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Stephens, Carl; Yu, Dickie – Mental Retardation and Learning Disability Bulletin, 1985
Annual program plans for residents written prior to and following the implementation of the IPP (Individual Program Planning) system were rated to determine the extent of changes that resulted. More departments attended meetings, stated objectives, described intervention plans and evaluation procedures for proposed objectives, and reported…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Multiple Disabilities, Program Development

Tymitz-Wolf, Barbara – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1984
The need for special education faculty development is emphasized and factors contributing to faculty development failure (including arbitrary agendas and lack of incentives) and to success (such as systematic planning and programing and institutional support) are considered. A listing of administrative and individual/group options is presented.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Faculty Development, Higher Education, Professional Continuing Education
Ross, Linda; Shore, Bruce M. – Special Education in Canada, 1984
The gifted summer school at McGill University serves over 300 pupils and some 35 teachers from across Canada. Demonstration teachers are recruited from all over North America. The school is unique in demonstrating several specific curricular models for gifted programs. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Program Descriptions
Baker, Clifford; Baker, Gayle – Special Education in Canada, 1983
Elementary special education teachers can enhance the transition of handicapped students into mainstreamed classes by careful planning and preparation of the regular class teachers, nonhandicapped students themselves. Followup communication with the regular class teacher must be maintained. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Education, Mainstreaming, Program Development
Boucouvalas, Marcie – New Directions for Continuing Education, 1985
Explores the meaning of conference consumption: the process involved in deciding to attend, the dynamics entailed in participating as a consumer in both attitude and action, and the transfer of learning after the conference is over. Next, it examines the functions that a conference can perform. (CT)
Descriptors: Competence, Conferences, Learning Strategies, Participation
Brown, Patricia Wynn – Perspectives for Teachers of the Hearing Impaired, 1986
A consultant for hearing impaired students describes the initiation of a successful drama program for hearing impaired students (K-12). The program enhances students' communication, imagination, and self-esteem. (CL)
Descriptors: Drama, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments, Learning Activities
Pickett, Nell Ann; Angelo, Faye – Technical Writing Teacher, 1986
Lists 23 two-year colleges that offer an associate degree or a certificate or both in technical communication. (FL)
Descriptors: Program Content, Program Development, Surveys, Technical Writing

Harel, Zev; And Others – Gerontologist, 1985
Conceptual approaches employed in service utilization and multidimensional assessment research which have been used for planning and evaluating services to the aged are reviewed. Also examined are the conceptual properties of three widely used assessment instruments in order to assess their utility in providing a database for planning and…
Descriptors: Community Services, Measurement Techniques, Older Adults, Program Development

Lindsey, Jimmy D. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1983
Paraprofessionals may fulfill a number of roles with learning disabled students, ranging from assistance in diagnosis to individual instruction. State and local education agencies should prepare for the advent of paraprofessionals through inservice and supervision, being attentive to problematic areas of responsibilities, interpersonal…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Program Development

Werner, David R. – Journal of Correctional Education, 1984
A course in the Literature of Incarceration is useful in furthering a student's examination of the prison as a complex social structure and can be developed to appeal to a campus as well as to a prison college population. (Author)
Descriptors: College Programs, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Literature

Melle, Marge; Wilson, Fern – Educational Leadership, 1984
Describes the Jefferson County Primary Integrated Curriculum program. Developed as an interdisciplinary curriculum, the program allows primary students to work holistically. The article includes Learning Units. (MD)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Class Activities, Curriculum Development, Interdisciplinary Approach
Mangrum, Charles T.; Strichart, Stephen S. – Learning Disabilities: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1983
Focuses on admissions policies, program services (including diagnostic testing and prescriptive planning, program advisement, and instructional assistance), and the preparation of high school students for college experiences. (CL)
Descriptors: College Admission, College Students, Learning Disabilities, Postsecondary Education
Fagen, Stanley A.; Wintrol, Jan – Pointer, 1983
Strategies are presented for overcoming three common inservice problems regarding mainstreaming: perceived need for inservice by educators and policymakers versus limited funding available; perceived need for inservice for mainstreaming versus competing community priorities; and stated need for inservice versus natural obstacles presented by staff…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Roberge, Myrna – Pointer, 1983
Teachers may choose from one of three options in completing an individualized project as part of inservice mainstreaming training: (1) product completion, (2) creation of instructional practices/procedures, and (3) planning and conducting an inservice session. Sample summaries of each type are included. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Independent Study, Inservice Teacher Education

Jason, Phillip K. – Journal of General Education, 1983
Describes the University of Virginia's writer-in-residence program's gradual shift from an emphasis on the writer as a temporary guest of the university to an emphasis on the writer as a regular full-time faculty member. Sees the growth of creative writing degree programs as a major factor in the change. (DMM)
Descriptors: Authors, College Faculty, College Instruction, Higher Education