The implementation of New York City secondary-level transitional classes in English as a second language (ESL) is evaluated. The classes are designed to improve the listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in English necessary for success in mainstream classes. This evaluation, based on data gathered via site visits, interviews, and an…

Distance education is a current "catch-all" phrase for any form of instruction in which the learner is linked to an educational institution and is formally enrolled, but instruction does not necessarily have to be delivered to or from an official school site. Distance education can provide equity and increase the quality of educational…

This report contains a discussion of various practices reported at 73 independent study-by-correspondence programs, which are located at institutions in the United States that were members of the National University Continuing Education Association (NUCEA) during 1984-85. Data were gathered through a mailed survey to NUCEA member institutions,…

To introduce students to the world of robotics and industrial automation, robotics was introduced to students enrolled in electronics classes in the industrial arts program at St. Amant High School (Louisiana). Three robots, three host microcomputers, and necessary software were purchased. The electronics instructor installed the three robots…

This handbook contains supportive materials related to administering, planning, and evaluating public kindergarten programs. The main contents of the handbook include information on administering a public kindergarten and planning the kindergarten curriculum. The foreword stresses that the curriculum section is not a complete design but is…

Microcomputers are already in a majority of American schools, but little is known about their integration into the school curriculum. This study examines the features of an elementary school--Skyline School in the South San Francisco Unified School District (California)--that have contributed to the successful integration of computers in its…

This guide for adult educators provides a general model for establishing and maintaining Adult Basic Education (ABE)-in-Industry programs. The model encompasses eight components, including the industry program and ABE program. The handbook, however, skips the two programs and begins with the industry and ABE agreement component, devoting a chapter…

The third phase of a three-cycle evaluation process designed for the Primary Education Program (PREP) of the Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) was undertaken by evaluation teams in April 1981. Evaluation involved different data collection techniques. First, interviews with principals and curriculum intervention specialists at…

A project was conducted to implement and incorporate performance-based instructional modules into the vocational education teacher education program at Auburn University. Six steps were carried out in implementing the project: (1) Orientation materials on performance-based instruction were developed and used with faculty and students; (2) the…

The educational model presented in this document synthesizes behavioral and developmental orientations in order to address certain school problems of low-income children. These problems include poor reading, math, and language arts skills; insufficient problem solving skills; and inadequate parent involvement and influence in children's formal…

After a summary of accomplishments of phases I and II of the Methods and Materials for Entrepreneurship Education Project (identification of entrepreneurship skills and development of curriculum materials designed to develop these skills in community college level courses), this phase III report describes field testing, revision, and publication…

This document contains the final report of a demonstration project in career development for grades K-10 in Cincinnati Public Schools. The first section consists of tables describing activities in terms of level of activity, participants, objectives addressed, evaluation, and outcomes of the objectives. Part 1 of the second section, Evaluation…

The purpose of this report is to provide local school administrators with information about occupational clusters as well as suggested strategies for implementing a career cluster concept approach at the local level. The techniques and procedures presented in this paper need to be modified and adapted by an administrator to conform with local…

This project was conducted to design an instructional model capable of producing high levels of student motivation and proficiency, using the office cluster of business occupations as a vehicle, and to formulate a plan for field implementation and evaluation of the model. To achieve the objectives, project personnel, secondary business teachers,…

Seventeen chapters provide business educators with information on various aspects of information processing (IP). It discusses the expanding directions of IP, including the present and the future, the job market, and the human dimensions; implications for various business education delivery systems; methods for integrating IP into various subject…