In recent years policymakers have increasingly looked to Extended Learning Time (ELT) as a means of improving student outcomes. As a result, some school districts have increased academic time for students by adding time to the school day or days to the school year. In other communities, schools and community-based organizations have partnered to…

This annotated bibliography of material from the ERIC database presents 37 annotations on the topic of outcome-based education. The annotated bibliography contains listings for a wide range of materials, including journal articles, books, reports, practica, conference papers, and dissertations. (RS)

This catalog contains descriptive abstracts of over 250 regular, handicapped, and guidance projects in Pennsylvania having substantive life during the period January 1, 1974 to June 30, 1975. Title III or Projects to Advance Creativity in Education (PACE) attempts to encourage new ways of teaching by providing needed services for children and…

Focusing on community college programs designed to achieve multicultural climates and minority student success, this monograph provides profiles from documents in the ERIC database of such programs established in the 1990s by individual colleges or developed in partnerships with community, business, or other educational institutions. Introductory…

This document provides a review of the postsecondary and adult education activities (both current and planned) sponsored by the National Institute of Education's (NIE) three major program units. The first section focuses on activities of the Program on Educational Policy and Organization, including activities of the Postsecondary Organization and…

This bibliography shows how various states are dealing with the work force crisis and provides examples of tech prep articulation agreements. Forty citations from ERIC and other databases include guides, research reports, project descriptions, conference papers, and position papers. Three articles, representative of current wisdom in the field,…

This annotated bibliography contains over 450 references divided into fourteen categories dealing with modification of vocational curriculum for the handicapped. It accompanies a handbook and user's guide which are available separately--(see note). Section 1 is an introduction. Sections 2-15 contain resources divided into these categories:…