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California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Adult, Alternative, and Continuation Education Div. – 1993
The manual is designed to assist California educators and public in understanding the various aspects of an effective English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) program for adults. It provides theory-based and practical guidelines for conceptualizing, planning, designing, managing, and evaluating such programs. Chapters address these topics: the adult ESL…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Articulation (Education), Counseling Services
Seiman, Florence – 1993
Special Competition Bilingual Enrichment Academic Russian Program is a federally-funded program that served 623 native Russian-speaking, limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in nine public and two private high schools in New York City in 1992-93, its first year of operation. Students received instruction in English as a second language (ESL),…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Bilingual Education Programs, Business Education, Career Awareness
Guthrie, Larry F.; And Others – 1983
The Significant Bilingual Instructional Features (SBIF) study identified, described, and verified features of bilingual instruction of a wide variety of limited English proficient (LEP) students. It collected data on instructional organization, time allocation, classroom language use, active teaching behaviors, academic learning time, student…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Princeton, NJ. – 1988
Without good schools, none of America's hopes can be fulfilled. Since 1983, school reform has been at the top of the national agenda; however, there is a disturbing gap between rhetoric and results. After travelling to some of the nation's largest cities and interviewing administrators and teachers, Carnegie Foundation representatives determined…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth
Matthies, Barbara F. – American Language Journal, 1984
A survey of directors of intensive English programs (IEPs) about their education, experience, skills, job satisfaction, program size and structure, membership in professional associations, and interest in further training had a response from 177 professionals felt to be representative of the profession, for a 52% response rate. The five most…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1999
When the new superintendent of Orangeburg School District Five was appointed in 1992, he found that Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School graduates did not have the skills to enter the workplace and postsecondary institutions that require high-level academic skills. He identified these three things that Orangeburg would need to do to improve academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Block Scheduling, Case Studies, Community Support
Brown, Stephanie G.; Chairman, Rachelle D.; Provost, Maria W.; Acker-Hocevar, Michele – 2002
A questionnaire responded to by 424 students was intended to find out the ways in which the needs and experiences of 19,000 lifelong learners enrolled in the Lifelong Learning Society (LLS) at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) meshed with the goals of the LLS. Of those students, 44 participated in a follow-up interview. These were the goals of the…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Attitude Measures, Continuing Education Centers, Enrollment Influences
Vujovich, Lisa – 1999
This document presents materials to assist individuals responsible for coordinating mentor programs at career academies and materials to assist mentors. Section 1, which is addressed to coordinators, contains guidelines pertaining to the following aspects of planning and implementing mentor programs: policies and procedures; budgeting and funding;…
Descriptors: Career Academies, Career Education, Career Exploration, College Preparation
Tait, Tony; Frankland, Gillian; Smith, David; Moore, Sharon – 2001
To support schools and colleges across England in implementing Curriculum 2000, England's Learning and Skills Development Agency worked with more than 40 schools and sixth form and further education (FE) colleges to identify the challenges institutions will likely face when preparing for the second year of advanced-level Curriculum 2000 programs…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Standards, Administrator Attitudes
Kearns, Peter – 1997
Research on flexible delivery of training in Australia since 1990 was reviewed to identify main trends in the delivery of training, the adequacy of research on the topic, and topics that should be addressed in future studies. Selected conclusions of the review are as follows: (1) flexible delivery strategies are valuable in facilitating access to…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged
Stone, Randi – 1999
This book is a hands-on resource that offers ideas, projects, and tips for elementary educators, including lesson plans, calendars and schedules, classroom discussion ideas, uses for new technology, and strategies for working parents. Each of the book's 12 chapters begins with a chapter overview, then offers a collection of articles by teachers…
Descriptors: Art Education, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Creative Teaching
Perry, Clarence Arthur – United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1915
Until within the last few years, public schoolhouses in American cities and towns were open only for the regular school work and for children of legal school age. However, since the beginning of the present century, there has been a growing interest in public school extension and for a fuller use of the public school plant. In most cities and…
Descriptors: Educational History, Extension Education, Public Schools, Public Education
Norwood, Marcella M., Ed. – 1994
This conference provided a forum for presenting research findings to educators and other audiences interested in marketing education. The following papers were presented: "Application and Utilization of the Marketing Education Baccalaureate Degree in the Public School--Training and Development Arenas" (Wyant, Prey); "The Impact of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bachelors Degrees, Career Education, Career Guidance
Schrag, Judy A. – 1999
This background paper is a result of a literature review conducted under Project FORUM that identifies research-based inputs and processes related to student outcomes. It was intended to provide background information for the participants attending the Wingspread Conference on Inputs and Processes in October, 1998. In addition, the report is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitudes, Change Strategies, Class Size
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1983
One way for colleges to meet the demand for a wider range of learning opportunities for adults in Great Britain is to provide more flexibility within the further education system. The concept of flexible learning involves the modification of delivery systems, specific providing agencies, target populations, specific determinants such as geographic…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Case Studies, Change Strategies