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Peat, Stafford – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2017
Students in New England take increasingly varied pathways to a degree. They are highly mobile and move among two-year colleges and four-year public and private higher education institutions (HEIs), among four-year and two-year colleges and back, and transfer in-state and out-of state. Four in 10 students who begin college at a New England…
Descriptors: Interstate Programs, College Transfer Students, Educational Benefits, Performance Factors
Cherow-O'Leary, Renee – Journal of Media Literacy Education, 2014
This essay is a personal reflection on the implementation of "Creating Critical Viewers," a national media literacy program sponsored by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), an industry association, in 1995. The television industry's decision to develop a media literacy curriculum in the 1990s was a powerful…
Descriptors: Essays, Media Literacy, Curriculum Development, Critical Viewing
McNair, Delores E.; Phelan, Daniel J. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2012
To better understand the influence of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) competencies on practice since their formation, six community college chief executive officers (five presidents and one chancellor) were asked to reflect upon the enduring relevance of the competencies. They were also asked specifically how they acquired…
Descriptors: Leadership, Community Colleges, Reflection, Cultural Relevance
McDonald, Ria; van der Horst, Helen – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2007
The democratization of South Africa has necessitated a transformation of the education system. The current transformational landscape of higher education in South Africa requires that basic curriculum concepts, and principles be rediscovered and, rethought with a view to ensuring that future educational practice is based on sound, and proven…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Foreign Countries, Educational Practices, Educational Needs

Pearce, Sandra D. – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 1995
Adult education program development often takes either a positivist/functional or subjective/empowerment approach. From the tacit process and concepts used by experienced programmers emerge questions to guide development: Which conceptual model underlies one's approach to needs assessment? What are needs? Whose needs are assessed? and How are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Practices, Needs Assessment

West, Lynda L.; Sarkees-Wircenski, Michelle – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1995
Best practices for at-risk students include inclusive schools, collaborative teaching, case management, staff development, incentives, support services, parental involvement, and interagency collaboration. (SK)
Descriptors: Educational Practices, High Risk Students, High Schools, Program Development

Rainforth, Beverly – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1994
This response to Smith and Hilton (1994) suggests that those authors reject philosophical bases for decision making regarding program design for students with mental retardation while actually proposing their own philosophical base for such decision making. The importance of philosophy in guiding decisions and practice over the last several…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices, Educational Trends

Hasazi, Susan Brody; Clark, Gary M. – Mental Retardation, 1988
Recent emphasis on employment for students labeled mentally retarded has presented new challenges for educators in the design and implementation of high school programs. Promising practices for facilitating the achievement of full employment for these students are suggested, and trends that will influence the manner in which services are provided…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Educational Practices, Educational Trends, Employment Potential

Miller, David N.; DuPaul, George J. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 1996
A review of several adolescent suicide prevention procedures and empirical evidence regarding their effectiveness finds that, although research is limited, best practice involves a school-based prevention approach that includes a mixture of primary and secondary prevention components. Seven specific recommendations to schools are offered. (DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Practices, Emotional Disturbances, Prevention
Tannenbaum, Abraham – 1988
The historical evolution of concern for education of gifted students is traced, along with the philosophical tides accompanying that evolution from the 1950s through the 1980s. It is argued that the public is alternatively supportive and antagonistic toward the gifted/talented. Periods of intense concern about their educational welfare are often…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices
Kowalski, Theodore J.; Fallon, John A. – 1986
This fastback examines the origins and meanings of community education. In the first chapter, the contemporary conditions that have spawned a renewed interest in the concept of community education are contrasted with the conditions that initiated the movement 25 years ago. The second chapter, which examines community education as a program,…
Descriptors: Community Education, Educational Benefits, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Stile, Steve; Hudson, Brenda – 1993
This paper lists practices recommended by the Council for Exceptional Children's Division for Early Childhood concerning work with infants and young children who are gifted, in early intervention and early childhood special education programs. An introductory section discusses the benefits of early intervention with gifted children and notes the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Educational Assessment, Educational Practices
Sorosky, Jeri, Ed. – 1982
Collected in this textbook are approximately 30 brief articles and related materials concerning the traits, development, nurturing, and education of children from infancy through early childhood. While varied, material in each of the six sections generally centers on (1) characteristics, traits, and developmental issues in infancy, preschool and…
Descriptors: Charts, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational History
Bruder, Mary Beth; Chandler, Lynette K. – 1993
This paper lists practices recommended by the Council for Exceptional Children's Division for Early Childhood concerning the process of transition in early intervention and early childhood special education programs for infants and young children with special needs and their families. An introductory section defines transition, offers examples of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Educational Assessment
Snyder, Scott – 1993
This paper lists practices recommended by the Council for Exceptional Children's Division for Early Childhood concerning program evaluation in early intervention and early childhood special education programs for infants and young children with special needs and their families. An introductory section notes the guiding assumptions upon which the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Educational Assessment