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Aiex, Nola Kortner – 1993
This digest deals with bibliotherapy, the practice of healing through books. The digest discusses whether bibliotherapy works, when it should be used, who should conduct it, and how it should be used. The digest concludes with five guidelines for conducting bibliotherapy. (RS)
Descriptors: Bibliotherapy, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness
Imel, Susan – 1993
The Adult Education for the Homeless (AEH) program was initiated with funds provided through the McKinney Act of 1987. During its first 4 years, the AEH program served over 100,000 homeless adults. In 1991, 34,000 adults participated in AEH programs in 31 states; nearly half were women. Approximately 60% of those served were between the ages of 25…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Educational Needs, Educational Strategies
Hahn, Andrew – 1992
This Digest argues that management factors are central to youth program successes and failures and that these factor have been ignored in research on youth programs. Instead, the Digest notes that research and evaluation of programs have focused on the following: (1) whether the right audience is served; (2) whether to make incremental…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrative Problems, Disadvantaged Youth, Program Administration
Irmsher, Karen – 1997
In 1991, the U.S. Congress commissioned the Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement to investigate the various aspects of education reform. This digest summarizes the findings of a resulting study that focused on the effects of school reform on students at risk. The digest identifies the components of effective…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Research, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1994
Two-way bilingual education has taken root in many schools across the United Sates. In these programs, students develop dual language proficiency by receiving instruction in English and another language in a classroom that is usually comprised of half native speakers of English and half native speakers of the target language. Two-way programs work…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, English (Second Language), Futures (of Society), Program Descriptions
ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1998
This Digest discusses the increase in the number of immigrant secondary school students who come to the United States with limited education and effective programs for serving this student population. For these students to succeed in school, they must learn to read, write, understand, and speak English, develop academic literacy in English to make…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, English (Second Language), Immigrants, Professional Development
Pacifici, Tamara; McKinney, Kristen – 1997
Although about 53% of public higher education students are enrolled in community colleges, the proportion of students with disabilities served by the community colleges is about 71%. According to a 1995 survey of 672 community colleges across the United States, approximately 8% of students reported a disability and about half of those requested…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Disabilities, Educational Practices, Financial Support
Brown, Bettina Lankard – 2000
Reduced training costs, worldwide accessibility, and improved technological capabilities have made Web-based training (WBT) a viable alternative to classroom instruction. WBT enables businesses to cut their training costs. Efficiency of operation is another major advantage of WBT. The flexibility of time, place, and programs offered via WBT…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Comparative Analysis, Delivery Systems