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Jepsen, Keith – 1993
This evaluation study developed 29 recommendations concerning the implementation of direct loans in providing financial assistance to postsecondary school students. The investigation included examination of a current Department of Education (ED) pilot program, a video teleconference to discuss direct lending with 23 individuals in education…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Government School Relationship
Steller, Jenifer J. – 1993
This manual presents a schoolwide walking program that includes aerobic fitness information, curriculum integration, and walking tours. "Discover and Understand Carolina Kids by Walking" is D.U.C.K. Walking. An aerobic walking activity, D.U.C.K. Walking has two major goals: (1) to promote regular walking as a way to exercise at any age;…
Descriptors: Aerobics, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Promotion, Integrated Curriculum
Blank, Rolf K., Ed.; Messier, Paul R., Ed. – 1987
This document consists of nine papers which discuss the planning and design, implementation and maintenance, and evaluation of magnet schools. They are based on practical experience with magnet schools, which first appeared in the early 1970s. By 1982, the movement had grown to include more than 1,200 schools in 140 urban school districts, and the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Magnet Schools, Program Design
Metz, Mary Haywood – 1987
This paper, based loosely on findings presented in the other papers collected with it in a single volume, discusses general issues in designing magnet schools, focusing on three main themes: (1) the interdependence of program design and recruitment issues; (2) school level practices which help to turn racial desegregation into racial integration;…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Magnet Schools, Program Design, Program Evaluation
Volpini, Joyce – 1990
An elementary school administrator designed and implemented a 12-week summer program for school-age children that provided educational, recreational, and cultural opportunities. Each week of activities centered on a specific theme. Recreational opportunities included sports activities, outdoor games, organized indoor games, free play, swimming,…
Descriptors: Day Care, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Employed Parents
Howze, Wendell M. – 1986
This practicum involved developing and implementing on a pilot basis a clearinghouse for resources on child safety education. The setting was a growing urban county in the Sunbelt. Project goals were to (1) locate local resources for child safety education; (2) establish a computerized database of the resources; (3) develop a system by which…
Descriptors: Child Safety, Children, Clearinghouses, Community Centers
Spencerport Central Schools, NY. – 1986
This document presents an overview of the design and implementation stages of a Spencerport (New York) project, designed to improve the educational program and student learning in each building in the district. The first section describes the project's goal for each building, which is that (1) 95 (or greater) percent of all students should…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competencies, Program Design
Birckmayer, Jennifer – 1981
This description of a safe and interesting day care program for 2-year-olds can be used by parents as a guide to selecting good day care; it can also be used by a day care center to stimulate discussion about program planning and implementation. Although the program described is not considered to be a perfect one, it would meet New York State…
Descriptors: Criteria, Day Care, Educational Equipment, Educational Practices
Defino, Maria E.; Hoffman, James V. – 1984
This paper reports on a 1983 national survey that focused on programmatic activity in teacher induction. Responses were obtained from various professionals from the 50 state education agencies. A content analysis of teacher induction programs already in effect was also made. The first set of questions in the survey questionnaire inquired as to…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Content Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Mulvey, Edward P. – 1983
While an increased awareness of the dehumanizing and organizationally self-defeating qualities of residential institutions has fostered a movement toward community-based care, little research has been done to measure the "institutionality" of the alternate settings. As a part of a larger study aimed at describing alternative settings for…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Correctional Institutions, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Institutional Environment
Short, Paula M. – 1988
Background for this monograph comes from a study of in-school suspension programs conducted in schools in North Carolina. Chapter 1 focuses on the effectively disciplined school in terms of a total school perspective and the characteristics of a well-disciplined school. Chapter 2 addresses three categories of administrative discipline strategies:…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Discipline, Discipline Policy, Discipline Problems
Gottfredson, Gary D.; Gottfredson, Denise C. – 1988
This paper provides school district administrators with a structured method for developing school programs aimed at reducing the risk of adolescent dropout. The methodology encompasses problem definition, fact finding, mission management, overcoming inertia, cohering programs tied to theory, feasible goal-setting, and normative personnel…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Dropout Prevention, Educational Change, Educational Objectives
Lambur, Michael; And Others – 1987
"Understanding World Agriculture" is a 3-year project (1984-1987) designed to mobilize resources of the Cooperative Extension Service (CES) to enhance citizen understanding of political, economic, technical, and social factors relating to world problems of hunger and poverty and to the stake of the United States in international…
Descriptors: Extension Agents, Extension Education, Instructional Materials, International Studies
Patrick, Edward; And Others – 1982
Considerations in the design and implementation of the technical assistance (TA) system for supporting Pennsylvania's statewide school improvement initiative are analyzed. After a brief introduction, the authors describe the key features of the initiative, called Long-Range Planning for School Improvement (LRPSI). They briefly review recent…
Descriptors: Charts, Educational Improvement, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Chapman, Shirley; Parsons, Jim – 1982
Metaphors influence, in many ways, methods and ways of thinking, including the planning and implementation of inservice teacher education programs. Inservice programs are often not considered successful; writers, developers, producers, and potential adopters of the programs should become aware of their metaphoric stance. Three metaphors commonly…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Educational Research
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