Publication Date
| In 2026 | 4 |
| Since 2025 | 598 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 3714 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 9103 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 17305 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 2938 |
| Teachers | 1280 |
| Administrators | 1184 |
| Policymakers | 909 |
| Researchers | 326 |
| Community | 194 |
| Counselors | 120 |
| Students | 117 |
| Parents | 106 |
| Media Staff | 93 |
| Support Staff | 40 |
| More ▼ | |
Location
| California | 945 |
| Australia | 759 |
| Canada | 669 |
| Texas | 660 |
| Florida | 518 |
| New York | 448 |
| North Carolina | 435 |
| Illinois | 420 |
| United Kingdom | 383 |
| United States | 380 |
| Pennsylvania | 363 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Meets WWC Standards without Reservations | 80 |
| Meets WWC Standards with or without Reservations | 141 |
| Does not meet standards | 78 |
Download full textPreston, James C.; Halton, Katherine B. – 1981
To help increase leader effectiveness in planning and implementing local action projects, the booklet presents discussion and examples of the nature and characteristics of planned community action leading to community development. The booklet first explains why leaders should be involved with community action and then gives abstracts of seven…
Descriptors: Arts Centers, Child Development Centers, Community Action, Community Centers
Cromer, Janis – 1984
This report offers the conclusions of a 1983 EPCOT symposium on education and the Information Age involving distinguished national experts and 46 secondary school principals from across the country. Discussed in the first section on "The Demands of an Information Age" are a number of transitions, including current shifts from an industrial to an…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs
Abram, Robert; And Others – 1983
This planning guide is one of three that addresses the concerns of postsecondary college administrators and planners regarding the planning and implementation of technician training programs in high technology areas. It specifically focuses on a 30-step planning process that is generalizable to various high technology areas. (The other two…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Automation, Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Community Education Unit. – 1982
A study examined state-level collaborative planning strategies that have been developed in Wisconsin to coordinate the efforts of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and the state's higher educational institutions with respect to the development of community education in the state. During the study the following areas were explored: the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role
Virginia State Dept. for Children, Richmond. – 1990
This document reports on Virginia's progress toward the development of model child care programs in rural communities. An introduction providing background information is followed by a discussion of the project model, project goals, quality child day care in Caroline County, and the methodology of the project evaluation. Subsequent discussion…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Course Content, Day Care, Definitions
Goodwin, David – 1989
The National Assessment of Vocational Education (NAVE) examined how the federal law was implemented and federal funds were distributed under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984. This part of the study examined the federal role in supporting vocational education at the postsecondary level. It examines enrollments, course-taking,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
Hayward, Becky J.; Wirt, John G. – 1989
The National Assessment of Vocational Education (NAVE) examined how the federal law was implemented and federal funds were distributed under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984. This part of the study described the access of handicapped and academically disadvantaged high school students to vocational education and analyzed the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Disadvantaged Youth
Grimes, Jan; Renner, Robert – 1988
This report presents eight examples of approaches used by local providers, employers, and unions in Illinois to make basic skills programs available to workers. The programs profiled are the following: Rockford Area Literacy Council--Project READ '86-'89; Highland Community College--Literacy Outreach Program for Northwest Illinois; Waukegan Public…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
Australian Advisory Council on Languages and Multicultural Education, Canberra. – 1989
This collection of papers is a review of the adult literacy projects in Australia funded under the 1987-89 Adult Literacy Action Campaign (ALAC) of the National Policy on Languages. Fourteen authors describe various literacy projects and, often, their outcomes. The projects described are grouped in seven areas. On the subject of Literacy Training…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Disabilities
Evaluation and Training Inst., Los Angeles, CA. – 1989
In 1987, the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges initiated a three and one-half year evaluation of the statewide matriculation program, a legislatively mandated effort to assist community college students in identifying and achieving their educational goals. This report evaluates the implementation of matriculation during the…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Admission, Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness
Yap, Kim O.; And Others – 1990
The Students of Limited English Proficiency (SLEP) program of the Honolulu School District (Hawaii) is designed to help the large number of limited-English-speaking immigrants adjust to the American culture in the Hawaiian setting by acquiring basic communication skills for regular classroom participation and school activities. The program is…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Admission Criteria, Behavioral Objectives, Bilingual Education Programs
Naron, Nancy K. – 1986
Writing to Read (WTR) is a computer-based instructional system designed to develop writing and reading skills. In the fall of 1985, the WTR program was implemented for the first time in some kindergarten and first-grade classes in Fort Worth Independent School District, (Texas) elementary schools. Research was conducted to evaluate: (1) the…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Grade 1
Triton Coll., River Grove, IL. – 1990
Project POWER is an educational program developed jointly by Triton College, River Grove, Illinois, and the Labor Management Center of the Mid-Metro Economic Development Group, for employees of local companies who are interested in improving basic skills in English, reading, mathematics, and writing, as well as for employees who want to prepare…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, College Programs, Cooperative Programs
McMahon, Jane – 1989
The purpose of this study was to examine similarities and differences in how schools and school districts have successfully implemented the California mathematics and science curriculum frameworks. Implementation factors include: the use of cross-role teams and implementation plans; assistance; administrative commitment and pressure; program…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Evaluation, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Research
Lawton, Marcy F. – 1990
An 18-month demonstration program was conducted by the Northern Virginia Cooperative Vocational Education Department of the Fairfax County Public Schools, in partnership with the Virginia Merit Shop Foundation, to recruit and train apprentices for eight construction trades. Emphasis was placed on recruiting women, members of minority groups, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Building Trades, Cooperative Programs
