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Spanbauer, S.J. – 1976
Following a 3-year feasibility study, Fox Valley Technical Institute (FVTI) converted 18 vocational-technical education programs to year-round operation. Each of these programs is being implemented based on the departmental plan best suited for the particular program, so that the maximum number of students may be served at the lowest possible…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Extended School Year, Flexible Scheduling, Open Enrollment
COOK, DORIS M.; AND OTHERS – 1966
GUIDELINES FOR INITIATING A RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTION UNIT WITHIN A SCHOOL WERE PRESENTED. THE PROGRAM FOR ESTABLISHING THE UNITS WAS DEVELOPED TO (1) SECURE MORE EFFICIENT LEARNING BY STUDENTS (2) ENCOURAGE PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT, AND (3) PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH, CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTATION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS. A…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Demonstration Programs, Educational Opportunities
Lah, David; And Others – 1986
The Young Adult Conservation Corps (YACC) was one of two federally funded youth conservation corps programs that existed prior to 1981. The other program, the Youth Conservation Corps, was a summer program, whereas the YACC operated on a year-round basis. In operation between 1977 and 1982, the YACC received funds of approximately $232 million…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment), Demonstration Programs
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. for Management and Planning Services. – 1979
Based on data derived from Title I grant applications, end-of-project evaluation reports, as well as information from the Migrant Student Record Transfer System, this report is an evaluation of Wisconsin's migrant education programs (18 school year and 18 summer projects) which served 2,641 students in fiscal year 1979 with an allocation of…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Ancillary School Services, Demonstration Programs, Identification
Finley, Cathaleen – 1977
A curriculum was developed and a model was tested to help tribal girls realize that they will be workers; plan realistically for their years as members of the labor force; make decisions in their teens that will help them prepare adequately for the world of work; and believe that they have special talents and abilities that are unique to them.…
Descriptors: American Indians, Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration
Dougherty, Barbara B., Comp. – 1977
Designed to be a source of programming information, this document summarizes the educational efforts by Wisconsin's sixteen Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education (VTAE) districts to help meet consumer and homemaking education needs of disadvantaged groups. The project supported by each district is described in the following format: project…
Descriptors: Activities, Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Ancillary Services
Peppard, Judy – 1991
This resource guide is the outcome of a 1989-1990 survey of school practices and programs that was distributed to all middle-level principals in Wisconsin public schools. The purposes of the survey were to assess the extent of middle-level programming in Wisconsin; highlight some needs in a school improvement effort; and share promising practices.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Community Services, Curriculum Development
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1994
In 1994, the Department of Public Instruction/Bureau for Vocational Education (DPI/BVE) proposed performance standards and measures that dovetailed into the existing secondary vocational data system. Tech prep and youth apprenticeship options were provided to all people and groups. Services provided to single parents, displaced homemakers, and…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Apprenticeships, Correctional Education, Demonstration Programs
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1983
Existing intergenerational programs in Wisconsin schools are described in this booklet along with ideas and resources to encourage greater school and community involvement in such efforts. The booklet is divided into three major sections. The first section is a summary of the major facts on aging and a summary of information gathered from the 1981…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Agency Cooperation, Aging Education
US Department of Education, 2003
Volume II contains six appendices to Volume I, including short summaries of the 18 schools that were studied. Appendices included in this report are: (1) Evaluation Methodology; (2) Promising Reform Strategies; (3) Descriptions of the Research-Based Methods or Strategies Being Used; (4) Short Summaries of 18 Comprehensive School Reform…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Demonstration Programs, Government School Relationship, School Districts
Wisconsin Univ., Madison. School of Education. – 1977
A detailed program description and evaluation are contained in the final report of a demonstration project designed to prepare certified teachers of limited English speaking ability students for bilingual bicultural education programs. The introductory section summarizes the purpose of the program, which offered traineeships to individuals…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Demonstration Programs, Educational Objectives
Wisconsin State Board of Health, Madison. – 1968
Between November 1964 and June 1967, 85 women and five men completed a 4-month course held in several Wisconsin locations to prepare them as Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants to (1) plan and direct a general activity or supportive program of occupational therapy, (2) train individual patients in independent performance of activities of…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Allied Health Occupations Education, Certification, Clinical Experience
Yin, Robert; Kim, Dawn – US Department of Education, 2003
Comprehensive school reform calls for a "whole-school" and coordinated approach to improve schools. The strategy differs from piecemeal and fragmented efforts that also in the past have seemed only to lead to short-lived changes. To stimulate whole-school reform across the country, Congress appropriated funds in FY1998 for the U.S.…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Demonstration Programs, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness
Sabota, Roger A. – 1978
A project involving three vocational technical and adult education (VTAE) districts in Wisconsin was undertaken to develop and field test a model for improving the bridge between school, cultures, and the world of work for American Indians. Each of the districts had unique needs which necessitated differing methodologies to achieve the project…
Descriptors: American Indians, Ancillary Services, Career Development, Career Guidance
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McCaslin, N. L.; Walton, John – 1974
Five research objectives were identified by the Wisconsin State Board for Vocational, Technical and Adult Education in a project designed to evaluate the impact of vocational education research and exemplary projects on educational practices in Wisconsin: (1) An assessment of the impact of State funded research and exemplary activities to a…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Agency Cooperation, Data Analysis, Demonstration Programs
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