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Ashworth, Mary; Wakefield, Patricia – 1978
These guidelines are intended to give teachers and administrators sufficient information to enable them to set up and conduct programs to assist non-English-speaking students to learn English and to adjust to the way of life around them both in school and in the community. Topics covered are as follows: factors governing the choice of programs;…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Guidelines
Bureau of Prisons (Dept. of Justice), Washington, DC.
Designed to assist training coordinators in the initial institution familiarization training for new employees in correctional institutions, this manual consists of two parts: this document (Part I), which is the training coordinator's guide, and the training program (Part II - CE 017 287). In a general introduction the advantages of these course…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Correctional Institutions, Course Organization, Entry Workers
Boeyink, Joann; Welch, William – 1973
The guide, part of an exemplary career education program, describes the Student Work Advisor Program (SWAP) which is designed to provide junior high school students with an exploratory work experience inside or outside the school setting. A two-page introduction explains the role of the program director, teachers, helping staff, volunteer sponsors…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs
Howe, Elliot C.; And Others – 1966
This guide presents an analysis and rationale of foreign language programs in elementary and secondary schools, stressing development of cultural understanding through language instruction in the basic skills of the target language. Major sections cover: (1) purposes of foreign language instruction; (2) contributing disciplines--psychology,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Cultural Education, Cultural Enrichment, Curriculum Guides
Prokof'yev, A. V. – 1966
The overall idea of programed learning plays an important role in the learning process, but it does not contain any sensational discoveries or unusual points. Importance resides in the perfection of the existing systems and methods of learning with the use of the achievements of modern science, and particularly of radio electronics and…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Autoinstructional Aids, Constructed Response, Educational Research
Griffin, Bobbie L.; Blankenship, A. Ray – 1971
The Huntsville Module proposed a model program for the training and use of volunteer recruiters that could be used in other Adult Basic Education (ABE) systems in the Appalachian area; specifically, to (1) define procedures for identification and selection of volunteers, (2) provide an eighteen-hour training program, (3) compare recruitment and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Dropouts, Adult Education, Adult Programs
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Div. of Compensatory Education. – 1976
An overview of federally funded activities for educationally deprived children in Georgia schools and institutions for fiscal year 1976 is presented in this document. The major directional change for Georgia's ESEA Title I has occurred not in dollars allotted or in numbers of children served, but in concentration of effort. Since 1973, the funds…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change
Achieve, Inc., 2004
The High School diploma has lost its value because what it takes to earn one is disconnected from what it takes for graduates to compete successfully beyond high school--either in the classroom or in the workplace. Re-establishing the value of the diploma will require the creation of an inextricable link between high school exit expectations and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Education Work Relationship, Outcome Based Education, Graduation Requirements
Kuhn, Beverly T. – 1998
This report examines issues related to transportation education, with the objective of developing and packaging transportation-related materials for use in college and university transportation education programs. The study was conducted by the Southwest Region University Transportation Center (SWUTC) region, but it is expected that the results…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Careers, Colleges, Curriculum
Shaver, James P. – Louisiana Social Studies Journal, 1990
Critiques James Barth, Robert Barr, and Sam Shermis' three social studies traditions theory and National Commission on Social Studies task force report. Argues first falsely splits essential social studies components; second creates a curricular hodgepodge. Highlights need to consider values as both affective and cognitive and to create…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Cultural Pluralism, Definitions, Educational Change
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Percival, Robert V. – Environment, 1993
Environmental statutes and regulations have become so complex that many law firms and corporations need lawyers who have specialized in the field. In response to this growing demand, some U.S. law schools have radically revised their curricula to produce a new breed of lawyer and consequently, have attracted higher caliber students. (Author)
Descriptors: Change, College Applicants, Course Content, Enrollment Trends
Valencia, R. – 1993
In an effort to improve the transfer rates of minority students from community colleges to baccalaureate granting institutions, the Illinois state legislature allocated funds to establish transfer centers at community colleges that would take a pro-active approach to reaching minority students with information about transfer. One of 26 centers…
Descriptors: American Indians, Black Students, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
DeBard, Robert – 1995
With the current pressures for increased accountability and improved productivity, financial management in the study of higher education has become increasingly important. This study examined whether the "how" or the "why" of management were more important to prospective budget administrators. The study hypothesized that an…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, Course Content, Curriculum Design
Austin Community Coll., TX. – 1992
Designed as a planning tool and a statement of philosophy and mission, this five-part strategic planning report provides information on the activities, goals, and review processes of the Learning Resource Services (LRS) at Austin Community College in Austin, Texas. The LRS combines library services, access to computer terminals, and other…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Planning, Community Colleges, Educational Technology
Stringfield, Sam; And Others – 1994
This volume presents methods and first-year findings from the urban and suburban/rural studies of Special Strategies for Educating Disadvantaged Children, a 3-year project that is collecting case study data on 10 different strategies identified as holding promise for educating this group of children. Data collected by Special Strategies involve…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Disadvantaged Youth
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