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California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1985
The characteristics of California's Student Aid Commission grant program applicants and recipients were examined to assess the extent to which aid programs meet state goals. Attention is directed to major problems confronting the three Cal Grant programs and a range of possible policy and program options. The three programs are: Cal Grant A State…
Descriptors: Accountability, Change Strategies, Eligibility, Financial Aid Applicants
Turner, Susan D.; And Others – 1984
The Hillsborough County (Florida) Developmental Writing Program (DWGP) was implemented in grades four to six during the 1983-84 school year. The DWP was evaluated to determine the degree of classroom implementation and program effectiveness. Many instructional innovations resulted from program implementation. Students exhibited improved writing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Measures, Evaluation Methods, Inservice Teacher Education
Graber, Madeline – 1985
Research was conducted to determine the relative effects of an internship program on the psychosocial development of high school students. Volunteers for an internship program were recruited from a group of high school juniors and seniors. The selected students were matched with mentors who were perceived as supportive of the internship program;…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Education, Experiential Learning
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Vocational Education. – 1984
This report shows fiscal year (FY) 1983 actual achievements in relation to goals, objectives, and proposed utilization of funds, as contained in the "FY 1983 South Carolina State Plan for Vocational-Technical Education." An introduction is followed by an overview of vocational-technical education in South Carolina. Section III presents…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Vocational Education, Annual Reports, Educational Finance
Warren, Marion Kohashi – 1984
Twelve United States Agency for International Development (AID) education projects were evaluated between 1980 and 1981. Four were in Asia (Philippines, Nepal, Thailand, Korea), two in Africa (Kenya, Nigeria), four in Latin America (Colombia, Brazil, Paraguay, Ecuador), and two in the Near East (Jordan, Afghanistan). The evaluations measured the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Cultural Traits, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations
Stennett, R. G.; Earl, L. M. – 1984
A report on the results of changes in the introductory core French program summarizes three reports evaluating the effects of increasing the total amount of instructional time in French in grades 7 and 8 on students' acquisition of French language skills, attitudes, and cultural awareness. Random samples of students in four academic year grade 8…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries, French, Grade 7
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1982
Background questions to support a federally-sponsored assessment of major student aid delivery system options are addressed. Attention is directed to: (1) information needed by the U.S. Secretary of Education to decide about changes to the delivery system; (2) reasons that delivery system redesign is a critical issue; (3) what can be learned from…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Decision Making, Delivery Systems, Federal Aid
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1983
Quality Control (QC) regulations for the following federal entitlement programs are discussed: Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income Program, and Food Stamp Program. Implications of these QC procedures and for the Department of Education's approach to QC regulations are also considered. Each set of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Agency Role, Comparative Analysis, Compliance (Legal)
Wakefield, Patricia, Comp. – 1984
This report describes the background, organization, design, evaluation, and recommendations of a demonstration project involving a model preschool for 3- to 4-year-old children learning English as a second language (ESL). The impetus for the project was the increase in the number of immigrant children in British Columbia. Objectives were to…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Demonstration Programs, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1984
Designed for community colleges that wish to improve their accreditation self-studies, strategic planning, and program reviews by gathering information about students and their learning outcomes, this working paper presents a bank of questionnaire items focusing on student and college outcomes. The item bank is organized into five major…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), College Environment, Community Colleges, Demography
Stetson, Kenneth W. – 1979
The University Without Walls (UWW) programs at seven colleges were examined to identify common programmatic features and to determine both student and faculty/staff views of this educational endeavor. Attention was focused on the degree-granting process at the institutions. A total of 513 student questionnaires and 190 faculty/staff questionnaires…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Comparative Analysis, External Degree Programs, Higher Education
Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France). – 1984
This bulletin contains assessments of visits by three comparative monitoring groups to European experiments in adult education, including programs in Portugal and Italy; Sweden, Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany and France; and Turkey and Norway. The bulletin also examines a parallel program involving the co-production of multimedia…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Development, Cooperative Programs
McGlone, Virginia – 1985
The goal of this project was to significantly affect algebra achievement, attitudes toward mathematics and science, course selection, and career aspirations of a minimum of 48 ninth-grade female students. These students were identified by high school teachers as being one or more of the following: a hard-working student unable to grasp material in…
Descriptors: Algebra, Attitude Change, Career Awareness, Computer Science Education
Norton, Robert E. – 1985
This handbook is designed for use in workshops designed to prepare selected persons for the roles of Developing a Curriculum (DACUM) facilitator and/or coordinator. (The DACUM process is a low-cost approach to occupational analysis based on the premises that expert workers can describe their jobs better than anyone else can, any job can be…
Descriptors: Coordination, Coordinators, Curriculum Development, Definitions
Beckman, Margaret; And Others – 1978
This report describes the development, design, and evaluation of an online circulation system at the University of Guelph, Ontario. A 1976 study identified the specific problems or inadequacies of the existing circulation system and specified design requirements for a new online system. This 1978 report is divided into six parts: (1) historical…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Automation
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