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Exploring General Education Development Retention
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Grover, Sharon D. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
According to the instructors and administrators at a local adult education (AE) program in Houston, Texas, retaining and graduating general education development (GED) students has been a constant challenge. Locating GED attendance barriers could enable AE programs to develop techniques that increase student retention and graduation rates. The…
Descriptors: General Education, High School Equivalency Programs, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence
Comparisons of the Judgments of National Experts and Texas Teachers on Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior Appropriate for Elementary Teachers of Terminally Ill Students.
Coates, Nancy Jane – 1985
Prominent professionals who had worked with seriously ill children were identified through an automated literature search. The Delphi technique was used to identify components and reach expert consensus on knowledge, attitudes and behavior appropriate for teachers of terminally ill children. Comparisons were then made between the consensus and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Delphi Technique, Diseases, Elementary Education
Texas Rural Health Care Program and Research Priorities for the 1980's. Report of a Conference Sponsored by the Texas Rural Health Field Services Program (Austin, Texas, April 18, 1980).
Robinson-Caire, Donnie; And Others – 1980
An invitational conference brought experts and concerned, active individuals together to review and identify research and program needs for rural Texas health care. The goals of the conference were to prioritize the top five program and research activities for rural health care in the 1980's, to develop a network of communication and cooperation…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Health Needs, Health Personnel
Health Services Delivery to Students with Special Health Care Needs in Texas Public Schools.
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Koenning, Gaye M.; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1995
A statewide survey of 1,574 Texas public school nurses examined the characteristics, needs, and involvement of nurses in the health and education management of students with special health care needs (SSHCN). Although the nurses have responsibility for a range of health services delivered to SSHCN, only 32 percent of respondents reported routine…
Descriptors: Child Health, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education, Public Schools
Families with Special Health Needs. Reference Book.
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Home Economics Curriculum Center. – 1993
This reference book is correlated closely with the essential elements prescribed by the State Board of Education in the Texas Administrative Codes for Home Economics. It is organized into 22 chapters that are intended to be used as needed, not in any particular order. Each chapter begins with the essential element(s) and objectives to achieve.…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Course Content, Disabilities, Educational Resources
Services for Older Adults. Reference Book [and] Student Activity Book.
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences. – 2000
This student activity book and reference book, which are part of a family and consumer sciences education series focusing on a broad range of employment opportunities, are intended for use in 1- and 2- programs preparing Texas high school students for employment in occupations related to providing services for older adults. The reference book…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Day Care, Aging (Individuals), Behavioral Objectives