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DiMartino, Vincent James; Schulman, Robert – 1984
This multi-site program, in its final year of a two-year funding cycle, provided special resources and supportive services to approximately 200 recently arrived students of limited English proficiency in grades 9-12 at three Bronx (New York) high schools. The project served Vietnamese (Chinese ethnics), Italians, and Hispanics. Services provided…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Asian Americans, Bilingual Education Programs, Career Development
Smith, Janet D.; And Others – 1980
The Step-Up to College Program was initiated in the summer of 1980 to provide basic skills instruction in English and mathematics for incoming freshmen, re-entry adult students, and high school students and adults considering college. Program participants who were enrolled in both the English and math courses (N=125) were asked to take part in a…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Bound Students, College Preparation, Community Colleges
Shore, Rima, Ed.; And Others – 1981
Project VIBES at South Shore High School in New York City is described in this report. The project is a transitional bilingual education program that emphasizes acculturation and the acquisition of English language skills while maintaining the native language and appreciation of the students' cultural heritage. As implemented in 1980-81, the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Chinese
Golub, Lester S. – 1980
This paper reviews research conducted in the field of bilingual literacy from 1966 to June 1980. Citing numerous research works, it focuses on the contributions to the understanding of the development of English reading and writing skills by Hispanic pupils in the United States. Congress requires bilingual education programs to assist…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Competency Based Education, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Rasor, Leslie; Brooks, Valerie – 1980
These eight modules for an industrial orientation class were developed by a project to design an interdisciplinary program of basic skills training for disadvantaged students in a Construction Technology Program (see Note). The Drafting module overviews drafting career opportunities, job markets, salaries, educational requirements, and basic…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Blueprints, Building Trades, Careers
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2004
This report provides a summary of six summative evaluation studies that were implemented and completed between 1999 and 2002. The evaluations were conducted on three different streams of Canada's Youth Employment Strategy (YES). The Youth Employment Strategy was introduced by the federal government in 1997 to address employment related challenges…
Descriptors: Youth Employment, Underemployment, Summative Evaluation, Foreign Countries
Obiakor, Festus E. Ed.; Ford, Bridgie Alexis, Ed. – 2002
The 17 papers in this collection offer innovative pedagogical techniques to improve the learning of African American students with disabilities. Papers are grouped into three sections that address foundations of educational change, managing learning environments, and complementing the school environment. The papers are: (1) "School…
Descriptors: Accountability, Behavior Problems, Black Students, Communication Skills
Schiller, Ellen; Cohen, Gerald; Fiore, Tom; Muller, Eve; Robertson, Anne; Lingo, Amy Shearer – 2002
This report summarizes findings from case studies that explored the implementation of the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and how it affects school district progress toward addressing the behavioral needs of students. Results are also presented on the progress districts are making on: developing…
Descriptors: Accountability, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Disabilities
Benz, Michael R.; Lindstrom, Lauren E. – 1997
Designed for practitioners, this book provides ideas and strategies for designing, developing, and implementing the Youth Transition Program (YTP) for students with disabilities and special needs in Oregon. Chapter 1 describes the following: background and need for collaborative school-to-work (STW) programs; STW program purposes and components,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Choice, Career Education, Cooperative Planning
Mancuso, Ellen; Stotland, Janet F.; Rieser, Len – 2000
This manual is designed to help Pennsylvania parents of children with disabilities learn how the special education system works in Pennsylvania and how they can make it work for their child. This revision of the manual incorporates changes made to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 1997 and the regulations issued in 1999 to…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Discipline, Due Process, Early Intervention
Hruska, Barbara L. – 2000
This article draws on data collected during a year-long ethnographic study of six Spanish-dominant English language learners, enrolled in both English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) and Spanish Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) "pull-out" programs, in an English kindergarten classroom. The study is based on a theoretical framework that…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingualism, English (Second Language), Ethnic Groups
Severeide, Rebecca – 1998
The assessment of school readiness needs to include all aspects of children's early learning and indicators of family/community activities that support children's development. This study used a holistic approach to set baseline benchmarks on factors related to school readiness for entering kindergarten children, and to engage schools in Washington…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Cognitive Development, Community Services, Day Care
Kohler, Paula D.; Field, Sharon; Izzo, Margo; Johnson, John – 1999
This document offers six one-day workshops intended to help state, regional, and local organizations develop the knowledge and skills of educators and others providing transition services to young people with disabilities. Workshop content is based on the "Taxonomy for Transition Programming," a model of effective transition practices based on…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Education, Classification, Delivery Systems
Kerka, Sandra – 2000
The renaming of vocational education (VE) as career and technical education (CTE) has been motivated partly by the need to address VE's image. However, name changes go beyond concern for image. Today's CTE offers broader career pathways than did previous VE programs. After a decade of academic-vocational integration and tech prep, it is recognized…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Career Development, Career Planning, Education Work Relationship
Bergert, Susan, Ed. – LCCE Insider, 1999
These three newsletter issues are designed for users of the Council for Exceptional Children's Life Centered Career Education (LCCE) curriculum. The newsletter's goal is to inform practitioners of curriculum implementation ideas and transition issues and to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas. Featured articles discuss meeting transition…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Career Education
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