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Huang, Denise; Cho, Jamie; Mostafavi, Sima; Nam, Hannah H.; Oh, Christine; Harven, Aletha; Leon, Seth – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2010
In an effort to identify and incorporate exemplary practices into existing and future afterschool programs, the U.S. Department of Education commissioned a large-scale evaluation of the 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) program. The purpose of this evaluation project was to develop resources and professional development that addresses…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, After School Programs, Program Effectiveness, Professional Development
Baldi, H. Victor – North Central Association Quarterly, 1976
Attempts to determine relevant indices of good practice by which external degree programs should be judged. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies, Evaluation Criteria
Jealous, Fred S.; And Others – 1975
The project was an empirical exploration to determine the scope of the learning capacity of marginal Army personnel (those with low scores on Army general ability and aptitude tests), to observe the longitudinal effects of long term, self-managed learning strategies, and to determine the proficiency levels that these men could reach as a result of…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Case Studies
Stambler, Moses – 1975
There is a growing recognition in India of the significant role nonformal adult education can play in achieving national and individual developmental objectives. Traditional formal education with its greatest benefits for a small elitist group will not contribute significantly toward the resolution of major socioeconomic problems. Adult education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classification, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Instructional Development and Evaluation Associates, Inc., Berkeley, MI. – 1981
A three-year study examined the significant factors that affect the job placement rates of students completing a Home Economics Related Occupations (HERO) program. Other purposes of the study were to develop and pilot test a model that could be used to determine factors related to student placement in a variety of vocational education programs and…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Home Furnishings, Home Management, Influences
Luft, Murray – 1983
A discussion paper on popular adult non-formal education in rural Bolivia, based on four months of 1982 fieldwork, focuses on the nature of popular education and its meaning in a contemporary Bolivian context, program methods and operational strategies employed, outcomes and impacts on peasant participants (many of them Indians), and problems and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Education, Case Studies, Change Agents
Instructional Development and Evaluation Associates, Inc., Berkeley, MI. – 1982
A three-year study examined the significant factors that affect the job placement rates of students completing a Home Economics Related Occupations (HERO) program. Other purposes of the study were to develop and pilot test a model that could be used to determine factors related to student placement in a variety of vocational education programs and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Care Occupations, Clothing, Educational Strategies
Ognibene, Richard – 1984
The life adjustment movement began in 1945 as the result of a resolution offered at a conference for vocational educators. In response to this resolution, the National Commission on Life Adjustment Education for Youth was formed. The commission subsequently formulated a definition of life adjustment education that viewed the purpose of life…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Career Education, Catholic Schools, Daily Living Skills