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Grey House Publishing, 2006
This is the thirteenth edition of the most comprehensive reference book covering the wide range of learning disabilities resources available nationwide. This directory contains well over 7,000 entries and covers the schools, learning centers, vocational training programs, associations and organizations, and government agencies involved in learning…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Organizations (Groups)
Clark Atlanta Univ., GA. – 1993
The Precollege Summer Camp Opportunity for Potential Educators (SCOPE) project was a minority recruitment and retention program designed to attract academically challenged tenth and eleventh grade students into teaching careers in mathematics and science. This three-year project offered a six-week summer camp for 50 precollege minority students in…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Career Guidance, College Admission, Cooperative Learning
Evans, Henry R. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1925
The General Education Board has, since its foundation in 1902, to July 1, 1924; appropriated $116,727,895.38 for various phases of educational endeavor. Of this sum, $59,313,857.68 was paid to or set aside for colleges and other institutions for whites, $6,902,813.91 for educational institutions for negroes; and $999,207.09 for miscellaneous…
Descriptors: General Education, Educational Finance, Medical Education, Museums
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Okimoto, Hae – Educational Perspectives, 2002
Universities are increasingly looking toward technology to overcome geographical barriers to access, and this has placed new demands on faculty to explore the potential of technology in their classrooms. As a result, faculty development in the use of appropriate applications for teaching and learning has become a critical issue. In the 2000…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Educational Technology, Faculty Development, Summer Programs
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Elder-Hinshaw, Rebecca; Manset-Williamson, Genevieve; Nelson, Jason M.; Dunn, Michael W. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2006
Creating accessible and engaging lessons for students with reading disabilities (RD) in inclusive classrooms is particularly challenging for special educators in upper elementary and middle school settings. Older students with RD have difficulty accessing the texts that serve as the basis for instruction, and years of repeated failure can leave…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Student Projects, Federal Legislation
ACT, Inc., 2010
This report presents the findings for private four-year colleges that participated in ACT's 2010 What Works in Student Retention survey. The report contains information pertinent to only these institutions. Appended are: (1) Data for Private Four-Year Colleges and Universities; and (2) What Works in Student Retention: Instrument. (Contains 15…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, College Students
PEPNet 2, 2008
"Putting the Pieces Together" provided a distinctive opportunity for professionals to interact with their colleagues to learn more about effective practices and strategies for meeting the needs of deaf or hard of hearing students at the secondary and postsecondary levels. Conference participants engaged is sessions that focused on…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Mentors, Reflection, Cooperative Programs
Marks, Teresa; Seiler, Tammy – 1994
A 3-day institute on English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction, designed for adult literacy teachers, is reported. The institute, held at Northampton Community College (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) in July 1993, offered seminars in acquired immune deficiency syndrome/human immunovirus (AIDS/HIV) and the ESL student, sheltered English instruction,…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Bilingualism
Boyer, Ernest L. – 1995
Noting that academic failure begins early and that the focus of school reform should be at the elementary level, this book describes the Basic School, an idea based on best practice in elementary education. A Basic School pushes school reform back to the first years of formal education; gives priority to language and suggests a coherent core of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, After School Programs, Art Education, Class Size
Steinmiller, Georgine; Duncan, Lisa Bergeron – 1991
The follow-up component of the Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) program tracked students who graduated from YOU programs. Each participating university--Arkansas State, Henderson State, Southern Arkansas, University of Arkansas-Monticello, University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, and University of the Ozarks--maintained contact with its own…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Ancillary School Services, College School Cooperation, Dropout Prevention
Houser, Marianne L. – 1991
A study investigated the effectiveness of the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Agricultural Sciences (PGSAS) in stimulating high school students' interest in agriculture. It explored whether PGSAS provided participants with experiences and information that expanded their knowledge of educational and career opportunities related to the…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Agricultural Education, Career Awareness, Career Choice
New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces. – 1982
The Indian Resource Development and Internship (IRDI) Program marked its seventh year by continuing to assist Indian tribes in developing a managerial, professional, and scientific corps of American Indians through college academic education and related practical work experience. Participants attended universities and pursued majors of their…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Advisory Committees, Agriculture, American Indian Education
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1985
This guide consists of suggestions, ideas, and tips intended to stimulate development of cooperative summer youth employment programs in local communities. Addressed in the individual sections of the guide are the following topics: tips on where to start, suggestions on how to get started, hints on securing resources, program resources, use of…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Educational Cooperation
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GOODMAN, RICHARD H.; WILSON, MICHAEL J. – 1967
VOLUME III, A STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO AN EVALUATION REPORT OF NEW ENGLAND'S 1966 TITLE I PROJECTS, CONTAINS DATA WHICH COMPARE STANDARD METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS (SMSA) AND PROJECT TYPES. (LB)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Adults, Ancillary School Services, Annual Reports
Wheelock, Warren H., Ed. – 1978
Presented are units prepared by the participants of Arizona's Migrant Teacher Institutes which were organized to train participants in the implementation of individualized instruction. Part I describes what a learning center is, how to begin and evaluate learning centers, and the distinguishing features between a teaching unit and a resource unit.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Air Pollution, Developmental Reading, Elementary Education
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