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Wright, Julie A.; Whiteley, Jessica A.; Watson, Bonnie L.; Sheinfeld Gorin, Sherri N.; Hayman, Laura L. – Health Education Research, 2018
Recommendations for the prevention of childhood obesity encourage providers to counsel parents and their children on healthy diet and activity behaviors. This study evaluated the feasibility of a theory-based, tailored communication intervention for obesity prevention ("Team Up for Health") delivered during a well-child visit. A…
Descriptors: Prevention, Child Health, Obesity, Intervention
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Mirick, Rebecca G.; Bridger, Joanna; McCauley, James; Berkowitz, Larry – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2016
Historically, graduate training programs have not taught suicide assessment and intervention skills in depth; therefore, the development of effective continuing education offerings is relevant and necessary for practicing social workers. Although the ability to increase knowledge and confidence is critical, a focus on competency-based education…
Descriptors: Suicide, Intervention, Pretests Posttests, Continuing Education
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Hillier, Ashleigh; Greher, Gena; Queenan, Alexa; Marshall, Savannah; Kopec, Justin – Music Education Research, 2016
The use of technology in music education is gaining momentum, although very little work has focused on students with disabilities. Our "SoundScape" programme addressed this gap through implementing a technology-based music programme for adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Programme participants met on a…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Music Education, Educational Technology
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Lahav, Orly; Schloerb, David W.; Srinivasan, Mandayam A. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2015
Introduction: The BlindAid, a virtual system developed for orientation and mobility (O&M) training of people who are blind or have low vision, allows interaction with different virtual components (structures and objects) via auditory and haptic feedback. This research examined if and how the BlindAid that was integrated within an O&M…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Visually Impaired Mobility, Simulated Environment, Qualitative Research
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Dori, Yehudit Judy; Silva, Arlindo – Advances in Engineering Education, 2010
The Product Design and Development (PDD) course is part of the graduate curriculum in the Engineering Design and Advanced Manufacturing (EDAM) study in the MIT-Portugal Program. The research participants included about 110 students from MIT, EDAM, and two universities in Portugal, Instituto Superior Técnico-Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (IST) and…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Manufacturing
American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2009
The American Association of Community Colleges' (AACC) Plus 50 Initiative is a three-year initiative launched in June 2008 and funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies. It was created to support a pilot group of two-year institutions to develop or expand campus programs that engage plus 50 learners. The initiative focuses on three types of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Participant Satisfaction, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness
American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2009
The American Association of Community Colleges' (AACC) Plus 50 Initiative is a three-year initiative launched in June 2008 and funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies. It was created to support a pilot group of two-year institutions to develop or expand campus programs that engage plus 50 learners. The initiative focuses on three types of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Participant Satisfaction, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness
FREDRICKSON, RONALD; WYMAN, RAYMOND – 1966
A SURVEY AND FEASIBILITY STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE HOW TRANSPARENCIES MIGHT BEST BE UTILIZED TO BENEFIT A WIDE SEGMENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL ENTERPRISE. ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE WERE RECEIVED FROM CONSULTANTS AND AN ADVISORY GROUP. A POPULATION WAS IDENTIFIED WHICH INCLUDED THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE PROMINENT COMMERCIAL TRANSPARENCY PRODUCERS. A…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Centers, Audiovisual Instruction, Educational Research
Lowell, Howard P. – 1975
The Massachusetts Public Library Materials Conservation Project was a year-long program sponsored by the Massachusetts Bureau of Library Extension and conducted by the New England document Conservation Center (NEDCC) under a grant from Title I, Library Services and Construction Act. Its purposes were to provide public library administrators,…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Preservation, Prevention, Professional Training
Massachusetts Univ., Amherst. School of Education. – 1970
A questionnaire and on the site survey was made of the state funded adult basic education (ABE) programs in Massachusetts to determine whether they were meeting the needs of the eligible population. Data were gathered from a sample of ABE administrators, teachers, counselors, and students and statistically analyzed. In addition an ABE…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Counselors
Spiess, Kathryn H., Ed.; Spiess, Eugene R., Ed. – 1969
A total educational information system for evaluation of vocational education in Massachusetts is described. Specifically, the evaluation guide describes the evaluation plan, reveals the philosophy of evaluation upon which the design was built, outlines the processes of evaluation called for in the design, introduces the forms for data collection…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Cost Effectiveness, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Criteria
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. – 1976
The third year assessment (1975-1976) of the Massachusetts Right to Read Effort consisted of evaluations from participants in regional training workshops and from local school systems. Generally favorable reaction to the program was noted, although the local school systems noted some weak areas. As a result of these and other evaluations, fifteen…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Needs Assessment, Program Evaluation, Questionnaires
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. Div. of Occupational Education. – 1973
The Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators (MAVA), with the assistance of the State Division of Occupational Education, developed a series of four-day, in service workshops aimed at vocational teachers throughout the State, and the document provides a final report of this project's first year. Part One covers general information…
Descriptors: Industrial Arts, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Evaluation, Questionnaires
Rossman, Mark H. – 1971
The hypothesis of this study was that a predominantly localized visual-aural recruitment package would be effective in attracting and recruiting functionally illiterate adults into Adult Basic Education programs. In order to test this hypothesis, data pertaining to past and current methods of recruiting students to Adult Basic Education programs…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Audiovisual Communications, Functional Literacy
Merrimack Education Center, Chelmsford, MA. – 1977
This report, the second of three prepared for the Massachusetts Department of Education, focuses on a formative evaluation which identifies descrepancies between innovative Title IV-C educational programs as planned and as the programs operated. Contents are organized in five main chapters each of which represents a different perspective but all…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Diffusion, Educational Innovation, Educational Programs
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