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Holzemer, William L.; And Others – Nursing and Health Care, 1988
Describes the development, use, and evaluation of a computer-assisted instruction tutorial for "Introduction to Research," a problem course in the University of California-San Francisco School of Nursing. (JOW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Evaluation, Higher Education, Microcomputers
Peer reviewedIsberner, Fred; Kirkland, Donna – ATEA Journal, 1995
Reviews the literature regarding tutoring programs to learn about motivating students who were having academic difficulties but reluctant to use tutoring services. Summarizes student support issues and tutor training recommendations. (JOW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Postsecondary Education, Program Development, School Holding Power
Foster-Harrison, Elizabeth S. – 1997
This pamphlet describes the key elements necessary for a successful schoolwide or classroom-based tutoring program, explores the benefits for tutors and tutees, and explains the steps that are necessary for the effective training of tutors. The first section looks at peer and cross-age tutoring, including terms and definitions and the benefits of…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Peer Teaching, Program Development
Hawes, Kathryn S.; Colwell, Clyde G. – 1981
The college of education at a midwestern university has designed a program for training senior citizen volunteers to tutor elementary school students in reading and language arts. Development of the Time Of Our Lives for Service (T. O. O. L. S.) program included establishing goals and objectives for the program that were subject to administrative…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Language Arts, Older Adults
Download full textOffice of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Right to Read Program. – 1974
Designed for use by teachers participating in the Right-to-Read volunteer tutor-training program and by those who wish to develop and conduct such a program, this handbook is intended to provide a starting point for teachers and trainers of teachers to aid them in developing their own tutoring programs. The handbook provides information on the…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Program Development
National Commission on Resources for Youth, Inc., New York, NY. – 1968
This document reports a 1967 summer pilot program designed to serve as a model for uniting the Youth Tutoring Youth concept with the Neighborhood Youth Corps. An introductory section overviews the project in which 200 14- and 15-year olds who were not achieving well in school and who had fallen below grade level in reading were trained to serve as…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Disadvantaged Youth, Instructional Materials, On the Job Training
Peer reviewedWells, Kenneth B.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1984
A program designed to help first-year medical students understand basic medical ethical issues and view these issues as a essential component of their knowledge base in clinical medicine is described. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Ethics, Higher Education, Medical Education
Lundell, Kerth T.; Brown, William E. – Academic Therapy, 1979
A peer tutoring model is described and suggestions for implementing peer tutoring programs are provided. The seven steps in the development of a peer tutoring program are: establishing a need, considering curriculum, assessing, selecting learners, selecting tutors, monitoring, and coordinating. (PHR)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Problems
Wise, Beth S.; Shaver, Judy C. – 1988
This paper presents a brief overview of research relevant to early childhood education, reviews some recent intervention programs for preschool and kindergarten children, and investigates the need for policymakers to establish programs based on research findings. Particular attention is given to an intervention research study conducted with…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Early Childhood Education, Intervention, Kindergarten Children
Richards, William R. – 1984
Prior to 1980, instructional support services were scattered in various divisions throughout Denver Auraria Community College (DACC), with little sense of mission and coordination. In 1980, the college developed a model for a coordinated instructional support division, based on the identification of the most important instructional and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Departments, Models, Organizational Change
Fitz-Gibbon, Carol Taylor – 1977
Cross age tutoring is the subject of this document. In this teaching method, secondary school students tutor elementary students in basic skills. The goal is to enhance the learning and motivation of the tutors, in contrast to the practice in which the learning of the tutee is the primary focus. This document, one of a series of seven on this…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cross Age Teaching, Peer Teaching, Program Design
Kornblau, Esther; Kruuse, Myrna – 1979
Intended as a guide to aid inservice teachers and school administrative personnel in developing an effective program for the utilization of school volunteers, this document discusses the merits of a volunteer program and provides concrete suggestions for program design and implementation. Five steps towards a volunteer program delineated by the…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Program Development, School Community Programs, School Community Relationship
Educational Service Bureau, Inc., Arlington, VA. – 1966
Intended as a guide for school administrators, this publication describes and discusses "The Varying Role of the School Volunteer,""A Tutorial Program in Operation,""A Volunteer Resource Program in Operation,""An Inner-City Extended School-Day Program,""Essential Ingredients of a Successful Program," and "How to Recruit, Screen, and Retain."…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Program Administration, Program Development
Peer reviewedJackson, Vivian Copeland; Riessman, Frank – Theory Into Practice, 1977
The author describes an elementary school "each one teach one" tutoring program in Harlem, New York. Emphasis is placed on the necessity of establishing acceptance and credibility before full program implementation can be successful. (MJB)
Descriptors: Credibility, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Inner City
Criscuolo, Nicholas P. – Highway One, 1984
Offers advice and guidance to those wishing to develop a volunteer tutoring program that costs little and helps many children in need of tutorial assistance in reading. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Program Content, Program Development, Reading Difficulties
