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Raywid, Mary Anne – 1994
In spite of a widespread commitment to the comprehensive high school, the nation has long had specialty or theme schools and schools that target particular children. Magnet schools, alternative schools, and Catholic schools illustrate that the idea of specialized schools is not new. Recently, the concept has received a boost from a study by the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Catholic Schools, Educational Practices, High Schools
Schwartz, Wendy – 1996
This digest reviews a variety of the policies, programs, and practices to prevent youth violence so that local leaders can base decisions on the experience of other communities. The effectiveness of school violence prevention initiatives is increased by public policies that reinforce their message and by community programs that attempt to prevent…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Community Involvement, Early Intervention, Educational Policy
Parke, Beverly N. – 1992
This digest, in question and answer format, summarizes what is known about effective ways to provide fully educational services for gifted students in the regular classroom. The following questions are addressed: What are the steps to full service? (educators need to plan environments in which all students can fully develop their abilities and…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Educational Needs, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Imel, Susan; Kerka, Sandra – 1992
This guide to the burgeoning literature and resources on workplace literacy begins with an overview describing issues and trends in the development of the literature base. Hints for locating and selecting workplace literacy resources in Educational Resources Information Center--ERIC and other databases are provided. An annotated bibliography of 87…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Practices, Educational Research
Kagan, Sharon L.; Garcia, Eugene E. – 1991
Despite growing interest in children's policy and in research regarding childhood bilingualism and language acquisition, the early care and education of linguistically and culturally diverse preschoolers remains a matter of much concern. Relative inattention at the level of policy to the needs and interests of such children is due to several…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Cultural Differences, Educational Development, Educational Policy
Lankard, Bettina A. – 1996
Although not a new concept, mentoring is being seen as an increasingly important part of an individual's career and work force development, requiring sophisticated skills of those who provide it. Mentoring has been defined as "a relationship in which a more experienced person facilitates the broad development of a less experienced person on a…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Bredekamp, Sue; Shepard, Lorrie – 1990
Suggestions for early childhood educators on how to provide developmentally appropriate practices and teaching methods are offered. Suggestions concern: (1) making decisions about entrance and placement; (2) evaluating a program's accomplishment of goals; (3) planning and individualizing curriculum and instruction; and (4) promoting appropriate…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Imel, Susan – 1996
Research has suggested that many adults choose not to participate in available literacy programs because they equate literacy education with school. Two new directions in adult literacy program development are being explored in an effort to make programs more appealing to nonparticipants. The first is connected to program content and the second…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Change Strategies
Bullis, Michael; Gaylord-Ross, Robert – 1991
This booklet reviews the literature on transitional services for youth with behavior disorders, provides examples of successful programs and activities, and identifies key elements of successful programs. Specific sections of the monograph address the following areas: long-term life adjustment; transition studies; vocational assessment; social…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Career Education, Demonstration Programs, Education Work Relationship
Connor, Frances P., Ed. – 1987
Proceedings of a 1986 symposium on the education of children with low incidence handicapping conditions focus on medically fragile children, advocacy, and technology. R. Dwain Blackston enumerates conditions affecting medically fragile children, family needs and stresses, and guidelines for effective family-staff relationships. Responses by…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Child Advocacy, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Practices
Naylor, Michele – 1997
Work-based learning may occur in the following forms: contracted instruction; cooperative education; school-to-apprenticeship; registered apprenticeship; career exploration; service learning; career internships; career academies; school-based enterprises; and clinical experience programs. The following are key components of work-based learning…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Career Education, Cooperative Planning
Brown, Bettina Lankard – 1999
According to the school-to-work (STW) program philosophy, STW efforts should be comprehensive and begin as early as preschool. At the elementary school level, the developmental process of career education begins with career awareness designed to broaden student knowledge about careers and connect academic learning to the workplace. Developing…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development
Thiel, Kathleen K. – 1985
Because of the changing nature of work in society, higher levels of basic skills in reading, writing, and computation are needed in all occupational areas, whether or not they are related to high technology. Although research on the relationship between job performance and basic skills is not definitive, it is clear that it is more important for…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems