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Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1995
During fiscal year 1995, more than $29 million was spent on adult education and literacy programming in Illinois, with federal, state, and public aid accounting for 36%, 30%, and 34% respectively of all funds. Of those funds, 77% were spent on direct instruction. The 107 adult education/literacy programs offered in Illinois' 4 planning regions in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Hensley, Oliver D., Ed.; And Others – 1996
This book contains 30 chapters on the tech prep initiative in Texas: "The Identity of Tech Prep in Texas" (Tunstall); "A Snap-Shot of the Impact of the Tech Prep Initiative in the Governor's 24 Planning Regions" (Brown); "The Tech Prep Consortium Directors: The Architects for the Future of Texas" (Hensley et al.);…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Guidance, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship
Bergman, Terri; Cheney, Scott – 1996
This publication is designed to help service providers deliver high-quality workplace development services cost effectively to small and medium-sized businesses. The guide looks at five service delivery strategies: learning consortia, walk-in centers, distance learning, computer-based training, and trained volunteers. These five strategies offer a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Consortia, Continuing Education
Center for Literacy, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1996
A project was undertaken to develop a model that adult basic and literacy education (ABLE) programs throughout Pennsylvania could use as a framework to develop and implement collaborative family literacy programs in cooperation with human services agencies and community-based organizations, including providers of Even Start, Head Start, and other…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Agency Cooperation, Community Organizations
Rettinger, Georgina S. – 1996
In an effort to recruit more adults in the 18-25 age group, the Greenville Literacy Council of Greenville, Pennsylvania, developed the Keys for Kids program, which was designed to teach young parents to foster emergent literacy skills in their preschoolers and thereby improve their own literacy skills. An 8-week training program was developed to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum Guides, Emergent Literacy
Iowa State Council on Vocational Education, Des Moines. – 1996
This handbook provides educators with a step-by-step guide to partnering with parents. Introductory materials include research findings and beliefs about parent involvement in schools and a checklist to determine if the educator is ready to develop a partnership with parents. The eight steps to a parent/school partnership follow. Step 1, define…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Buzash, Michael D. – 1994
The evolution of a 2-week summer honors program in French for high school students, inaugurated in 1980 and conducted on a university campus, is chronicled. The program was designed to offer enriching experiences in language review, new skill building, French culture, understanding of French phonology, and conversation on topics of interest to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, College Second Language Programs, French
Packer, Arnold – 1992
In order for more individuals to enter higher paying jobs, employers must create a sufficient number of high-performance positions (the demand side), and workers must acquire the skills needed to perform in these restructured workplaces (the supply side). Creating an associate degree in High Performance Manufacturing (HPM) will help address four…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges
Office of Policy and Planning (ED), Washington, DC. – 1993
This report examines the Chapter 1 program's impact at school and classroom levels, strategic directions for Chapter 1 reauthorization, the larger context of school poverty as it influences Chapter 1 delivery, the operation and effectiveness of Chapter 1, and new directions for improving Chapter 1 in line with national reforms. How well Chapter 1…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Legislation
Gibbs, Jeanne; And Others – 1994
Blending the fields of group process and cooperative learning; prevention and resiliency; learning theory; and school change into a comprehensive guide, this book describes the on-going development of the Tribes group process, whereby small learning groups are used to promote human growth and learning. A tribe consists of three to six students who…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Cooperative Learning
Young, Noel – 1994
Recognizing that child care located in the schools has many benefits, this manual was prepared for those planning or implementing school-age child care partnerships for kindergarten and primary grade children. Reporting on programs in the Ontario (Canada) area, the manual notes five issues that are central to developing such a program: (1)…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Boards of Education, Child Caregivers, Day Care Centers
Maehrlein, Joyce J. – 1993
A series of marketing and early intervention strategies were developed to increase female enrollment in technology education (TE) in a New Jersey township with residents of all social classes/income levels. Among the main project activities were the following: (1) development of a comprehensive curriculum intervention called Technology Education…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Early Intervention, Enrollment Management
Rollins, Al; And Others – 1992
This manual is a guide to the design and implementation of workshops on inclusion of gender issues in U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) projects and programs. It describes a workshop to increase awareness of, information about, and skills for addressing gender issues in development programming. Its target audience is training…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Citizen Role, Economic Development
Rollins, Al; And Others – 1992
This manual is designed to assist development professionals in nongovernmental organizations to provide effective training in the incorporation of gender considerations into their development programs and projects. It provides information and implementation of a 3-day workshop. Section I provides information on the manual content, structure, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Citizen Role, Economic Development
Stief, Elizabeth – 1994
There is growing consensus among early childhood professionals about the importance of early childhood transition services (activities designed to ensure continuity for young children across different environments, including homes, child care settings, preschools, and schools). Providing such services requires collaboration and linkages among…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperation, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Intervention
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