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Download full textNIDRR Consensus Statement, 1993
This consensus report on supported employment for people with severe mental retardation was a product of a conference which brought together the expertise of consumers, practitioners, researchers, family members, and analysts. Determinants of success in supported employment for this population are identified along with critical issues for…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Employment Potential, Employment Programs, Policy Formation
TACSCE Research Annual, 1985
Designed as a means of promoting research and exchanging results among the members of the Texas Association for Community Service and Continuing Education's (TACSCE's) Research Committee, this Research Annual provides a compilation of articles, abstracts, annotations, and book reviews. The volume contains: (1) "Perspective: The Role of Scholarship…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Adult Education, Community Services, Continuing Education
De Bevoise, Wynn, Ed. – R & D Perspectives, 1983
This issue focuses on support and cooperation among various components of the educational community, specifically as this has been achieved by the Willamette Valley (Oregon) Education Consortium, a research-based organization of school districts, educational agencies, and an institute of higher education. The first article describes how schools…
Descriptors: Consortia, Cooperative Planning, Educational Cooperation, Educational Policy
Anderson, Gary J.; Lauwerys, Joseph A. – 1978
A history of Canada's Atlantic Institute of Education (AIE) is given, including a description of the social environment that created the need for such an institution. Educational reform programs for teacher education, special education, and counselor education sponsored by AIE are described. The central use of educational research in AIE programs…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Counselor Training, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Clark, Doug, Ed. – Director's Link, 2002
This document consists of the four 2002 issues of a quarterly newsletter for Illinois early childhood program directors, providing information on current issues in early childhood education. Regular features in each issue include: "The Director's Toolbox," delineating practical suggestions for directors related to program policies and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Child Care, Child Caregivers
Fly, Emerson H.; High, Katherine N. – Business Officer, 1984
The University of Tennessee's management training and development efforts are described. The program is designed to improve the performance of academic and nonacademic department heads (middle managers) and includes an 8-day workshop called the Institute for Leadership Effectiveness. In addition to the attention given to the formation of networks,…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Department Heads, Higher Education
Harbin, Gloria L.; Shaw, Dave – 1998
This paper examines issues identified in a qualitative study in nine diverse local service systems as program administrators of early intervention programs for young children with disabilities sought to obtain United Way funding and other sources of philanthropy. Data are based on issues raised in nine focus groups conducted with community…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Community Services, Disabilities, Early Intervention
Clark, Doug, Ed. – Director's Link, 2001
This document consists of the four 2001 issues of a quarterly newsletter for Illinois early childhood program directors, providing information on current issues in early childhood education. Regular features in each issue include: "The Director's Toolbox," delineating practical suggestions for directors related to program policies and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Child Caregivers, Day Care
Dixon, Stella – FEDA Bulletin, 1997
Recent national policies and legislation have made it imperative for the United Kingdom's further education (FE) institutions to adopt strategic approaches to the management of quality, change, and organizational development. It is necessary that any strategic approach developed by an FE college integrate processes, culture, and structure into a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Programs, Educational Change, Educational Quality
Ross, E. Clarke – Word from Washington, 1982
Drawing on studies by the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) and other federal and state organizations, this document summarizes information and findings on six federal block grant programs involving social services, low-income home energy assistance, mental health, community services, maternal and child health, and preventive health. It also…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Federal State Relationship
Slavin, Gerald M., Ed.; Colahan, Clark A., Ed. – Occasional Papers Series in International Education, 1981
Perspectives concerning the overall process of providing international education are considered in three articles. In "The Development of an International Commitment: A Case Study," Earl L. Backman describes the successful implementation of an international program at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. The Program for…
Descriptors: College Programs, Cross Cultural Training, Foreign Nationals, Foreign Students
Basic Skills in the Hotel & Food Service Industries. Workforce & Workplace Literacy Series. Revised.
BCEL Brief, 1993
This report contains a list of 21 contacts and 9 references concerned with workplace literacy programs in the hotel and food service industries. Each listing includes addresses and telephone numbers, prices if applicable, and a brief description of the resource or materials. The materials listed are mostly reports of workplace literacy projects in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Citations (References), Education Work Relationship
Nathanson, Jeanne H., Ed. – OSERS, 1994
This issue of "OSERS" addresses the subject of independent living of individuals with disabilities. The issue includes a message from Judith E. Heumann, the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), and 10 papers. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Changes in the…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Attendants, Disabilities, Federal Legislation
Benavides, Luis G., Ed. – Revista interamericana de educacion de adultos, 1989
Two issues of this journal on adult education contain articles on the following: administration, adult education, and democracy; native cultural diversity, cultural differences, and education; a profile of a popular educator; institutionalization of adult education; rural education in Mexico; projects in adult education; the necessity of and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audiovisual Aids, Cultural Differences, Democracy
Wofford, Douglas – Capital Ideas, 1987
Issues concerning mortgage-backed student loans are examined, with attention to the new tax law, policy and practical concerns that a college should address before starting this type of loan program, public policy issues, and two types of plans. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 phases out the deductibility of consumer interest charges and as a result…
Descriptors: College Students, Credit (Finance), Debt (Financial), Federal Legislation
