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Download full textGreeley, Warren; And Others – 1975
This summary covers the experiences of the staff of the Unified Studies Program at Boston State College from September 1973 through August 1975. Included is: (1) the planning phase, (2) team building, (3) staff, (4) administrative support, (5) potential students, (6) compromises, (7) funding, (8) use of the learning contracts, () contract hours,…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Faculty, Financial Support, Higher Education
Nielsen, Norman; Aldridge, Martha J. – Community, Technical, and Junior College Journal, 1988
Drawing from the experience of Kirkwood Community College (Iowa) in providing technical training on a contract basis for agriculture students from Central America, this article offers guidance on steps in planning for, initiating and implementing a technical training project. Reviews challenges and benefits. (DMM)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Community Colleges, Developing Nations, Performance Contracts
Rural Manpower Developments, 1972
New approach extends manpower service delivery, on contractual basis, to remote rural areas. (AG)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Employment Services, Federal Programs, Human Services
Boston State Coll., MA. – 1974
The Unified Studies Program began at Boston State College in September of 1974. Its model is based on team-teaching, learning contracts, small interdisciplinary seminars, and other open-classroom and unified educational learning/teaching techniques. Boston State College had been compelled to shift its academic assumptions because of financial…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Educational Change, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
McPhail, Augustine H. – 1972
This is a paper that presents a positive case for the adoption of accountability programs. A brief history of accountability is given. Some important terms relative to accountability are defined. They are: accountability, independent educational accomplishment audit, performance contracting, and educational engineering. Ways in which the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Conference Reports, Educational Change
Heie, Harold; And Others – 1979
The program of faculty development by growth contracting at Gordon College, Massachusetts, is described and evaluated, and a faculty development manual is presented. Under the growth contracting program, each participating faculty member writes a faculty profile that contains an assessment of strengths and weaknesses, a statement of current…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, College Faculty, Faculty Development, Faculty Evaluation
Minnich, Stephen D. – 1976
The Mutual Agreement Programing (MAP) process, as currently used in corrections, provides for the use of a legally binding contract between the inmate and the Paroling Authority. The contract outlines future inmate performance in the areas of skill training, education, institutional behavior, treatment, and work assignment or employment. It also…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation, Counselor Role
Northern Cheyenne Behavior Analysis Follow Through Resource Center, Lame Deer, MT. – 1978
The three booklets provide information about the Northern Cheyenne Follow Through Project, operating on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Montana. "The Northern Cheyenne Follow Through Project" gives a history of the project and its sponsorship by the University of Kansas, and explains the project's objectives, administrative…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians, Behavior Modification
