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Anderson, John; North, Joan – 1978
Ideas for putting the principles of faculty development into program form are discussed. The pitfalls of faculty development efforts are examined: the frustration of false expectations, the problem of fully integrating the program into the college community, the challenge of maintaining program momentum over time, and the inability to secure or…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Bibliographies, College Administration, College Faculty
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation. – 1982
This report provides evaluation findings of the 1981-82 Promotional Gates program, a program designed to bolster instruction and learning in order to enable New York City public school students in grades four and seven to meet city-wide performance standards required for promotion. Altogether, there are six chapters. The first chapter deals with…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Case Studies
Coker, Charles C.; Flynn, Mary; Menz, Fredrick E.; McAlees, Daniel C. – 1998
This report details the outcomes of a study conducted in response to concerns about the impact of workforce development and welfare reform upon persons with disabilities being served by community rehabilitation programs. Twenty-three focus groups involving over 200 individuals were held in 13 different cities across eight states. Participants came…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Community Programs, Disabilities
Swender, Herbert James – 1991
In 1990, a national survey of two-year institutions revealed that among colleges operating Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs, the cost per participant was far below the national average for JTPA programs. However, interviews conducted with community colleges suggested that officials responsible for disbursing JTPA funds were not…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, College Role, Community Colleges
Tompkins, Leroy J. – 1981
This report presents both formative and summative data regarding the implementation and effectiveness of the Basic Skills Program carried out in the Montgomery County, Maryland, public schools in 1981. The program provides intensive remedial instruction in the basic skills areas of reading, writing, and mathematics to elementary (through grade 8)…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Mathematics Skills, Parent Attitudes
Spitler, Deborah; And Others – 1984
The Fairfax County, Virginia, Schools' Elementary Writing Program (EWP) was evaluated over a two-year period. The first year focused on describing and analyzing program development and implementation. The second year of the evaluation addressed program effectiveness. Three questions comprised the development and implementation phase of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques
Nocerino, Mary Ann; And Others – 1984
The Fairfax County, Virginia, Schools' Primary Mathematics Program (PMP) was re-evaluated to provide additional data on program effectiveness and to provide suggestions on future program development, implementation, and improvement. Seventy-one teachers in 14 schools implemented the pilot program. Evaluative data included interviews with 14…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary School Mathematics
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