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Frank, Mary, Ed.; Caldwell, Bettye M., Ed. – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1984
Contains seven papers divided into three sections addressing: (1) the application of marketing principles to child care organizations and ways of remedying the negative public image of child care; (2) training child care professionals to develop marketing skills; and (3) successful uses of five basic marketing skills illustrated through four case…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Child Caregivers
Pritchard, Florence Fay; Whitehead, George I., III – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2004
This volume makes two important contributions: First, it provides a framework grounded in theory and best professional practice that middle and high school teachers, their students, and community partners can use to design, implement, and evaluate service-learning projects that address authentic community needs. Second, it demonstrates ways…
Descriptors: High Schools, Teaching Methods, Educational Change, Service Learning
Online Submission, 2005
In order to achieve the EFA (Education For All) goal agreed by participating nations at the Dakar World Education Forum 2000, The Lao government has undertaken various studies for its "National Plan of Action for Education for All." Lao is an inland mountainous nation with 49 ethnic groups. Such diversity makes the provision of social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Skill Development, Poverty, Economic Factors
Johnson, Scott D.; Benson, Angela D.; Duncan, John; Shinkareva, Olga N.; Taylor, Gail Diane; Treat, Tod – 2003
There is limited understanding of the scope and impact of distance learning on postsecondary career and technical education (CTE). Descriptive analysis of questionnaire responses and telephone interviews from 512 community colleges (response rate of 53.3%) sought to determine the following in relation to postsecondary CTE: (1) how prominent is…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Distance Education, Educational Policy
Muller, Eve – 2002
This report summarizes major points from the Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports' (PBIS Center) literature review on statewide behavior initiatives (SBIs) and findings from the PBIS Center's study that examined the extent to which SBIs have been developed and implemented. Of the 19 states that responded to the PBIS Center's…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification
Wehman, Paul – 2002
This book is a guide to the development of Individual Transition Plans (ITPs) for students with disabilities. It includes 37 sample ITPs for students with a wide variety of disabilities. The first four chapters describe the formatting necessary for designing the transition planning document and then describe each of the 10 goals, which range from…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Emotional Disturbances, High Schools
Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Center on Wisconsin Strategy. – 2000
This document provides background for those looking to establish workplace mentoring or buddy systems. It touches briefly on the other two legs of an effective workplace preparation program, which are orientation and on-the-job training. These six steps for setting up a mentoring system are described: recruitment, flexibility, training, written…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Entry Workers, Instructional Materials
Savoie-Zajc, Lorraine; Dolbec, Andre – 2002
A study identified students' perspectives on quality and nature of learning achieved in a vocational program using a cooperative learning approach. The theoretical framework for analysis of the implementation of a vocational program included Lave and Wenger's (1991) concept of situated learning and the Guile and Griffiths' (2001) model of work…
Descriptors: Action Research, Context Effect, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs
Smith, Christine; Bingman, Mary Beth; Hofer, Judy; Medina, Patsy – 2002
The Practitioner Dissemination and Research Network (PDRN), a multi-year research and development effort, tested an innovative method of connecting research and practice. Included in the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy 1995 proposal, it began with an advisory group meeting in 1996. In 1997, South- and Northeast regions…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Cooperation
Commonwealth of Learning, 2003
Prepared for presentation at the 15th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers, in Edinburgh, Scotland, this report describes a proposal, created by the Commonwealth of Learning at the request by the Commonwealth Ministers of Education, to explore the creation of a virtual university to support higher education in small states. A Technical…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Distance Education, Virtual Universities, Electronic Learning
Askov, Eunice N.; Catalfamo, Andree Rose – 1997
An independent evaluation of the College of Lake County's National Workplace Literacy Program included both formative and summative evaluations over the 3 years of the project. The evaluation design was planned primarily as a naturalistic inquiry that used the structured interview approach to data collection. An external evaluator interviewed all…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Curriculum Development
Hopkins, Barbara J.; Wendel, Frederick C. – 1997
In many communities there is a need to reconnect schools to community entities, including businesses. This fastback is designed to act as a guide to partnership-program development. It begins with a brief history of partnerships, tracks the development of partnership programs, outlines key roles, and identifies the indicators of…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs
Jablonski, Ann – 1992
This paper describes the development of an experimental, alternative, graduate-level preservice teacher education program at Fordham University, the Internship Fellowship Program. The 15-month program includes an Instructional Training Laboratory (ITL) during the first summer, which supports the intern's acquisition of cognitive and performance…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Graduate Study
Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. – 1997
These guidelines help professional development chairs, administrators, and teachers collaboratively plan for the ongoing skill development and content acquisition of staff members. Section 1, "Missions, Mandates, and Regulations for Professional Development," describes the mission of professional development as supporting teachers in…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Budgeting, Costs, Educational Finance
Ballara, Marcela – 1996
Women's literacy rates have improved in nearly all countries for which data are available. However, discrimination in access to education starts in early childhood and tends to continue throughout women's lives. Reproductive, productive, and community roles are considered family responsibilities to be assumed by women. Because these activities…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Developing Nations