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Peer reviewedRobinson, Sandra Longfellow – Childhood Education, 1994
To help national leaders work toward the first of six national education goals set forth in America 2000, which states that all children in America will start school ready to learn, surveyed the opinions of early childhood professionals. Reports on changes that have occurred in early childhood education efforts in the states and offers suggestions…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy
Cohen, Abby J.; Stevenson, Carol S. – 1992
The comprehensive study of California's child care delivery system reported in this document was designed to: (1) identify the unmet child care needs of California families; (2) develop a comprehensive vision of quality child care services; (3) examine the inefficiencies in the current system; (4) and draft specific recommendations for federal,…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Day Care, Delivery Systems, Educational Quality
Download full textFingeret, Hanna Arlene; Cockley, Suzanne – 1992
The extent to which current staff development mechanisms in Virginia meet adult basic education (ABE) teachers' needs for skill and knowledge development was the focus of an evaluation. (The state's staff development mechanisms were identified as a centralized resource center, a regionalized training program, a centralized annual conference, and a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Educational Resources, Inservice Teacher Education
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
Thornbury, John E. – 1992
The California Library Association has established a mentoring program to assist new or reentering librarians in establishing themselves in the profession. At the end of 3 years, the Mentor/Protege program had over 50 participating pairs of experienced and novice librarians. The program is described, and suggestions are given for implementing a…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Feedback, Interpersonal Relationship, Librarians
Powers, Lawrence; And Others – 1987
This document reports on efforts to develop an initiative to target increased involvement of the Arizona Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) with Arizona's disabled American Indians both on and off reservations. The report summarizes comments on important issues generated during a central office planning meeting of the Arizona RSA. It…
Descriptors: American Indians, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Government Role
Yap, Kim O. – 1989
In March 1989, the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory entered into a contract with the Nevada Department of Education to develop this evaluation design for the Nevada Proficiency Examination (NPE) Program. The NPE program, mandated by state legislation, requires each school district to administer examinations in all public schools to…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Montclair State Coll., Upper Montclair, NJ. Life Skills Center. – 1986
A study was conducted to produce a graphic representation of the needs of the displaced homemaker (single parent and homemaker) population in New Jersey and to identify the services available to them. Data were collected from 28 sites using a mailed survey to program directors and face-to-face interviews with program participants and directors.…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Disadvantaged, Displaced Homemakers
Ohio State Council on Vocational Education, Westerville. – 1990
This document reports results of a study that examined the status of and need for vocational education by juveniles and adults in state correctional institutions and local jails in Ohio. The study report includes the following: (1) an overall picture of crime and criminal justice in Ohio; (2) a rationale for providing vocational skill training for…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Delinquency
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Center for Residential and Community Services. – 1990
This report on the Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded (ICF-MR) and related programs under Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act aims to assist in consideration of improvements to Medicaid services. The report begins with a background description of the key Medicaid programs of interest, discussing: federal involvement…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Federal Programs, Home Programs, Human Services
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
Cella, Margot; Gabay, Mary – 1987
This report evaluates the types of data gathered about nursing homes during a survey process by the State of Illinois through its Inspection of Care Review and Quality Incentive Program (QUIP) assessments. The data are compared to other State systems/demonstrations in an effort to choose those indicators which best measure the quality of care in…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Institutionalized Persons, Long Term Care
National Association of State Directors of Vocational Education. – 1968
A leadership development seminar for State Directors of Vocational Education was held in Columbus, Ohio on August 6-9, 1968 to provide inservice training for stronger and more effective vocational programs in each state. Each State Director was asked to contribute a one-page report of some special program activity or new innovation to share with…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Demonstration Programs, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Iowa State Dept. of Public Instruction, Des Moines. – 1974
The handbook's purpose is to improve recruiting methods for adult basic education (ABE) programs and is the outcome of an Iowa project that solicited responses from ABE coordinators in two questionnaires. The information is organized around major topics. Each topic is followed by possible solutions, implications, and a summary. Various recruiting…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Enrollment, Enrollment Influences
