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Whalen, Barry – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Alternative high schools have an important place in our educational system, since exellence in education must mean more than improving the abilities of those who are succeeding in our present school environment. A list of suggestions (nine "dos" and four "don'ts") are offered for consideration before establishing such a school. (MCG)
Descriptors: Guidelines, High Schools, Nontraditional Education, Program Development
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Pibal, Darlene C. – Business Education Forum, 1980
Word processing can be integrated into business courses, even if the school system doesn't have funds for word processing equipment. The basics of word processing have always been taught by business education teachers; however, it is now time to integrate more specifics regarding word processing skills, terminology, and concepts. (CT)
Descriptors: Business Education, Curriculum Development, Office Machines, Program Development
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Kovner, Albert – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 1979
Suggests initial considerations in developing programs for gifted and talented students: identification, program format, community involvement, and curriculum. (SJL)
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Program Development
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Taylor, Cedric A. – Gifted International, 1987
Development of programs for the gifted requires planning (at the school and classroom levels) based on a conception of gifted education and consideration of goals, content, differentiation strategies, and organizational form. Program operation involves subprocesses of program adoption, program delivery, and program institutionalization. (DB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Program Development
Byham, William C. – Personnel Administrator, 1980
An appropriate job analysis will provide the dimensions on which a selection system can be built, the rationale for each of the assessment center exercises, and the rationales for other components. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Job Analysis, Personnel Evaluation, Personnel Selection
Robinson, Ann – 1983
Saturday enrichment programs are viable options for gifted children who are not served in the public schools. Because such programs are not dependent on schools or state departments for funding, or for initiation, Saturday programs can be successfully operated by parent and other advocacy groups. Guidelines for considering such programs focus on…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment, Gifted, Parent Role
Thiers, Naomi – Currents, 1991
College alumni directors are finding that alumni want more than parties at their reunions and are overcoming attendance slumps with creative, substantive programing. Ideas include faculty seminars on topics of current interest, sometimes integrated with professional continuing education, alumni panel discussions, involving the family, involving…
Descriptors: Alumni, Attendance Patterns, Higher Education, Meetings
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Pitts, Mark – Roeper Review, 1986
Planning and management suggestions are offered to administrators developing gifted programs in rural settings. Emphasis on making effective use of limited time and personnel, creativity in financing and transportation, and dealing sensitively with community feelings. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Program Development
Berne, Ellis J. – Training and Development Journal, 1979
Focuses on some important aspects of managing training activities, such as arranging program logistics, obtaining/hiring program resource people, preparing budgets and plans, training and supervising personnel and managing leadership. (CSS)
Descriptors: Administration, Adult Education, Leaders Guides, Opinions
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Inman, James A. – Writing Center Journal, 2000
Suggests that all stakeholders should share a focus on "innovations," referring here simultaneously to technologies and their social, cultural, political, and historical contexts. Introduces a new perspective through which writing center professionals can approach collaborative relationships with other stakeholders in the move towards…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Instructional Innovation, Program Development, Teacher Collaboration
Hale, Norman; Lindelow, John – 1981
Chapter 12 in a volume on school leadership, this chapter cites the work of several authorities concerning problem-solving or decision-making techniques based on the belief that group problem-solving effort is preferable to individual effort. The first technique, force-field analysis, is described as a means of dissecting complex problems into…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Force Field Analysis, Participation
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Dettmer, Peggy – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1991
Guidelines for promoting gifted education programs are offered, including being judicious in promotion efforts, developing support among different role groups, and strengthening support within role groups (e.g., teachers, parents, students, administrators, community leaders, policymakers, and business leaders). A cyclic model of advocacy stages is…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Lobbying
Buchanan, Peter McE. – Currents, 1991
The president of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education talks about why college advancement officers need to rethink, restructure, and communicate better about their fund-raising campaigns, in light of public perceptions that the institutions are greedy and not managing resources efficiently. Emphasis is on carefully defining…
Descriptors: Fund Raising, Higher Education, Information Dissemination, Objectives
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Amorose, Thomas – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 2000
Focuses on ways the dominance of large-school culture within more recent WPA (Writing Program Administrator) record has resulted in over-valorizing of power as a tool for the WPA. Argues that this over-valuation has led to inexact description of the concept of WPA power in the record and, as importantly, has overshadowed other political…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Higher Education, Politics of Education, Program Development
Barrett, Stephen, Ed. – 1983
An updated and expanded version of a 1976 monograph on alumni travel is presented. It provides practical information on all aspects of alumni travel, including the pros and cons of travel service programs for alumni, marketing and promoting tours, and legal and planning considerations. Along with basic, how-to articles, the handbook also features…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Graduates, Guidelines, Higher Education
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