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Download full textPhiladelphia Mayor's Commission on Literacy, PA. – 1993
A 353 demonstration project was conducted in Philadelphia for the following purposes: (1) to develop learner-relevant educational materials to stimulate basic literacy and critical thinking skills; (2) to foster empowerment in adult learners through voter participation; and (3) to produce a manual for increasing literacy skills through voter…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Citizen Participation
National Association for Retarded Citizens, Arlington, TX. – 1979
The document presents the final report of a training program to facilitate sound working relationships among parents, paraprofessionals, and educators in the education of severely and profoundly retarded children. Three program phases are outlined: Phase I--development of written and audiovisual training materials pertaining to existing teaching…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education
Kazee, Naomi W.; Waggoner, Roberta – 1979
This final report of a project to develop an Interchange Model Office Program providing training and work laboratory experiences also contains two products of the project--an employee's handbook and a manager's guide. The narrative describes the program involving two separate classes, each representing a business that conducts transactions with…
Descriptors: Business Skills, Demonstration Programs, Education Work Relationship, Interaction
Fortune, Dorothy; Sims, Adrienne – 1990
The Student Transition and Retention Program (STAR), one of 10 federally-funded model dropout prevention programs, was created to address the high dropout rate in Santa Ana (California) public high schools. Students participating in the STAR program, complete a vocational course providing them with important job skills, and also receive support to…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Counseling Services
Carta, Elizabeth – 1978
This report describes the third year of a project to develop a high school program which combines experience and theory to prepare students to meet their responsibilities as parents. The 24-page narrative discusses setting and participants, needs, program objectives and scope, methods (courses and other program components), findings (including…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Child Development, Child Rearing, Competency Based Education
New Educational Projects, Inc., Lancaster, PA. – 1992
This document consists of a narrative final project report and the project product, a new edition of five booklets in the "Coping with Crisis" series. The report describes the process of redesigning and repackaging existing adult basic education materials; comments from three students are given. The five booklets are as follows: (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Coping, Daily Living Skills, Death
