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Spencerport Central Schools, NY. – 1983
This document outlines an overall plan of action for improving school effectiveness in the Spencerport (New York) school system. This master plan (developed by a leadership planning team consisting of key personnel in the Spencerport system, in cooperation with the Institute of Research on Teaching, College of Education, Michigan State University)…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Change Strategies, Cooperative Planning, Educational Change
Download full textAlkin, Marvin C.; Ruskus, Joan – 1985
A synthesis is provided of the information collected between September 1984 and April 1985 by Operational Program Review (OPR) teams regarding 22 California community college Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) programs. Chapter 1 explains the purposes and evaluation methods of OPRs, and outlines the general characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Educational Counseling, Educationally Disadvantaged, Evaluation Methods, Outreach Programs
Morrison, James L. – 1986
Nine syllabi for courses on research and evaluation in higher education are reviewed. The syllabi fall into four areas: general research design and methods, program evaluation, naturalistic inquiry, and institutional self-study. A course on research design and methods at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, focuses on three basic modes…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Curriculum Development
Claus, Richard N.; Girrbach, Charmaine J. – 1985
The Saginaw Successful Schools Project (S3P) was described and evaluated using data collected from 1980 to 1985. S3P is a school improvement project based on instructional and school effectiveness research findings; but the starting point for change is determined by staff in each of the 31 school buildings. The School Improvement Survey (SIS) was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Improvement
Nightingale, Demetra Smith; Burbridge, Lynn C. – 1987
There have been numerous attempts over the past seven years to replace the federally-funded Work Incentive Program (WIN) with another type of work program. As a result of increased flexibility, decreased federal funds, and continuing debate about welfare reform, there is now considerable variability among states in the types of employment and…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Family Programs, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Lindskoog, Wayne – 1987
This final report details the activities of a project called VECTOR (Vocational Education, Community Transition, Occupational Relations). VECTOR sought to increase the employability of severely to mildly mentally handicapped students (aged 18-21) in transition from school to work in the greater Minneapolis, Minnesota, area. VECTOR's objectives…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Demonstration Programs, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities
Madden, Nancy A.; And Others – 1986
The Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition Program (CIRC), which combines individualized instruction with cooperative learning, was evaluated in two studies. In the first study, 461 third and fourth graders were pulled out of their reading classes for part or all of the reading period over a 12-week period and CIRC was implemented. In the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Integrated Activities, Learning Activities
Wilcox, Barbara; And Others – 1987
The text provides information to secondary school principals to assist them in designing and maintaining effective educational programs for severely handicapped high school students, including those who are labeled moderately or severely retarded, multiply handicapped, or autistic. A model of effective program characteristics is followed by a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Check Lists, Classroom Environment, Delivery Systems
Fisher, Charles W.; And Others – 1983
The Significant Bilingual Instructional Features (SBIF) study identified, described, and verified features of bilingual instruction of a wide variety of limited English proficient (LEP) students. It collected data on instructional organization, time allocation, classroom language use, active teaching behaviors, academic learning time, student…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment
Skinner, Elizabeth Fisk; Carter, Stephen – 1987
A study was conducted of remedial education programs in community and junior colleges and technical institutes in Texas to produce baseline data on the current range of remedial education practices and to assess the outcomes achieved. Every two-year college in the state (N=62) participated in the study, providing information on policies and…
Descriptors: College Credits, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing
An Evaluation of an Alcohol Education and Traffic Safety Program for Urban Elementary School Pupils.
Arribas, Emilio J.; And Others – 1988
The results are presented of an "Alcohol Education Traffic Safety Program" for students in kindergarten through grade 6, which was piloted in 20 Chicago (Illinois) public schools during April, May and June of 1987. Research indicates that the younger children are when they begin abusing alcohol, the higher the probability that they will…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Black Students, Drinking, Elementary Education
Robinson, Ann – 1988
This study investigated 394 participants in the 1987 Arkansas Governor's School (AGS) and a comparison group of 60 AGS alternates on selected measures of cognitive development and personal/social acceptance. The AGS is a 6-week intensive residential program for talented high school students who had finished their junior year. Information was…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cognitive Development, Critical Thinking, High School Students
Mitchell, Stephanie – 1988
The Portland (Oregon) Plan for Drug-Free Schools was so well-accepted in its first year that it was expanded from six middle schools in 1987-88 to all middle schools in the Portland Public Schools in 1988-89. The program was originally implemented in grades 6-12, with a special focus on six middle schools. The goals are the following: (1) develop…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, Cooperative Programs
Friedman, Grace Ibanez; And Others – 1988
In its fourth year, the Bilingual Education Technical Assistance Center (BETAC) provided technical assistance and training to members of the instructional and administrative staffs of programs for students with limited English proficiency in New York City's 32 community school districts and for the Board of Education's Division of High Schools. In…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Creoles, Curriculum Study Centers, Elementary Secondary Education
Stevenson, Jose – 1987
The Mobile Education Teams (METs) Program of the Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools instructs limited English proficiency (LEP) adolescents. Funded by a 3-year Title VII grant and implemented in six intermediate and junior high schools beginning in 1984-85, METs provide intensive elementary-level English, reading, and mathematics…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Intermediate Grades
