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Mulhern, John D. – 1985
A mandate to reform the teacher education program on the Columbia Campus of the University of South Carolina was enacted in December, 1982. The mandate was contained in a motion to eliminate the baccalaureate degrees in education, the traditional route to teacher certification then offered. This action did not eliminate teacher education at the…
Descriptors: Degrees (Academic), Educational Change, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Gickling, Edward E.; And Others – 1984
A redesigned preservice education curriculum, conceived to strengthen ties between special and regular elementary teachers, featured the extensive use of practicums and student teaching. A questionnaire was developed to secure external evaluation and validation of the program. The specific research objective was concerned with how members of the…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Mainstreaming, Preservice Teacher Education, Program Attitudes
Sch Soc, 1969
Descriptors: Acceleration, Extended School Year, Facility Utilization Research, Program Length
GORTON, HARRY B.; ROBINSON, RICHARD L. – 1968
THE ROLE OF KINDERGARTEN IN THE FUTURE EDUCATIONAL STRUCTURE IS PRESENTLY UNDERGOING REEVALUATION, ESPECIALLY IN THE PENN-TRAFFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT OF HARRISON CITY, PENNSYLVANIA. THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTENDING KINDERGARTEN FROM A HALF-DAY TO A FULL-DAY PROGRAM IS A PRIME AREA OF DEBATE. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT MODERN SOCIETY WILL SOON, IF NOT…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Trends, Kindergarten
Harste, Jerome C.; And Others – 1974
On the basis of experiences in implementing federal programs, particularly the Trainers of Teacher Trainers (TTT) program as it was funded and administered under the Education Professions Development Act, this article makes 11 recommendations to federal agency personnel regarding needed directions for change in the area of project evaluation in…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Federal Programs, Feedback, Program Budgeting
Smallegan, Marian Joyce – 1969
To determine if opinion change might be dependent in part on the interpersonal needs of the participants of seven seminar sections, need level was measured by FIRO-B (Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation) in three areas: inclusion, control, and affection. Three nonresidential groups met weekly for 15 weeks; four residential groups met…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Attitude Change, Democratic Values, Doctoral Dissertations
Vincent, W. S.; And Others – 1949
Significant learning occurred when four experimental films dealing with the weather were shown four groups in each of three different populations (high school students, Air Force basic trainees, and college students). However, increased concentration of facts in the films yielded only slight advantages in learning. The films differed in length as…
Descriptors: Film Study, Information Theory, Instructional Design, Instructional Films
McNally, James L. – 1973
The State University of New York College of Arts and Science at Geneseo initiated a 3-year baccalaureate degree program in the fall 1971 semester by enrolling 106 freshmen representing six departments. An additional 372 freshmen entered the program in the fall 1972 semester, bringing the current total enrollment to 458 students representing majors…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Bachelors Degrees, College Students, Degree Requirements
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Kroupa, Eugene A.; Walker, Douglas K. – 1974
The study determined what Wisconsin's 102 AM, 107 FM, and 21 television stations were providing as agricultural market information programming and documented the amount, timing, frequency, and completeness of broadcast agricultural market news reports. Data were collected on the sources of market price information, types of commodity and price…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Production, Information Dissemination, Information Sources
Farnen, Russell F., Jr.; Smith, Mansfield I. – 1976
This report summarizes the evaluation of a national conference on "Education and Citizenship: Responsibilities for the Common Good" held in Kansas City, Missouri, on September 20-23, 1976. Participants were 400 persons who are interested or involved in political education. The conference involved speeches and papers from experts and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Citizenship, Civics, Conference Reports
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Marten, Marie Lucille – Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 1978
Proposes a series of university nursing education programs developed to increase knowledge and skills relevant to nursing care of elderly and chronically ill persons who reside in nursing homes. Briefly describes five programs intended for persons engaged in long-term care or in preparation for such roles. (EM)
Descriptors: Geriatrics, Health Personnel, Nursing, Nursing Homes
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Chaney, Lillian H.; Simon, Judith C. – Lifelong Learning: The Adult Years, 1978
With so many changes occurring in offices every year, businesses and office workers can be helped through the offering of more seminars for office workers. Describes the objectives, major benefits, content, and implementation of professional development seminars for office workers. (EM)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Office Occupations, Office Occupations Education
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Tira, Daniel E.; And Others – Journal of Dental Education, 1988
A program designed for the highly qualified recent high school graduate making a commitment to a dental career provides early student contact with the dental school and its programs, reduces the years required for a dental degree, and combines predental and dental education. The program's first-year results are mixed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Bachelors Degrees, College Admission, Curriculum Design
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Pease, Paul L. – Journal of Optometric Education, 1983
In 1972 the New England College of Optometry instituted a new curriculum that provided accelerated optometric education leading to an O.D. degree for qualified candidates with a Ph.D. degree in the sciences. That experience is summarized. (MLW)
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Admission Criteria, Allied Health Occupations Education, Comparative Analysis
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Rublee, Dale A.; Yarber, William L. – Journal of School Health, 1983
A study indicates that spending less than nine weeks of instructional time on a death education unit does not change students' attitudes. College students were given three-, six-, or nine-week sessions on death education. Only students in the longest session displayed any change in death attitudes. (Author/PP)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, College Students, Death, Higher Education
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