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Müller, Eve; Wood, Caitlin; Cannon, Lynn; Childress, Deb – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2023
This pilot study examined (a) the perceived barriers to creating high-quality social and emotional learning (SEL) IEP goals for autistic students without intellectual disabilities, and (b) the impact of using a data-driven SEL IEP goal builder--a key component of the Ivymount Social Cognition Instructional Package (IvySCIP)--on the quality of SEL…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Barriers, Social Emotional Learning
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Van Wart, Audra; O'Brien, Theresa C.; Varvayanis, Susi; Alder, Janet; Greenier, Jennifer; Layton, Rebekah L.; Stayart, C. Abigail; Wefes, Inge; Brady, Ashley E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2020
Experiential learning is an effective educational tool across many academic disciplines, including career development. Nine different institutions bridged by the National Institutes of Health Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training Consortium compared their experiments in rethinking and expanding training of predoctoral graduate students and…
Descriptors: Career Development, Biomedicine, Graduate Students, Medical Students
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, 2021
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) has a codified responsibility to develop the Commonwealth's state-level strategic plan for higher education and to review The Plan every six years to ensure its relevance in addressing critical issues. In 2019, to fulfill a Code requirement and more important, to identify the main near-…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Strategic Planning, State Programs, Educational Objectives
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Whitesell, Lee Ann – Gifted Child Today, 2016
Shenandoah Valley Governor's School is an Academic-Year Governor's School sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education. In addition to state funding, three local school districts support the school's STEM and Arts and Humanities programs. Juniors and seniors from seven high schools attend this shared-day, selective regional school. This…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Regional Schools, Institutional Mission, Educational Objectives
Excelencia in Education (NJ1), 2012
In 2009, Excelencia in Education launched the Ensuring America's Future initiative to inform, organize, and engage leaders in a tactical plan to increase Latino college completion. An executive summary of Latino College Completion in 50 states synthesizes information on 50 state factsheets and builds on the national benchmarking guide. Each…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Achievement Gap, Benchmarking
Jenkins, Davis; Kerrigan, Monica Reid – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2009
This study examines what specific data college faculty and administrators use in their jobs and the extent to which they use data analysis to design and improve the impact of programs and services. The study is based on a survey on the use of student data by faculty and administrators at 41 community colleges participating in Achieving the Dream:…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, Academic Achievement, Leadership
Kirk, Kathryn Gordy – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The mixed methods case study described and analyzed the 2004-2006 district-based principal preparation programs in Virginia. This dissertation explored goals stated in proposals for funding as well as program director and program completer perceptions of goals, content, processes, and outcomes for the 10 principal preparation programs that stemmed…
Descriptors: Test Preparation, School Law, Data Collection, Instructional Leadership
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1979
A study was conducted to examine federally assisted employment and training programs in the Tidewater, Virginia, area during fiscal year 1977. The General Accounting Office found forty-four programs with similar goals attempting to assist virtually the same people. These were authorized through sixteen separate legislative authorities, creating a…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Disadvantaged, Educational Needs
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2007
The "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" examines what is arguably the single most powerful authority over the teaching profession: state government. This Virginia edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's (NCTQ's) "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" is the first of what will be an annual look at the status of state policies…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Effectiveness, Yearbooks, State Standards
Buttram, Joan L.; Blair, Mark W. – 1977
A third-party evaluation was conducted of the first year of the Exploring Careers through Experiential Learning project (ExCEL). ExCEL is a planned adaptation of the Northwest Regional Education Laboratory model (NWREL) to meet the needs of students in Prince William County, Virginia, and to assist high school students in successful transition to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Development, Career Education, Career Exploration
Bingman, Mary Beth – 2002
Action research focused on developing approaches local programs can use to document outcomes of student participation in adult basic education (ABE) programs. Teams of teachers and administrators from three ABE programs examined current documentation practices, were introduced to approaches to documentaion, and developed documentation processes…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Data Collection
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Virginia Adult Educators Research Network, Dayton. – 1999
The collection of articles addresses current issues in adult and adult basic education in Virginia communities. Titles include: "Goal-Setting in the New River Valley: Teachers' Perceptions and Strategies" (Sue Barton); "What Happens When ESL Students Experience Authentic Work Situations?" (Pat Bowyer); "Orientation to…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Childrens Literature