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ERIC Clearinghouse on Counseling and Personnel Services, Ann Arbor, MI. – 1990
This eighth chapter in "The Challenge of Counseling in Middle Schools" contains five articles on the organization of a middle school counseling program. "The Counselor and Modern Middle-Level Schools: New Roles in New Schools," by Paul George, examines characteristics of successful schools and considers some new roles for the counselor. "Teacher…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools
Walz, Garry R.; Benjamin, Libby – 1981
This monograph is based on the authors' visits and communications with directors and staff, and presents an analysis of adult counseling programs operating in many sites around the nation. General characteristics of adult counseling centers are assessed in terms of start-up and funding, public relations and referrals, location, hours of operation,…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Programs, Adults, Counseling Services
Jordan, June B., Ed.; Grossi, John A., Ed. – 1980
Thirteen author-contributed chapters focus on program design for gifted and talented students. The following titles and authors are included: "Special Educational Programs for the Gifted Are Essential--A Superintendent's Point of View" (M. Gustin); "Getting Started and Moving into Implementation" (W. Vassar); "Policy Implications for…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Rosenbusch, Marcia H. – 1995
This digest provides useful information on starting an elementary school foreign language (FLES) program. Individual sections address the following: (1) cautions in planning a FLES program; (2) initiating the planning process; (3) designing the program, with special attention given to scheduling and language choice; (4) programs that lead to high…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, FLES, Language Fluency
Howard, Walter R. – 1986
For those individuals wishing to know more about the topic, this publication provides an introduction to industry-specific training. The need for industry-specific training programs (ISTPs) is addressed. An overview follows of how to develop the capacity needed in state and local organizations to design and implement industry-specific programs. A…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Economic Development, Educational Needs, Industrial Training
Met, Myriam – 1987
A fact sheet on foreign language immersion programs, in which the regular school curriculum is taught partially or entirely in a foreign language, briefly discusses the following: (1) the structure and goals of immersion instruction; (2) the introduction of English instruction; (3) the eventual effect of immersion instruction on verbal and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Immersion Programs, Instructional Materials, Program Design
Golins, Gerald L. – 1980
The use of adventure based education is a new and relatively unresearched but apparently successful practice in the rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents. Courses offered by schools, state social service systems, juvenile courts, youth service bureaus, and other agencies are generally patterned after the standard Outward Bound course and involve…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Affective Objectives, Cost Effectiveness, Delinquency
Weiss, Susan Cortright – 1983
Career Resource Centers (CRCs) are a logical outgrowth of vocational development theory which views career development as a continuous process with a lifelong series of career decisions made at various transition points over time. After starting in high schools, CRCs have spread to all arenas of formal education as well as to community agencies,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Career Awareness, Career Centers, Career Counseling
Lancaster, Anita Sklare; Berne, Richard R. – 1981
This monograph presents an overview of employer-sponsored career development programs. It is divided into four sections. The "Adult Development" and "Adult Career Development" sections review pertinent theories and research (basic concepts, task model, transition model, theme model, adult career stages, career anchors approach, career development…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Career Development, Career Planning, Case Studies
Gillespie, Marilyn K. – 1994
The profile of native language literacy instruction for adults looks at a variety of trends and issues in the design and improvement of such programs. The first section discusses what has been learned in the last few years about the kinds of instruction offered, including basic program characteristics and models for curriculum, instruction, and…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Educational Assessment, Educational Needs, Educational Trends
Rippey, Donald – 1981
This six-chapter monograph presents a model for student development which is designed to unify the diverse purposes of education. After Chapter I reviews recent criticism of education, it goes on to identify problems in the performance of our educational system and to propose that a student development perspective on education provides a framework…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Community Colleges, Counselor Role
Keimig, Ruth Talbott – 1983
Improving the quality of learning is basic to raising academic standards. Research on postsecondary learning improvement has provided a base of practical knowledge to guide faculty and planners. Successful learning improvement programs share two essential characteristics: they are more comprehensive in the range of students' needs met, and they…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Change Strategies, Decision Making
Weisel, Laura Peltz – 1980
This paper attempts to provide information in response to the needs of educators of adults with learning problems. For the adult education teacher, information is offered on the nature of learning, information processing, problems that can be diagnosed, and strategies suitable for adults with learning problems. For the administrator, focus is…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Educational Diagnosis
Sears, Susan Jones; Coy, Doris Rhea – 1991
This digest discusses the scope of practice of the secondary school counselor in today's school, citing Norman Gysbers' Comprehensive Guidance Program Model as an approach to developmental counseling which empowers counselors to define their own scope of practice, and thereby effectively address the needs of their students. (TE)
Descriptors: Comprehensive Guidance, Consultation Programs, Counselor Role, Counselor Teacher Cooperation
Ianni, Francis A. J. – 1993
This paper discusses the challenges of effectively matching the needs of youth populations with program services. An introduction reviews some broad issues that shape the discussion, namely whether youth is a period integrated into the course of life or a separatist culture. A second section proposes an ecological approach to youth services, which…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Community Organizations, Community Programs, Community Role
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