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Hawley, Willis D.; And Others – 1983
A synthesis of existing research and commentary, this book seeks to clarify the national experience with school desegregation and to identify ways of maximizing the potential benefits and reducing the possible costs of desegregation. Chapters 1 and 9 discuss assumptions about the overall consequences of desegregation, while Chapters 2 through 8…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Involvement, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Plans
Download full textGeorgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Instructional Services. – 1986
The purpose of this resource manual is to help local education agencies implement state mandated requirements and provide effective programs for mildly mentally retarded students in Georgia. The first section presents definitions and eligibility criteria for the mildly mentally handicapped. A section on due process considers screening, referral,…
Descriptors: Definitions, Delivery Systems, Due Process, Educational Diagnosis
Benmaman, Virginia; Schenck, Susan J. – 1986
This 3-year research project sought to determine whether language differences between Gullah-influenced and English speaking students in Charleston County (South Carolina) influenced test performance and subsequent interpretation of test results. A sample population of 503 educable mentally handicapped, learning disabled, and regular students…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Zumwalt, Karen K. – 1986
The papers presented at this conference review current research on effective educational practices for low-achieving students and identify those that might be applied to programs funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981. A function assumed by several conference participants was to act as reactor to papers…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Educational Objectives
Roesler, Elmo D. – 1988
In response to a legislative imperative that all public higher education institutions in Virginia develop and implement a program to measure student learning and to use the results of evaluations for the improvement of instruction and the curriculum, the Virginia community colleges have either initiated or completed a number of student assessment…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment
Weiss, Rhonda; And Others – 1987
Intended for parents, the guide provides an introduction to learning disabilities, the programs and services available to the learning disabled child through the public schools, the rights of parent and child, as well as suggestions for helping and advocating for the child. The first chapter considers characteristics of learning disabilities,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Child Advocacy, Decision Making, Due Process
Botterbusch, Karl F.; Smith, Christopher A. – 1988
This monograph outlines a model procedure for developing and running a community vocational transition center that would assist workers in making various planned and unplanned vocational transitions throughout their lives by offering a comprehensive array of vocational assessment and transition services. The first chapter addresses the question of…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Feasibility Studies, Job Placement, Models
Gabe, LiAnne C. – 1989
A study was conducted at Broward Community College (BCC) to examine the academic achievement of students who scored below or just above college level on placement examinations and who did not take college preparatory classes. Students who entered BCC for the first time in fall 1986 or fall 1987 intending to obtain a degree or certificate were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Cutting Scores
Serafica, Felicisima C.; Learner, Kathy M. – 1989
This study investigated the development of teachers' conceptions of learning disabilities (LD) as a function of experience with pupils having LD. An expert group of 25 LD-certified special education teachers, a transition group of 24 regular classroom teachers of mainstreamed LD pupils, and a novice group of 20 undergraduate special education…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
McGill-Franzen, Anne – 1987
Various federal and state laws, regulations, and policies influence whether a low-achieving reader is categorized as "disadvantaged" or "disabled," and consequently what instructional interventions are provided. Low-achieving readers are being referred to special education at high rates while the number of eligible students…
Descriptors: Citation Analysis, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Inside English, 1976
Designed primarily for English faculty at two-year colleges in California, "Inside English" includes articles on major instructional, curricular, administrative, and employment issues of concern to teachers in the field as well as information on the activities of the English Council of the California Two-Year Colleges (ECCTYC). The December 1975…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), College English, College Faculty, Community Colleges
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation. – 1981
This report presents a description and the results of evaluation of Project Adelante at William H. Taft High School in New York City during 1980-81. The project, which was funded under Title VII of the Elementary Secondary Education Act, provided instruction in English as a Second Language, Spanish language skills, and bilingual instruction in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Hispanic Americans
White, Edward M. – 1976
The third administration of the California State University and Colleges Freshman English Equivalency Examination, a test consisting of an objective examination graded by the Educational Testing Service and an essay examination scored by California State University and College faculty, is analyzed in this report. After a short preface, the first…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Educational Testing, Equivalency Tests, Essay Tests
White, Edward M. – 1977
The fourth administration of the California State University and Colleges Freshman English Equivalency Examination, a test consisting of an objective examination graded by the Educational Testing Service and an essay examination scored by California State University and College faculty, is analyzed in this report. After a short index of previous…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Educational Testing, Equivalency Tests, Essay Tests
White, Edward M. – 1977
The fifth administration of the California State University and Colleges Freshman English Equivalency Examination, a test consisting of an objective examination graded by the Educational Testing Service and an essay examination scored by California State University and College faculty, is analyzed in this report. After a short index of previous…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Educational Testing, Equivalency Tests, Essay Tests
