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Campbell, Charles R. – 1987
This study assessed the consistency of student health care services at Arizona State University (ASU) at Tempe to see if they were congruent with societal trends for institutions. A comparison of the health care center as it was in 1960 and in 1985 was made, and a literature review investigated how ASU parallels the general trend for health care…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems, Higher Education
Download full textPaprock, Kenneth E. – 1988
A study examined the situation-specific program development strategies used in 47 different settings in the southwestern United States from January 1987 to January 1988. Specialized and elite interviews were administered to program developers to identify the approaches that are being used and to determine how they relate to the approaches…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Practices, Educational Research
Illinois Governor's Task Force on Day Care, Springfield. – 1987
In December 1986, the Governor of the State of Illinois appointed a task force to make recommendations on how each sector of society could contribute to narrowing the gap between the availability of day care services and the child care needs of working parents. The 51-member task force was composed of representatives of private industry,…
Descriptors: Definitions, Disabilities, Educational Quality, Employer Supported Day Care
Rainhart, Dolly – 1988
This manual was designed to assist concerned individuals and organizations within communities in New Mexico to develop and plan effective school-age child care programs. Emphasized are the first steps in initiating and implementing school-age child care in a community. Chapter I discusses the need for school-age child care programs and the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Guidelines, Learning Activities, Planning
Laban/Bartenieff Inst. of Movement Studies, New York, NY. – 1988
The "Beyond Words" project developed and tested multi-media curricular materials in movement observation and analysis. The resulting 12 chapter text is integrated with two 1 hour videotapes to offer a theoretical and practical approach to movement study that can be utilized in classes ranging from physical education, athletics, dance, and theater,…
Descriptors: Body Language, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Movement Education
Langley, Harry M. – 1987
The student retention study described in this report was conducted by Brunswick Junior College (BJC) to identify ways of improving the persistence of students until they achieve their academic goals. After part I discusses the purposes of the study and the characteristics of the college, parts II and III examine the college's retention rates for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Graduates, Program Development, School Holding Power
Gil, Linda L. – 1984
The paper describes issues in integrating handicapped children into early childhood education programs. Experiences of the Northwest Center Infant and Toddler Program (Seattle, Washington) are noted to illustrate philosophical considerations (particularly the isolation of handicapped children) and program planning and development issues. Beginning…
Descriptors: Day Care Centers, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Infants
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Public Schools. – 1984
The report presents recommendations made by a panel of experts in gifted education regarding education for gifted students in Florida. Among recommendations are those for increasing minority representation in gifted programs, modifying the state definition to complement general intellectual ability with specific academic aptitude, using a multiple…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Definitions, Eligibility, Gifted
Dodds, Tony, Comp. – 1983
Guidance for distance teaching media selection, management, and program organization is offered in this two-part manual. Each of eight units includes questions to be addressed, behavioral objectives, comments, exercises, and assignments. The first unit, a general introduction to distance teaching, is followed by four units covering distance…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Budgets, Distance Education, Educational Administration
Hanley, Tom V. – 1983
The report summarized findings from a study of organizational issues involved in the use of microcomputers in special education programs in 12 school districts. Background of the study and details on site selection were given. Features of the selected districts (urbanicity, number of schools, enrollment, predominant ethnicity, and number of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Conner, James E. – For Adults Only, 1982
Teachers cannot afford to ignore the research findings on right and left brain functions. Basically, three things have been discovered: (1) each hemisphere of the brain processes information differently; (2) in some people, the hemispheres work well together, in others they are in a constant state of disagreement; and (3) each hemisphere is…
Descriptors: Brain, Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Style, Curriculum Development
Nyberg, V. R. – 1984
The paper reports results of an academic occupational program intended for educable mentally handicapped and learning disabled secondary students in Leduc, Alberta. An introduction reviews history of the program and the evaluation process. The evaluation plan, based on R. Stake's model for program evaluation, is described, and sources of data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Disabilities, Mild Mental Retardation, Program Development
Magrab, Phyllis; And Others – 1981
Four papers focus on the processes involved in developing a community team for providng services to handicapped preschoolers. Jerry Elder and Elynor Kazuk review steps in beginning a community team approach in "Getting Started," including the mechanics of planning and conducting an initial meeting to explain the advantages of collaborative…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Community Resources, Cooperation, Disabilities
Van Tassel-Baska, Joyce – 1981
The book is intended to help administrators provide leadership necessary to begin and maintain gifted and talented education programs. An initial section provides an overview of the population, the rationale for special educational provisions, a historical review of gifted and talented education, and considerations in identification, program…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Program Administration
Booth, Tony – 1982
The third of 16 booklets designed for use in an Open University course on special education in the United Kingdom, this guide introduces key issues in the course. The variety of handicapping conditions is examined, and age and sex factors in special education are considered. Effects of the environment and the special educational system are also…
Descriptors: Classification, Course Content, Definitions, Disabilities
