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Download full textBeard, John; And Others – 1991
This study surveys states' mandates, definitions, and components of transition programs that assist disabled students in successfully moving to the community environment. Among the 60 state-level directors of special education surveyed, 34 state and 4 territorial directors responded to the questionnaire comprised of 8 questions, and nominated 230…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Development, Program Effectiveness
Cline, Beverly V.; And Others – 1993
This chapter on designing and implementing effective staff development programs is taken from a guide to instruction and services for students with disabilities. The chapter focuses on assessment of staff development needs and identification of priorities for training. Staff development options are discussed in terms of formats (such as workshops,…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Check Lists, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Gunter, Dorothy – 1994
A practicum was designed to enhance students' knowledge of well known children's literature that is represented by the Newbery and Newbery Honor Award winning books. One fourth-grade and one fifth-grade class comprised of students reading at or near grade level at a metropolitan school with a nearly 97% Hispanic student population worked within a…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Grade 4, Grade 5, Hispanic American Students
Bravi, Gerald D.; Madak, Paul R. – 1994
A study investigated teachers' attitudes concerning the second year of the Reading/Writing Immersion (R/WI) project, which assisted early years teachers in the White Horse Plain School Division No. 20, Manitoba, Canada, to become more effective in working with students who were at-risk of failing to develop reading and writing performance goals.…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, High Risk Students
Overlock, Terrence H., Sr. – 1994
A 5-year Title III grant received by Northern Maine Technical College (NMTC) in 1989 provided funding for professional development (PD) activities at the college. To evaluate the impact of the grant and plan for the continuation of the professional development program, a study was conducted in 1994 near the end of the grant period. Following a…
Descriptors: Activities, Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Employee Attitudes
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. Dept. of Agricultural and Extension Education. – 1990
A research project studied the accomplishments of 399 of the 3,780 1982 and 1984 graduates from 6 senior vocational agriculture programs and 500 of the 2,661 1984 graduates from 2 technical agriculture institutes in Taiwan. Information was also provided from the graduates' schools and about older graduates from a 1975 study. Data were gathered…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Employment Patterns, Farmers
Carlock, Jeanne M. – 1989
A field test was conducted of the "Transition to Independence Curriculum" that was developed in 1987-88 by the Endependence Center in Norfolk, Virginia. The curriculum includes peer counseling and other services to help students with disabilities become independent. During the field test, the peer counselor met with students at each of three…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Curriculum, Daily Living Skills, Disabilities
Berry, Barnett; And Others – 1991
The mission of the South Carolina Writing Improvement Network (WIN) is to improve students' writing abilities by providing professional development programs and writing activities for remedial writing teachers. A study assessed the effects of WIN on the growth and professional development of writing teachers, as well as the effects of the…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Professional Development
Rosenbaum, Lynn – 1991
A weekly dance at a community center was used to develop a teachable moment for active senior citizens regarding fire safety, in order to reduce their injuries and possible loss of life. A target group of active senior citizens 70 years of age and older who frequent the weekly community center dance was established for the program. The program…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Attitude Change
Chinzvimbo, George – 1989
A case study was conducted of attitudes toward technical drawing and the present state of technical drawing in Zimbabwe. The study involved two high schools. In one school, 227 students (85 percent of the total) responded to questionnaires; in the other, the response was 84 students (70 percent). Eleven teachers were also surveyed. The study…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Drafting, Educational Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Indiana State Commission on Vocational and Technical Education, Indianapolis. – 1989
A study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of 2 years of single parent and homemaker projects in Indiana. Methodology involved on-site visitation to each of the 14 projects and interviews with 48 project staff and 75 participants. Major findings of the study were as follows: (1) services and activities provided by all the projects have…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Design, Day Care, Displaced Homemakers
O'Grady, Laurie T. – 1990
A follow-up survey was administered to all 1988 Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) graduates in order to evaluate the degree to which AACC assisted its students in achieving their goals. The second phase was a survey which solicited information from the employers of the graduates. Survey findings were used to compare AACC to other Maryland…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
MacDonald, Ross B. – 1987
In 1984, a year-long evaluation was conducted at Los Medanos College (California) of the Language Arts Tutorial Program, a cross-curricular assessment and retention program built around course-specific assessments and tutorial assistance. The primary objective of the evaluation was to measure the effectiveness of the assessment procedure and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, High Risk Students, Outcomes of Education
Lillibridge, Fred – 1990
In an effort to review the effectiveness and the impact of the Office of Institutional Research (OIR) at El Paso Community College (EPCC) and to identify and report any significant problems with the quality of service being provided to the college president and other key policy and decision makers, an evaluation plan and survey test instrument…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, Community Colleges, Evaluation Criteria
Hotchkiss, Lawrence; Smythe, John – 1988
A two-part survey of Ohio employers of JTP (Job Training Partnership) Ohio Title IIA participants asked 497 employers about: (1) their attitudes and opinions toward JTP Ohio and their participation in JTP programs (272 responses) and (2) employment and earning data for Title IIA participants who worked in the firm after ending their JTP training…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Data Collection, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
