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Kelley, Kelly R.; Westling, David L. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019
"Teaching, Including, and Supporting College Students with Intellectual Disabilities" provides higher education professionals and proponents of post-secondary education programs for students with intellectual disabilities (ID) with a comprehensive guide to developing new programs and inclusive practices for college students with ID.…
Descriptors: College Students, Intellectual Disability, Inclusion, Teaching Methods
Welbeck, Rashida; Ware, Michelle; Cerna, Oscar; Valenzuela, Ireri – MDRC, 2014
Difficulties in paying for college and in maintaining good academic performance are two major hurdles to college graduation for low-income students. In recent years, state and federal budgets for postsecondary education have been cut significantly, limiting the options policymakers, education leaders, and communities have to improve rates of…
Descriptors: Technical Assistance, Guidelines, Guides, Performance Contracts
Shoemaker, Byrl R.; Parks, Darrell L., Ed. – 1976
This publication presents an instructional system design (ISD) which is a systematic procedure for assuring the application of planning and organization to vocational programs. The resulting instructional system, according to the author, is an integrated combination of resources, students, instructors, materials, equipment, techniques, and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Evaluation Methods
KAISER, DALE E.; AND OTHERS – 1965
THE PRESENT TYPES AND AMOUNT OF DATA PROCESSING USED IN ILLINOIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE DISCUSSED. ONLY 66 OF 964 SCHOOL DISTRICTS RESPONDING TO A QUESTIONNAIRE REPORTED USE OF DATA PROCESSING. THESE INCLUDED, HOWEVER, 43 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT. DIFFERENT AREAS IN WHICH DATA PROCESSING TECHNIQUES ARE USED INCLUDE (1) SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Attendance Records, Census Figures, Charts
Dwyer, Mary Clare; And Others – 1978
Based on the educational philosophy of "anybody can teach, anybody can learn", a free university offers ungraded, unaccredited classes to the general public, without charge, on any topic such as societal issues, arts and crafts, intellectual subjects, and practical skills. To plan a program, only a borrowed phone and office, human…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Education, Community Programs, Coordinators
Lewis, Charles A., Jr. – 1975
Designed for those interested in the mechanics of establishing outdoor education programs, this text is basically a guide to program development and includes examples of procedures, forms, conceptualizations, etc. Chapters deal with: (1) the contemporary education scene (an overview); (2) the basic concepts of outdoor education (17 concept…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Definitions
Borgen, Joseph A.; Davis, Dwight E. – 1972
Prepared by local vocational administrators and teachers, this is one of five manuals resulting from the Illinois Occupational Curriculum Project. Designed to assist teachers and administrators plan and evaluate occupational, technical, and career education courses and programs, this manual contains activities for accomplishing program…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Budgeting, Career Education, Educational Equipment
White Plains Public Schools, NY. – 1969
This guide to establishing an adult basic education learning laboratory focuses on reading development with programed and self-directed instructional materials, with individualized as well as classroom instruction (Stage I), and on the use of audiovisual devices and software (Stage II) for individual, small group (cluster), and occasional large…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Bibliographies, Equipment
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 1969
Field testing, the last step in the developmental cycle for educational products, must ascertain whether the test product, placed in a natural environment, will actually elicit the behavioral changes it was designed to effect. A systems approach to field testing requires that certain basic areas of investigation first be established. Specific…
Descriptors: Educational Equipment, Equipment Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Field Studies
DeLorey, John L., Jr.; Cahn, Marjorie E. – 1977
This handbook of practical guidelines for daily life in day care is addressed to caregivers, teachers, directors, and students who want to provide high quality care for children. Separate sections are devoted to (1) day care as a daily living experience; (2) the parent-caregiver relationship; (3) priorities for health and safety, staff…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Classroom Communication, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1977
This fourth in a series of six learning modules on student vocational organizations is designed to assist secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers in developing the competency to assist students in planning a student organization's (or club's) yearly program of activities, in properly managing organization finances, in selecting…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Teacher Education, Criterion Referenced Tests, Extracurricular Activities
Baska, Llara; Kaufman, Anne; Gaumer, Amy – Transition Coalition, 2003
The passage of the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) in 1990 and the subsequent reauthorization in 1997 mandate school districts to provide transition services for students with disabilities in order to improve post-school outcomes for these youth. To help meet the requirements for transition, many school districts have developed…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Recreational Activities, School Districts, Program Development
Finchum, R. N. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1960
Present capital outlay investments in elementary and secondary school buildings, sites, and equipment in the United States are being increased at the rate of about $3 billion annually. Maintenance and operational services, important aspects of property protection, educational progress, pupil safety, and plant efficiency, are being provided in…
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Guides, Expenditures