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Baughan, Linda W.; Hagan, Betsy A. – Journal of Dental Education, 1991
A survey of 41 dental schools gathered information about the existence of comprehensive care clinics (CCC) in the schools, supervision and management, types of patient care provided, faculty characteristics, in-service programs, support staff, and student requirements and evaluation. Results suggest the CCC has become an important component of…
Descriptors: Clinics, Dental Schools, Higher Education, Medical School Faculty
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Murray, Rowena; Holmes, Sheena – Studies in Higher Education, 1997
In semi-structured interviews, 11 British university lecturers were prompted to discuss their motivations for starting, continuing, and achieving closure in collaborative staff development. Motivations included learning how to teach and involve students in learning, and drawing support from faculty development experts. Findings suggest that…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, College Faculty, Departments
Chao, Theresa Hsu – 1997
Approximately 83,000 students are taking Chinese language instruction in 634 Chinese heritage community language schools in the United States. These schools date to 1848 and serve immigrant groups wishing to preserve their heritage and promote children's ethnic identity. Both for-profit and non-profit Chinese language schools exist, the former…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Chinese, Community Programs, Educational Trends
Rideout, Richard L.; And Others – 1977
The Junior High School Mathematics Consortium was a project in cooperative curriculum development involving 20 Alberta, Canada school systems. The project materials were developed and revised according to performance objectives developed by the Edmonton Public School Board, and the program unit booklets were developed cooperatively by ten school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Audiovisual Aids, Consortia, Curriculum Development
Foley, Kathryn Shred; And Others – 1987
The annotated bibliography of research on Canadian core French programs, in which French is taught as a regular subject in English-language schools, provides a comprehensive summary of empirical research since 1970. It includes research reports from school boards, reports of government-funded research, unpublished theses, published books, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Class Size, Core Curriculum
Miller, Larry; And Others – 1982
A study described the policies and procedures utilized in exemplary adult vocational education programs in five school planning districts in Ohio. The study, which entailed an analysis of programs involving 34,618 students and 832 instructors, focused on program implementation and administration, student goals and outcomes, instructor…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Advisory Committees, Coordination
Brignoni, Gladys – 1996
A study investigated instructional administrative practices in workplace English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) programs and lessons learned in their implementation, with special attention given to innovative practice and its context. Data were drawn from a survey of 22 workplace literacy programs with culturally diverse populations in a variety of…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies