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Duval County Schools, Jacksonville, FL. – 1987
This Dropout Prevention Plan was designed for the Duval County Public Schools in Jacksonville, Florida. It provides for the identification of potential dropouts and various interventions to help reduce the dropout rate. Students who have been unsuccessful in the regular educational programs are targeted. Other goals are to develop the skills of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Orange County Public Schools, Orlando, FL. Testing and Program Evaluation Section. – 1985
The evaluation plans for the Orange County Public Schools, Orlando, Florida, are summarized. Both instructional programs and support services are assessed, to determine the effectiveness of the programs as well as their value. Evaluations are planned and conducted by the Program Evaluation Section, using the Educational Planning and Resource…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Ancillary School Services, County Programs, Educational Planning
Walther, Lynne; Strauss, Ned – 1982
The Catalyst Training Package was developed by project On The Other Hand, a 16-month project which used two rural Vermont high school districts to field test materials focused on educating youth to reach their full potential, and the roles of men and women in society. Three basic strategies were used to improve educational equity in rural high…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Involvement, Curriculum Guides, Equal Education
Gilfillan, Warren C.; Burgess, Robert A. – 1982
Active preparation, participation, and follow-up by the classroom teacher are essential to the success of the Outdoor School, a week-long, resident, co-educational program of outdoor education for Multnomah County (Oregon) sixth grade classes and their teachers. This handbook briefly describes the classroom teacher's role; the resource study…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Environmental Education, Equipment, Experiential Learning
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Sloan, Charles A. – 1977
Guidelines are discussed for the planning and implementation of learning experiences designed to lead to success in the world of work outside institutionalization for chronic-disruptive youth. The monograph is divided into four sub-sections: (1) Rationale for and Definitions of an Integrated Curriculum, (2) Components of an Integrated Curriculum…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Career Development, Career Education, Curriculum Development
Smith, M. Sherry; And Others – 1981
The first of six volumes about Project CHANGE (Concepts of Handicaps and Attitudes Need Guidance and Education), a curriculum designed to improve elementary aged children's attitudes toward the disabled, presents information on installation and management of the inservice teacher training component, audiovisual materials for the teacher training…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Audiovisual Aids, Curriculum Guides
Delaware Univ., Newark. Office of Scholarships and Student Financial Aid. – 1979
Information on the Office of Scholarships and Student Financial Aid of the University of Delaware is presented, based on a 1979-80 program review for the Council on Program Evaluation (COPE). The office's location in the University of Delaware's organization, sources of funding for the office, its major goals and purposes, and past and future…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Administration, Delivery Systems, Financial Aid Applicants
Fowler, Clifford F. – 1980
General transport requirements of the Priority Country Area Program (PCAP) field staff in the South-West and Central Priority Country Areas in Queensland, Australia, (exceeding 320,000 and 150,000 square kilometers respectively) for 1978-79 were evaluated, with emphasis on: duties of PCAP staff and their consequent transport needs; existing…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Distance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Utilization
Snell, Blanche E. – 1976
Designed to assist teachers whose classes will participate in a residential experience at one of the Conservation Field Centres sponsored by the Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, this pre-planning guide provides necessary details about the underlying philosophy of the program and the roles and responsibilities of the visiting…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Conservation Education, Educational Environment, Educational Philosophy
McMillan, Samuel H., Jr. – 1979
The University of Texas Pilot Program was operated in five sites in Texas (Abilene, Brownsville, El Paso, Houston, and Temple) to demonstrate the utility of competency-based high school diplomas for Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) clients. Included among the program features common to all five sites were the following: (1) the…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Competency Based Education, Demonstration Programs, High School Equivalency Programs
Wiggins, Sam P. – 1981
The adversary relationship between teacher education faculty and administration is examined from the perspective of interdependence, and suggestions are made to promote open cooperation between the two groups. First, the mission of the teacher education branch of the institution needs to be developed, and made explicit, with regard to priorities…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Career Ladders, College Faculty, Conflict Resolution
Ott, Eleanor; And Others – 1981
The Quality of Life Project at Eastfield College (Texas), a set of campus and community activities designed to promote involvement in influencing the campus and community environments, is described by three people who were involved in its development and activities: Kathryn Berry, Coordinator of Student Services at Eastfield; Eleanor Ott,…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Church Role, College Environment, College Planning
Constable, Robert, Ed.; Tiefenthal, Marguerite, Ed. – 1980
The booklet discusses the school social worker and the handicapped child, with special reference to the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142). A brief overall description of P.L. 94-142 and its effect on school social work practice is provided. The theme of the relation of school social work practice and P.L. 94-142 is developed…
Descriptors: Community Coordination, Counselor Role, Decision Making, Disabilities
JONES, JAMES A. – 1966
THE NATURE OF THE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OF 56 PROJECTS WAS REVIEWED TO FIND WHY USEFUL NEW KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROBLEMS WAS NOT RESULTING FROM THE PROGRAMS. ALSO ANALYZED WAS THE UTILITY OF FOLLOWUP STUDIES FOR GAINING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROJECTS. BOTH SUBJECTS OF INQUIRY WERE CONSIDERED AGAINST THE…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs
HODDER, VELMA; AND OTHERS – 1965
THE BASIC DEVELOPMENTAL READING PROGRAM IS REVIEWED AS A FOUNDATION FOR SOUND REMEDIAL OR CORRECTIVE PROGRAMS IN A GUIDE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY READING IN NEBRASKA SCHOOLS. THE PRESENTATION IS DEVELOPED AROUND FOUR TOPICS--(1) DEVELOPMENTAL READING (CHILDREN'S GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS AND NEEDS, INSTRUCTIONAL READING LEVEL,…
Descriptors: Corrective Reading, Curriculum Guides, Developmental Reading, Elementary Education
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