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Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. – 1988
In 1985 Georgia adopted the Quality Basic Education Act that requires local school systems to provide all public school officials and personnel the opportunity to continue their development throughout their professional careers. A formula was set for State funding of professional development programs. The Act also required each local school system…
Descriptors: Career Development, Continuing Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Needs Assessment
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1982
This technical report details the testing results and analyses supporting the evaluation findings related to the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) minimum competency graduation requirements. The graduation competency status of all AISD students in grades 8 to 12 are documented. The report provides additional information on the data…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Data Collection
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Jipp, Lester F.; And Others – 1980
To determine programmatic concerns to aid in the establishment or expansion of experiential education programs, a study gathered data by use of a mail questionnaire sent to nineteen experiential education programs in California, Florida, Massachusetts, and Ohio. The five constituent groups sampled were students, teachers/administrators, program…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Experiential Learning, High Schools
Northern Inst. for Research, Training, and Development, Inc., Anchorage, AK. – 1978
A project was conducted to develop an interagency consortium for Alaska for the purpose of annually identifying and updating the preservice training needs for Alaska vocational educational personnel and to prepare a report on the recommendations from the consortium to be issued to institutions of higher education offering one or more preservice…
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Teacher Education, Consortia, Educational Needs
Hopkins, David – 1998
Suicide is the second leading cause of death in the 10- to 19-year-old population in Oregon. The suicide rate has increased more than five-fold in the last three and one-half decades. This trend can be reversed by developing an understanding of the characteristics, behaviors, and events associated with suicide in at-risk youth. The Youth Risk…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cultural Influences, High Risk Students, High School Students
Missouri Department of Higher Education, 2006
The Coordinating Board for Higher Education and the Missouri Department of Higher Education present this fiscal year 2006 Annual Report to inform individuals of the state's status and progress in higher education. Section 173.040, RSMo (see Appendix A) specifically details what information the CBHE should include in its annual report. The various…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Enrollment Trends, Student Financial Aid, Proprietary Schools
Moore, Kristin A., Comp.; Snyder, Nancy O., Comp. – 1996
Between 1986 and 1991 the teen birth rate rose by nearly one-fourth, although very small declines were evident in 1992 and 1993. This decline was concentrated among older teens; the number of births to adolescents aged 17 and younger continued to rise. The percentage of teen births that occurred outside of marriage rose to 72%. In 1991, the most…
Descriptors: Abortions, Adolescents, Birth Rate, Contraception
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational and Career Education. – 1992
This report describes the progress Ohio made during fiscal year 1992 in achieving the objectives outlined in the State Plan for the Administration of Vocational Education in Ohio and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act. The compiled information is intended for use to determine the need for changes in state plan…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Educational Administration, Enrollment
Neilson Associates Pty. Ltd., Melbourne (Australia). – 1988
This databook for the final report of the 10-year plan to redevelop services for individuals with intellectual disabilities in Victoria, Australia, presents results of three studies. The major study provides a functional profile of people with intellectual disabilities living in State-run institutions (Residential Training Centres) or attending…
Descriptors: Day Programs, Delivery Systems, Employment Programs, Foreign Countries
Mickelson, Douglas J.; And Others – 1988
This national study of school-university collaborations indicates that there is no single formula for collaboration, although specific common obstacles are likely to appear and specific common factors are likely to contribute to successful programs. Data were drawn from questionnaire responses from 68 school superintendents and 128 university…
Descriptors: College Presidents, College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development
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Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1980
All approved occupational programs in Illinois public community colleges are listed in this inventory, as well as the occupational programs to be implemented during 1982 through 1984. The occupational programs are listed according to Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) numbers for the following program areas: business and commerce,…
Descriptors: College Programs, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Program Development
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Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1979
All approved occupational programs in Illinois public community colleges are listed in this inventory, as well as the occupational programs to be implemented in 1980, 1981, and 1982. A matrix identifies the colleges offering each of the occupational programs, which are listed according to Higher Education General Information Survey numbers. In…
Descriptors: College Programs, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Program Development
Abraham, Ansley A., Jr. – 1992
A study was done of the specific program characteristics of remedial and developmental programs at institutions of higher education in the 15 states of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). The data and findings were part of a larger survey of public and private colleges and universities by SREB which examined remedial enrollment and the…
Descriptors: Credits, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Testing, Higher Education
Larson, Katherine E. – 1998
An evaluation examined the efficacy of the program structure, implementation, and outcomes of the Worker Education Program (WEP), a partnership of Northeastern Illinois University; Union of Needletrades, Industrial, and Textile Employees; and 14 employers. WEP's greatest strengths were its conceptual design, program structures, relevant…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, English (Second Language), Job Skills
Anderson, B. Harold – 1991
The purpose of this study was to collect data concerning various aspects of the vocational teacher education programs in the 22 University Council for Vocational Education member institutions. This study was third in a series sponsored by the council to develop a database so that the current status and trends in these programs could be determined.…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Faculty, Compensation (Remuneration), Educational Development
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