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Office of Economic Opportunity, Washington, DC. – 1971
The publication suggests some guiding principles through which the Youth Development Program (YDP) director and his staff can fulfill their roles without dominating the program and threatening youth participation. An overall approach for working with youth, the human development approach, emphasizing the development and support of responsibility…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Disadvantaged Youth
Alabama Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational and Technical Education, Montgomery. – 1976
The purpose of this study was to clarify the role of the local vocational director and area vocational center administrator in local education agencies. Through this role clarification, it is hoped that training programs can be more accurately geared to the development of competencies necessary to carry out the functions of the positions. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Administrators
Coole, Walter A.; Deaver, Roberta
This collection of papers describes the Open Classroom--an audio-tutorial learning laboratory--at Skagit Valley College (Washington). The Open Classroom was designed to facilitate student learning so that realistic goals proportional to student needs and abilities could be attained by participating in independent and student-managed studies. The…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Contracts, Independent Study, Learning Laboratories
Norton, Robert E.; And Others – 1977
The purpose of the National Institute for Performance-Based Teacher Education (PBTE) was to provide for improving the quality of vocational teacher preparation by developing the skill of selected teacher educators, staff development leaders, and other decision makers to adapt, utilize, and implement PBTE concepts and curricular materials.…
Descriptors: Administration, Competency Based Education, Competency Based Teacher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Enell, Nancy C. – 1979
Over 4700 students classified as communicatively, physically, academically, or severely handicapped were served in San Juan, under California's Master Plan for Special Education. The majority were referred for poor achievement in reading, mathematics, spelling, or oral language. The major features of this federally mandated special education…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student, Handicap Identification
Hansen, Duncan N.; And Others – 1969
The Florida State University Computer-Assisted Instruction Center has had three active years in utilizing its IBM 1500 system in the preparation of instructional and psychological studies. During the preparation, execution, and analysis of these studies many operational problems have been identified. The document reviews the FSU CAI Center's…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Content
DEVLIN, LAURENCE E.; LITCHFIELD, ANN – 1967
IN THE PROGRAM RESEARCH PROJECT OF RESIDENTIAL ADULT EDUCATION CENTERS, DATA WERE COLLECTED BY QUESTIONNAIRE ON 25 ASPECTS OF 1,196 STAFF-INFLUENCED ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED IN 1966 AT RESIDENTIAL CENTERS OF TEN UNIVERSITIES. DATA WERE GROUPED BY NUMBER, LENGTH, AND DISTRIBUTION OF ACTIVITIES, NATURE OF THE ACTIVITY, ORIGIN AND SPONSORSHIP, ROLE OF…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Organizations (Groups), Participant Characteristics
Boeyink, Joann; Welch, William – 1973
The guide, part of an exemplary career education program, describes the Student Work Advisor Program (SWAP) which is designed to provide junior high school students with an exploratory work experience inside or outside the school setting. A two-page introduction explains the role of the program director, teachers, helping staff, volunteer sponsors…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs
DELVIN, LAURENCE E.; LITCHFIELD, ANN – 1967
A PROFILE OF A TYPICAL STAFF-INFLUENCED RESIDENTIAL ACTIVITY IS CONSTRUCTED FROM DATA REPORTED IN THE PREVIOUS ISSUE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION REPORT, AND IMPLICATIONS ARE DISCUSSED. PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS INDEED RESIDENTIAL AND OF CONTINUING EDUCATION, PRIMARILY TO IMPROVE OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE. WHILE MOST ACTIVITIES…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, College Faculty, Conferences, Cooperative Planning
Brown, Sally, Ed.; Smith, Brenda, Ed. – 1996
The selections in this book encompass a broad spectrum of resource-based learning experiences, and are intended to help teachers and administrators gain a better understanding of the concepts and devise effective and efficient ways to use these materials. Titles include: "Introducing Resources for Learning" (Sally Brown and Brenda…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Centers, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development