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Feil, Philip – 1975
The Institute for Personal and Career Development (IPCD) provides graduate level instruction in a number of disciplines to groups of individuals who might otherwise not be able to obtain a graduate education. IPCD attempts to provide an alternate program that meets the needs of these individuals by emphasizing controls which would promote more…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Competency Based Education, Continuing Education Centers, Degree Requirements
Vornberg, James A. – 1976
Educational institutions and larger public school districts have implemented computerized systems of planning and management functions. The application of computers to facility management roughly may be divided into two general areas: (1) planning efforts of administrators and designers through methods of simulation, and (2) systems management…
Descriptors: Building Operation, Computer Graphics, Computer Programs, Computer Science
Ohio Board of Regents, Columbus. Management Improvement Program. – 1973
This document is one of five manuals designed to improve management practices in Ohio two-year colleges. The guidelines and criteria presented here are intended to be used as yardsticks for institutional evaluation of student registration and class scheduling practices. A chapter on the planning process discusses the steps to be taken in planning,…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Computers, Cost Effectiveness
Eastern Arizona Coll., Thatcher. – 1974
Eastern Arizona College has developed a modularized system of instruction for five vocational and vocationally related courses--Introduction to Business, Business Mathematics, English, Drafting, and Electronics. Each course is divided into independent segments of instruction and students have open-entry and exit options. This document reviews the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Business Education, English Instruction, Flexible Scheduling
Smith, William I. – 1970
Designed for classes of the mentally retarded but applicable to all children, the guidelines to classroom behavior present concepts of discipline and class management including teacher attitudes toward behavior, desired teacher and student relationships, the needs of the student (particularly the need for attention), and the objectives of…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
Perry, Ione L., Comp. – 1969
Rising school enrollments, construction costs, and the search for excellence in education have revived interest in the extended school year. The purpose of this conference was to enable Florida educators and citizens to investigate various designs for rescheduling the school year in terms of curriculum, flexible staff organization, and school…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Community Cooperation, Counselors, Curriculum Development
Smith, W. Flint; Hocking, Elton – Northern California Foreign Language Newsletter, 1969
An experiment in which secondary school French, German, and Spanish classes at a large comprehensive high school were conducted in three different kinds of classroom settings is described, with emphasis on student rating of machine-guided language practice. Classroom settings included (1) a conventional classroom with a few weekly half-periods in…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Electronic Classrooms, Electronic Equipment, Experimental Programs
Goodlad, John I.; And Others – 1966
In an effort to increase the awareness of educators about the potential of electronic data processing (EDP) in education and acquaint the EDP specialists with current educational problems, this book discusses the routine uses of EDP for business and student accounting, as well as its innovative uses in instruction. A description of computers and…
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Data Processing
Smith, Harold K. – 1968
Using local and national data, this study examined adult education program offerings in East Orange, New Jersey, potential participants' needs and interests, and program needs reported by business and industrial leaders. A plan was proposed for an appropriate community wide program. Data from public school adult education programs in 142 cities…
Descriptors: Administrators, Business, Community Needs, Community Surveys
Carpenter, Margaret; And Others – 1965
Rationale for an effective outdoor education program in several Ohio counties is presented. Five general purposes for outdoor education are given: (1) to teach specific knowledge, (2) to use the outdoors as a laboratory, (3) to show man's dependence on nature, (4) to increase appreciation of nature's beauty, and (5) to give the student opportunity…
Descriptors: Community Responsibility, Conservation Education, Creative Expression, Curriculum
Estarellas, Juan – 1969
Faced with a multiplicity of problems caused by a four-quarter school year, Florida Atlantic University offers a self-instructional language curriculum based on behavioral objectives. Books, audio-tapes, and video-tapes are used exclusively in the Spanish, French, German, and Russian courses. Programed learning, curriculum development, materials,…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Audiovisual Centers, Behavioral Objectives, Colleges
Lagana, Joseph F. – 1969
The purpose of this research investigations was to determine whether a student daily schedule and school calendar could be designed to maximize the future utilization of existing facilities in the North Allegheny School District and to determine if the implementation of such designs would be financially feasible as an alternative to new…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Double Sessions, Educational Research
Lamar, Wilmer A., Ed. – Illinois English Journal, 1971
This document reviews some of the facets of the Department of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Department has a long tradition of involvement with high school teaching and high school teachers. The scheduling and programming activities of the Department are complex inasmuch as a range of courses must be made available…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Course Objectives, Curriculum Development, Drama
Moody, Charles D., Ed.; And Others – 1972
The Program for Educational Opportunity, an institute based at the University of Michigan and established by the Office of Education pursuant to Title IV of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, is designed to assist school districts in the process of desegregation. The Program annually conducts a series of conferences. The Conference on the Role of the…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Community Attitudes
Featherstone, Richard L. – 1972
The Construction Systems Program (CSP) is the management process utilized in the construction of additions to four schools in the Detroit School District. The objectives of CSP were (1) to reduce the time required to plan and construct new buildings and additions, (2) to reduce the cost of new buildings and additions, and (3) to maintain or…
Descriptors: Architects, Bids, Building Systems, Construction Costs
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