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Parks, David J. – 1974
As the implementation of year-round programs in school districts accelerates, the conceptual, promotional, and testimonial literature continues to keep pace. Empirical research on the subject, however, is lagging. The research available consists of feasibility studies, evaluation reports of implemented projects, dissertations, and isolated…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bibliographies, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development
Sault Sainte Marie Public Schools, MI. – 1972
The Michigan Department of Education's 1971-72 Title III evaluation reports on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Title I, Open Concept School program for Indian Education in the Sault Sainte Marie Area Public Schools. Of the 185 students in the school, 100 were of American Indian origin; approximately 1/2 were economically and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Cognitive Development, Disadvantaged
Hughes, Orval D. – 1972
Project HEED (Heed Ethnic Educational Depolarization) involves over 1,000 Indian children in grades 1-8 in Arizona. The project target sites are 48 classrooms at Sells, Topowa, San Carlos, Many Farms, Hotevilla, Peach Springs, and Sacaton. Objectives are to increase: (1) reading achievement, (2) affective behavior of teachers, (3) motivation by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
Stukat, K. G. – Paedagogica Europaea, 1974
This pamphlet presents a description of two interrelated Swedish research projects both of which studied the effects of preschool programs on young children. The first project, a traditional preschool curriculum, is examined in terms of Weikart's scheme for preschool curriculum models. The evaluation procedure involved a comparison of 130…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Experimental Schools, Foreign Countries, Learning Activities
East Allen County Schools, New Haven, IN. – 1974
Management-by-objectives (MBO) focuses attention on objectives stated as end accomplishments rather than the activities which bring about those accomplishments. MBO identifies eight major areas of management which become involved in the process: (1) planning, (2) performance appraisal, (3) individual motivation, (4) coordination, (5) control, (6)…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrators, Behavioral Objectives, Coordinators
Koble, Daniel E., Jr., Ed.; Coker, Robert U., Ed. – 1974
The 1973 seminar focused on improving administrative activities of State vocational education agencies, and emphasis was given to the processes and innovative concepts related to the maintenance and improvement of administrative activities. Guidelines and position papers were presented in the following areas: (1) The Role of Vocational Education…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Career Development, Career Education, Career Guidance
Gran, James R. – 1974
This 4-year followup study of graduates of the Jackson County Adult Evening School Completion Program is the fourth 4-year study to be completed. The study attempted to measure the benefits received by the 1970 graduates in the educational, social, and financial areas. General information was obtained from a questionnaire that required information…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Age, Class Attitudes
Mojkowski, Charles; Mellor, Kenneth – 1974
The information agent extension system implemented in the Rhode Island Department of Education resulted from modifications made to the model developed by the National Center for Educational Communication (now the Office of Research and Development Resources in the National Institute of Education). The Rhode Island system houses its agents in the…
Descriptors: Consultants, Consultation Programs, Extension Agents, Extension Education
Guidubaldi, John; And Others – 1974
The present study involved the evaluation of the effectiveness of four types of preschool programs on the educational development of lower and middle class children. Middle class children were exposed to "unit" and "cognitive" based preschool programs; lower class children were exposed to "day care" and Montessori…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Day Care, Educational Experience
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1974
The General Accounting Office (GAO) undertook this review to test the effectiveness of the Upward Bound program, which is administered by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's (HEW) Office of Education (OE). This program was designed to provide low income students who are potentially successful but inadequately trained, with skills…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Bound Students, College Preparation, Compensatory Education
Mattera, Gloria; Steel, Eric M. – 1974
Since 1966, more than 1,900 projects have been funded by the 1965 Title I Elementary and Secondary Education Act Migrant Amendment and the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act for migrant children's problems of educational continuity, health, and other needed services. This paper describes various exemplary programs selected for comprehensiveness of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Programs, Educational Programs, Financial Support
Shoreline School District 412, Seattle, WA. – 1972
The goals of this project were to solve the educational problems of providing an instrumental music curriculum and achieving physiological and social changes through dance for children in special education classes (K-12). Innovative methods emphasized were: 1) neuromuscular skills set to music; and, 2) a modification of the Orff methods and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Dance, Elementary Education, Handicapped Children
New York Univ., NY. Center for Field Research and School Services. – 1972
The educational program in Community School District Number 24 was supplemented by a quality incentive grant from State Urban Education funds. These funds were used to establish a Corrective Reading Program and anEnglish as a Second Language Program which were supported by school volunteers. The primary objectives of the Corrective Reading Program…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teacher Aides, Class Organization, Educational Diagnosis
New York Univ., NY. Center for Field Research and School Services. – 1972
The program of reading acceleration, remediation, and enrichment for secondary school students in poverty areas of the city was designed for eleventh and twelfth grade students reading between a 4.0 and 7.0 grade equivalency range. During the fall semester 56, and during the spring semester 62, low-income population academic and vocational high…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Resources, Individualized Reading, Inner City
Davies, Ruth Ann – 1974
The modern school media center is a learning laboratory whose function is to enrich, to vitalize, and humanize the educational program. Relating the library program to today's educational goals, this book details the design of the media center and the role of the library media specialist in curriculum development and support. Chapters are devoted…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Criteria, Facility Guidelines
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