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Direct linkErnest, James M. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2012
Educational policy is often developed using a top-down approach. Recently, there has been a concerted shift in policy for educators to develop programs and research proposals that evolve from "scientific" studies and focus less on their intuition, aided by professional wisdom. This article analyzes several national and international…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Research Proposals, Educational Policy, Program Development
Cincera, Jan; Maskova, Veronika – Environmental Education Research, 2011
The article presents results of the evaluation of the GLOBE program (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) in the Czech Republic. The evaluation explores the implementation of the program in schools and its impact on research skills. Four hundred and sixty six pupils, aged 13, from 28 different schools participated in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Research Skills, Program Development
Weiss, Heather; Lopez, Elena; Rosenberg, Heidi; Brosi, Evelyn; Lee, Diana – Harvard Family Research Project, 2011
One-fourth of all ninth graders in the United States will not graduate from high school within four years, despite the fact that the 21st Century workplace requires more advanced knowledge and skills than ever before. Recognizing the need for a comprehensive strategy to keep teens in school and ensure that they graduate prepared for the future,…
Descriptors: High Schools, Models, High School Students, At Risk Students
Kim, Hyun Jung – ProQuest LLC, 2011
To understand how tensions caused by the multidisciplinary nature of executive coaching are perceived and overcome, this modified ethnographic study was conducted at an executive coaching program and leadership center at a prestigious European business school. This study is built on prolonged discussions on the role of psychology in executive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Coaching (Performance), Business Administration Education, Leadership Training
Hertz, Judith E.; Douglass, Carolinda; Johnson, Angela; Richmond, Shirley S. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2007
Little is known about the organization, characteristics or services offered by academic interdisciplinary gerontology centers located in higher education institutions. This article presents a description and an emerging typology of academic interdisciplinary gerontology centers based on information collected from the Websites of 47 centers. The…
Descriptors: Gerontology, Program Development, Web Sites, Data Analysis
Download full textJayaramaiah, Karagada M.; And Others – 1972
A study was conducted to identify, examine and suggest a set of broad principles effective in the development of 4-H club programs in the United States and Tennessee. Eighty principles of successful 4-H Club work gleaned from related literature were tested in terms of: their acceptance as principles by two panels of experts; panel agreement to the…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Extension Agents, Guides, Interviews
National Council on Disability, 2008
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, together with the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, set in motion policy changes that have allowed many thousands of children and youth with disabilities in the United States the opportunity to gain the educational and vocational skills needed to transition to living, working, and participating as…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Employment Level, Disabilities, Young Adults
Peer reviewedBlazek, Ron; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1992
Includes two reports: a report of the results of a survey of state library association executive officers that examined the practices and priorities given reference activities at state conferences; and an annotated bibliography of 100 books, articles, and dissertations published between 1980 and 1990 that discuss librarianship in Ghana. (12…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Conferences, Foreign Countries, Library Associations
Campbell-Thrane, Lucille, Ed. – 1979
This publication presents a data collection system useful in measuring the success of vocational programs for special needs populations as well as current descriptive/demographic information on special needs populations nationwide. The first of four chapters provides a general characterization of special populations and specific definitions for…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Bilingual Students, Data Collection, Disadvantaged
Donham, Brent – Community College Journal, 2003
Technology is and will continue to be a driving force in the United States economy. The U.S. Department of Labor (2003) projects computer and data processing services to be the fastest growing segment of the economy between the years 2000-2010. A study by the National Association of Manufacturers (2001) indicates that more than 80 percent of…
Descriptors: Manufacturing Industry, Skilled Workers, Job Layoff, Vocational Education
Peace Corps, 2004
"Community Content-Based Instruction" grew out of several development initiatives and field needs. It began to take shape in a Gender and Public Health Education for Teachers Workshop and an In-Service Education Workshop for Volunteers and their counterparts, in the spring of 1996 in Eritrea. Since that time, the concept has been further…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Workshops, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods
Samet, Carolyn; Wright, Jerauld B. – 1978
A study was conducted to (1) review state board of education procedures used in assuring that local advisory councils (LACs) are being used in preparing local plans; (2) develop a profile of LACs created to advise on 1978 plans; and (3) discover how LACs regard their role in local plan development for North Carolina vocational education in local…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Age, Community Colleges, Federal Regulation
