The authors detail the trial and piloting of a telephone enquiry service (TES) at the Bundoora Campus Library at La Trobe University in order to attempt to resolve the balance between telephone and face-to-face enquiries at the library service desk. They investigated various options throughout 2001 and 2002 and settled on a centralised service…

ALTERNATIVES TO THE TRADITIONAL METHOD OF TEACHING FRESHMAN COLLEGE COMPOSITION IN A LARGE UNIVERSITY WERE TESTED IN A 4-YEAR STUDY. THIS PILOT PROJECT EXPLORED THE FEASIBILITY OF COMBINING CORRESPONDENCE METHODS WITH RESIDENT COURSES IN FRESHMAN COMPOSITION AS A MEANS OF HANDLING PROJECTED INCREASES IN ENROLLMENT AT THE COLLEGE-FRESHMAN LEVEL.…

THE RECENT PROLIFERATION OF FEDERAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN EDUCATION HAS BROUGHT AN INCREASED DEMAND FOR CAREFULLY PLANNED, FORMAL EVALUATION AT BOTH THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS. IN ORDER TO AID LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN THE COMPLEX WORK OF EVALUATION OF TITLE I AND OTHER SPECIAL EDUCATION PROJECTS, THIS GUIDE HAS BEEN PREPARED. IT PRESENTS IN WORKBOOK…

IN RESPONSE TO THE DEMAND FOR VOCATIONALLY EDUCATED PERSONNEL AND TO THE RECOGNIZED DEFICIENCY IN THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE NONBACCALAUREATE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, A PROGRAM IN TOOELE COUNTY WAS DEVISED TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF SUCH SCHOLARSHIPS. THE PILOT PROGRAM DEMONSTRATED THAT--(1) A CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE…

The problems facing schools of education in training teachers for mainstreaming are discussed, and the role and objectives of Deans' Grants are outlined. (JD)

Describes a two year pilot project of continuing education for registered nurses in the state. (Author)

A pilot study and two replication studies were made to determine why the autokinetic test is so effective as a measure of reality closeness and to add to the understanding of the autokinetic phenomenon. (DB)

The author discusses a pilot program in which principals are responsible for presenting master plans for their schools. A major part of the program is directed at determining if principals are confident in what they are doing and if schools are striving for programs that will meet the needs of the pupils. (Author/AS)

Considers why deceivers (senders), coparticipants (targeted receivers), and observers arrive at discordant views of reality. Reviews recent research findings. Presents original data from a pilot investigation of deception strategies to illustrate ways in which senders may perpetrate deception and the extent to which receivers and observers…

U.S. observers of German apprenticeships are impressed with the quality of vocational training provided, the sense of purpose given to (part-time) academic schooling, and the smooth transition apprentices make from adolescence to adulthood. In Broome County, New York, Cornell University has initiated a Youth Apprenticeship Demonstration Project to…

Hard-to-serve youth and families residing in high-poverty communities often have multiple, interlocking needs. These needs necessitate complex service models. The complex model described in this article combines a unique approach to wraparound services with a co-production framework and related theories. The model aims to improve outcomes for…

In this article I draw attention to the current legitimising of new forms of identity of vocational and higher education learners. Using identity as a lens for examining pedagogy I focus on one of these new forms--the learner-worker identity. I examine one teaching and learning practice portfolio development, by discussing the program within which…

This article argues that intervention pilot test evaluations have focused insufficient attention on the measurement of project fidelity and the subsequent use of fidelity results for (a) interpreting variations in project outcomes and (b) understanding the rationale for teachers' deviations from implementation protocols. The authors report on the…