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Kachru, Braj B., Ed. – Studies in the Linguistic Sciences, 1992
A special issue of the journal, dedicated to Henry B. Kahane, the late founder of the Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Champaign, celebrates the department's first 25 years. It contains three parts. The first consists of specifically commissioned papers originally written in 1973-74 and meant for a specific project,…
Descriptors: Educational History, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Language Research
Sanacore, Joseph – 1993
By meeting with authors and discovering what inspires them, students can gain insights about the act of writing and also come to realize that even professional writers experience joys and frustrations when developing their craft. Authors provide natural contexts that help students to improve their reading and to enrich their vocabulary. Parents,…
Descriptors: Authors, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Elementary Education
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1991
Part of the purpose of public schooling is to help children develop into productive adults who responsibly participate in a democratic community. The prevention of suicide is critical to the accomplishment of this purpose. Suicide prevention includes the development of policies and procedures that address enhancing school climate, developing…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention, Prevention
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. – 1991
Guidelines to assist local school authorities in the development and implementation of an emergency preparedness program are provided in this booklet. The first part describes the stages and components of an emergency preparation program, some of which include response organization and control, school closing and reopening, communication,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Emergency Programs, Guidelines, Natural Disasters
Edwards, Laura A.; Livingston, Rita – 1990
This guide is intended to help consumer and provider organizations develop programs to find and assimilate individuals with disabilities. The guide has five sections. Section 1 overviews the components of an effective outreach plan including timelines, a calendar of events, the media, success factors, problem prevention, and budgeting. Section 2…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Minority Groups, Outreach Programs
Hiemstra, Roger; And Others – 1991
During the past 20 years there has been an explosion of literature related to adult education. A survey research tool was designed to reveal perceptions of the value placed on various adult education publications. The first part contained a list of 393 English language books related to the adult education field. Respondents were encouraged to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Book Reviews, Books
National Inst. on Drug Abuse (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. – 1990
In October 1989, the Division of Applied Research of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) convened a panel of experts to assess whether the basic principles and approaches that have been used in the development of workplace drug abuse programs and community acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) education programs can be applied to…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Chronic Illness, Drug Abuse, Employee Assistance Programs
Hazelden Services, Inc., Minneapolis, MN. – 1990
This is a workshop training manual designed to help higher education institutional teams develop policies and programs aimed at preventing the abuse of alcohol and use of illegal drugs on their campuses. Three circular diagrams display the community groups that can be involved in drug abuse prevention, higher education institutions that play a…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Higher Education
Rhein, Barbara; And Others – 1991
Intended for educators working with children who have suffered traumatic brain injuries (TBI), this brief paper addresses parent issues, administrative issues, and programmatic issues. Noted are the five stages of adjustment typically experienced by parents: shock, elation, reality, crisis, and mourning. Professionals are encouraged to be informed…
Descriptors: Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Head Injuries, Neurological Impairments
Price, Marilyn; Weinberg, Nessa – 1982
The manual is intended to help teachers who are integrating handicapped children into preschool programs. It opens with a description of the Albuquerque Special Preschool, a program in which handicapped children were integrated in successively less restrictive environments. The raltionale for integration is presented in terms of research and of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum, Disabilities, Mainstreaming
Vasa, Stanley F.; And Others – 1983
Project Accommodate, a program designed to improve inservice to regular Nebraska secondary teachers serving handicapped students, is described. The state's needs for inservice training to implement the goal of providing services in the least restrictive environment are discussed as background to Project Accommodate's development. Goals of the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Inservice Teacher Education, Mainstreaming
Zadra, Phyllis – 1983
Described in this report are the types of child care programs (day care, Headstart, child-sitting, or drop-in centers) presently in operation within the City University of New York. Descriptions, based on data collected during the fall of 1982 from the university's nine colleges, emphasize support structures and obstacles encountered in starting,…
Descriptors: Day Care Centers, Eligibility, Financial Support, Institutional Characteristics
National Community Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1983
Developed for community educators interested in planning activities for National Community Education Day, this packet of materials presents planning ideas and examples of activities undertaken during the first National Community Education Day held in 1982. After messages from the National Community Education Assocation (NCEA) and the American…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Education, Community Schools, Institutional Advancement
Pritchett, E. Milo; Pullman, Robert J. – 1983
The handbook is designed to help teachers and administrators develop or improve vocationally oriented programs for moderately retarded students. The major topics addressed in the book were identified through a Delphi data gathering approach. Seven sections are arranged in the order that activities should occur in program modification and/or…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Moderate Mental Retardation, Parent Role, Program Development
Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8, Ebensburg, PA. – 1982
This document attempts to provide guidelines for discovering giftedness in a preschool population and for setting up a program of instruction for kindergarten gifted children. Theoretical and operating principles for a gifted kindergarten program (Project Challenge) in Hollidaysburg School District, Pennsylvania are described. Preschool screening…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Gifted, Kindergarten, Learning Activities
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