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Peer reviewedCohen, Neal M. – Educational Horizons, 1982
Criteria for implementation of school volunteer programs include (1) effective incentives, (2) resources, and (3) political and administrative feasibility. Alternatives for state action include (1) maintaining current state policy, (2) providing leadership by endorsement and mandate, and (3) enacting legislation to provide incentives for…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Public Education, School Aides, State Programs
Peer reviewedKallsen, Patricia G.; Kidder, Susan B. – American Rehabilitation, 1985
Dissimilarities between vocational rehabilitation and special education are noted, making school-to-work transition complicated. The author cites fiscal and program practices in Wisconsin that successfully link rehabilitation to education. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Special Education, State Programs
Peer reviewedBlattner, Nancy – Clearing House, 2001
Describes a statewide initiative in Missouri to develop and promote the Advanced Placement program, including establishing AP Teacher Development sites, and statewide encouragement and coordination of the program. Notes that this has resulted in a major turnaround in the AP program in Missouri. (SR)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Educational Legislation, High Schools, Politics of Education
Peer reviewedWhiting, Sally Anita; And Others – American Annals of the Deaf, 1980
Describes procedures used by the Covina-Valley Unified School District, California, for identifying deaf and severely hard of hearing children (3 to 18 years old) who are mentally gifted. Before initiating such a program, it is suggested that there be an awareness of state requirements for classification as mentally gifted and of state funding for…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Hearing Impairments, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedBishop, Thomas D. – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Shares insights concerning preparation needed for using Computer Management of Instruction (CMI), the general structure of a CMI system, and some system features a user might encounter. Describes the development of Arkansas' Computer-Assisted Instructional Management system for mathematics instruction. (RH)
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Guidelines
Peer reviewedFurtwengler, Carol B. – Educational Leadership, 1987
Discusses evaluation issues that developed during implementation of the nation's first statewide career ladder program in Tennessee. After three years of development major issues have centered around communication, confidentiality, paperwork, career development, multidata source systems, and the evaluation cycle. (CJH)
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Problems, Incentives
Peer reviewedShepard, Lorrie – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1980
The success of state assessment programs depends on how well the results are reported to their various audiences. This paper presents 11 guidelines for improving reporting practices, including: plan ahead; develop different reports for different audiences; and field test report formats, language, and content. (BW)
Descriptors: Audiences, Audiovisual Aids, Educational Assessment, Field Tests
Peer reviewedZirpoli, Thomas J.; Wieck, Colleen – Journal of Special Education, 1989
The economic and political factors maintaining the large numbers of residents with developmental disabilities in public institutions are reviewed from the perspective of Minnesota. Alternatives are presented to lessen the economical and political impact of institutional closures, in order to advance the process of deinstitutionalization.…
Descriptors: Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities, Economic Factors, Institutionalized Persons
Peer reviewedGriffing, Barry L. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1982
The author summarized major variables for states to deal with in statewide planning efforts for the education of the hearing impaired. (Author/SW)
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Hearing Impairments
Peer reviewedVan Tassel, Joyce – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1979
The article presents a conceptual model to be utilized in conducting the necessary needs assessment activities to implement a successful gifted program at the school district or state agency level. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Conceptual Schemes, Gifted, Models
Peer reviewedKendall, David L. – Science Teacher, 1980
Suggests that behind problems in public school science education lies the failure of effective supervision and administration. National Science Foundation documentation is used to substantiate this claim. The Connecticut plan, a state-mandated teacher evaluation plan, is described as a successfull attempt that has revitalized science teaching. (CS)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Science Education, Science Teachers, Secondary School Science
Peer reviewedHoldzkom, David – Educational Leadership, 1987
Describes how North Carolina educators cooperated to build a system of teacher-performance appraisal. To build the program, educators derived basic teaching functions from literature and observed teachers to gather performance data. Training is now provided to districts, and information about effective teaching is disseminated throughout the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Performance Factors
Lambert, Roger – Vocational Education Journal, 1987
The author covers sources six sources of information on careers: (1) state career information systems, (2) federal and state publications, (3) the popular press, (4) private sector publications, (5) the community, and (6) commercial career resources. (CH)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Exploration, Information Seeking, Information Systems
Holloway, Mary A. – School Library Journal, 1988
Details planning and implementation of a two-year project by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to demonstrate online circulation procedures at two pilot sites--an elementary and a high school media center. Benefits of an automated circulation program are discussed, and recommendations for similar sites are offered. (MES)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers, Library Automation
Peer reviewedLins, L. Joseph – Journal of Teacher Education, 1979
The successful establishment of a nationwide system of IGE networks has greatly facilitated the widespread use of the IGE method of teaching. (LH)
Descriptors: Information Networks, Interaction, Organizational Development, Professional Associations
