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Bennett, Vanessa; Lee, Sandra; McDonnell, Rachel; Ostrye, Mary – Jobs for the Future, 2020
In this brief, JFF (Jobs for the Future) explores what training providers can do to adapt their programming in ways that put the country on a path to an equitable economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors conducted research to examine what education and training providers can do to design programs that emphasize equity and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Trainers, Economic Development
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Jeal, Yvette – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2014
The University of Manchester Library (UML) is embarking on an ambitious new strategy that aims to align the library more closely to the work of the University--to contribute to the University's strategic success. This article describes elements of the strategy development and content, focusing on methods used; how the service has worked…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Partnerships in Education, Strategic Planning
Leisner, Lucille; And Others – 1981
The Single Skill Training (SST) Courses were developed to meet staff development needs by providing short, concentrated training modules in the areas of mainstreaming handicapped students, providing individualized instruction, and implementing a Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). The program was set up to offer staff development courses to public…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Disabilities, Individualized Instruction, Inservice Teacher Education
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. – 1986
The Teacher Center Program (Washington, D.C.) provides an environment where teachers may come to work on materials or projects for their classrooms, take courses for recertification credit, college credit, or enrichment, and take graduate level courses. Chapter one of this evaluation report on the Teacher Center Program describes the background of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Program Development, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
Bowie, Lillian; Bronte-Tinkew, Jacinta – Child Trends, 2006
This brief summarizes the importance of professional development, identifies core competencies for youth workers, highlights professional development training delivery models, and sets fourth next steps for professional development that can benefit youth programs. Programs often attribute their success to effective youth workers, and research…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Resource Centers, Professional Development, Youth Programs
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Benner, Patricia; Wrubel, Judith – Journal of Nursing Administration, 1982
Presents strategies for clinical knowledge development, for documenting, conserving, and enhancing the unique knowledge of the experienced clinician. Examines differences between practical and theoretical knowledge and discusses the implications for enhancing the practical knowledge nurses gain through clinical experience. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Educational Theories, Nurses
Mei, Dolores M.; And Others – 1988
City-as-School (CAS) is an alternative high school linking students to various out-of-school learning experiences throughout New York City. In 1985, the CAS was awarded a National Diffusion Network (NDN) four-year replication grant, given to exemplary programs to enable them to disseminate their model to other interested schools and districts…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, High Schools, Management Development, Models
Hutinger, Patricia L.; And Others – 1985
This document contains an executive summary of a study designed to: determine the status of early intervention (birth-to-3) programs for handicapped children in Illinois, to make recommendations for future planning, and develop training modules focused on the findings. It discusses the study's rationale, method, and design; estimates incidence…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Eligibility, Intervention
Rose, Harold – 1980
An evaluation study examined the effectiveness of the training and technical assistance provided, amount and type of assistance provided, and results and benefits of a project to provide community education training and technical assistance in Kentucky. Result evaluation data were obtained from community education practitioners by a questionnaire.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Education, Program Development, Program Effectiveness
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Ayers, E. J. Bailey – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1991
Evaluation of TASH (The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps) Technical Assistance Project found it to be effective in providing inservice training for staff working with individuals with deaf-blindness. The project involves prioritization of training needs, team planning, follow-up activities, and use of consultants to deliver technical…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Inservice Education, Program Development, Program Effectiveness
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Toomey, John F. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1993
This paper reports on evaluation of a sex education program (the Bawnmore Personal Development Programme) and staff training for Irish individuals with mental handicap. Results indicate the need for attitude change among staff and administration toward sex education and a need for structural change in staffing arrangements to facilitate such…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Program Development
Guerrero, Frank; Mason, Susan – 1989
The New Teacher Staff Development program was designed to introduce new teachers to the New York City School System. Training models were based on the latest research and currently used nationwide staff development programs, focusing on subject areas as well as levels of learning ability. The specific goals of the program were to help new teachers…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Development, Program Effectiveness
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Olivarez, Ruben D. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1981
In 1965, the United States Congress established the Teacher Corps with the ultimate goal of broadening teacher preparation programs and improving educational opportunities for children from low-income families. The program requires that local projects incorporate characteristics that reflect current educational concerns. (JN)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Improvement, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Lyons, Charles W.; And Others – 1985
A project was implemented to help program staff from the aging and child care networks to plan and implement intergenerational programs. Specific objectives were to: (1) train approximately 15 staff members from the aging network and 15 staff members from the child care network in each of five different geographic regions of Pennsylvania to plan…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Older Adults
Fairbairn, Kerry – 1982
This report discusses issues having a major impact on "Study Talk," the Queensland component of an Australian language development project. After first outlining the procedures and organizational structures used to set up and conduct "Study Talk," the report briefly describes methods used to evaluate project operations and…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Elementary Education, Improvement, Language Acquisition
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