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Sachs, Frances Greenberg – 1985
The practicum report describes the development of a communication network designed to enhance cooperation among parents and staff of a private learning disabilities clinic in Miami, Florida. The program featured a variety of contact follow-up forms, a series of workshops, and periodic student progress reports and follow-up conferences with both…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Networks
Heard, Frank B. – 1987
A computerized curriculum monitoring system (CMS) was developed at Shelby State Community College (SSCC) in Tennessee to restrict student registration to courses for which they have completed the prerequisites and corequisites. The CMS is a subroutine of the on-line registration program, which matches students' course selections against their…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Counseling
DeHardt, Susanne M. – 1986
This practicum was designed to provide teaching professionals with advocacy information, skills, techniques, and resources in order to increase participant awareness and self-confidence, and, ultimately, their community involvement. The primary method used to address this goal was the development and presentation of three workshops. These were…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Child Advocacy, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Haley, Virginia – 1985
This practicum report describes an attempt to correct the inadequacies and improve the volunteer program in the Lower School of the University School of Nova University. The revised program endeavored to satisfy teachers and volunteers by matching the specific needs of the Lower School staff to the interests, skills, talents, and time of the…
Descriptors: Coordination, Educational Improvement, Elementary Education, Fund Raising
Heard, Frank B. – 1988
A study was conducted at Shelby State Community College (SSCC) in Tennessee to determine the extent, causes, and solutions to the problem of student retention. The study involved: (1) a comparative analysis of headcounts to assess the extent of the dropout problem, which indicated that enrollments declined sharply from 5,289 in 1983 to 3,399 in…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Community Colleges, Declining Enrollment, Dropout Prevention
Trushin, Barbara Y. – 1985
This practicum report presents a plan to reduce referrals for psychological evaluations in the schools in Dade County, Florida. Three goals of the plan are identified: (1) to reduce the backlog of referrals in three elementary schools; (2) to improve the placement rate of those students who are referred; and (3) to help teachers identify children…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Development, Program Effectiveness
Kennedy, Patricia – 1980
In order to fulfill accreditation requirements set by the National Certification Board for Court and Conference Reporters, the Secretarial Science Department at Vermont College developed an internship course for students in its two-year court reporter training program. The procedures followed in developing the internship course included: (1)…
Descriptors: Clerical Workers, Community Colleges, Court Reporters, Evaluation Criteria
Taylor, Ralph – 1994
This practicum developed a program to enhance the job performance of support personnel (behavior modification technicians) who work with students having conduct disorders. The behavior modification technicians provided building-level support for principals and teachers working with black adolescents from socially deprived backgrounds. Inservice…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Objectives, Inservice Education
Chalk, Thomas C.; And Others – 1980
The formation of a consortium of three elementary schools was proposed and initiated to offer inservice teacher education experiences to 45 staff members. The consortium schools shared resources to increase the scope and quality of staff development activities. A staff development program was designed to meet both group (institutional) and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Individualized Programs
Goldstein, Alan – 1985
This practicum report describes a counseling program established in the school setting for young children who have experienced parental divorce. Chapter I describes the Merrytown Energyville Regional School System, New Jersey, in which the program was established and notes the author's role and responsibilities. Chapter II presents the results of…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Services, Divorce, Elementary Education
Rainone, John J. – 1996
Maine's York County Technical College (YCTC) undertook a project to develop a handbook for adjunct faculty that provided information on campus procedures, available resources, and general teaching techniques. The discussion began with a review of related literature to determine the value of adjunct faculty to two-year colleges, the value of…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Committees, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Development
Vindevoghel, Stanley – 1991
A practicum was conducted to determine the feasibility of developing an elderhostel program involving older Indian and Metis adults in Saskatchewan, Canada. A preprogram study of elderhostels and a literature review were conducted. Approximately 30 face-to-face interviews with both Indian and Metis persons in and around Regina, Saskatchewan, were…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Annotated Bibliographies, Canada Natives, Extension Education
Rose, Madeline – 1985
The purpose of this practicum was to develop an on-site training program for latchkey family day care home providers. Practicum objectives were to (1) develop a pilot project involving three family day care homes in Pinellas County, Florida; (2) assist caregivers in meeting the annual training requirements; (3) design and implement, on-site, a…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers, Early Childhood Education, Employed Parents
Patrylo, Carole A. – 1985
A 20-minute-long videotape program, intended for regular classroom teachers involved in mainstreaming, was developed and implemented to meet in-service needs of elementary school teachers in Cherry Hill, a township in Camden County, New Jersey. Included in the videotape program were an explanation of Public Law 94-142; an overview of the decision…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Bibliographies, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Stowers, Mary M. – 1994
This practicum addressed the problem of families having insufficient skills and resources necessary for locating information about the physical, socioemotional, and academic development of their young children in an early intervention program. The practicum's goal was to help parents acquire these necessary skills and resources. A family resource…
Descriptors: Child Development, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
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