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Download full textRosberg, William H.; Nash, Richard, II – 1983
At Kirkwood Community College (KCC), student paraprofessionals are used in a variety of ways. They are employed in the Learning Resources Center; in the production of graphic materials; in microwave, instructional fixed service, and cable broadcasting; in dial-access videotape distribution; and in television control rooms. In addition, KCC engages…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Costs, Employment Practices, Employment Problems
Wohl, Seth F. – 1974
Ten alternative high schools serving a total of 2,750 students in New York City were evaluated in terms of their administration, programs, student body, and specific educational objectives. Three main types of programs were in operation at the schools. These included: (1) Remediation with emphasis on basic skills in reading, mathematics and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Cooperative Education, High School Students
Hyink, Bernard L. – 1976
Cooperative education blends theory and practice, and is explicitly concerned with the development of competencies as well as knowledge. Evidence is presented to show that cooperative education in education and the practice of combining working experience with formal study has been in use for some time. The value of such programs has been…
Descriptors: College Credits, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs, Higher Education
Smith, Lawrence L.; Bengston, John – 1978
This report documents the results of a special reading program offered to low income high school students involved in a youth incentive entitlement work/study project in Alachua County, Florida. The first section of the report discusses the need for literacy training through a reading enrichment program for entitlement students and the inadequacy…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, High School Students, Instructional Design, Literacy
Farland, Ronn; Tarrer, Rod – 1979
A staff report on the availability of financial aid funds to students in California was presented to the Board of Governors of California Community Colleges and includes 13 recommendations for action. The report indicates a continuing increase in federal aid funds since 1955, with over $8 billion available in 1978-79. A review of federal and state…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Federal Programs, Financial Support, Program Descriptions
RAMEY, GEORGE L. – 1967
THE MAYO STATE VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOL WAS ESTABLISHED AT PAINTSVILLE, KENTUCKY IN 1938. IT IS LOCATED IN A RURAL AREA OF KENTUCKY WHERE COAL MINING HAS PROVIDED JOBS FOR MANY FAMILIES. IN RECENT YEARS, DEPLETION OF COAL AND MECHANIZATION OF MINING HAVE BEEN MAJOR FACTORS CAUSING UNEMPLOYMENT IN THIS AREA. THE MAYO SCHOOL HAS SERVED TO PROVIDE…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Extracurricular Activities, Low Income, Poverty
CLARK, MARILYN; AND OTHERS – 1967
A 2-MONTH BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM TESTED WHETHER A TOKEN REINFORCEMENT MIGHT BE AN EFFECTIVE INCENTIVE TO STIMULATE A DESIRED EDUCATIONAL BEHAVIOR. THE SUBJECTS (SS) WERE TWO MATCHED GROUPS OF FIVE 16- TO 21-YEAR-OLD GIRLS WHO WERE SCHOOL DROPOUTS EMPLOYED IN A NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS (NYC) PROGRAM. A CLASSROOM GROUP WAS GIVEN A BASIC EDUCATION…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Control Groups, Dropouts
Santa Cruz County Superintendent of Schools, CA. – 1966
THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY PROGRAM FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION OF TRAINABLE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED STUDENTS IS OUTLINED IN TERMS OF THE STAFF AND ITS RESPONSIBILITIES. SAMPLE FORMS ARE ILLUSTRATED. A SECOND SECTION OF THE DOCUMENT PRESENTS INFORMATION TO ASSIST LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN THE PREPARATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR A "VOCATIONAL EDUCATION…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Adolescents, Federal Aid
Action for Boston Community Development, Inc., MA. – 1964
DURING THE PERIOD UNDER REVIEW, ABCD WAS ENGAGED IN PROGRAM ELABORATION AND IMPLEMENTATION, ESPECIALLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BOSTON YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT. IT HAS ATTEMPTED TO MOVE FROM HOPES AND IDEAS TO TANGIBLE OPERATIONS, TO INSURE THAT CHANGE TAKES PLACE AND TO DESIGN PROGRAMS WITH SUFFICIENT CLARITY SO THAT THEIR USEFULNESS CAN BE…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Demonstrations (Educational), Disadvantaged, Educational Objectives
DANIELSON, RICHARD H.; MILLER, DONALD Y. – 1965
THIS COLLECTION OF PAPERS WAS PRESENTED AT AN INSTITUTE AT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY IN APRIL 1964. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS FOR EDUCABLE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PUPILS ARE DISCUSSED IN RELATION TO THE FUNCTIONS OF THE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ADMINISTRATION, THE ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF A PROGRAM, PLANNING THE CURRICULUM,…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Mild Mental Retardation, On the Job Training, Prevocational Education
Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215, IL. – 1965
THIS DOCUMENT DEFINES WORK EXPERIENCE, DESCRIBES SOME TYPICAL PROGRAMS IN OPERATION, AND PRESENTS METHODS OF ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION. MATERIAL WAS OBTAINED THROUGH INTERVIEWS WITH LOCAL SCHOOL PERSONNEL, BY LETTER FROM DISTRICTS IN OTHER STATES, AND FROM RELATED LITERATURE. WORK EXPERIENCE IS DEFINED AS EMBRACING BOTH VOCATIONAL AND…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Bibliographies, Cooperative Education, Educational Objectives
HOWE, HAROLD, II – 1968
MANY CHANGES HAVE BEEN EFFECTED IN THE POSTURE, PURPOSES, AND PROGRAMS OF AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION DURING THE LAST 15 YEARS. NEVERTHELESS, THERE ARE STILL MANY PERPLEXING PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED. WHAT IS NEEDED IS A PRACTICAL PROGRAM ADVANCED BY POSITIVE LEADERSHIP. SIX RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A PROGRESSIVE AGENDA IN EDUCATION WHICH DEMAND ATTENTION…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Improvement, Individual Instruction
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1977
This publication is a comprehensive record of testimony and exhibits presented to the Subcommitee on Postsecondary Education of the Committee on Education and Labor of the U.S. House of Representatives during oversight hearings on all forms of Federal student financial assistance. The hearings were conducted on May 25, June 1, June 8, June 9, June…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Council for Exceptional Children, Arlington, VA. – 1970
The implementation of a work-study program in a rural, depressed area, the operation of the program, and evaluation are discussed in the first of six papers on vocational education for the retarded. The sheltered workshop at the Kurtz Training Center in Pennsylvania is described with a focus on promoting self image and adjustment. A 6-year…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Mental Retardation, Mild Mental Retardation, Program Descriptions
Kaye, Mildred – 1968
Financed by the College Work Study Program (administered by the Office of Economic Opportunity), college students who were largely from lower-class homes, tutored in the College Discovery and Development (CDDP) High School Centers in New York City. The tutors, recruited from the City University of New York (CUNY) system had, on the whole, a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, College Students, Disadvantaged Youth
