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Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Instruction. – 1979
This is the third of three volumes that constitute the final evaluation report of Project STAR (State Technical Assistance Resources), an undertaking of the Maryland State Department of Education designed to help 36 elementary schools improve their reading programs. This volume is the project handbook and contains information concerning the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Improvement Programs, Program Content, Program Design
RMC Research Corp., Denver, CO. – 1990
This guide presents the components and implementation phases of the Technical Assistance Center's Chapter 1 Program Improvement Process. The goal of this process is to improve the achievement of educationally disadvantaged students. The following components are discussed: (1) teamwork; (2) informed decision-making; (3) vision setting; (4) research…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives, Educationally Disadvantaged
Hamilton, Mary Agnes – 1980
As part of research on 48 programs funded through the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA) of 1977, this study addresses two issues behind the creation of viable work experience programs: design and implementation. The purpose of the study is to help those responsible for organizing youth employment programs to identify points…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Employment Programs
Tumlinson, Anna – 1989
The Tombigbee Regional Library in West Point, Mississippi, conducted a literacy program from October 1, 1988 to September 30, 1989. During the period, the program recruited 166 students and 64 new tutors, provided funding for 110 students not eligible for Job Training Partnership Act funding, solicited and used community resources and funds, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Community Resources
Sherry, Diana – 1989
The Boulder Public Library offered a one-to-one free literacy program aimed at middle-class nonreaders. During the fiscal year October 1988 to September 1989, the program matched 60 new students with volunteer tutors; of these, 52 enrolled, boosting enrollment to 90 students. The program also conducted assessment tests on 72 students and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Correctional Education
Sacheti, A. K.; Ray, S. – 1986
Since India gained its independence in 1947, three important commissions have examined the issue of educational reform. The first (in 1948) recommended a vocational emphasis in the intermediate (predegree) courses without sacrificing emphasis on preparation for university education. In 1954, the Secondary Education Commission resulted in the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Developing Nations, Educational Change, Educational History
Loucks, Susan F.; Crandall, David P. – 1982
The practice profile is a standardized, systematic, cost-effective tool for summarizing the components and requirements of a program in a manner that permits comparison with other programs or selection of discrete components from various programs. It provides a component checklist, a precise list of implementation requirements, and a system for…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Formative Evaluation, Program Administration
Hughes, Jeffry; And Others – 1993
This task force report addresses three questions fundamental to the reform of teacher preparation: (1) what do teachers need to know? (2) what academic, professional, and practical experiences should be provided? and (3) what are the most efficacious relationships between a Faculty of Education, other faculties and schools in the University, other…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Canada Natives, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development, Washington, DC. – 1994
This guide explores the key issues in the development, sustainability, and effectiveness of after-school programs including before school, weekends, and summers, and identifies federal strategies to promote effective programs. The first part of the booklet presents the core elements of an effective after-school program, noting that programs…
Descriptors: After School Centers, After School Education, After School Programs, Early Adolescents
Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. Div. of Vocational and Adult Education. – 1988
The Missouri state plan for vocational education for 1989-1990 calls for increasing the rate and quality of the participation of targeted populations (handicapped, disadvantaged, adults, single parents/homemakers, persons seeking job training in occupations that are nontraditional for their gender, and incarcerated persons) at appropriate…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Counseling, Career Education, Compliance (Legal)
Hoyt, Kenneth B.; Shylo, Karen R. – 1987
This document examines what has happened to career education since the 1981 repeal of the Career Education Incentive Act and where it appears to be going in the future. In his monograph "Trends in Career Education: Implications for the Future," Kenneth B. Hoyt examines past, present, and future trends in the field from the perspective of…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Development, Career Education, Career Exploration
Anderlini, Lyn Starr; Dougan, Patricia – 1982
This training guide is designed to provide strategies and resources for involving work experience education (WEE) coordinators and special educators in the cooperative development and improvement of WEE for students with exceptional needs. Addressed in the guide are the following topics: an overview of the training program, why students with…
Descriptors: Community Action, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordinators