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Brown, Peggy Ann, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1984
Perspectives on developing international understanding are considered in an essay, and descriptions of the international education at 15 colleges and universities are presented. In the essay, "Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Slow Progress Toward International Understanding," James A. Perkins discusses barriers to change in…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Curriculum, Global Approach, Higher Education
Download full textRPISE Reporter, 1988
Each issue of "PRISE Reporter" offers a feature article on educating handicapped students and provides descriptions of other information sources, continuing and completed research, and promising practices. The December 1987 issue contains an article by Martha Thurlow titled "A Skeleton in Our Closet? The Special Education…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Consultation Programs, Cooperative Learning, Disabilities
Craig, Rebecca T. – State Legislative Report, 1988
The mental health policies of the past 20 years and the evidence of unserved populations suffering from serious mental illness constitute a public health crisis. Currently there are at least 3,000,000 people in the United States suffering from mental disorders. A fully developed continuum of care is needed to respond effectively to the diverse…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Cost Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Financial Policy
Craig, Rebecca T. – State Legislative Report, 1988
Many mentally ill children, especially those who are seriously disturbed, are not receiving the mental health care they need. Although the federal government offers financing to the states for child and adolescent mental health programming, the primary responsibility for financing mental health services has been assumed by state governments. At…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Coordination, Federal Legislation
Penick, John E., Ed. – Focus on Excellence, 1987
The Search for Excellence in Science Teaching and Career Awareness was undertaken to recognize programs that have proven to be innovative in leading students to greater career awareness. This document lists and explains the criteria for excellence in this search and provides descriptions of the five exemplary programs that were selected. Program…
Descriptors: Awards, Career Awareness, Career Education, Demonstration Programs
DePauw, Julie – OSSC Bulletin, 1986
Two Oregon science education programs are described following an introduction that discusses underlying problems in science education and approaches taken by exemplary practices. Exemplary practices involve the process method of instruction, teacher training, utilization of science resources outside the school, and instruction that emphasizes the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau, Office of Education, Assessment and Research. – 1985
The Alaska Statewide Assessment Test (ASAT) in reading and math is administered to fourth and eighth graders every two years. This document contains three separate assessment reports generally titled "An Update on the Alaska Statewide Testing Program." Assessment Report 8, "The Interpretive Panels Look at Results," lists…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Grade 4, Grade 8
Leslie, Judith W., Ed. – 1986
This monograph provides descriptions of the use of computers in seven community colleges. Each includes background information about the institution's history, facilities, programs, and students, while focusing on the computing environment, its background, current status, and future. First, "Computers in Community Colleges," by Judith W. Leslie…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Instruction, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction
Flores, Alfredo; And Others – Metro Impressions (Region VI), 1985
Articles in this serial publication highlight the past, present, and possible future of Project Head Start and celebrate the project's 20th birthday. "Head Start: Today and Yesterday" (Alfred Flores) emphasizes the goals of Head Start. "Why Head Start Is a Winner" (Mary Tom Riley and Jamie Tucker) reports the results of…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education
Aranda, Mario J., Ed. – Family Resource Coalition Report, 1987
This issue of the Family Resource Coalition Report focuses on Hispanic families. The articles and authors are the following: (1) Voices and Issues: A Celebration of Hispanic Diversity, M. Aranda; (2) Some Facts in Understanding Latino Families, J. Hernandez; (3) Invisibility in the Data, Invisibility in the Policy: The Latino Family and Public…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Community Programs, Cultural Differences, Family Financial Resources
Education for Employment Update. Quarterly Newsletter. Dane County Schools. Summer 1988-Spring 1989.
Education for Employment Update Quarterly Newsletter, 1989
This packet contains four quarterly newsletters covering Summer 1988-Spring 1989, published by the Dane County, Wisconsin, Education for Employment project. The newsletters contain various articles about the Education for Employment project, including reports on successful school-business partnership programs and notices of upcoming…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship
Hansel, Bettina – 1984
More than 8,000 secondary school students participated in the AFS International exchange programs in 1983, and this document examines some of the research that investigates the impact of travel abroad and intercultural experiences on personality development. Cigdem Kagitcibasi, in a study of the effects of a 10-month program on student…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Evaluation Problems, Global Approach, Intercultural Communication
Kelsh, Bruce – OSSC Bulletin, 1982
Oregon's low requirements for foreign language instruction at the secondary school level have caused Oregon students to place well below the national average in foreign language preparation, according to this report. The Oregon Governor's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies, created in 1980, recommended substantial increases…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Government School Relationship, High School Students
Sungaila, Helen – The Australian Administrator, 1980
Following a discussion of a number of objective methods of program evaluation, the author recommends a more subjective or existential model. Described briefly are the behavioral objectives model, the goal-free model, the systems analysis model, the decision-making model, the accreditation and adversary models, and the transactional model. The…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Jenkins, John M. – NASSP Curriculum Report, 1982
Continuous progress education (CP) provides for the individualization of all significant aspects of learning, including materials, content, objectives, methods, pacing, and student-teacher relationships. It is based on the proposition that no general prescriptions are equally appropriate for all students. A brief description of Hood River Valley…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Continuous Progress Plan, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
