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Integrating Basic Skills and Career-Technical Instruction: Findings from a Field Study of Washington State's I-BEST Model
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Wachen, John; Jenkins, Davis; Van Noy, Michelle – Community College Review, 2011
The federal government and private foundations for education have established postsecondary credential completion as a national imperative. Washington State's Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) model was developed to increase the rate at which basic skills students advance to and succeed in college-level occupational programs,…
Descriptors: Evidence, Technical Education, Basic Skills, Career Education
Inpatient Treatment of Vietnam Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Treatment Issues and Strategies. Impediments in Institutional Implementation.
Lips, Orville J. – 1984
This paper describes the implementation of an inpatient treatment program for Vietnam combat veterans exhibiting symptoms related to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, at the North Chicago Veterans Administration Medical Center. Issues related to organizational and staff problems encountered during the program are outlined, and unique problems…
Descriptors: Organizational Climate, Outreach Programs, Program Attitudes, Program Implementation
Teacher and Principal Survey Results in the National Preventive Dentistry Demonstration Program.
Klein, Stephen P.; And Others – 1984
The National Preventive Dentistry Demonstration Program was conducted to assess the costs and benefits of combinations of school-based preventive dental care procedures. The program involved almost 30,000 elementary school children from 10 sites across the country. Classroom procedures, such as weekly fluoride mouthrinse, were administered or…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Dentistry, Elementary Education, Health Programs
A Summary Evaluation of the School Health Education Program in Appalachia Maryland.
Maryland Univ., College Park. Center for Educational Research and Development. – 1983
"A School Health Education Program for Appalachia" provides a holistic curriculum for grades K-7 by combining two validated health curriculum models. It has been implemented in three school systems located in the western section of Maryland. This evaluation focuses entirely on project implementation efforts in the three school systems with the…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education, Program Attitudes
Facing Up - Our School Has a Drug Problem.
Rapp, Richard C. – 1985
Studies have estimated that nearly 20 percent of high school students are experiencing life problems which can be directly attributed to their use of mood-altering chemicals. Many of these life problems, including truancy, declining academic performance, behavior problems, and chemical use itself, directly affect the school system. Any school…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Change, Drug Abuse, High Schools
An Evaluation of the Gifted Program at Mellon Junior High School.
Dunbar, Donald A.; Salazar, Irene M. – 1985
The Gifted and Talented Program (GAT) of the Mellon Junior High School, Mt. Lebanon School District, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was evaluated in 1985. Questionnaires were sent to 139 parents and 50 academic teachers. In addition, 9 teachers, 4 administrators, and 12 parents were interviewed. Responses were summarized in detail regarding 14 topics,…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Assessment, Individualized Education Programs