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Grannis, Joseph C.; And Others – 1993
The Community Achievement Project in the Schools (CAPS) is a public-private partnership between the Untied Way of New York City and the New York City Board of Education. As part of a dropout prevention initiative, CAPS is designed to integrate the services of community-based organizations and schools. The Teachers College of Columbia University…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Cooperation, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
Strong, Carol J.; Clark, Thomas C. – 1992
The effects of home-based programming for infants and young children with hearing impairments and their families were studied, with a focus on the SKI*HI program, which includes identification/screening, home visits, support services, parent advisors, and a program management system. The study analyzed data on 5,178 children (ages birth to 5) with…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Disability Identification, Early Intervention, Family Involvement
Johnson, Karen; Petersen, Kim – 1992
The Greater Avenues for Independence Linkages Internship Project (GAIN-LIP), administered by the Occupational Training Institute of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District (FDCCD) in Cupertino, California, is designed to assist recipients of Aide to Families with Dependent Children develop job skills that allow them to become…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cooperative Education, Institutional Cooperation, Internship Programs
IUME Briefs, 1992
Mentoring has a mystique that only good can come from it, that at the worst, mentoring programs will not accomplish all that they could, but the youth served will at least be better for the experience. Both impact and process evaluations are needed to answer questions about the real benefits and any potential adverse effects of mentoring. The…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged
Guadalupe, Deana R. – 1993
Dropout Reduction through Education, Achievement, and Motivation (Project DREAM) was designed to serve the needs of Latino immigrants who had scored at or below the 40th percentile on the Language Assessment Battery. The design-incorporating plans for group and individual guidance sessions to help students improve their interpersonal skills. It…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Awareness, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
Rhoades, John – 1991
This module on evaluating regular and cooperative vocational programs is 1 in a series of 10 modules written for vocational education teacher education programs. It provides the basic information necessary to conduct or supervise regular and cooperative vocational education program evaluations. Introductory materials include the following: a list…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Teacher Education, Cooperative Education, Course Content
Avalos, Beatrice, Ed. – Papua New Guinea Journal of Education, 1991
The theme of this special double serial issue is "Distance Education in Papua New Guinea." The following articles are featured: (1) "Distance Education in Papua New Guinea" (John Lynch); (2) "Distance Education in Papua New Guinea: Context, Issues and Prospects" (Michael Crossley and Richard Guy); (3) "Distance…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Developing Nations, Distance Education, Economic Factors
Sybouts, Ward; Wendel, Frederick C. – 1994
The school principalship is one of the most demanding and misunderstood jobs in American education. This book offers practical advice on how to perform that job successfully. The first chapter provides an introduction to the principalship from a historical perspective. Chapter 2 analyzes the traits of an effective principal and chapter 3 describes…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, Compliance (Legal), Educational Finance
Ellis, James D.; Maxwell, Donald E. – 1995
The purposes of the Colorado Science Teaching Enhancement Program (CO-STEP) are to improve the background in science content and the instructional skills of teachers in grades four through six throughout Colorado and to support the implementation of effective instruction. A network of six Teacher Development Centers in Colorado coordinate teacher…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers
Bruno, Paula – 1995
Integrated Diverse Enrichment for Academic Learning (Project IDEAL) was an Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII-funded project in its second year of operation in 1993-94 at Walton High School in the Bronx (New York). Project IDEAL served 174 students of limited English proficiency. Participants received instruction in English as a…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Cultural Awareness, Dropout Prevention, English (Second Language)
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1995
Title VII Special Alternatives was an Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII-funded project in its fourth year of operation in 1994-94. The project served 151 middle school students of limited English proficiency in four schools in Brooklyn (New York). More than 10 native languages were represented. Participating students received…
Descriptors: Career Education, English (Second Language), Immigrants, Intermediate Grades
American Camping Association, Martinsville, IN. – 1993
This book outlines standards that provide a basis for camp accreditation and site approval by the American Camping Association (ACA), Inc. The purpose of the ACA accreditation programs is to educate camp owners and directors in the administration of key aspects of camp operation, particularly those related to program quality and the health and…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Aquatic Sports, Camping
Saginaw Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation Services. – 1995
The school district of the City of Saginaw operates a supplemental educational delivery Chapter 1 system in reading and mathematics, the Elementary Compensatory Education (CE) program and the Secondary CE program. The elementary CE, a push-in program operating in the regular classroom and a pull-out program (periodically taking students out of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Walker, Doris McEwen – 1995
Indiana University South Bend (IUSB) School Leadership Project has adopted as a central educational strategy, problem based learning and its sub-model, problems of practice, in its program to prepare school leaders. Problems of practice is an active learning model that involves students in taking responsibility for their learning by immersing…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Administrator Education, Certification, College Instruction
Gonzalez, Patricia – 1992
This study analyzed the special education program evaluation practices of 49 states and the District of Columbia based on states' required reporting under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and on state plans. Comparison of the results with those from a 1984 study suggests the following trends: (1) an increase in the number…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Educational Practices
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