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Bibliographic Retrieval Services, Inc., Scotia, NY. – 1980
This paper documents the operations and outcomes of the pilot test of the National Education Practices File, a program designed to identify information needs in education and develop a resources system for educators. This report is divided into four sections, the first three dealing with sources of information regarding the operation and outcomes…
Descriptors: Databases, Education, Educational Practices, Information Dissemination
GRAY, DONALD, J. – 1966
THE DUAL PURPOSES OF THIS 1965 PILOT STUDY OF THE 103 NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT SUMMER INSTITUTES IN ENGLISH WERE TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS ABOUT HOW A STUDY OF INSTITUTES COULD BEST BE CONDUCTED AND WHAT OUGHT TO BE THE PURPOSES OF SUCH A STUDY, AND TO REPORT ON WHAT THE INSTITUTES ACCOMPLISHED, TENTATIVELY EVALUATING THEIR EFFECTIVENESS. THE…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Evaluation Methods, Federal Programs, Inservice Teacher Education
ZEDLER, EMPRESS Y. – 1968
SOME GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING TEACHER EDUCATION IN ORDER TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SEVERELY DISABLED LEARNERS ARE PRESENTED. THE SUGGESTIONS INCLUDE IMPROVING PROFESSIONAL TRAINING FOR TEACHERS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, SUPERVISORS, AND COUNSELORS AT ALL LEVELS. TRAINING SHOULD INCLUDE THE STUDY OF DYSLEXIA AND THE PREPARATION OF A PILOT…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, College Preparation, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Research
PORTER, NONA – 1966
TO DRAW ON THE UNTAPPED SUPPLY OF WOMEN, CERTIFIED FOR BUT NOT NOW TEACHING, WHO ARE AVAILABLE FOR PART-TIME WORK, A PARTNERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM WAS BEGUN IN A PILOT STUDY. EACH OF NINE PAIRS OF TEACHERS SHARED ONE FULL-TIME POSITION. A 1-DAY ORIENTATION MEETING FOR TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS PRECEDED ASSIGNMENT TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Orientation Materials, Part Time Faculty, Partnership Teachers
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1965
IN 1965-66, 14 SCHOOL DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED 20 CLASSES IN SCHOOLS, MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS, AND HOSPITALS FOR EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN (AGES 6 THROUGH 17). OUTLINED WERE DEFINITIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN, PURPOSES OF THE PROGRAM, MINIMUM PLANT FACILITIES, RELATED PERSONNEL, ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, CLASS SIZE…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Emotional Disturbances, Handicapped Children, Pilot Projects
SCHENKKAN, R.F.; AND OTHERS – 1963
A PILOT EFFORT TO LINK 11 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING BY MICROWAVE TRANSMITTERS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES WAS DEMONSTRATED. THIS MICROWAVE LINKAGE PROVIDED A SINGLE CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS. THROUGH THE FORMATION OF THE "ELECTRONIC CAMPUS," THE FACULTY RESOURCES OF ALL 11 SCHOOLS…
Descriptors: Closed Circuit Television, College Instruction, Communication (Thought Transfer), Demonstration Programs
Oregon Univ., Eugene. Center for Educational Policy and Management. – 1977
This report describes the initial objectives and several modifications in a project to explore and map the research information, products, and strategies which have implications for educational policy. Three additional end products were projected: (1) Unscreened Priority Area Policy Interpretation Bibliographies, (2) Annotated Bibliographies of…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Gray, Peter J. – 1978
Meta evaluation, or the evaluation of evaluations, was applied to a technology for program documentation and evaluation used in a mainstreaming project. The technology consisted of four phases: (1) planning for decision-making; (2) documenting actual program outcomes; (3) implementing decisions; and (4) instituting program renewal. This pilot meta…
Descriptors: Documentation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education
BICKEL, HELEN – 1967
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GUIDANCE PILOT PROJECTS STRESSING THE DEVELOPMENTAL-PREVENTIVE APPROACH TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELING ARE PRESENTED FOR EVALUATION. ALTHOUGH GENERAL GOALS WERE ESTABLISHED, EACH PROJECT WAS TO EXPERIMENT IN DEVELOPING ITS OWN SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES, PRACTICES, PROCEDURES, AND EVALUATIVE TECHNIQUES. SOME 34,592 CHILDREN FROM A…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Inservice Education, Pilot Projects, Program Development
Hodges, Kathleen M.; And Others – 1968
Under an ESEA/Title III Planning Grant, a survey of 11,311 students in grades 4 through 7 in 12 rural central Georgia school systems was undertaken to identify reading disability. Results indicated that approximately one-fourth of these students was reading more than 1 years below their expectancy levels as determined by a recognized formula. An…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Intermediate Grades, Junior High School Students, Pilot Projects
BINKLEY, HAROLD – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THE CENTER WAS TO DEMONSTRATE WHAT COULD AND SHOULD BE DONE IN ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING A TRAINING PROGRAM IN AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY SALES AND SERVICE. TEACHER EDUCATORS, A LOCAL ADVISORY GROUP, AND THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ASSISTED IN OPERATING THE CENTER. DURING THE 2-YEAR PERIOD, 165 TEACHERS OF AGRICULTURE, 28 SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Supply Occupations, Demonstration Centers, High Schools
Virginia Employment Commission, Richmond. Research, Statistics, and Information Div. – 1966
The Appalachian region of Southwest Virginia was selected as a surplus labor area in a pilot project to show the effectiveness of using financial assistance to increase mobility and reduce unemployment. Most of the workers were relocated in Alexandria, Newport News, Richmond, and Petersburg. Of the 920 unemployed workers interviewed, 200 were…
Descriptors: Employment Problems, Employment Programs, Employment Services, Federal Programs
Deerfield School District 109, IL. – 1968
This is a preliminary progress report of a pilot program training paraprofessionals, or semi- or untrained persons, as guidance assistants in the elementary schools in Deerfield, Illinois. Primary responsibility for training these assistants fell to the school psychologist, social worker, and counselors. Trainees were characterized by having a…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Guidance Personnel, Inservice Education, Paraprofessional School Personnel
Engelhardt, Engelhardt and Leggett, Inc., Purdy Station, NY. – 1968
The study is part of a state evaluation of schools and is directed primarily to a review of the effectiveness of the existing organization among local school districts in the State of New Jersey. Five major topics are presented in this study: (1) school district reorganization--aims, methods, and problems; (2) growth of enrollments; (3)…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Enrollment Projections, High Schools, Individual Characteristics
Morrill, Eugene – 1968
The purposes of this study were to determine whether citizens committees could be organized to help secure funds for nonbaccalaureate scholarships and whether acceptable students submitted applications for the increased number of scholarships. Six school districts were selected for participation; one of these was also to be studied during the…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizens Councils, Financial Support, Pilot Projects
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