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Download full textCouncil of Graduate Schools in the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1991
While international students contribute to the diversity and add to the cultural and intellectual aspects of the university's environment, they also provide challenges for administrators, faculty, and students. This booklet provides guidance to graduate deans, faculty, and administrators who work with international graduate students. Academic,…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, College Admission, College Curriculum, Counseling
Kirst, Michael W.; And Others – 1990
Changes in the overall conditions of children as indicated by income, family structure and background, health, and other measures warrant a reassessment of the delivery of children's services and a reconsideration of the school role. Children's conditions and their implications for educational administrative policy are examined in this paper. The…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Health, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs
Seeley, David S. – 1985
This book looks at the structural causes of America's present educational malaise and proposes a reconceptualization of public education policy. The United States educational system has been caught in a highly unproductive trap because education has been delegated to a government agency and allowed to be managed through a bureaucratic chain of…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Decentralization, Educational Change, Educational Facilities Design
Kelly, Kathleen A. – 1985
A review of the literature on writing across the curriculum (WAC) programs indicates that most such programs have four components. First, the programs require that students complete one of the following before graduation: (1) a timed writing test, (2) a departmental endorsement system, (3) a quota of regular content courses designated…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Faculty Development, Graduation Requirements, Higher Education
Roth, Marta A., Ed. – 1986
This 3-year project aimed to improve delivery of support and instructional services among 33 West Virginia county school districts in implementing special education mandates. The participating school districts are within the service area of West Virginia University. The introduction details each year's objectives. "Year one" pursued…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Curriculum Development, Educational Administration, Educational Change
Tinto, Vincent – 1987
An overview is provided of the problem of student attrition and the essential components of effective retention programs. Following introductory arguments that the secret of retention is in the development of communities committed to education rather than retention, the paper discusses several major causes of student attrition, including academic…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Tower, Cynthia Crosson – 1987
The book provides information to teachers and other school personnel regarding the detection and reporting of child abuse. Eleven chapters address the following topics: (1) "How to Recognize Physical and Emotional Abuse and Neglect"; (2) "How to Recognize Sexual Abuse"; (3) "The Reporting Process" (state reporting…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Community Resources
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. Project Outreach. – 1984
Results are presented of a telephone survey of 800 citizens indicating their opinions about the public schools in Michigan. Questions were asked on: (1) level and scope of information known about the schools; (2) school visitation frequency; (3) performance of schools; (4) report card rating of schools; (5) likes, dislikes about the schools; (6)…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Elementary Secondary Education, Extended School Day, Extended School Year
Dufty, David – 1980
Schools should help students develop daily living skills in addition to basic cognitive skills such as reading, writing, and figuring. Living skills are interpreted to include those skills which help students cope with rapid social change. Skills need to be taught on health and nutrition, safety and first aid, interpersonal relationships, family…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Bibliographies, Classification, Cognitive Objectives
Kuhn, Jeanette M. – 1978
Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, which requires a free and appropriate education for all handicapped children in the United States, creates special problems for the language arts teacher. The law mandates that handicapped children should be mainstreamed to the maximum extent possible while receiving individualized…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Educational Programs, Elementary Education
PETERS, JON S.; SCHNEIDER, RAYMOND C. – 1956
GUIDELINES FOR CREATING IMPROVED EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS ARE PRESENTED WITH SUPPLEMENTARY DRAWINGS, DIAGRAMS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS. POLICY DECISIONS ARE RELATED TO--(1) THE SCHOOL'S RESPONSIBILITY TO THE FUTURE, (2) INDUSTRY'S RULE IN EDUCATION, AND (3) BUILDING PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES. EDUCATIONAL PLANNING IS DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF--(1) ART…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Design Requirements, Dining Facilities, Educational Facilities
Ruch, Charles P.; Chester, Candace W. – 1980
This report documents the collaborative efforts of faculty and students in the School of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University to revise the regular program for elementary teachers so that teachers will be adequately prepared to meet the demands of mainstreaming. This two-year effort focused on developing skills in providing relevant…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Frye, Bill J. – 1980
A nontraditional student can be defined as a student other than the new high school graduate. A 1980 profile by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges shows that the typical nontraditional student is 36 years old, female (57 percent), has an income of $20,300, has attended two years of college, goes to school for career and/or…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Students, Cognitive Style, Course Content
Delaney, John D. – 1978
The development and implementation of a formal homeroom program for seventh-grade students entering a two-year junior high school from five elementary schools is presented. Included are descriptions of: (1) the orientation phase, in which students as sixth graders in their respective elementary schools were provided slide shows, tours, and parent…
Descriptors: Classroom Guidance Programs, Decision Making Skills, Doctoral Dissertations, Humanistic Education
Lyons, Paul R.; Alexander, Donald L. – 1975
This project report from Frostburg State College, the Regional Education Service Agency (RESA) of Appalachian Maryland, and other area colleges and boards of education is presented in three sections. In the introductory section, three project stages are defined: (1) analysis of existing needs surveys and institutional responsibilities for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Colleges, Community Development
