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Download full textSwartz, Stanley L. – 1978
The report describes the Western Illinois University 0-6 Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Handicapped Personnel Training Project (WIU 0-6 Project)--a model project designed to demonstrate innovative methods to fill personnel needs for early childhood handicapped programs. The project is a 2 semester program to train professional educators in the…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Needs, Handicapped Children
Karan, Orv C.; And Others – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1986
Four interdisciplinary programs for the developmentally disabled are described: (1) a paraprofessional degree training program; (2) supported employment for institutionalized adults; (3) a service/research program in the area of communication technology and training for nonspeaking persons; and (4) a communication skills program for persons who…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Daily Living Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Employment Programs
Jones, Thomas B. – Alternative Higher Education: The Journal of Nontraditional Studies, 1982
At Metropolitan State University, the Individualized Educational Planning Course was a response to adult students' unique curriculum needs. Students learn university expectations of quality; plan solid, individualized degrees; examine what it means to be an educated person; pursue knowledge actively and successfully through informed choices; and…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Curriculum Development, Degree Requirements, Experimental Colleges
Stack, Hal; Paskal, Oscar – New Directions for Experiential Learning, 1980
Using an innovative delivery system, curricular design, and approach to student services, Wayne State University has been able to clear many of the obstacles that have traditionally denied working adults access to higher education. Community relations are discussed and a labor studies program is described. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Community Relations, Delivery Systems
To Educate the People Consortium, Detroit, MI. – 1982
This working paper is an intermediary stage in the development of a new telecurriculum for the To Educate the People Consortium. Section 1 is an introduction to the process. Section 2 contains the outlines of 18 courses in the telecurriculum based on concept papers submitted by teams from the consortium. Each course is in the format of six 1-hour…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Blue Collar Occupations, College Programs
Leckie, Shirley Ann – 1978
Faced with declining attendance, poor reputation, and possible demise of their program, students in the Adult Liberal Studies (ALS) program at the University of Toledo formed an association, evaluated the program, and instigated constructive changes that have revitalized the program, increased its enrollment, and enhanced its reputation among its…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, College Curriculum
