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Costelloe, Eileen; Sherry, Elizabeth; Magee, Patricia – International Journal on E-Learning, 2009
A collaboration between three higher education institutions in Ireland and two European partners has resulted in the design and development of reusable learning objects for undergraduate programming students that would assist in their learning. This international project conducted extensive research of over 600 students' examination scripts in…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Programming, Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education
Roberts, Joan; Weslander, Darrell L. – 1984
This evaluation of the Des Moines school guidance program provides an introductory history of guidance and counseling services in the district. General results of the evaluation focus on changing counselor roles, and problems caused by lack of specific program guidelines. Counselor profiles and interviews are presented, with an analysis of…
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidance Programs, Needs Assessment
Augenstein, Heinz – International Journal of Institutional Management in Higher Education, 1979
Counseling and guidance at higher education institutions in the Federal Republic of Germany are examined. Characteristics of the educational scene, student problems, the development of counseling and guidance, and a test model of a counseling and guidance system being implemented and evaluated at the University of the Saarland are discussed.…
Descriptors: College Students, Counseling Services, Educational Counseling, Educational Trends
Mann, David W.; Gold, Martin – 1981
The research summarized in this report is a longitudinal study of the effectiveness of a particular type of alternative secondary school in improving the behavior of delinquent and disruptive students. Three alternative school programs which provide students with experiences of success and social support from teachers are described. The…
Descriptors: Achievement, Adolescents, Delinquency, High Risk Students
Crockett, Geraldine T. – 1978
This report summarizes the results of the fourth full year of a projected longitudinal study of the Child Development Centers Program (CDC). CDC is operated by the Seattle, Washington public schools to provide social services primarily to students four to eight years old. This volume describes the population served, services provided, and student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Average Daily Attendance, Child Development Centers, Early Childhood Education
Hiebert, Bryan; Carlyle, Steve – School Guidance Worker, 1982
Describes a class contingency management program designed to increase class on-task behavior and cooperation while decreasing class disruptiveness, peer denigration, complaining, and interference with teacher instruction. Results indicated the program accomplished immediate and rapid increases in disruption-free instructional time. (RC)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques
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Lupton, Carol; Sheppard, Christine – Children & Society, 1999
Describes an evaluation of a home-school support project designed to improve the behavior of young children in danger of school exclusion. Concludes that, although the initiative was valued, effective operation of the initiative was hampered by problems of communication, by its single agency location, and by the short-term nature of its funding.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Communication Problems, Early Intervention
Crockett, Geraldine T. – 1979
This report summarizes the results of a study of the Child Development Centers (CDC), a program operated by the Seattle, Washington public schools to provide social services to students from four to eight years old. Preliminary results from a long-term follow-up study of students successfully terminated from the CDC program between 1973 and 1977…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Average Daily Attendance, Child Development Centers, Early Childhood Education
Reece, Gary T.; Alvarez, Frank R. – 1988
This paper presents the State of New Jersey Board of Education's evaluation of the Operation School Renewal (OSR) Program, a multi-year assistance program involving the urban school districts of Trenton, East Orange, and Neptune Township (New Jersey). Goals included the following: (1) attendance improvement; (2) reduction of disruptive pupil…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Pilot Projects, Program Design
Norris, Carol A.; Wheeler, Linda – 1981
The Adult Reading Academy, a federally-funded service of the Phoenix Union High School District, serves native- and foreign-born adult students who are deficient in the basic skills of reading, writing, arithmetic, and oral communication. In 1980/81, the program served 476 students at 17 sites. Approximately 24 percent of the clients served were…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education
McCarty, Dennis; And Others – 1979
Results of an evaluation of the first year of operation of the Campus Alcohol Education Service at the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill, are examined. The Student Alcohol Survey, which is primarily a program planning instrument and secondarily a source of information on program effects, was completed by 465 undergraduates. Responses…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Alcoholic Beverages, College Students, Dormitories
Des Moines Public Schools, IA. – 1991
The SUCCESS program of the Des Moines (Iowa) public schools serves children, youth, and families experiencing conditions that put them at risk of not achieving the goals of their educational programs or thriving in their families or communities. SUCCESS integrates community resources within the school system in family resource centers. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Resources, Delivery Systems, Dropout Prevention
Chamberlain, Ed – 1988
The 1987-88 Home-School-Community Agents (HSCA) Project of the Columbus (Ohio) Public Schools met its goal of improving the attitudes of 50 percent of the disruptive students enrolled in the project toward teachers, education, and school behavior. Nineteen HSCAs served in 8 high schools and 11 middle schools. Each HSCA worked on an in-depth basis…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attitude Change, Behavior Problems, Dropout Prevention