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Fadale, LaVerna M.; Finger, Anne – 1988
A study was undertaken to determine the impact of the new writing component pioneered by New York State on General Educational Development (GED) performance or passing rates. Data were collected in two phases: Phase I dealt with passing rate data prior to the introduction of the writing sample to the writing subtest; Phase II was begun during the…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Postsecondary Education, Program Improvement, State Programs
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Instruction. – 1988
This brief document profiles Maryland's Early Learning Support Network. The Network includes a group of early childhood centers in public schools in the state. The centers serve as training and observation sites for persons interested in improving the quality of their early learning programs. Two types of centers are involved: observation centers…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality, Inservice Teacher Education, Networks
Download full textFlorida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Community Junior Colleges. – 1973
Current staff and program development guidelines and forms for the State of Florida are provided. The institutional activities supported through the staff and program development appropriation for 1971-72 for community colleges are reported in tabular form. The name and object of each activity are given, followed by the functional area primarily…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Instructional Improvement, Postsecondary Education, Program Descriptions
McDonagh, John P. – 1988
A study reviewed the curriculum and program development for vocational-technical education in Massachusetts. Data for analysis were gathered by the Division of Occupational Education, Massachusetts Department of Education, from division research, third-party evaluations of vocational-technical education, and reports from other state agencies, as…
Descriptors: Enrollment, Postsecondary Education, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1991
An assessment was made of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)'s vulnerability to waste, abuse, and mismanagement and the adequacy of federal, state, and local program oversight to prevent and detect such practices. The study examined JTPA activities in 2 federal regions, 6 states, and 12 service delivery areas, mostly for the program year…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Compliance (Legal), Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational Education.
The evaluation identifies the 19 vocational education planning districts reviewed by Ohio's Program Review for Improvement, Development and Expansion (PRIDE) during 1973-74. Components of the review program included: (1) administrative review by the local superintendent, (2) process variable review with a lay advisory committee, (3) product review…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Field Studies, Formative Evaluation, Guidance Programs
Kurlaender, Michal; Jackson, Jacob; Howell, Jessica S. – College Board, 2012
This brief studies California's introduction of the Early Assessment Program to bridge the gap between K-12 educational standards and postsecondary education requirements, similar to the Common Core State Standards movement.
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Alignment (Education), Accountability
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1995
For nearly 20 years, the California Postsecondary Education Commission has been actively involved in the development of a strong and vigorous private postsecondary and vocational education presence in California. The private postsecondary sector serves some 412,000 students seeking an education beyond high school. Following a period in the early…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Postsecondary Education, Private Schools, Private Sector
Wircenski, Jerry L. – 1984
This project was conducted to continue the curriculum network whereby information, services, and materials related to the disadvantaged were disseminated directly to vocational personnel in Pennsylvania. During the year-long program, a curriculum network was maintained through the vehicle of a newsletter distributed to educators in the state. The…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Exceptional Persons, Information Dissemination, Information Networks
Duckett, Jasmin M. – 1989
The Maryland study of the Career Information Delivery System (CIDS) was conducted to review computerized information delivery systems. The study also sought to assess the Information Network for Occupational Resources (INFORM) system, in terms of user satisfaction. The review process started in September 1988, at which time 320 current INFORM…
Descriptors: Career Education, Delivery Systems, Information Networks, Information Services
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities. – 1995
This document records the oral and written testimony of persons who testified at a hearing on how vocational rehabilitation for persons with disabilities, particularly severe disabilities, can be improved. Witnesses included directors of federal and state rehabilitation services departments, and officials of rehabilitation provider organizations…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Federal State Relationship
Yap, Kim; Owens, Thomas R. – 1993
An evaluation of Oregon's professional technical education and work force programs was conducted through examination of handbooks for high school and community colleges, secondary education enrollment reports, state employment division documents, Workforce 2000 applications, and interim and final reports on professional technical education and…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Education Work Relationship, Educational Practices, High Schools
Crawford, Clarence C. – 1993
There are currently more than 150 different federal programs providing some form of employment training assistance. The fragmented system of federal programs creates a variety of problems that hamper attempts to help workers obtain training and find jobs: duplication of services, lack of information on access, multiple administrative entities, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Employment Programs
Vos, Jo – 1985
A study examined whether the Minnesota State Board of Vocational Education has adequately implemented recommendations made in a 1983 evaluation of postsecondary vocational education programs. It focused particularly on how the board and its management have responded to problems of low job placement rates and low student-teacher ratios in some…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Educational Research, Followup Studies, Job Placement
Decker, Larry; And Others – 1989
During the National Project for State Community Education Planning and Development, the following main activities were accomplished: (1) each state received (or was eligible for) a State Community Education Planning Assistance Award for developing or updating a 5-year state plan for community education (1988-1993); (2) a planning and training…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Community Education, Educational Planning
