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One-to-One Tutoring Produces Early Reading Success; Large Gains Justify Cost.
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CDS Report, 1990
This collection of descriptions of research at the Center for Research on Effective Schooling for Disadvantaged Students opens with the discussion of a synthesis of research on the effects of one-to-one tutoring programs used in first grade to prevent reading failure produced by Barbara Wasik and Robert Slavin. The synthesis reviews stringent…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Cost Effectiveness, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
Meeting Teachers' In-Service Needs in Rural Areas.
Smith, W. David – 1977
Describing existing English provisions for the support of rural in-service teacher needs, this paper reviews: (1) the role of the Local Educational Authority (LEA) and its advisory staff (helping probationary teachers, running courses for other teachers, and providing on-going support in the schools); (2) the role of teacher centers (varied in…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Colleges, Community Involvement, Curriculum Development
Native American Curriculum Development Workshop (Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 24, 25, 26, 1977)
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National Indian Education Association, Minneapolis, Minn. – 1977
Summarizing workshop sessions re: American Indian curriculum development for pre-school to grade 3, grades 4-8, and grades 9-12 (handled individually), this document includes strategies for facilitating community involvement, determining the appropriateness of instructional materials, and delivering American Indian heritage, history, and culture…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Biculturalism, Community Involvement
The Progress and Promise of Title V in the South. A Synopsis of Progress Reports on Title V Rural Development Programs in the Southern States. SRDC Series Publication No. 9.
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Southern Rural Development Center, State College, MS. – 1976
More than 60 successful programs and projects developed specifically under Title V of the Rural Development Act of 1972 by 13 southern states and Puerto Rico are reported in this synopsis of Title V achievements in the southern region. A summary of benefits to people in 82 pilot counties of the rural South lists improved job opportunities, homes,…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Services, Conservation (Environment), Economic Development
Strategies of Rural Development in Asia--A Discussion. Summary of Discussion, Research Studies and Country Statements Presented to the Seminar on Approaches to Rural Development in Asia (Malaysia, May-June, 1975).
Inayatullah, C., Ed. – 1976
A 10-day seminar for senior government officials concerned with making rural development policies in selected Asian countries focused on programs adopted by various Asian governments to tackle rural development problems. To compare various approaches, seven indicators of rural development were used: agricultural productivity; rural employment;…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Community Involvement, Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation
Education Programs in Alaska. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Revised, 1974.
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Bureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Juneau, AK. – 1974
Presenting a brief outline of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' (BIA) educational program in Alaska, this pamphlet describes: BIA day school operations (52 schools); the 2 boarding school operations (Mount Edgecumbe and Wrangell Institute); higher education programs; the school nutrition program; school construction; cooperation in educational…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Alaska Natives, American Indians