate more fully in their child's educational process. The…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Curriculum Development, Instructional Materials, Limited English Speaking
Jeremiah, Milford A. – 1987
Secondary and postsecondary students can be taught writing skills using a step-by-step examination of a television news or documentary program that can be undertaken in a single class period. The procedure consists of a series of strategies to facilitate the instructional process, as follows: (1) as a warm-up mechanism, the teacher introduces the…
Descriptors: Documentaries, English Instruction, Instructional Materials, Interdisciplinary Approach
Haarhuis, J. Mistrate; And Others – 1984
In this five-part essay, a project concerning development education at the secondary school level in the Netherlands is discussed. The project, entitled Educational Project Development Cooperation (EPOS), will work closely with schools and develop teaching-learning packages and model core curricula to teach students about the moral responsibility…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Core Curriculum, Course Content, Curriculum Development
Bar-On, Ehud; Or-Bach, Rachel – 1985
The development of an instructional model for teaching formal mathematical concepts (probability concepts) to disadvantaged high school students through computer programming and some results from a field test are described in this document. The instructional model takes into account both learner characteristics (cognitive, affective, and…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adolescents, Cognitive Style, Computation
Moellenberg, Wayne P. – 1986
Computer simulations of agricultural finance and management may be helpful to students preparing for agricultural careers. Simulations would provide problem definition and problem solving in realistic interactions with complex and ambiguous situations similar to those encountered in farming. The paper describes a major financial problem for…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agriculture, Business Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Trione, Verdun – 1982
A project was designed to provide high school students in Nevada with the opportunity to research and devise a self profile to guide future vocational and/or educational plans. Seven of 10 counselors and schools that volunteered completed the project. Counselors attended a training workshop where they "walked through" the process using…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Education, Career Guidance
English Language Resource Center, Washington, DC. – 1979
This guide is directed toward educators who need information on how to create successful programs and curricula in vocational English as a second language (ESL) for adult non-English speakers living in the United States. The language content of a vocational ESL course is discussed. Various models for program design are presented. A chapter is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Curriculum Development, English for Special Purposes
Rowe, John L. – 1973
The document describes the development of a library of 24 North Dakota Occupational Models, each patterned after a specific job in a specific office. A teacher's manual giving tips on implementing the program was also developed. The models were designed to provide high school students with a realistic introduction to a variety of office work and…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Cooperative Education, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
Miguel, Richard J.; Bhaerman, Robert D. – 1987
The research division of the National Center for Research in Vocational Education received a 5-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education to conduct a research program on youth employability. To increase the use of the research findings, the National Center created the Knowledge Development and Utilization (KDU) project in 1983 as part of…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Educational Cooperation, Educational Planning
Griffin, Wilma P.; Kelly, Joan M. – 1978
A model for increasing awareness of sex-bias and sex stereotyping in vocational education was developed. The model consisted of a five-hour workshop which included these elements: (1) an introductory slide presentation which provided an overview of sex stereotyping; (2) five group activities (The Exchange, A Closer Look, Taking Stock, What a…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Counselors, Home Economics Teachers
Gordon, Jesse E.; And Others – 1974
This report summarized methodology employed to disseminate social science knowledge for use in manpower agencies in a manner designed to increase the probability of correct application of the knowledge in the task performances of manpower workers. The report covers methods of retrieving and synthesizing relevant research, organizing the knowledge…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Audiovisual Communications, Diffusion, Guides
Russell, Earl B.; And Others – 1991
A project developed secondary agriculture programs as model sites to be used to prepare student teachers from the University of Illinois and Illinois State University. During the project, 18 sites were identified and selected through site visits conducted by project staff. Criteria for selection of model sites included the following: (1) the…
Descriptors: Affiliated Schools, Agricultural Education, College Programs, Cooperative Programs
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