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1987
This model for an inservice program designed to provide training in peer coaching for teachers contains information sheets on the following: (1) elements of an effective program; (2) program purpose; (3) program components; (4) program content; (5) program assessment; (6) what teachers say about peer coaching; (7) why coach; (8) preconditions for…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Peer Teaching, Program Design
Hall, Charles W. L. – 1982
The purpose of this investigation (special field project) was to seek out theoretical and research-proven foundations pertaining to needs assessment activities and their potential impact upon the development and implementation of a Division of Student Affairs Professional Development Program. It was discovered that the activity is highly…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Evaluation Methods, Needs Assessment, Objectives
Gibson, Robert E. – 1981
A discussion of the state of bilingual education in the Pacific islands administered by the United States (Guam, American Samoa, and Micronesia) begins with background information on the patterns of education and language use in the region and in each separate area. The current status of bilingual education programs and support projects is…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Needs, Federal Legislation, Instructional Materials
Rusnell, Dale – 1978
An instrument was developed to measure the quality of program planning procedures normally used by business organizations to plan formal training programs for managers and supervisors. Called the Index of Program Planning, it was developed using procedures which integrate program planning models and recommended planning behaviors within business…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Construction (Process), Leadership Training, Management Development
Xerox Corp., Rochester, NY. – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DEVELOP A SERIES OF HYPOTHESES REGARDING THE LEADERSHIP AND SCHOOL CLIMATE CHARACTERISTICS THAT RELATE TO SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS FUNDED UNDER TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965. UTILIZING AN INFORMAL FIELD SURVEY TECHNIQUE, INVESTIGATORS STUDIED A TOTAL OF 78 TITLE I…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Federal Programs, Field Interviews, Leadership
Hesser, Florence E. – 1978
Ten literacy pilot programs developed by the Adult Basic Education Society (ABES) of Pakistan in Gujranwala, Pakistan, between 1963 and 1973 were analyzed and evaluated to evolve a series of adult literacy program development guidelines. The programs were evaluated on the basis of an eleven-category evaluation system developed by Cyril Houle in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Adults, Functional Literacy
Severy, Lawrence J. – 1975
The purpose of this paper is to: (1) discuss the reasons for applying the experimental method to program evaluation; (2) review the basic elements of the experimental method; (3) illustrate refinements and variants of the experimental method with examples from program evaluation in the social sciences; (4) describe ways in which funding directives…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Information Dissemination, Program Development, Program Effectiveness
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McDaniels, Garry L. – Educational Researcher, 1975
Notes that even with the problems identified in this paper, consistent, positive results are appearing in preliminary reports. Equally important, the data seem to support a number of reasonable notions about the impact of distinctive curricula on students. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Federal Programs, Minority Group Children, Performance Criteria
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Goddu, Roland; And Others – Journal of Teacher Education, 1977
The New England Program in Teacher Education model of inservice education is described. (MM)
Descriptors: Inservice Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Professional Continuing Education, Program Design
Green, Max – Australian Journal of Reading, 1988
Shows how an elementary school's spelling program evaluation led to the formulation of a spelling policy reflecting the school's whole language approach to learning. (MM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Parent Attitudes
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La Perla, Joann – Community Services Catalyst, 1988
Examines the growing demand for English as a Second Language (ESL) programs in business and industry. Presents study findings on the characteristics of six ESL programs offered in Fortune 500 companies, identifying factors that commonly facilitate or impede ESL program design. (DMM)
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Labor Education, Nonschool Educational Programs, Program Design
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Grittner, Frank M. – Foreign Language Annals, 1987
This brief overview of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) points out its essential role in organizing and improving the profession and suggests that continued work is needed in terms of professional support through money and member activities. (CB)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Futures (of Society), Professional Associations, Program Design
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Stromsdorfer, Ernst W. – Evaluation Review, 1987
Seven studies commissioned by the U.S. Department of Labor measuring the net market impacts of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act are reviewed. Their purpose was to generate informed debate on the efficacy of quasi-experimental designs and structural economic models to evaluate federally subsidized employment and training programs. (BS)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employment Programs, Evaluation Methods, Job Training
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Ford, Richard T.; And Others – Journal of Dental Education, 1988
A group of patient-centered comprehensive-care clinics revised its treatment planning system to better accommodate patient needs for information while still serving student needs for instruction and support. (MSE)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Clinics, Dental Schools, Higher Education
Culaton, Jovita D. – Skillstech, 1985
Discusses the development of entrepreneurship programs for women in developing countries. Examines the importance of focusing on rural areas, developing basic and entrepreneurial skills for women migrating to urban areas, encouraging linkage between urban and rural women, and considering women's personal needs. (CT)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Employed Women, Entrepreneurship, Females
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