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Bailey, Gerald D. – 1982
The state-of-the-art review addresses the problems faced by rural education in the area of curriculum development and suggests that mechanisms for curriculum development may need to be different or redefined to allow rural schools to operate at their maximum potential. The report looks at the positive and negative factors influencing rural…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Moore, Carol A.; And Others – 1985
Workshops for academic advisers that were held by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University are described to assist staff in career planning, counseling, and student services. Developed by the University Counseling Services, the workshops series for faculty and invited academic advisers, was designed to: promote collaboration between…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Career Choice, Career Counseling, College Faculty
Portland Public Schools, OR. Area III Office. – 1974
Developed by the total staff at Vocational Village (Portland, Oregon), this handbook presents the following: (1) information about Vocational Village, a unique alternative high school which offers a program dedicated to helping economically and educationally disadvantaged youth between the ages of fourteen and twenty-one become independent,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Innovation, Educationally Disadvantaged
Novak, Carl D. – 1977
Ways to increase the use of educational program evaluation findings through the meaningful involvement of potential users (teachers and administrators) are discussed. Involvement, as defined in this paper, is generally limited to the opportunity for input to the initial evaluation design and the chance to review the design and implementation plans…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Programs, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Keene State Coll., NH. – 1976
The purpose of this project was to improve the quality and demonstrate the most effective methods and techniques of career education in four high schools in the state of New Hampshire. The focus was to effect change at two points: the first was the academic curriculum, where committees in each of the project schools reviewed their existing…
Descriptors: Career Education, Change Strategies, Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Involvement
Far West Lab. for Educational Research and Development, San Francisco, CA. – 1978
This document contains an overview of the Far West Laboratory (FWL) model for Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE). (Descriptions of two other EBCE models are included in ERIC documents CE 018 446 and CE 018 449.) Divided into seven sections, this document highlights some of the important features of the model and includes excerpts of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Development, Career Education, Career Exploration
SWANSON, J. CHESTER – 1967
THE OBJECTIVES OF FIVE RELATIVELY INDEPENDENT STUDIES WERE TO DESCRIBE AND INDICATE DIFFERENCES OF ORGANIZATION, PERSONNEL, AND SERVICE IN THE STATES, IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE PERCEPTIONS OF STATE AGENCY ROLES AND FUNCTIONS, ANALYZE ACTIVITIES OF SELECTED PROFESSIONAL STAFF POSITIONS, DESIGN AND FIELD TEST AN INSTRUMENT FOR SELF ANALYSIS OF STATE…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Programs, Enrollment, Expenditures
DeLorey, John L., Jr.; Cahn, Marjorie E. – 1977
This handbook of practical guidelines for daily life in day care is addressed to caregivers, teachers, directors, and students who want to provide high quality care for children. Separate sections are devoted to (1) day care as a daily living experience; (2) the parent-caregiver relationship; (3) priorities for health and safety, staff…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Classroom Communication, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment
Dolin, Nancy C. – 1977
A 1977 North Carolina State University survey of a sample of on-campus students determined their attitudes toward residence hall activities, facilities, and staff. Information is shown by sex, class, and residence hall, and totals are weighted to reflect actual proportions in each dorm. Among the findings are the following: cookouts, movies, beer…
Descriptors: College Housing, College Students, Dormitories, Higher Education
Oyemade, Ura Jean; Chargois, Michele – 1977
This paper presents evidence of the need to apply specific levels of competence to day care center staff, and describes the impact of these levels of competence on the children receiving care. Nine categories of staff necessary for quality day care are discussed and the duties of each are outlined. The categories are center director, director of…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Day Care
Young, Richard E.; Cunningham, Clarence J. – 1974
Findings of a three-year project carried out by the Ohio Cooperative Extension Service of Ohio State University indicated that area agent staffing in Extension may result in professional workers being more satisfied with their jobs and feeling more meaningfully involved in the organizational hierarchy. The role conflict that might be expected when…
Descriptors: County Officials, Extension Agents, Extension Education, Job Satisfaction
Nebraska State Dept. of Education, Lincoln. – 1974
The multiple activities outlined in this 1973-74 ESEA Title I proposal are designed with a two-fold purpose in mind. Firstly, they are to supplement the instructional program for educationally disadvantaged children by developing a curriculum and techniques, specifically in reading, which would raise their achievement level commensurate with their…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Case Studies, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Wolff, Max; Stein, Annie – 1970
At present, the section of Buffalo in which the majority of the residents are white carries most of the burden of the K-8 schools with their extremely limited seventh and eight grade offerings. The sections of the community in which the majority of the residents are black now carry the heavy burdens of teacher shortage and teacher turnover that…
Descriptors: Building Obsolescence, Construction Needs, Courses, De Facto Segregation
Rabinowitz, Richard – 1973
This issue of the Panoplist is devoted to a comprehensive review of Museum education at Old Sturbridge Village. The museum's collections support the educational purpose of providing an accurate knowledge of the arts, thought, and natural resources of 19th century New England. The program has made use of new educational techniques which apply to…
Descriptors: American Culture, Curriculum Development, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Design
Gumpper, David C.; And Others – 1971
This document evaluates the first year of an experimental continuous progress program in a Pennsylvania elementary school. The report covers (1) a summary and a discussion of the evaluation implications, (2) a compendium of other nongraded school studies, (3) a description of the experimental school, (4) a discussion on program structure and staff…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Continuous Progress Plan, Costs, Design Requirements
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