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Download full textOakland Unified School District, CA. – 1966
CLASSES IN BASIC EDUCATION AND ENGLISH FOR FOREIGN-SPEAKING PERSONS, FUNDED BY THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ACT (EOA), WERE BEGUN IN JANUARY 1965 IN ADULT DAY SCHOOLS IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, FOR MEN AND AFDA MOTHERS, WHO TESTED AT LESS THAN 8TH-GRADE LEVEL. WELFARE PAYMENTS WERE CONTINUED AND CASH REIMBURSEMENTS AND CHILD CARE PROVIDED FOR MOTHERS.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Disadvantaged, English (Second Language)
Spanjer, Allan; Bales, Eugene, Jr. – 1978
This report provides a description of a Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad study trip to Brazil. The central purpose of the trip was to establish a basis for further development of curricula which promotes intercultural understanding through study of cultural influences of minority groups. The focus was on African and Iberian carryover into the…
Descriptors: African Culture, Black Studies, Cultural Background, Cultural Pluralism
Shada, Marsha; Winger, Joan – 1978
This is an evaluation of the second year of a program designed to reduce the incidence of destructive risk-taking behavior (e.g., drug-alcohol abuse and juvenile delinquency) among school-age youth. Background research indicates that peer group pressure is the single most important factor in dictating the presence or absence of juvenile…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Antisocial Behavior, Communication Skills, Counseling Techniques
Winger, Joan – 1979
This is an evaluation of the first year of a program designed to reduce the incidence of destructive risk-taking behavior (e.g., drug-alcohol abuse and juvenile delinquency) among school-age youth. Background research indicates that peer group pressure is the single most important factor in dictating the presence or absence of juvenile delinquency…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Antisocial Behavior, Communication Skills, Counseling Techniques
Cooper, Cathy; Walker, Connie – 1980
This is Part I of a final evaluation of a program designed to reduce the incidence of destructive risk-taking behavior (e.g. drug-alcohol abuse, and juvenile delinquency) among school-age youth. Background research indicates that peer group pressure is the single most important factor in dictating the presence or absence of juvenile delinquency…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Antisocial Behavior, Communication Skills, Counseling Techniques
Cooper, Cathy; Walker, Connie – 1980
This is Part 2 of a final evaluation of a program to reduce destructive risk-taking behavior (e.g., drug-alcohol abuse and juvenile delinquency) in school-age youth. The program uses peer counseling in schools to develop self-esteem and better communication skills in students. Analysis of attitude tests is performed and factors affecting the…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Antisocial Behavior, Attitude Change, Communication Skills
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1980
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 20 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) voice in writing; (2) the effectiveness of an individualized humanistic writing program; (3) the effects of peer evaluation on eighth grade narrative writing;…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Annotated Bibliographies, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged
Hagood, Richard A.; And Others – 1980
Covering 1979-80, which was the final year of the initial four year grant period for the Partnership for Rural Improvement (PRI), this report details the major assessments and program adjustments made during that year. Several program developments of critical importance to understanding the transition occurring in PRI are highlighted in the…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Education, Community Services, Continuing Education
Powers, Jerry M. – 1979
The St. Louis (Missouri) Citizens' Involvement Project was a joint effort between the Housing Authority's Tenant Affairs Board and the Board of Education. The program goal was to supplement Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I programs by fostering educator-parent-community cooperation in including teaching/learning strategies that would…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Citizen Participation, Community Cooperation, Community Education
Jones, Vernon A. – 1980
Historical information concerning Centres of Excellence in British Universities and the concept of excellence in relation to the roles and functions of the universities, the elements of excellence, and equality are considered. The term "centre of excellence" may be applied to an institution or department that has successfully specialized…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Administration, College Role, Departments
Moriyama, Bruce; Brumley, Leslie – 1980
Qualitative and quantitative data are presented in this evaluation of the curricular, personnel, and financial status of Miramar College's program in fire sciences. The report first provides the results of an interview with the program chairperson, which sought information on program objectives and goals and their determination, the extent to…
Descriptors: Average Daily Attendance, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Community Colleges, Enrollment
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1980
Exemplary adaptations of the California Community Colleges' Student Accountability Model (SAM) are presented, based upon interviews with administrators at 37 colleges or districts known to have implemented SAM practices. After a description of SAM (a set of procedures for the follow-up of occupational students), the report examines the criteria by…
Descriptors: Accountability, Classification, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs
Butler, Matilda; Bunker, Jane – 1980
A study designed to assess health education in public schools in California, Nevada, and Utah is reported. Results are compared to those of the School Health Education Study (SHES) which was conducted twenty years ago. Information is provided on the needs, goals, programs, participants, and materials of school health education in large, small, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Resources
Rask, Glen – 1980
An evaluation determined the outcome and impact of the project "A Career Education Program for the Gifted and Talented in Rural Colorado" conducted by the South Central BOCES (Board of Cooperative Education Services) during 1979-80 in Pueblo, Colorado. (A project report is available separately--see Note.) Two evaluation instruments were…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Career Education, Career Planning
Anderson, Beverly L. – 1977
Presenting a formative evaluation of the 1976-77 Kodiak Island Borough School District Title IV Elementary Secondary Education Act Project involving 4 schools, 8 teachers, and 50 students in grades 9 and 10, this program evaluation addresses a model based on a philosophy of individualized and independent instruction employing self-paced and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administration, Formative Evaluation, Independent Study
