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Brown, Peggy, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1983
The theme of this journal issue is "Institutional Renewal." Projects designed to address the issues of the 1980s at 18 colleges are described, and 15 definitions of institutional renewal are presented. Participating colleges were provided expert advice through the Association of American College's (AAC) Project Lodestar (renamed…
Descriptors: College Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Consultation Programs, Core Curriculum
Scrimger, Glen C.; Elder, Rory – 1981
Recommendations for preventing school vandalism and theft are provided in this guide. Following an introduction which cites factors related to school violence and steps which can be taken to reduce crime, the following general measures are discussed: (1) firm and fair school discipline including codes of conduct; (2) enforcement against loitering…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Codes of Ethics, Community Involvement, Crime Prevention
Hall, Budd, Ed.; And Others – 1982
This book, consisting of 13 papers, deals with the theory, practice, and reactions to participatory research in the area of social research for development. Included in the volume are the following papers: "Breaking the Monopoly of Knowledge: Research Methods, Participation, and Development," by Budd Hall; "Creating Alternative…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Community Programs, Educational Research
Download full textRoberts, David, Ed. – 1989
A collection of papers on distance education is presented. "Distance Education: An Option for Social Welfare and Social Work Education in the 1990s" (Robert A. Bush and Chris J. Williams) discusses the implications for welfare education of changes in tertiary education and community services industry that are likely to pressure welfare…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, College Students, Community Services
Rutter, Robert A. – 1988
While conventional schooling may be successful for many youth, it is problematic for those who are at risk. Conventional schooling assumes the following: (1) all students can derive meaning from a complex and fragmented array of academic courses; (2) all students recognize or can construct a congruence between schooling and their lives; (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community, Educational Environment, High Risk Students
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1990
This report explores contributions that schools, communities, and families can make toward preventing and intervening in behavior that places young adolescents at risk. The first part of the report considers characteristics of early adolescents and an environmental balance that capitalizes on the diversity of adolescents to minimize their risk of…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Career Awareness, Community Role, Educational Improvement
Collins, Marva; Tamarkin, Civia – 1990
This book describes the innovative teaching style and methods of Marva Collins, the founder and principal of the Westside Preparatory School in Chicago (Illinois). The book traces Collins's career at Calhoun South and Delano Elementary Schools and the development of her distinctive approach, which involves teaching the total child, developing the…
Descriptors: Biographies, Educational Improvement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Ontario Council of Regents, Toronto. – 1990
The Vision 2000 program was initiated in 1988 to review the mandate of Ontario's Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology. Five study teams and a steering committee were involved in the program. Study Team 1's task was to provide an empirical snapshot of the current college system and its external environment. At the outset of its work, Study Team…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Planning, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment
Ryan, Marianne – 1985
The first grade program of the Fairview German Bilingual School, the elementary (K-5) segment of the Cincinnati public school system's German bilingual alternative program, is described. The school provides intensive second-language instruction in German for monolingual English-speaking children with bilingualism as the objective. The school is…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Bilingual Education Programs, Cultural Background, Curriculum Design
Harris, Cynthia S. – 1986
By comparing high school students' total English scores on the California Achievement Test (CAT) and observing differences in performance based on grade level and gender, a recent study investigated whether significant differences exist between the achievement of students taught in an English phase-elective mini-course system and the achievement…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Curriculum Research, Elective Courses
Rosen, Seymour M. – 1982
This study on secondary education in the Soviet Union examines characteristics of the various kinds of secondary schools--general secondary education, secondary education, secondary specialized education, and vocational education--and aspects of the Soviet examination system. The first section on general secondary education provides information…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Comparative Education, Course Content, Curriculum
Garman, Noreen B.; And Others – 1986
Opinions about the conceptual dissertation are offered in seven colloquium papers by educational practitioners/scholars who have finished their dissertations over the past 5 years. Conceptual/interpretive dissertation research issues include finding a consistent language and research rationale for studies. In addition to an introduction by Noreen…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Practices, Educational Research
College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. Coll. Scholarship Service. – 1986
Information on over 500 major fields of study and the 3,000 colleges and graduate institutions that offer these programs at associate, bachelor's, master's, doctor's, and first-professional degree levels is provided for the 1986-1987 academic year. There are 17 special academic programs covered: accelerated program, combined bachelor's/graduate…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, College Admission, College Programs, College Students
Reithlingshoefer, Sally J., Ed.; Sanford, James F., Ed. – 1988
A total of 72 papers on nontraditional and interdisciplinary programs are presented in 11 tracks: (1) Assessing Learning Outcomes and Providing Quality in Non-Traditional Degree Programs (8 papers, including "Assessing the Quality of a Non-Traditional Degree Program: A Case Study," by Solomon Deressa and Mary Sue Simmons); (2)…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Bachelors Degrees, College Curriculum, College Programs
Holzman, Lois; Strickland, Gloria – 1988
The STOP Abusive Behavior Syndrome (STOP ABS) Project attempts to implement a community-based discipline model for inner-city elementary schools that avoids both physical and emotional abuse by teachers and students, while contributing to the students' overall development. Prevailing disciplinary models either relate to children as objects to be…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Discipline, Discipline Policy, Educational Environment
