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Download full textGibbons, Michael – 1991
The Mathematics Improvement Component (MIC) was first implemented in the Columbus (Ohio) Public Schools in 1987-88 to assist elementary and middle school pupils who were low achievers in mathematics. Three programs comprised the 1989-90 MIC: the Elementary Computer Assisted Instruction (Elem-CAI) Program, the Elementary Competency Based Education…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Demonstration Programs, Educational Facilities
Diessner, Rhett – 1990
This report describes activities from 1986 through 1990 of the Mastery in Learning Project, which focused on "restructuring the school" and "sharing decision making" at one elementary school in Lewiston, Idaho. Based on need surveys of various constituents of school life (administrators, students, teachers, and parents), a…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Consultation Programs, Cooperation, Curriculum Development
Nettles, Saundra Murray; McHugh, Barbara; Gottfredson, Gary D. – 1994
This is the third report from the evaluation of the Multicultural Education Program in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), a major effort to address racial and ethnic diversity in a middle school. Section 1 of the report provides background on the multicultural education movement and the aims of the Pittsburgh program. Section 2 describes the status of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness
Gottfredson, Gary D.; And Others – 1992
This report presents an evaluation of the Multicultural Education Demonstration Program in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), an effort to address racial and ethnic diversity in a middle school. The report covers the implementation of the program since its inception in May 1989 through the beginning of the 1991-92 school year. It describes the program's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affirmative Action, Demonstration Programs, Intermediate Grades
Parker, Stella; Gray, Sue – 1992
A study concentrated on the occupational goals of academic staff in British higher education who work for some or part of their time as practitioners of continuing vocational education (CVE). The sample consisted of 27 academic staff working in 3 polytechnics, 4 universities, and 1 polyversity and 3 Regional Development Agents (RDAs). The…
Descriptors: Colleges, Continuing Education, Demonstration Programs, Educational Research
Davis, Karen R. – 1982
Results of the 1981-1982 Rutland Center project in Athens, Georgia, which assists agencies in improving services to seriously emotionally disturbed children (2 to 8 years old), are presented, as are program materials, survey forms, and a newsletter. Outcome data are presented regarding therapeutic classroom services provided to 549 severely…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education, Educational Therapy, Emotional Disturbances
West Virginia Coll. of Graduate Studies, Institute. – 1978
Through support from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, a model for providing graduate programs to full-time employed adults residing in remote locations of southern West Virginia was designed by the West Virginia College of Graduate Studies, a college that does not have a campus. The essence of the delivery model was to…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Autoinstructional Aids, Cost Effectiveness, Course Evaluation
Mercer County Community Coll., Trenton, NJ. – 1995
Mercer County Community College (New Jersey) and six small businesses used federal grant money to develop a model program of workplace literacy that would assist 600 adult workers with inadequate basic skills in performing their jobs. In analyzing the overall skills of the work force, the literacy audit identified these basic skills/literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Communication Skills
Westfield State Coll., MA. – 1990
The purpose of the Model Academic Curriculum Project was to assess and define the most effective components of the curriculum for Massachusetts vocational-technical schools that would be reflective of current academic demands and employment needs. Eight study goals were implemented: establish statewide meetings; identify/select study groups;…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Business Education, Career Exploration
Research Implications for Science and Mathematics Teachers. Volume 1. Key Centre Monograph Number 5.
Fraser, Barry J., Ed. – 1993
This document was compiled to help keep science and mathematics teachers in Australia abreast of the results of important research endeavors in education. The monograph is divided into 12 chapters. Chapter one, "Exemplary Science and Mathematics Teachers," (Barry Fraser and Kenneth Tobin) describes a study focusing on examples of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Demonstration Programs, Diagrams
Wentzel, Carol; And Others – 1989
Project STAR was designed to demonstrate model instruction, retention, transition, and preparation practices for use with hearing-impaired community college students. The project consisted of a detailed student assessment, an extensive faculty inservice training component, and extensive instructional and counseling support for project students.…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Preparation, College Programs, College Students
Peppard, Judy – 1991
This resource guide is the outcome of a 1989-1990 survey of school practices and programs that was distributed to all middle-level principals in Wisconsin public schools. The purposes of the survey were to assess the extent of middle-level programming in Wisconsin; highlight some needs in a school improvement effort; and share promising practices.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Community Services, Curriculum Development
Home Economics Education Computer Research and Exemplary Projects: State of the Art and Supplements.
Crawford, Glinda B.; And Others – 1985
A study determined computer research and exemplary project needs in home economics education, identified such projects, and analyzed the relationship of research and exemplary project needs to projects identified. The questionnaire instructed respondents to describe their perceptions of research needs and exemplary project needs related to…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Lindskoog, Wayne – 1987
This final report details the activities of a project called VECTOR (Vocational Education, Community Transition, Occupational Relations). VECTOR sought to increase the employability of severely to mildly mentally handicapped students (aged 18-21) in transition from school to work in the greater Minneapolis, Minnesota, area. VECTOR's objectives…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Demonstration Programs, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities
Maurer, Steve, Ed.; And Others – 1980
The document makes up volume I of a report on the philosophy and activities of Project AMES (Actualization of Mainstream Experience Skills), a model program for vocational training and independent living skills instruction for 34 moderately and severely retarded students (6 to 21 years old). Following an introductory chapter, Chapter 2 briefly…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Daily Living Skills, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
