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Miller, Frank L. – 1986
This report presents nine steps, followed by work plans, for administrators when implementing a dropout prevention initiative. These nine steps are: (1) conduct a needs assessment to establish a database that identifies students who leave school early; (2) draft descriptors that identify elementary students who are at risk of dropping out later;…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Download full textNational Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (DOL/ETA), Washington, DC. – 1981
This training package, consisting of information concerning the content, use, and applications of the Occupational Information System (OIS), is designed for use in a training presentation conducted for administrators, trainers, counselors, job placement specialists, and economic development staff who will be working with the OIS. Included in the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Definitions, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections
Gardner, Eric F. – 1985
Criticism of standardized tests is extensive, and a number of claims of test misuse have been made. Test misuse is discussed in six common circumstances. (1) Test users accept the title of a test as an accurate and complete description of the variable being measured, not having full knowledge of the test, its items, and the test manual. A…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Elementary Secondary Education
Taylor, Robert E., Ed.; And Others – 1983
These 19 papers from the second annual Policy Forum on Employability Development explore the responsiveness of various educational and training institutions to changing labor market demands. The first three papers provide an overview of the forum. They summarize the proceedings and policy considerations and address how vocational education and…
Descriptors: Change, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Demand Occupations
Tennessee State Dept. of Education, Nashville. Career Ladder Div. – 1985
The purpose of the Tennessee Dissemination Capacity Building Project was to build an information acquisition, retrieval, and referral system. This system, known as Project Support, provided information models in order to foster a capacity for a comprehensive State Department of Education dissemination system. The dissemination system provided…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Grants, Information Dissemination
Schoeny, Donna Hager; Galbreath, Diane – 1982
Materials and suggestions are provided for inservice activities to help elementary and secondary school teachers use community resources to enhance classroom experiences. Section I contains reprints of two articles promoting teacher involvement with community resources. This section also lists objectives and the rationale for using community…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Resources, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Sollie, Carlton R.; Howell, Frank M. – 1981
Issues and problems associated with university involvement in public sector activities and the knowledge transfer process are examined. After a brief statement of the state-of-the-art in knowledge transfer, attention is directed to one of the basic issues presented in the literature: the appropriateness and inappropriateness of university…
Descriptors: Change Agents, College Role, Community Action, Cooperative Programs
Penland, Patrick R. – 1978
A national study investigated the self-learning patterns of adult individuals who employ a wide range of community resources and materials for independent learning projects. The models from which the hypotheses, the interview instrument, and the response analyses were taken included previous survey research about independent learning as well as…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adults, Community Education
National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1977
An overview of current educational issues is offered as a background for an analysis of the status of educational research, guidelines for future research, and a general assessment of the National Institute of Education (NIE). Also included are discussions of the National Council on Educational Research's activities and NIE's study of its…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Educational Problems
Hudson, Barclay M.; Davis, Russell G. – 1980
Focusing on educational development in lesser developed countries, this paper examines knowledge about ways to improve the linking of the producers of educational planning (such as universities, institutes, and other agencies) to the potential users of such knowledge (such as technical assistance agencies, sponsors, client groups consisting of…
Descriptors: Change Agents, College Role, Cost Effectiveness, Developing Nations
McKibbin, Sue, Ed.; Malkas, Mark, Ed. – 1982
Updating a 1978 literature review, this document assembles five articles analyzing recent research on how various types of educational agencies disseminate information for school improvement. Each article summarizes literature relevant to one type of educational agency, discusses interrelationships among the research findings, and assesses the…
Descriptors: Agency Role, College Role, Colleges, Education Service Centers
Blum, Robert E.; Druian, Greg – 1980
Educational dissemination is a way to foster changes in educational practice. Peer interaction is a special type of dissemination in which people with certain roles and responsibilities help others with the same or similar roles and responsibilities. This involves teachers helping teachers, principals helping principals, business representatives…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Career Education, Communication (Thought Transfer), Consultants
Brouder, Kathleen – 1978
This report, submitted to the president of the College Entrance Examination Board, recommends ways the organization could both involve students in its ongoing affairs and become more responsive to the needs and concerns of the students who use, pay for, and are affected by the College Board's programs and services. Recommendations are made…
Descriptors: Accountability, Advisory Committees, College Entrance Examinations, Consumer Protection
BUIST, ELEANOR – 1967
IN AN ATTEMPT TO REVIEW THE CURRENT STATE OF LIBRARY AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENTS IN SOVIET STUDIES, TO ASSESS MAJOR DEFICIENCIES AND NEEDS, AND TO RECOMMEND NEW SOLUTIONS AND PROGRAMS FOR THE FUTURE, 40 ACADEMIC AND GOVERNMENT SPECIALISTS, LIBRARIANS, AND FOUNDATION OFFICIALS WERE BROUGHT TOGETHER IN A CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK IN NOVEMBER, 1966.…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Area Studies, Bibliographies, Conference Reports
Green, Kenneth C.; King, Margo R. – 1981
The results of the 1980 Freshman Survey, which is part of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP), are summarized, and trend data concerning students enrolled in colleges in the western states and in the nation are examined. Among the findings of the 1980 Freshman Survey are the following: grade inflation in the nation's high schools…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Educational Trends, Geographic Regions
