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Southern, Stephen; Smith, Robert L. – 1983
A multimodal career education model entitled BEST IDEA was field tested as an approach to the problem of retaining skilled nurses in the work force. Using multimodal assessment and intervention strategies derived from the multimodal behavior therapy of Arnold Lazarus, researchers developed an individualized career development assessment and…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Education, Community Colleges
Kim, Yungho; Wright, Calvin E. – 1987
The Special Education Division of the California State Department of Education funded six pilot programs as part of a state-legislated Awareness Program. The goal of the programs was to make nonhandicapped students in grades K-8 aware of the special problems encountered by disabled persons. This study evaluates the effectiveness of the Awareness…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Change Strategies, Cognitive Restructuring
Holzman, Lois; Strickland, Gloria – 1988
The STOP Abusive Behavior Syndrome (STOP ABS) Project attempts to implement a community-based discipline model for inner-city elementary schools that avoids both physical and emotional abuse by teachers and students, while contributing to the students' overall development. Prevailing disciplinary models either relate to children as objects to be…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Discipline, Discipline Policy, Educational Environment
Walker, Thomas J.; Lees, Robert E. – 1987
The project described in this report was conducted at Temple University (Pennsylvania) to design a collegial process and the necessary instructional materials to enable the practicing vocational educator to engage in professional development with a commitment to a formative approach. The project attempted to bring inservice vocational teacher…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Formative Evaluation
Carta, Elizabeth – 1976
Techniques are described which were used to develop and establish the Young Parents Program, a pilot project used to develop and expand the homebound instruction function of Norwalk Hospital by providing broadening family functioning type experiences to pregnant girls in the Norwalk, Connecticut, schools. The instructional objectives listed are…
Descriptors: Child Development, Curriculum Development, Day Care, Family Life Education
Sheffield, Cynthia L.; Farrington, William S. – 1981
The University of Florida Agricultural and Extension Education Department and the Sarasota County Cooperative Extension Service collaborated to conduct a pilot project utilizing a telecassette system to disseminate energy information. A statewide survey was administered to Florida county extension directors to identify the most frequently asked…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Conservation Education, County Programs, Energy Conservation
Findlay, E. Weldon – 1981
Selected concepts and theoretical orientations were identified and applied to the Guelph Rural Development Outreach Project, formed in 1976 to give leadership in the evolvement of a more comprehensive and integrated approach to rural development in Ontario. Huron County (a traditional rural agricultural area), Halton Region (an area characterized…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Development
Peak, Laurie; Brown, James M. – 1980
Research was conducted that initially focused on identifying and synthesizing the large number of previously identified vocational special needs teacher competencies into an educational model. The model contained a matrix that organized all these competencies into twelve domains of four performance phases each. The Competency Matrix was the…
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Teacher Education, Disabilities, Educational Needs
Loiacono, Ronald A.; Stribling, Thomas B. – 1981
A study was conducted to design a set of procedures for complying with the federal mandate for an employer followup of vocational education students. Procedures, designed on the basis of existing literature and federal guidelines, were pilot tested in two ways--one local-program based, the other local-program and state-agency based. The two…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Compliance (Legal), Cost Effectiveness
Collett, Dave – 1978
A longitudinal study was undertaken in Alberta to pilot an evaluation model which was devised by Robert E. Stake and which could provide feedback on the merit and effectiveness of vocational education in the provincial high school curriculum. Using both student records and questionnaires administered to the students, information was gathered over…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Planning, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
SCHLETZER, VERA M.; AND OTHERS – 1967
AS A PILOT PROJECT SUPPORTED BY THE CARNEGIE CORPORATION, THE WOMEN'S CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (MINNESOTA PLAN) HAS BEEN PROVIDING, FOR OVER 5 YEARS, THE FLEXIBLE ARRANGEMENTS NEEDED BY WOMEN WISHING TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION, FOR ACCOMMODATING THE RESOURCES OF THE UNIVERSITY TO THEIR NEEDS AND OBJECTIVES. THE…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Attitude Change, Career Counseling, Continuing Education Centers
Ball, Joseph; And Others – 1979
The Youth Incentive Entitlement Pilot Projects were set up to aid disadvantaged youths, ages 16 to 19, guaranteeing them a part-time job during the school year and a full-time job during summer months on the condition that they remain in, or return to, a secondary school or enroll in an equivalency education program. It was started in January,…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts
HOLEMON, RICHARD L. – 1968
A THREE-YEAR PILOT PROJECT (1964-1967) WAS CONDUCTED TO DEVELOP AN EFFECTIVE PROGRAM FOR THE TRAINING OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATORS WHO COULD SERVE AS AGENTS OF CONSTRUCTIVE EDUCATIONAL CHANGE IN COMMUNITIES WITH SIZEABLE PROPORTIONS OF SPANISH- AND INDIAN- AS WELL AS ANGLO-AMERICAN MEMBERS. SPECIAL ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDED--(1)…
Descriptors: Administrators, American Indians, Anglo Americans, Behavioral Sciences
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Vocational Education. – 1968
POST-HIGH SCHOOL VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL STUDENTS WAS DEVELOPED, IMPLEMENTED, AND EVALUATED IN FIVE SCHOOLS IN TERMS OF ITS ABILITY TO PROVIDE DIRECTION IN ESTABLISHING PRE-TECHNICAL PROGRAMS. READING SKILLS, STUDY SKILLS, MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE WERE OFFERED AS LEVEL A FOR ENTERING TRADE STUDENTS AND LEVEL B FOR ENTERING TECHNICAL STUDENTS.…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Guides, Grade Equivalent Scores, Mathematics
Seyfarth, John T.; And Others – 1973
The report examines the use of student activity sheets in evaluating the performance of students in the Appalachia Educational Laboratory's Employer-Based Career Education (AEL/EBCE) program. All activity sheets completed during the second semester of 1972-73 for selected participants in the following subject areas were examined and are analyzed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Assignments, Career Education
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