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ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1979
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 19 titles deal with the following topics: the dynamics of creative expression, modular scheduling and student success in freshman composition, growth in writing ability through immersion in a university discipline, massed and…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Course Content, Creative Writing
Esp, Barbarann; Torelli, Alexis – 1977
The special studies program at Hofstra University is designed for high school graduates applying to the university whose educational backgrounds require a more personalized approach to introductory college work. An attempt is made to minimize the risk of poor academic performance during the first year in college. A random sample of 24 students in…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, College Freshmen, College Students, Compensatory Education
Pennsylvania School Study Council Bulletin, 1967
This bibliography contains 110 entries on middle schools, 48 entries on related innovations, and 32 entries (some of which are annotated) on middle school and junior high school organization. (HW)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, Curriculum Development
McCarthy, Robert J. – 1967
Experience of the Liverpool Middle School, Liverpool, New York, provides a rationale for organizing school systems to include ungraded middle schools. If, as evidence indicates, today's youth are maturing earlier, are more sophisticated, and are capable of greater accomplishment, then the traditional grade 7-8-9 arrangement does not meet the needs…
Descriptors: Child Development, Continuous Progress Plan, Curriculum, Educational Innovation
Hansen, Patricia; Guenther, John – 1977
The purposes of the document are to report on the status of social studies minicourse programs in selected midwestern high schools and to provide information to schools regarding obstacles to minicourses as alternatives to traditional programs. A 1976-77 survey of 265 midwestern high schools determined that only 60 (23%) of the schools offered…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Curriculum Development, Data Analysis, Decision Making
Peterson, Gary W. – 1976
The final report describes a project at the Florida State University at the end of its third year and an assessment of the degree to which project goals were attained. The project goals were to: (1) establish mastery standards for degree programs; (2) create open, time-variable educational programs; (3) verify that the program product can serve as…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation
Hentschke, Guilbert C. – 1976
This book is intended to acquaint students and professionals in educational management with those activities in educational organizations requiring technical, business-related competence, and with selected management tools that aid in the analysis of those activities. Part 1, Fiscal Systems, includes discussions of fund accounting, direct costing,…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Building Operation, Educational Administration, Educational Facilities
Kubicek, Linda, Comp. – 1970
Fourteen program outlines of elective English curriculums, representing 13 school systems, are collected in one package to serve as a convenient resource for examples of elective programs in English--two junior high school programs and 12 senior high ones. For all of the programs, descriptions of the contents of individual courses, indicating…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Objectives, Difficulty Level, Dramatics
Ladu, Tora; And Others
Four- and six-year language programs emphasizing the development of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural understanding are outlined in this guide. Major sections cover guiding principles in the development of the foreign language curriculum, teaching techniques, and evaluation. Subclassified materials include coverage…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Cultural Education, Individualized Instruction, Language Instruction
Sharpe, William F. – 1969
A microeconomic theory is applied in this book to computer services and costs and for the benefit of those who are decision-makers in the selection, financing, and use of computers. Subtopics of the theory discussed include value and demand; revenue and profits; time and risk; and costs, inputs, and outputs. Application of the theory is explained…
Descriptors: Administration, Computer Science Education, Computer Storage Devices, Computers
Shultz, George P.; Weber, Arnold R. – 1966
When Armour and Company faced a shutdown of six plants, it joined in a cooperative program of vocational retraining with two labor unions; an Automation Fund Committee was formed, with representation from management, the unions, and "public" (college professors); and an experimental program in Oklahoma City provided experience which was…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cooperative Programs, Course Content, Dropout Rate
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. – 1969
Following an introduction of the systems approach for handling information, a proposal is made for an educational data system for the South Carolina school system. Input data provided by schools, school districts, and professional personnel are to be processed for use primarily by various units of the State Education Department. This department…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Coordination, Cost Estimates
Metropolitan School Study Council, New York, NY. – 1956
This committee report considers premises for foreign language instruction in elementary schools (FLES) and offers ideas culled from analyses of FLES syllabi. Major attention is directed to administrative problems and indicated solutions including student selection and election, teacher recruitment, suggestions for certification, choice of language…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Annotated Bibliographies, Articulation (Education), Committees
Dwyer, Thomas A. – 1970
To help investigators become more aware of hidden limitations in their work, some important supportive systems to the application of interactive computing in education are described. Support systems are grouped under the headings of technical support, pedagogical and logistical support, and administrative support and are further illustrated by…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Curriculum Development
Reid, Marilyn J. – 1972
A primary annex, built to relieve overcrowding, is attended by children registered in kindergarten through grade 3. The building consists of an open area organized into a number of learning centers plus three closed classrooms. The school's program is based on two concepts adapted from the British Infant School system: (1) family or vertical…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Classroom Furniture, Cross Age Teaching, Educational Environment
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