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Peterson, Sally – 1990
A California elementary school teacher discusses the school-wide transitional bilingual education (TBE) program in her school, the problems associated with it, and her participation in an initiative to promote English language instruction for language minority populations. The institutional context of the TBE program, demographic changes that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Change Strategies, Educational Change
Fankhauser, Marcia – 1995
This report describes activities and accomplishments of the Washington State Services for Children with Deaf-Blindness 3-year, federally supported program to provide technical assistance and training to families and service providers of approximately 140 children with deaf-blindness. Specific outcomes are listed for each of the project's 11…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Consultation Programs, Deaf Blind, Delivery Systems
Idaho State Council on Developmental Disabilities. – 1995
Needs of Idaho residents with developmental disabilities are reported, based on focus group discussions involving the individuals themselves, parents, friends and family members, and service providers. Focus group discussions dealt with empowerment, education, transportation, employment, housing, inclusion in all aspects of community life, family…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Career Development, Career Planning
Jang, Younghee – 1995
This paper examines how various elements of five early- childhood-to-elementary school transition programs are being developed and carried out. Five transition programs were identified and investigated in regard to shared leadership and decisionmaking among stakeholders, comprehensive and integrated services, family involvement and empowerment,…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices
Devlieger, Patrick; Trach, John S. – 1996
This monograph reports on an ethnographic study of the transition from school to work of 12 individuals with mental retardation. Throughout the book, examples from the lives of these individuals are used to illustrate findings and principles. The first chapter describes the methods of data collection and analysis, which focused on the relation…
Descriptors: Biographies, Case Studies, Education Work Relationship, Ethnography
National Council on Disability, Washington, DC. – 1996
This report provides an analysis of those portions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related legislation relevant to the career preparation and employment status of individuals with cognitive impairments. It reviews government-sponsored evaluations and professional research in specific areas of labor and education and reports on a…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Agency Cooperation, Career Development
Lara-Alecio, Rafael; And Others – 1996
A 3-year study applied the four-dimensional pedagogical theory and model of transitional bilingual education in a school with a large Hispanic population, using mathematics content as the vehicle for teaching English. Subjects were approximately 200 fifth-grade limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in three cohorts in a 6-week voluntary summer…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Strategies, English (Second Language), Grade 5
Griffith, Julia – 1995
Chapter 2 Formula provides federal funds to states through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended in 1988. Chapter 2 Formula funds can be used in a variety of ways to meet the educational needs of students at risk of failure or dropping out. In 1994-95, the Austin Independent School District (AISD) (Texas) received a total of…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Finance, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Kellogg, Ann, Ed. – 1995
This resource guide assists Wisconsin educators in successfully including students with disabilities in school-to-work activities with appropriate support services. Section 1 provides an overview of the School to Work Opportunities Act and Wisconsin's state plan for developing a comprehensive school-to-work system integrated with federal efforts…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accessibility (for Disabled), Agency Cooperation, Disabilities

Bolender, Ronald – 1994
This study examined the effect of academic peer mentors on the grade-point averages of underprepared freshmen at Mount Vernon Nazarene College (Ohio), a church-related coeducational college of arts and sciences. Underprepared freshmen at this school are required to participate in the College Experience Enhancement Program. For the fall, 1993 term,…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, College Bound Students, College Freshmen, Developmental Studies Programs
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1995
Information is presented on selected projects funded by the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), including projects which present promising practices or effective strategies and/or were intended for national information dissemination. The categories of projects are as follows: services/programs for the deaf/blind, early intervention,…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Education Work Relationship
Tysick, Kim C. – 1994
In the fall of 1993, Quebec's Heritage College implemented a reception and integration (i.e., "d'accueil") session to help first term incoming students identified as "at-risk" and "undecided" succeed in their collegiate studies. This report describes the development and implementation of the project, focusing on…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Preparation, Community Colleges, Course Selection (Students)
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1994
This report identifies changes that schools must make in their kindergarten and primary programs if they are to contribute to rather than hinder progress toward the achievement of school readiness for all children, as expressed in goal one of the America 2000 initiative. Schools need to: (1) implement developmentally appropriate curriculum,…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
Knapp, Amy E.; Whitmore, Marilyn – 1992
A workshop was held by the Office of Library staff at the University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) for international college students, to assist them in making the transition to the American educational setting. The workshop also served to heighten the awareness of the library public service staff to the needs of the international students at the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, College Students, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Students
Wagner, Colleen, Ed. – 1993
This directory contains information about organizations in the United States that offer the following types of services to parents of children and youth with emotional and behavioral disorders: support groups; education; training; referral; advocacy at the case or systems level; transition services; or direct assistance such as respite care, child…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Child Advocacy, Community Programs, Day Care