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Download full textNolan, Hugh B. – 1967
An outdoor education program is described which has the philosophy that a direct experience is better than a vicarious one, and that the efficiency of education is increased in direct proportion to the amount of direct experience. An historical background which included pilot programs and experimental programs is discussed. Facilities, philosophy…
Descriptors: Background, Educational Facilities, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy
Abbott, Judith A. – 1986
A summary is provided of the 1985-86 goals and accomplishments of Maricopa County Community College District's (MCCCD's) Student Assessment Pilot Project, which was conducted to develop a districtwide database of quantitative and qualitative information upon which decisions about policies, programs, and procedures related to assessment,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Counseling, Educational Testing, Experimental Programs
Center for New Schools, Inc., Chicago, IL. – 1973
This research guide is designed to help people who are working on the development of new educational programs for public schools. By outlining some of the major questions and problems that relate to research of new programs and by suggesting some practical steps, this guide attempts to aid planning groups in the use of research techniques.…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Planning, Educational Programs, Educational Research
ROGERS, CHARLES H.; SCARBOROUGH, C. CAYCE – 1966
TWENTY-FIVE PUBLIC SCHOOL PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION ATTENDED A SEMINAR WHERE THE OBJECTIVES WERE -- (1) TO STIMULATE THE INITIATION OF INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS IN OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION AT THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL, (2) TO ASSIST LOCAL OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION PERSONNEL IN PLANNING SUCH…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Developmental Programs, Educational Resources, Experimental Programs
West Virginia Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational Education, Huntington. – 1968
THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE PREPARATION, SUBMISSION, AND APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDS TO SUPPORT RESEARCH, TRAINING, EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS, AND PILOT PROGRAMS IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ARE OUTLINED. THE AREAS DISCUSSED ARE (1) SOURCES OF FUNDS, (2) PROCEDURE FOR SUBMISSION OF RESEARCH PROPOSALS, (3) TYPES OF PROPOSALS,…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Demonstration Programs, Educational Research, Evaluation
Furter, Pierre – 1973
The study is a description of the activities undertaken within the framework of the work-oriented adult literacy pilot project in Iran, an evaluation of its first measurable results, and an examination of the problems of functional literacy in the light of the Iranian experiment. The first chapter traces the efforts of the Iranian authorities over…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
SWENSON, JOHN H. – 1968
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT, CONDUCTED DURING THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 20, 1965, TO MARCH 15, 1968 WERE TO (1) DETERMINE THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THOSE PERSONS WORKING AS SCIENTIFIC SECRETARIES, (2) DEVELOP AN INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM TO MEET THESE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, (3) CONDUCT A PILOT TRAINING PROGRAM TO TEST THE ADEQUACY OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL…
Descriptors: Business Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Guides
Arthur, Patricia, Comp.; Budke, Wesley E., Comp. – 1980
This annual report contains resumes of research projects, exemplary and innovative projects, and curriculum development projects. Projects were administered by state departments of education through research coordinating units (RCUs) in fiscal year 1978 and funded under sections 131, 132, and 133 of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 as revised…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Developmental Programs
