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Khammash, Salma B. – 1990
The study compared college achievement of Kuwaiti students from two secondary programs; a traditional one resulting in a General Secondary School Certificate (GSSC) and a "Unit Credit System" (UCS) which emphasizes more student independence and responsibility and less rote learning. Under both systems, secondary students specialize in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Outcomes Assessment, College Preparation, Credits
Bishop, Celia – 1991
This study investigated autonomous local home schooling parent support groups in Kansas. The home schooling movement in Kansas is an alternative educational entity whose membership has recently been increasing. Accompanying support groups have also increased in number. The purpose of this study was to conduct a naturalistic inquiry into the…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Schooling
Download full textCouncil of Graduate Schools in the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1989
Graduate courses are increasingly being offered in a wide variety of non-traditional campus settings including industrial plants, military bases, shopping malls, and off-campus centers established by universities mainly for the purpose of providing clasroom instruction. This booklet provides guidelines for institutions considering such programs.…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Access to Education, College Administration, College Planning
Paoli, Lillian – 1978
This study documents the evolution and implementation of a program directed by the Council on Comprehensive Education (CCE) toward the purpose of realizing community control of a comprehensive high school in New York City. The program was one of nine at sites selected by the Documentation and Technical Assistance (DTA) Project as representing…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Case Studies, Community Change, Community Control
Boon, J.; van Enckevort, G. – 1987
A study examined the success of the first three years of the Dutch Open University's operation by analyzing data pertaining to students' backgrounds and academic progress while enrolled in the open university. The fact that registered inquiries about the Dutch Open University rose from 120,000 during the summer and autumn of 1984 to more than…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Distance Education
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1989
The School-Community Guidance Center (SCGC) program was established in November 1984 to serve high-risk Austin (Texas) Independent School District students removed from their home campuses for school disciplinary reasons, or by juvenile justice authorities for purposes of probation or judicial detention. Two project specialists are assigned to the…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Counseling Services, Delinquency, Delinquent Rehabilitation
Hay, LeRoy E., Ed.; Roberts, Arthur D., Ed. – 1989
Beginning in May 1987, a committee formed by the Connecticut Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development met regularly for over a year to identify and analyze the important trends in U.S. society that are projected to occur by the start of the 21st century. From the analysis, the committee selected and organized 10 trends that the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Influences
Crohn, Leslie; Hansen, Kenneth H. – 1990
This annotated bibliography offers a sampling of a wide variety of viewpoints on the topic of school choice. Fourteen references selected for annotation, ranging from a 3-page journal article to a 266-page book, are listed at the beginning of the bibliography. Among the viewpoints that different authors represent are the following: (1) unlimited…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Batey, Anne; Cowell, Richard N. – 1986
Distance education is a current "catch-all" phrase for any form of instruction in which the learner is linked to an educational institution and is formally enrolled, but instruction does not necessarily have to be delivered to or from an official school site. Distance education can provide equity and increase the quality of educational…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Delivery Systems
Malaney, Gary D. – 1986
A program at Ohio State University that allows graduate students to develop self-designed interdisciplinary degree programs is described (the "One-of-a-Kind" program). An evaluation of the program was undertaken by surveying: 6 current students and 15 graduates of the program since its inception in 1972; faculty members who served as…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Faculty, College Programs, Faculty Advisers
Woods, Michele A. – 1985
Programs and practices that may be useful to those planning school improvements in the areas of discipline, student achievement, attendance, and drugs and alcohol are collected in this sampling of the broad array of programs available. The programs on discipline are aimed at classroom management, alternatives for the disruptive, conflict…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alcohol Education, Attendance, Discipline
Usdan, Michael D. – 1985
New types of data must be collected to reflect changes in the educational delivery system as training is provided by nontraditional or non-institutional services. Educational data should be derived not only from schools, but also from private industry, the military, volunteer organizations, and other agencies which provide training. Data should be…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Economics, Educational Quality, Educational Trends
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
Adey, David, Comp.; And Others – 1987
Eighteen papers from the University of South Africa's Conference on Distance Education are presented on issues in education and distance education. They include: "Distance Education in Africa's Educational Development: The Case of Ghana" (Joe K. Ansere); "Distance Education: A Solution to the Economic Problems of Education in…
Descriptors: Accountability, Art History, Basic Skills, Continuing Education
MacDonald, Cairine, Comp. – 1983
This annotated bibliography focuses on topics relevant to developing practical applications for community schools--that is, for schools committed to broad community education and involvement. The 192 titles selected have been grouped under 10 characteristics of the ideal community school: (1) community-related curriculum, (2) involvement of…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Community Education, Community Involvement, Community Schools
