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Washington School of Psychiatry, Washington, DC. – 1975
The COSTAL program provided training and consultation in a variety of formats to a total of 171 halfway house staff members. Students were recruited from 25 halfway houses in Washington D.C. area, and participated in courses in achievement motivation, group dynamics, adult learning, and counseling skills, with college credit available. Three…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Demography, Program Descriptions, Program Development
Marshall, Bonnie – 1982
This fact sheet provides a general overview of career education and career guidance programs and practices for gifted and talented students. Topics covered include: (1) a definition of gifted and talented students; (2) the importance of early identification; (3) characteristics of the gifted and talented; (4) career development needs in the areas…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, Elementary Secondary Education, Females
Western North Carolina Consortium, Inc.
This document compiles the addresses presented at the 2nd Annual Staff Development Workshop sponsored by the Southern Regional Education Board Institute for Higher Educational Opportunity. The objectives of the workshop emphasized the need for awareness of and about minority students among those responsible for educational opportunities and the…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Ethnic Groups, Minority Groups
Banks, Debra L. – 1986
A project was undertaken to assess the staff development needs of faculty and staff at Mission College (California), and to formulate a 1-year staff development plan tied to budget allocations for such activities. In spring 1986, a needs assessment survey for staff development was administered to 62 classified staff members, 87 faculty members, 4…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Inservice Education
Friedrichs, Terence Paul; And Others – 1990
The monograph describes the characteristics of high-potential handicapped pupils, and explains how these children can be identified and served within Virginia's educational "Standards of Quality." Emphasis is on finding and nurturing students' strengths. After an introductory discussion of the importance of identifying and serving the gifted…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted Disabled
Doty, Charles R.; And Others – 1980
This review of technical education research and development examines the literature, highlights the applications of research and development, and establishes priorities for future research and development. It is also designed to provide relevant information on definitions and sources pertaining to technical education so that the novice in the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Research, Educational Resources
Frasier, Mary M.; And Others – 1995
This guidebook provides the basic information needed for inservice training in techniques for observing gifted characteristics in children from diverse population groups including economically disadvantaged and students with limited English proficiency. The training program is based on a specific Staff Development Model (SDM) and a Research-based…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Classroom Observation Techniques, Curriculum Development, Economically Disadvantaged
Ching, Pearl; And Others – 1982
The document provides guidelines for the education of gifted and talented students in Hawaii. Following an introduction which includes a brief historical overview of gifted and talented programs in Hawaii, the document addresses nine major topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): the nature of giftedness and talent (definitions, student…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Cica, John T.; Bellew, Carol A. – 1982
An annual administrative survey was conducted to obtain a statistical and descriptive profile of Pennsylvania Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs, staff, and students for fiscal year 1981-82. Questionnaires concerning program operation and staff were sent to and returned by administrators from all 25 ABE programs in the state. Data from the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Annual Reports
Murphy, William – 1992
A study of data on 6,846 adult literacy education students in Pennsylvania gathered information on student characteristics, instructional settings, teaching methods, and program and policy needs. Results indicate that about 34% of the students were Hispanic, 31% were Indochinese, and 21% were from Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Educational Policy
Baker, Lynn; And Others – 1979
The resource directory is a compilation of approximately 300 abstracts of materials produced or used exclusively by Bureau of Education for the Handicapped funded inservice training project staffs. Each abstract contains the following information: title, physical description, content summary, subject descriptors, suggestions for use, information…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Attitudes, Career Education, Curriculum
Klawiter, Arlene, Ed.; And Others – 1993
This handbook is intended to assist South Dakota school districts in developing and implementing educational programs for gifted students. It is noted that state regulations provide a minimum standard for gifted programs, but do not limit services and leave room for flexibility in planning according to each district's needs. The first section…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Compliance (Legal), Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems
1997
This guide, which is intended primarily for adult education practitioners in Virginia, explains the process of developing workplace basic skills programs. Presented first is background information on the guide's development. The following are among the topics discussed in the guide's seven chapters: the need for work force education (changes in…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1991
A survey of educational programs and services provided to limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in a sample of 21 New York City (New York) public schools (six elementary, eight middle, and seven high schools) is reported. The report describes services as reported by the schools and compares them to recommendations made in relevant research…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Curriculum Design, Educational Assessment, Educational Strategies
Sanchez, Rosaura; And Others – 1978
Three papers on assessment and planning in bilingual education are presented. In "Language Theory Bases," Rosaura Sanchez advocates an approach toward child bilingual education that takes into account the relationship between the parallel domains of language development and cognitive development. An awareness of this relationship is…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Child Language
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