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Peer reviewedFoster, Anne R. – College Student Journal, 1979
Explores program content, instructional organization, and departmental needs of reading departments in community colleges in California. While differences in colleges exist, most follow certain patterns in program management and staffing procedures. The outlook indicates continued expansion as community colleges meet the needs of students entering…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Community Colleges, Program Development, Reading Instruction
Direct linkKent, Karen; Lingman, Carol – Journal of Staff Development, 2000
Describes how the California Professional Development Reform Initiative (CPDRI) developed a framework for professional learning. The final CPDRI document, Designs for Learning, is organized around 10 design elements which comprise a system for ongoing professional learning for teachers. Sidebars present: the California Standards for the Teaching…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development
Download full textLittle, Judith Warren; And Others – 1987
Results of this study will be used to assess the possibilities and limitations of staff development as an instrument of state and local policy for improving educational quality in the public schools in California. Four basic questions were addressed: (1) What is the total California taxpayer investment in staff development and what forms do the…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Program Development
Little, Judith Warren; And Others – 1987
This staff delivery policy study was initiated by the legislature and governor in response to a steady escalation in the number and costs of staff development programs in the California public schools. The report is based on four main data sources: (1) descriptions of local patterns of staff development; (2) teacher and administrator surveys; (3)…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Delivery Systems, Educational Policy, Program Costs
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1974
This publication is intended to be used by school districts in California that are in the process of developing district and individual school master plans for restructuring educational programs for kindergarten and grades 1-3. A number of considerations pertinent to development of these master plans are outlined: (1) district- and school-level…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Health Services
Modesto Junior Coll., CA. – 1963
IN THIS REVISED REPORT, CHARACTERISTICS OF LOW INCOME GROUPS IN THE MODESTO, CALIFORNIA, AREA ARE DESCRIBED AND AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM BASED ON IMMEDIATE EDUCATIONAL ATTACK ON THE PROBLEM ARE ASSESSED, A PROJECTED ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THE SOUTH AND EAST MODESTO AREAS IS DEVELOPED, AND EFFORTS TO CARRY OUT EARLIER PROPOSALS ARE DESCRIBED.…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Curriculum Development, Educational Background
SEXTON, PATRICIA CAYO
IN THIS STUDY OF EXPERIMENTAL AND DEMONSTRATION BASIS EDUCATION PROJECTS FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUTHS, VISITS WERE MADE TO THE JOB UPGRADING PROJECT (NORTH RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA), THE MAYOR'S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROJECT (DETROIT), THE LANE COUNTY YOUTH PROJECT (EUGENE, OREGON), JOB OPPORTUNITIES, THROUGH BETTER SKILLS (CHICAGO), THE YMCA…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Audiovisual Aids, Blacks, Class Size
