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Barbera-Hogan, Mary – 1987
In this document, which is intended to give high school and college students realistic occupational information, 80 professionals tell what their jobs are like. The information was collected during interviews and is presented in a conversational tone. The professionals work in computer fields, business, hotel and restaurant management,…
Descriptors: Accountants, Acting, Administrators, Allied Health Occupations
Dale, Dorothy – 1975
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which the Master of Science Degree program in Vocational Education and the Education Specialist Degree program in Industrial and Vocational Education at the University of Wisconsin-Stout have prepared the Program graduates of selected years to meet the needs of their present professional…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Followup Studies, Graduate Study, Graduate Surveys
Clark, Robert M. – 1979
At Reedley College, those students who enter with less than a 2.0 grade point average (GPA) and those without a high school diploma are intended to be identified as "Special Counseling" students and to receive intensive counseling coverage. The files, transcripts, and permits to register of 99 such students were examined after fall semester 1978…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Objectives
BROWN, STUART R. – 1968
THE MAJOR VEHICLE FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT IN SOUTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SCHOOLS, TO QUALIFY FOR STATE FUNDS. CONTINUED STUDY OF THE MINIMUM STANDARDS HAS DONE MUCH TO IMPROVE EDUCATION, BUT HAS NOT SERIOUSLY CHALLENGED THE LEADING SCHOOL DISTRICTS. SINCE IN MANY AREAS EDUCATORS AGREE THAT IT IS VIRTUALLY…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Art, Business Education, Consultants
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1960
IN JANUARY 1959, PHASE I OF THE TEXAS SMALL SCHOOLS PROJECT WAS UNDERTAKEN TO (1) OFFER AN INCREASED VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES, (2) INITIATE MORE EFFECTIVE USE OF FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT, (3) INDIVIDUALIZE INSTRUCTION, AND (4) STRENGTHEN GUIDANCE AND TESTING PROGRAMS. DURING PHASE II, TO BEGIN IN 1960, SEVERAL SMALL TWELVE-GRADE SCHOOLS…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cooperative Programs, Correspondence Study, Educational Needs
Turpin, James D. – 1976
A model to encourage and facilitate change in school media programs was developed and field tested. The model was intended to provide assessment measures of media centers, planning strategies, and methods for implementing change. The model considered personnel, physical plant, collections, and operations. In 1975, the model was field tested in…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Centers, Change Strategies, Data Collection, Doctoral Dissertations
Jacobs, James A. – 1975
In an effort to develop a course in materials and processes of industry at Norfolk State College using Barton Herrscher's model of systematic instruction, a group of 12 NASA-Langley Research Center's (NASA-LRC) research engineers and technicians were recruited. The group acted as consultants in validating the content of the course and aided in…
Descriptors: Aerospace Industry, College Programs, Consultants, Cooperative Planning
Shelton, Helen – 1968
Described in this speech are five growing FLES programs in the State of Washington that reflect in their distinctive structural and content patterns the particular philosophy of the different school districts in which each has developed. In each description mention is made of (1) enrollment and district participation figures, (2) grades included…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Educational Television, FLES, Flexible Schedules
Baldwin, Thomas F. – 1968
Man seems unable to retain different information from different senses or channels simultaneously; one channel gains full attention. However, it is hypothesized that if the message elements arriving simultaneously from audio and visual channels are redundant, man will retain the information. An attempt was made to measure redundancy in the audio…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Instruction, Auditory Perception, Aural Learning
Boardman Local School District, Youngstown, OH. – 1969
The procedures and techniques developed to evaluate a project to implement media in elementary schools are discussed. To describe the decision-making setting, two necessary conditions--understanding (high or low) and amount of change (large or small)--were paired against each other resulting in four possible evaluation settings. The situation in…
Descriptors: Critical Path Method, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Decision Making
Washington, Wanda – Online Submission, 2003
This report summarizes evaluation results of some of Austin Independent School District's (AISD's) efforts to involve parents and community members during 2002-2003.
Descriptors: School Districts, Parent Participation, Community Involvement, Parent School Relationship
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Gray, Robert A. – TechTrends, 1994
Discusses the role of school media specialists in teaching students to navigate information resources available through online systems. Highlights include database searching; use of the Internet; multimedia workstations; integrated learning systems; teaching library skills; authoring software; and teacher utilities. (two references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Software
Hug, William E. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1992
Discusses critical issues in school library media programs, including problems in the profession; building the collection to support the curriculum; resource-based education; literature-based reading programs; conceptual frameworks for new technologies, new kinds of textbooks, and differentiated staffing; professional leadership by administrators…
Descriptors: Course Integrated Library Instruction, Differentiated Staffs, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Minor, Barbara B. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1992
Describes research from the ERIC database on school library media programs. Topics discussed include library and information skills instruction; information seeking; educational equity; use of technology; censorship; school library media collections; use studies; role of the library media specialist; collective bargaining and job/certification…
Descriptors: Censorship, Certification, Computer Networks, Educational Technology
Grover, Herbert J. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1991
Discussion of the role of school library media centers (LMCs) in Wisconsin highlights the Final Report of the State Superintendent's Task Force on School Library Media Issues. Issues addressed include the media specialist as curriculum partner, education and staff development, programs and technology, facilities, collections and resources, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Learning Resources Centers
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