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Direct linkCoogle, Constance L.; Head, Colleen A.; Parham, Iris A.; Zeman, Stephanie – Educational Gerontology, 2004
The care of individuals with dementia requires knowledge and competencies across a wide range of physical and psychosocial aspects of the disease. Yet the quality of care for persons with dementia suffers from staff shortages and inadequate training about the treatment and optimal care strategies for individuals with Alzheimer's disease. Attention…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Statewide Planning, Professional Development, Program Descriptions
Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1992
This report presents information concerning jobs funded through the College Work-Study (CWS) program, a program that provides part-time employment to students needing financial assistance to help defray the costs of attending a postsecondary educational institution. Almost 95 percent of the students' CWS earnings for the 12-month period ending…
Descriptors: College Students, Employment Opportunities, Financial Needs, Higher Education
Jonas, Stephen – 1978
The increased number of nontraditional students in Ohio and a growing awareness of their needs have led to the recognition that developmental programs attempt to improve attitudes and skills for their own merit and are not necessarily remedial preparation for other courses. First used in the 1890's to narrow educational differences between…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, Educational History, Educational Needs
Harris, Kenneth A.; And Others – 1982
Summary profiles of Detroit, Michigan, public high schools for the period 1975-1981 are presented in this report which is based on the results of a criteria-based monitoring project to determine the success of court-ordered school desegregation programs in Detroit. Included in the report are: (1) a description of project organization, project…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Codes of Ethics, Community Involvement
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Continuing Education. – 1983
An examination of data pertaining to the participation of adult residents of New York in the Adult Literacy Education Program during 1981-82 revealed that many of the 85,400 adults served by the program moved from being illiterate and unemployed or on welfare to being employed and independent of public assistance. The majority of those…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Sperber, Robert I.; And Others – 1981
The Metropolitan Planning Project of Greater Boston (Massachusetts) was established in 1974 to promote voluntary collaboration between urban and suburban elementary and secondary school systems for the elimination of racial and ethnic student isolation. This report examines programs that have emerged under the plan, describes the demographic and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Involvement, Cooperative Programs, Desegregation Plans
