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Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1980
Plans, objectives, and expected results for Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) programs in Texas are presented for fiscal year 1981. Statements document the need, objectives, end products, LSCA priority, timetable, and suggested method for evaluation for each of 13 programs under Title 1 (library development). Application guidelines for…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Federal Programs, Library Administration, Library Cooperation
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC. Center for Museum Education. – 1978
The document, intended for educators working at an historical site, focuses on programs which demonstrate alternate approaches to teaching history. It is presented in seven sections. Section one discusses issues in planning an educational program at an historical site. Section two describes educational programs at the Adirondack Museum (New York),…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Historic Sites
Feingold, Jeffrey; And Others – 1979
The bilingual Early Childhood Centers Program was established in three public and four non-public schools ln District 14 (Brooklyn, New York) as a response to the needs of children in grades K-2 with limited English proficiency. Participants were from Spanish or Yiddish dominant homes. The curriculum offered instruction in English as a Second…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Primary Education
Stockton, Rex – 1980
A study was conducted to develop and implement a procedure to describe and evaluate existing linkage programs at the local level between vocational education and CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) programs. The study had the following objectives: (1) to identify linking organizations that offered services directly or through the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Employment Programs, Institutional Cooperation
Muiznieks, Viktors J.; Cox, John – 1979
The Computerized Test-Result Reporting System (CTRS), which consists of three programs written in the BASIC language, was developed to analyze obective tests, test items, test results, and to provide the teacher-user with interpreted data about the performance of tests, Lest items, and students. This paper documents the three programs from the…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Programs, Educational Testing, Guides
Dyreson, Margaret
This document describes how the Florida Linkage System approach to local problem solving might be implemented in other school districts. It is presented here as a general strategy that can be adapted to meet the specific needs of a given school. The FLS model is comprised of a sequence of steps and activities leading to continuous improvement by…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Administration, Institutional Cooperation, Linking Agents
Blackwell, William R. – 1979
The Dial-A-Teacher Assistance project (DATALINE) is a telephone resource center which provides assistance or information to parents and pupils about problems related to homework, as well as information about Parent Partnership activities and services available to parents and children in the School District of Philadelphia. The theory behind the…
Descriptors: After School Education, Continuing Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Homework
Wood, Karlyn E. – 1977
Although the failure of open education experiments are often attributed to declining reading and mathematics scores, overwheming class sizes, and practical difficulties in implementing theory, the examination of a particular open education program in a suburban New York school district points to other possible reasons for the program's failure.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Experimental Programs, Failure
SHORES, LOUIS – 1966
THE ROLE OF THE LIBRARY OR LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER, ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE JUNIOR COLLEGE'S EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES, ITS ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION, THE FACILITIES REQUIRED AND THE CONCEPT OF THE LIBRARY JUNIOR COLLEGE ARE DISCUSSED IN LIGHT OF CURRENT TRENDS IN JUNIOR COLLEGE ORGANIZATION AND THE INCREASED DEMAND FOR INDEPENDENT STUDY. THE…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Fundamental Concepts, Independent Study, Library Facilities
SOULE, DAVID H. – 1965
AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP OF 20 AND A CONTROL GROUP OF 8 UNDERACHIEVING 10TH GRADE BOYS WERE RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM APPLICANTS FROM THREE HIGH SCHOOLS IN MICHIGAN TO PARTICIPATE IN V.I.S.I.T., A PROJECT AT EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY DESIGNED TO BROADEN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT VOCATIONS. EACH DAY FOR 2 WEEKS, THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP VISITED NEARBY PLANTS AND…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Experimental Programs
WATKINS, JAMES F. – 1967
THE RESEARCH COORDINATING UNIT (RCU) WAS ESTABLISHED IN AUGUST 1965, IN ORDER TO STIMULATE AND CONDUCT RESEARCH IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. ITS BASIC OBJECTIVES WERE TO (1) INITIATE, STIMULATE, ASSIST, AND COORDINATE RESEARCH ACTIVITY IN AND AMONG EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES, (2) CONDUCT RESEARCH INDEPENDENTLY OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER APPROPRIATE…
Descriptors: Consultants, Educational Research, Information Retrieval, Program Descriptions
NAGEL, ELWYN H. – 1967
ACTIVITIES PURSUED BY THE CENTER FROM THE TIME OF ITS DESIGNATION AS A RESEARCH COORDINATING UNIT (RCU), JUNE 30, 1965, TO NOVEMBER 30, 1966 ARE REPORTED. OBJECTIVES OF THE RCU WERE TO (1) BUILD AN ATMOSPHERE WITHIN THE STATE THAT COMMITS ITSELF TO RESEARCH AND IS RECEPTIVE TO IT, (2) STIMULATE PROJECTS, IDEAS, AND UNDERSTANDING OF RESEARCH, (3)…
Descriptors: Consultants, Educational Research, Information Dissemination, Program Descriptions
FALLS, CHARLES W.; AND OTHERS – 1966
SPECIAL EDUCATION AIMS TO MEET THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF EACH CHILD THROUGH ATTENTION TO CAPABILITIES, PARENTAL TRAINING, AND PARTICIPATION AND COORDINATION OF VARIOUS AGENCIES AND SPECIALISTS. DURING THE 1965-1966 SCHOOL YEAR IN NEBRASKA, 8,490 HANDICAPPED CHILDREN RECEIVED SPECIAL SERVICES, AND AN ADDITIONAL 2,433 CHILDREN RECEIVED SPEECH AND…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Educational Finance, Enrollment, Expenditures
CHAMBERLAIN, LAWRENCE H.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THE COLLEGE-LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM WHICH STARTED IN 1965 AS A NEW ACTIVITY OF THE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BOARD HAS FIVE AIMS. THEY ARE TO GIVE A NATIONAL PROGRAM OF EXAMINATIONS TO EVALUATE NONTRADITIONAL COLLEGE-LEVEL EDUCATION INCLUDING INDEPENDENT STUDY AND CORRESPONDENCE WORK, TO STIMULATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO BECOME MORE…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Correspondence Study, Credits, Evaluation
Rosenblum, Sheila; Jastrzab, JoAnn – 1980
To understand better the role a principal plays in the success or failure of a federal program, this study was conducted of the role of principals in Teacher Corps projects. An introductory chapter discusses the changing role of the principal in general and the role of the principal in change efforts and then more specifically discusses the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
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