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Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Instruction. – 1979
This is the third of three volumes that constitute the final evaluation report of Project STAR (State Technical Assistance Resources), an undertaking of the Maryland State Department of Education designed to help 36 elementary schools improve their reading programs. This volume is the project handbook and contains information concerning the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Improvement Programs, Program Content, Program Design
Carter, Margie; Hilliard, Deadru – Child Care Information Exchange, 2002
Describes the change strategies involved in moving a mediocre child care program onto the road to excellence. Highlights strategies focusing on changing staff perceptions of themselves and their practices with families, obtaining honest observations of staff, visiting other programs for inservice training, examining educational practices in terms…
Descriptors: Administration, Change Strategies, Child Care, Child Care Centers
Download full textReiff, Tana, Ed. – 1998
This guide contains 55 articles written by adult basic education (ABE) practitioners in Pennsylvania suggesting ways to improve teaching and program administration in the field. The guide is organized into four parts: (1) working together for program improvement, (2) teaching and learning, (3) developing as a professional and (4) appendixes (high…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Classroom Techniques, Literacy Education
Heffron, Mary Claire; Jonnson, Jerry C. – 1981
Guidelines based on Project Head Start performance standards are offered for persons interested in starting and operating a home-based child development program providing individualized family services through home visits. Opening sections of the manual sensitize prospective service providers to problems and positive outcomes of home-based…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Guidelines, Home Programs, Home Visits
Eschenmann, K. Kurt – 1980
This monograph is one of 12 that address various topics in the area of CETA/education linkages. They were designed to provide those individuals interested in the development and implementation of CETA/education linkages with information that will serve to enhance the quality of existing programs and facilitate the efficient and effective…
Descriptors: Counseling, Dropout Prevention, Educational Cooperation, Educational Facilities
Peer reviewedEwert, Alan – Journal of Experiential Education, 1979
Maintaining that year-round programing can increase program efficiency and environmental utilization, this article notes advantages and disadvantages of winter programing; suggests 30 pointers for instructors to help manage the disadvantages of teaching in a cold climate; and presents a cold weather program strategy. (SB)
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Affective Objectives, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning
ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children, Reston, VA. – 1989
This document presents minimum standards for programs serving gifted and talented students. The first chapter discusses program design standards, with a focus on building a flexible system of program options throughout general and special education that can be matched with the needs, strengths, and interests of gifted and talented students. The…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Administrative Principles, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedKillian, Joyce E. – Educational Leadership, 1985
School systems can promote computer literacy among teachers by starting at the administrative level, making inservice comprehensive and long-term, providing concrete support, and offering opportunities for participation. (Author)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Effectiveness
Bloom, Paula Jorde; And Others – 1991
Intended as a practical resource for early childhood center directors engaged in improving the overall quality of their programs, this guide details a comprehensive method for analyzing the different components of a program to increase the program's effectiveness, assists in diagnosing common organizational problems, and aids in selecting…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Caregivers, Day Care, Day Care Centers
Thompson, Linda W. – 1990
A new Chapter 1 law, P.L. 100-297, was passed in 1988. Chapter 1 schools must examine the program operated during the previous school year. Schools that fail to demonstrate overall achievement gains must develop a Program Improvement Plan (PIP), a document describing how the Chapter 1 program in that school will be modified. This guide provides a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Community Involvement, Curriculum Development
Barcus, Michael, Ed.; And Others – 1988
This monograph aims to provide a blueprint for: (1) expanded supported employment implementation for individuals with disabilities; and (2) improvement in service delivery practices. It contains edited summaries of the discussions of five working groups from a major forum on national supported employment issues which was convened in Williamsburg,…
Descriptors: Adults, Delivery Systems, Economic Development, Financial Support
Jarrett, Carole, Ed.; Sumner, Jo, Ed. – 1996
Prepared as a reference for staff development coordinators in California's community colleges, this five-part handbook presents information on program planning and implementation, state requirements, and available resources. The first section provides background information on the state's staff development programs, highlighting their role,…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, College Planning, Community Colleges
Merrimack Education Center, Chelmsford, MA. – 1987
Designed to rate the degree of implementation and quality of all the major components of a computer applications program, this checklist may be used by school district staff to support a self-assessment process, or by an external consultant, to identify elements of the program that need improvement or further development. The following components…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1985
This training manual consists of two major sections: a "Handbook for Conducting an Elementary Program Review" and the "Elementary Program Quality Criteria" document. The handbook is designed to assist a program review team in (1) judging the effect of curriculum, instructional methodologies, and effectiveness strategies on…
Descriptors: Criteria, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement
McKown, Dale L. – 1985
Teachers and administrators in a midwestern school district met to assess the reasons for negative attitudes toward the district's staff inservice program. They agreed that the program's goals were too broad, the sessions were (for the most part) designed to motivate teachers to try but not to master a particular teaching skill or strategy, the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Inservice Teacher Education, Models
