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Freedman, Stephen – 2000
The National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies was conducted to explore whether programs examined in the evaluation have helped welfare recipients move into the labor force and remain employed over the long term. As part of the evaluation, a study was conducted to identify the 4-year impacts that 10 programs in 6 sites have had on former…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Education Work Relationship, Employment Level
Angus, David L.; Mirel, Jeffrey E. – 1999
Calls over the last decade for national educational goals, high academic standards, and improved student performance represent the first sustained challenge to the dominant philosophy of schooling. Chapter 1, "The Professionalization of Curriculum Planning," traces the transformation of American education by elites professionalizing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Khan, Badrul H. – 2000
Designing open, flexible distance learning systems on the World Wide Web requires thoughtful analysis and investigation combined with an understanding of both the Web's attributes and resources and the ways instructional design principles can be applied to tap the Web's potential. A framework for open, flexible, and distributed learning has been…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Pluralism, Delivery Systems
Delgado, Jane – College Board, 2005
SpringBoard is a comprehensive instructional program in English language arts and mathematics that reflects powerful, research-based understandings about how people learn. This report presents a model of learning based on cognitive science with particular attention to the role of memory and language. The instructional framework of strategic…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Language Arts, Mathematics Instruction, English Instruction
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Gustafson, Marcia H.; Meagher, Laura Y. – Social Studies, 1993
Describes programs of the Close Up Foundation for young students. Discusses group projects developed for the Civic Achievement Award Program that emphasize community service and cooperative learning. Concludes with a description of plans to develop Close Up programs for the elementary grades. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Class Activities
Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 1999
Provides annotated listings for current journals, books, ERIC documents, articles, and nonprint resources in the following categories: artificial intelligence/robotics/electronic performance support systems; computer-assisted instruction; distance education; educational research; educational technology; information science and technology;…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Games
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Summers, Gary J. – Simulation & Gaming, 2004
New technologies are transforming the business simulation industry. The technologies come from research in computational fields of science, and they endow simulations with new capabilities and qualities. These capabilities and qualities include computerized behavioral simulations, online feedback and coaching, advanced interfaces, learning on…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Industry, Coaching (Performance), Business Administration Education
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers
Pair, Claude – 1994
Reports analyzing vocational-technical education (VTE) in individual member countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation Development (OECD) were reviewed to identify changes in the role of VTE in the context of technological and structural change, economic crisis, and uncertainty. Major transformations in VTE affecting its organization,…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Environment
Cross, K. Patricia; Steadman, Mimi Harris – 1996
The centerpiece of this book are four cases which illustrate classroom research in the context of various learning issues in college classrooms. The cases are intended for discussion by readers of: (1) how the students in the hypothesized situation perceive what is going on; (2) possible hypotheses about what is interfering with student learning;…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Div. of Child Development. – 1991
Reflecting contemporary research and widely held beliefs about how children grow, develop, and learn, this publication describes standards for child development programs for preschool and school-age children. The text is divided into three main sections which discuss background material, program components, and the program quality review process.…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Child Development, Classroom Environment, Day Care Centers
Garcia, Paula; Keresztes-Nagy, Susan – 1993
The guide outlines the curriculum designed for a workplace literacy program for about 500 members of a clothing and textile workers union in the Chicago (Illinois) area. The program is intended to prepare workers for the challenges of work in an environment of constantly changing demographics, new technology, and shifting global economy. An…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Classroom Techniques, Course Content
Bello, Tom – 1994
An approach to adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teaching that incorporates everyday telephone use skills is described, and a series of related class activities is outlined. The discussion begins with a method and form for assessing student needs and learning styles. Subsequent sections present specific activities in several categories:…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Audiotape Recordings, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Oklahoma State Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education, Stillwater. Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center. – 1989
This instructor's guide contains the materials required to teach a competency-based introductory course providing a basic core of instruction in vocational home economics. The following topics are covered in 29 instructional units organized into 8 sections: involvement in Future Homemakers of America/Home Economics Related Occupations, career…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Career Exploration, Child Development
Oklahoma State Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education, Stillwater. Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center. – 1991
This instructor's guide contains the materials required to teach a competency-based introductory course in vocational home economics that is designed to prepare students for work in the home and success in paid occupations. The following topics are covered in 21 instructional units organized into 8 sections: leadership responsibility, climbing the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Career Exploration, Child Development
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