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Flagler, Robert L.; And Others – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1983
Describes the University of Minnesota-Duluth's use of a three-part consulting model to improve instruction. Explains the rationale for extending learning center services to faculty and the model's components: an interview to assess instructor needs; data gathering through classroom observation, videotaping, student interviews, etc.; and final…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, College Faculty, Consultation Programs, Faculty Development
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Bridgewater, P. B.; McDonald, R. J. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1984
Describes a multidisciplinary program on population and world resources, focusing on the methodology used to evaluate the program. This methodology employs a questionnaire developed on the basis of six areas of knowledge and understanding. Sample results on students' perceptions related to core courses are provided in the form of histograms. (BC)
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Environmental Education, Evaluation Methods
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Irvine, Joan; Sigurdson, Conrad – History and Social Science Teacher, 1984
The general structure and goals of the assessment programs in Manitoba, Canada, are described, and the social studies assessment project is specifically discussed. Social studies objectives, the process of developing instruments to test these objectives, and the impact of the social studies assessment are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Practices
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Arcus, Margaret – Canadian Journal of Education, 1983
Describes the wide variations in family life education taught in an estimated 50% of British Columbia secondary schools. Describes the organization, content, methodology, and evaluation of the courses, and the qualifications and characteristics of family life education teachers. (SB)
Descriptors: Course Content, Family Life Education, Foreign Countries, Home Economics
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Maher, Charles A. – Psychology in the Schools, 1983
Presents a strategy for evaluating public school special service programs. The process allows selected practitioners to coordinate, design, and conduct program evaluations. The nature and scope of a "Program Evaluation Team" is described, and the team process is delineated. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Formative Evaluation, Needs Assessment, Program Descriptions
Dewitz, Peter; Fryer, Jeanne – California Journal of Teacher Education, 1976
A teacher education program intended to make participants aware of teaching as a holistic process integrating specific teaching skills and general planning abilities is described and evaluated. (GW)
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Evaluation Methods, Individualized Programs, Models
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Whitley, Esstoya; And Others – Educational Gerontology, 1976
Since 1968, the Adopted Grandparents program has been part of the curriculum for pupils enrolled at P. K. Yonge Laboratory School. Residents of a nearby nursing home are "adopted grandparents." The director reports that interaction with the children has had positive effects on the adopted grandparents. The children enjoy the experience. (Author/NG)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cross Age Teaching, Educational Gerontology, Elementary School Students
Peace Corps, 2005
This new manual updates two older Peace Corps' manuals: "Teaching Conservation in Developing Nations" [ICE M0007] and "Conservation Education: A Planning Guide" [ICE No. M0023]. In addition to the time- and field-tested wisdom of the older manuals, this new manual incorporates current research and practice in the field of environmental education.…
Descriptors: Volunteers, Educational Strategies, Developing Nations, Conservation Education
Huskey, Barton – 2001
Title VI provides federal funds to states under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. This document describes Title VI programs and the use of funds in the Austin Independent School District (AISD), Texas for 2000-2001. The AISD allocation of $481,559 was based on the May 2000 projected school enrollment, including projected…
Descriptors: Budgets, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Itinerant Teachers
Connecticut Head Start State Collaboration Office, Hartford. – 2002
This document contains a report describing a collaborative initiative involving the regional office and two sub-offices of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) and four Head Start programs in northwest Connecticut that resulted in positive outcomes for children and families, agency staff, and their communities. Also included…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Welfare, Interprofessional Relationship, Partnerships in Education
Brush, Lorelei; Heyman, Cory; Provasnik, Stephan; Fanning, Marina; Lent, Drew; De Wilde, Johan – 2002
This qualitative report of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Girls' Education Activity (GEA) focuses on the results of project activities in Guatemala, Morocco, and Peru. Section 1 outlines the overall purpose and goals of the GEA; contrasts the major tactics of the program in each country; and describes the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Comparative Analysis, Developing Nations, Educational Change
Gullickson, Arlen, Ed.; Lawrenz, Frances, Ed.; Keiser, Nanette, Ed. – JAI Press, 2004
The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program is a diverse and dynamic set of projects intent on improving the USA's technical workforce. This book uses the ATE work as a means to focus on key issues for federally funded projects and all community colleges facing the difficult challenges of staying current…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Instructional Materials, Advisory Committees, Technology Education
Lister, Robert J. – 1997
School officials have tried various scheduling strategies to strengthen curriculums. One such strategy, block scheduling, affected the operation of Portsmouth High School, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. This status report examines the use of block scheduling over a 2.5 year period and focuses on how this change influenced people, curriculum, test…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Block Scheduling, Case Studies, Children
Calhoun, Emily F. – 2001
Staff members at the Iowa Department of Education are involved in a 3-year initiative (1998-2001) to strengthen school improvement efforts at the local school, district, and intermediate service agency levels. Papers presented at a symposium of the American Educational Research Association annual meeting describe the multiple purposes and design…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Roberts, Rosemary, Ed. – 2001
The Peers Early Education Partnership (PEEP) has been in operation in Oxford, England for 5 years, with the aim of raising educational attainment, especially in literacy, by an entire community of children from their birth. This book recounts how PEEP started and its operation over the 5 years, focusing on the impact of the program and the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Family Programs, Foreign Countries
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