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Pasztor, Eileen Mayers; Wynne, Suzan F. – 1995
The demand for family foster care services has increased rapidly during the past decade, as has the number of special needs children requiring foster care. This monograph presents information collected over the past 20 years concerning policies and programs which have been used to retain and recruit foster parents. The ever-increasing need for…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Family Programs, Foster Care, Foster Children
Download full textAlberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Special Education Branch. – 1996
Designed to assist Alberta (Canada) school authorities in preparing applications for special education funding, this handbook describes the types of special education funding available, how to apply for special education funding, and how applications for special education funding are monitored. An introduction explains that school boards and…
Descriptors: Definitions, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Special Education Branch. – 1996
This handbook discusses the Program Unit Funding that is provided to approved Early Childhood Services (ECS) operators in Alberta (Canada) for children with severe disabilities who require additional support above that offered in a regular ECS program. Funding is available for a maximum of 3 years for each eligible child who is two and a half…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Eligibility
Horace Mann Learning Center (ED), Washington, DC. – 1994
Education program specialists in the United States Department of Education establish and lead the education program, policies, and activities for which the Department of Education is responsible under law. This brochure provides information about the job of education program specialist, describing how the specialists fit into the department's…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Career Choice, Career Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Manning, Kathleen – 1983
The study reports on university-based outreach activities to extend international studies, based on a mandate in Title VI of the Higher Education Act. A survey of Title VI centers in universities nationwide gathered information on the way the institutions organize, develop, implement, and evaluate their resources and their delivery to…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Programs, Federal Legislation, Higher Education
Padovano, Kathryn – 1996
This paper describes the proposed Masters of Arts degree in Arts Administration for Dowling College, a liberal arts college in Oakdale, New York. The purpose of the Masters of Arts degree in Arts Administration is to train art professionals to become administrative leaders in arts organization such as museums and other fine arts organizations. The…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Administrative Organization, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Schleien, Stuart J.; And Others – 1993
This guide presents a comprehensive framework for the development and provision of outdoor education and adventure programs for people of all abilities, including those who significantly challenge the service delivery system. Chapter 1 provides a rationale for the integration of disabled persons into outdoor education and adventure programs, and…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adventure Education, Disabilities, Exceptional Persons
Hanson, Linda K. – 1994
Although successful by some standards, the basic writing program at Ball State University, Indiana, was altered over a period of several years because it was making incompatible demands on teachers and students alike. Public perception of the course allowed teachers some flexibility in writing instruction, but it demanded instruction in grammar…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Change Strategies, Higher Education, Portfolios (Background Materials)
Lehner, Margaret – 1984
A proposal is presented for an Honors Scholar Program at Moraine Valley Community College in response to the need to provide gifted students with the extra challenges they seek. After providing a rationale for the program, the membership of the steering committee and curriculum committees that would develop and guide the program is designated.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Houston Univ., TX. – 1981
Recommendations of the Task Force on Undergraduate Education at the University of Houston central campus concerning the core curriculum, academic advising, developmental education, instructional improvement, and administration of the core curriculum are presented. The following objectives for the core curriculum are outlined: to insure that…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Advisory Committees, College Instruction, Core Curriculum
National Commission on Student Financial Assistance, Washington, DC. – 1982
The Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) program's current operations, legislative history, and growth are reviewed, along with research needs. GSLs are made by lenders to college students, and the federal government guarantees them and provides incentive payments to lenders and subsidy payments on behalf of students until loan repayment begins. Today,…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Federal Programs, Government Role, Loan Repayment
Pommrehn, D. Jack – 1978
Background information on University of Denver's computerized degree check and advising system, the Academic Progress Report (APR), is presented. The APR program, which was implemented for undergraduates in fall 1976, is discussed in terms of the need for the program, its development, implementation, problems, and future directions. The system…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Records, College Credits, Computer Oriented Programs
Evans, Richard W.; Evans, Mary M. – 1984
The major goal of a program was to improve the use of microcomputers in the management of New York State's adult basic education programs. Subgoals were optimizing the use of available microcomputer facilities, aiding the largest number of programs permitted by project funds, serving the particular needs of individual programs, and maximizing the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Management Information Systems
Thompson, Hugh L. – 1986
The consortium approach to planning and managing academic programs in technology at Indiana University and Purdue University is discussed. Of the eight campuses of Indiana University, three have a guest/host agreement with Purdue. Purdue's School of Technology provides career educational opportunities to students who have application-oriented…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, College Planning, Consortia, Cooperative Programs
University of Western Ontario, London. – 1984
Results of a 1984 survey of benefits, excluding pensions, for 17 Ontario, Canada, universities are presented. Information is provided on the following areas: questions on general benefits, such as insurance plans, communication of benefits, proposed changes in benefits, provision of life and dismemberment insurance, and maternity leave policy;…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Fringe Benefits, Health Insurance, Higher Education
