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Larson, Carl H.; And Others – 1982
The Vocational Education for Special Students (VESS) program, structured around local resources and community college vocational programs, makes use of local business in combination with available educational facilities and programs to provide a unique learning experience. The program is aimed at developing job-specific skills that can lead to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Cooperation, Competency Based Education, Cooperative Programs
Larson, Carl H.; Lewis, Marvin – 1982
This booklet, one of seven publications of the Vocational Education for Special Students (VESS) program, contains models developed at Iowa Central Community College for work experience instructors, vocational instructors, and school representatives to use in training programs for handicapped and disadvantaged students. The models provide training…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Community Colleges, Community Cooperation, Competence
Anderson, B. Harold; Naylor, Mary Lou – 1985
This handbook presents a model that helps vocational educators and other individuals, institutions, and agencies plan programs to maintain displaced workers' dignity and economic security. Section 1 discusses identification of displaced workers. Section 2 offers guidelines for developing a profile for a specific group of displaced workers. A list…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Career Change
Download full textOhio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1984
This report summarizes recent compensatory education program activities in Ohio, which were funded through Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act. It presents and discusses statistics for the 1982-83 school year, participation trends, instructional impact, expenditure and staffing patterns, inservice training, parent…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Bourn, Ken – 1978
Forty-nine high-risk students enrolled in basic skills development classes at Essex Community College were evaluated on self-concept growth as shown by pre- and post-tests with the Tennessee Self Concept Scale (TSCS), by an open-ended self-evaluation questionnaire, and by improvement in grade point average (GPA). The developmental…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs
Root, Jane H.; Schall, JoAnn – 1976
The sequential program in the "Read On" series uses a diagnostic/prescriptive approach to teaching adults and teenagers who have little or no competence in basic reading skills. This introductory packet consists of a text and workbook that deal with adult themes ranging from grocery shopping to fishing and motorcycling and a teacher's guide…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Beginning Reading
Strand, Kenneth; Werner, Luceille – 1981
The purpose of this report is to provide summary information regarding the evaluation of the Early Prevention of School Failure Project (EPSFP). Initially funded by the state of Illinois, the EPSFP encourages school districts to identify and remediate deficiencies in students which appear to be related to early school failure. Immediately…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods
Gaughen, James M.; And Others – 1980
A study was conducted to consider alternative approaches and make specific recommendations for funding Programs on Pupils with Special Educational Needs (PSEN) in New York State. First, the study reviewed various methods for estimating district need including tests and socioeconomic indicators. Second, the effect of the Board of Regents 1979…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Christ, Frank L., Ed. – 1970
The report drawn from the third annual conference that was designed to provide professional dialogue for those concerned with the improvement of college reading programs, this volume contains ten papers that deal with the following topics: the certification of reading teachers, diagnosing the reading needs of college students, a multimedia…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Motivation Techniques, Reading Diagnosis
PDF pending restorationERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 14 titles deal with the following topics: the composing processes of four twelfth-grade students; the relationship of writing quality to syntax; the development of language variables in two modes of writing and their relationship…
Descriptors: Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Doctoral Dissertations
House, Gary D. – 1979
The equivalency of achievement results obtained under Title I evaluation models A1 and C1 was examined. Data were reading comprehension and arithmetic scores on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, administered to fourth, sixth, and eighth grade students in St. Louis, Missouri. The St. Louis Public Schools had traditionally used Model A1, a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Age Differences, Arithmetic
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1978
To comply with Ohio state standards, guidelines are provided for local school districts to organize a competency program. Five steps are outlined: (1) planning the program, including budgeting, scheduling, inservice training, coordinating advisory and working committees, and ensuring public awareness; (2) establishing competencies, by developing…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
GORMAN, NANCY; AND OTHERS – 1966
COMPENSATORY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES FUNDED UNDER THE 1965 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. AMONG THE ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN REMEDIAL PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS AT ALL SCHOOL LEVELS, TEACHER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (INSERVICE EDUCATION, TEACHER AIDES, AND CURRICULUM GUIDES), CULTURAL ENRICHMENT…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Curriculum Guides, Demonstration Centers, Disadvantaged Youth
Euclid English Demonstration Center, OH.
A PROJECT ENGLISH GRANT IN 1962 ESTABLISHED THE EUCLID ENGLISH DEMONSTRATION CENTER (EEDC) TO DEVELOP AND MAKE AVAILABLE ON A NATIONAL BASIS A MODEL ENGLISH CURRICULUM. THE SIX PAPERS OF THIS EEDC FINAL REPORT FOCUS ON THE WORK OF THE CENTER, BUT ALSO ASSESS AND COMMENT MORE BROADLY UPON MANY OF THE PROBLEMS OF ENGLISH TEACHING TODAY.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Study Centers, English Curriculum
Bencich, John D.; And Others – 1979
This two-part report considers the implications of Florida's Post-Secondary Reorganization Bill for community colleges. Part I first presents the relevant sections of the Bill, which mandate that college students' computation and communication skills be tested at entry; that colleges provide remediation and counseling appropriate to students'…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, Counseling Services, Educational Responsibility
