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Houser, Larry; And Others – Education of the Visually Handicapped, 1987
A specially designed problem-solving process was used with 16 visually handicapped high school students and their parents to develop plans for the students' transition from school to employment. The program involved a weekend of presentations and workshops and was a joint effort of education and rehabilitation personnel. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Family Role, High Schools, Parent Role
Download full textBurris, William Paxton – United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1914
For several years the public schools of the city of Gary, Indiana, have attracted the attention of educators, and teachers and school officers have come from all parts of this country and from abroad to study them. In 1912, Dr. Harlan Updegraff, at that time Chief of the Division of School Administration, prepared a comprehensive account of Gary,…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Public Schools, Year Round Schools, Urban Schools
Brookdale Community Coll., Lincroft, NJ. – 1984
The Program to Attract Minority Youth to Careers in Engineering and Technology (Project PACE) was designed to bring together minority youth from area high schools with role models recruited from area industries in a program providing vocational guidance, career exploration, and tutorial assistance in mathematics and science with an emphasis on…
Descriptors: Blacks, Career Counseling, Career Exploration, Employment Opportunities
Lenox, James A.; Spinner, Ruth – 1978
This manual examines components of a non-traditional adult high school program. It is intended to aid districts interested in establishing similar programs. The first of five parts defines the role of the weekend non-traditional high school as designed to meet the needs of undereducated adults who are unable to participate in evening high school…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Education, Adult Programs, Case Studies
Gill, Wanda E. – 1986
Reasons that Bowie State College in Maryland should participate in the Upward Bound Project are discussed, with attention to geographic and demographic characteristics of the area, school characteristics, and needed services. The college historically has provided educational opportunities for black, disadvantaged students and has been successful…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Basic Skills, Black Colleges, College Preparation
Chao, Theresa Hsu – 1997
Approximately 83,000 students are taking Chinese language instruction in 634 Chinese heritage community language schools in the United States. These schools date to 1848 and serve immigrant groups wishing to preserve their heritage and promote children's ethnic identity. Both for-profit and non-profit Chinese language schools exist, the former…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Chinese, Community Programs, Educational Trends
