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Daval, Nicola, Ed. – 1987
Presentations on NCIP (North American Collections Inventory Project) program developments and future program directions are combined with business meeting minutes in this report from the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). The text of remarks presented as part of a panel discussion on the program theme includes: (1) "Development and Use…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Conferences, Library Associations
Banashak, Joan M. – 1987
The Innovative Instructional Incentive Plan represents a set of goals and action strategies for implementing the school improvement plan of the Fairway Elementary School in Miramar, Florida, where instructional time was being lost due to disruptive student behavior, and where behavioral infractions were not always dealt with quickly or…
Descriptors: Discipline Problems, Educational Improvement, Educational Planning, Elementary Education
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Program Evaluation and Methodology Div. – 1988
This general program evaluation framework provides a wide range of criteria that can be applied in the evaluation of diverse federal progams. The framework was developed from a literature search on program evaluation methods and their use, the experiences of the United States Government Accounting Office (GAO), and consideration of the types of…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Federal Programs
Brunken, Phyllis – 1984
Visually handicapped students (10-19 years old) at the Nebraska School for the Visually Handicapped receive training on computer equipment for word processing, computer literacy, programming, and computer assisted instruction. Hardware and software used in the program include the Kurzweil Reading Machine, the VersaBraille system, Total Talk, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science, Educational Technology
Albrecht, A.; Spencer, D. C. – 1979
An outline is presented of Barnet College's flexistudy program, a system for providing a wider range of learning opportunities through a more flexible arrangement of course times and content to students who are unable to attend college regularly, who are too few in number to form a specialist class, or who wish to start school at some time other…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correspondence Study, Extension Education, Foreign Countries
Kopecky, Robert J. – 1983
The "Where Do We Go from Here?" conferences provide information to meet the long-term needs of unemployed workers (career change and retraining) and the short-term needs of coping with the psychological problems of being out-of-work. The conference presentation includes 70 to 100 volunteer professionals, providing optimistic and motivational…
Descriptors: Advertising, Career Change, Career Education, Conferences
Thomas, Audrey M. – 1981
This discussion paper focuses on family learning activities as they relate to the continuing education divisions of the public educational institutions of British Columbia. The first section provides an overview of families in transition, specifically the topics of kinds of families and family learning. Results of a needs assessment follow.…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Family Characteristics, Family Life Education, Family (Sociological Unit)
Eisenberg, Michael – 1983
This paper reviews the current extent of, research into, and future expectations for the use of online bibliographic retrieval systems by untrained end users rather than by trained search intermediaries. Six sections cover: (1) studies of direct end user searching, done primarily with students or persons in highly technical fields; (2) problems to…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Programs, Experimental Programs, Information Retrieval
Lincoln Unified School District, Stockton, CA. – 1984
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: It all comes together in the Resource Center at Lincoln Senior Elementary. New technology and traditional media turn kids into active learners. The action is vibrant yet the purpose is focused. Under the direction of Media Librarian Mike Whelply the Resource Center is the nucleus of the school. It…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Media, Junior High Schools, Learning Resources Centers
Wood, Janice – 1984
Resulting from a joint venture between the University of North Florida and the Duval County Public School System, homework assistance programs are available to students in the large urban public school system of Jacksonville. The homework assistance programs are committed to providing a free source of immediate aid to students and parents who…
Descriptors: College Students, Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Homework
Behrendt, Richard L. – 1984
This description of the Accent on Excellence honors program at Clark County Community College (CCCC) examines program objectives, components, and funding. First, historical and philosophical developments in the community college field are highlighted, indicating a shift in the primary concern of community college educators from the attainment of…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Community Colleges, Educational Quality, Honors Curriculum
Brown, Ralph W., Jr.; Peniche, Eduardo A. – 1984
The Piedmont Export Expansion Program (PEEP) was developed to increase the number of businesses in central Virginia entering or expanding export trade; to increase the utilization of the services of Central Virginia Community College's (CVCC's) Cross-Cultural and Foreign Language Resource Center by area export businesses; to increase the number of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cross Cultural Training, Exports, International Trade
Donaldson, George W.; Donaldson, Louise E. – Camping Magazine, 1982
School camping began with three movements in American society: children's camping, which has been traced back as far as 1823; the Nature Study Movement, which is thought to have begun as early as 1839; and the holistic "new education." In 1940, L. B. Sharp opened National Camp in New Jersey and Julian W. Smith initiated the Clear Lake…
Descriptors: Camping, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership
Turner, A.; And Others – 1984
A Washington (District of Columbia) special school offers several programs to serve its population of severely and profoundly retarded students. The Family Style Eating Program focuses on skills involved with eating, while reinforcing on-the-job training in food services. Hands-on experience in a variety of life skills is provided through the…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Eating Habits, Job Skills, Program Descriptions
Della-Piana, Gabriel; Della-Piana, Connie Kubo – 1982
This report describes a collection of procedures, with illustrative examples, for selecting and portraying microcomputer courseware in a manner that enables others to make their own judgments of courseware quality. Following a discussion of perspective and a report outline, section 3 deals with assumptions underlying the search to identify…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Programs
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