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Hetherington, Cheryl; Loganbill, Carol R. – Journal of the National Association of Women Deans, Administrators, and Counselors, 1985
Defines, discusses, and reviews the literature on wellness. Each of six basic components of wellness - emotional, physical, spiritual, intellectual, social, and vocational - is explained. By promoting these components, counselors and administrators can enhance their work with students. Provides concrete suggestions for the development of a…
Descriptors: College Students, Counselor Role, Higher Education, Program Development
Rapp, Robert – 2000
The program development process for substance abusers is very challenging. Planning and evaluation in substance abuse prevention and treatment is continuously affected by change. It requires extraordinary flexibility, adaptability, and creativity to insure that programs are designed to effectively meet the multiple needs of the clientele.…
Descriptors: Agencies, Community, Objectives, Program Development
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Whitney, Richard; Striefel, Sebastian – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1981
Instructional development, particularly for the severely and profoundly handicapped, should stress the delineation of clearly stated functional goals and objectives and the use of systematic instructional strategies to facilitate the acquisition and generalization of target skills. (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Generalization, Program Development
Krouse, James; And Others – Exceptional Education Quarterly: Peer Relations of Exceptional Children and Youth, 1981
Among procedural considerations in planning a peer tutoring program are tutor and tutee selection (examining age, sex, socioeconimic, cultural, and racial factors); tutor training; and program monitoring. Ethical considerations include stigmatization of the tutee. Future research issues should focus on long term effects and optimal tutor-tutee…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics, Peer Teaching
Reis, Sally M.; Renzulli, Joseph S. – Reading Instruction Journal, 1989
The article reviews definitions of giftedness and gifted readers and reviews research on reading for the gifted. Also discussed are strategies and innovative practices that are effective with gifted readers, including interest assessment, learning styles evaluation, curriculum compacting, and the three types of enrichment in the Enrichment Triad…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Elementary Education, Enrichment Activities, Program Development
Worth, Charles E.; Worth, Maria M. – 1986
To provide an understanding of the issues and essential elements involved in developing effective inservice programs for administrators, information from research on teacher inservice programs was adapted in light of the insights of several administrators attending the 1986 national conference of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum…
Descriptors: Administrators, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education
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Fox, Robert; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1982
A review of traditional (such as psychotherapy) and behavioral approaches (such as self-monitoring and reinforcement) to obesity treatment of mentally retarded students led to the conclusion that the behavioral orientation was more successful. Implications for initiating such programs include thorough training, voluntary participation, and parent…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Body Weight, Eating Habits, Mental Retardation
Carey, John – 1984
This basic, entry-level guidebook introduces public broadcasters to videotext or teletext technology and the range of services it can provide. Following an explanation of basic terms and a review of the early history of videotext, a summary of research findings from commercial and public trials of teletext addresses such topics as consumer…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Federal Regulation, Media Research, Planning
Gray, Rosemarie; Ferratier, Louis – 1982
This report re-evaluates evidence on the issue of age ranges served of handicapped children in Illinois schools, analyzes additional research on the issue, and estimates the cost that would be incurred if the current 3-21 year range were to be lowered to birth. A literature review addresses two broad areas: the identification and effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Age, Cost Effectiveness, Disabilities, Infants
Rimmer, James H. – 1998
This fact sheet uses a question-and-answer format to provide an overview of what physical fitness is and how it relates to people with mental retardation. Questions address the following topics: the fitness movement; a definition of physical fitness; the different components of physical fitness (muscle strength and endurance, flexibility, body…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Definitions, Mental Retardation, Older Adults
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Hayek, Robert A. – Focus on Exceptional Children, 1987
Use of building-level teacher assistance teams (TATs) to provide suggested alternative instructional strategies and support services to regular teachers with problem learners prior to referral to special education is discussed in terms of relationship to special education, purposes, organization and operation, staff training, attitudinal issues,…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Hayden, Peggy; Smith, Barbara J.; Rapport, Mary Jane; Frederick, Linda – 1999
This paper presents a summary of systems change research as it applies to planning comprehensive early childhood service systems. It explains the inter-agency model developed by the Collaborative Planning Project for Planning Comprehensive Early Childhood Systems at the University of Colorado. The model attempts to address system issues such as…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
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Zimmerman, Donald E.; Long, Marilee – Technical Communication Quarterly, 1993
Suggests guidelines for curriculum and program development in technical communication based on reviews of relevant survey literature, academic literature, and relevant demographic data on technical communicators. Discusses implications for designing technical communication curricula and programs. (RS)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, Guidelines, Higher Education
Roedell, Wendy C. – 1982
The author describes how intellectual and academic strengths develop in young children and how children's daily behavior can reveal the presence of extraordinary capability. The relationships between the emergence of advanced intellectual skills and development of physical and social competencies are discussed. The implications of children's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Gifted
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Sohn, Ardyth B. – Journalism Educator, 1981
Provides some general tips on planning a workshop or short-time education experience for newspaper professionals. Offers a four-month schedule for such conference planning. (RL)
Descriptors: Conferences, Guidelines, Inservice Education, Institutes (Training Programs)
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