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Download full textOffice of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1964
THIS PROGRESS REPORT GIVES STATISTICAL DATA ON IMPORTANT QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DEVELOPMENTS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES. INFORMATION ON ENROLLMENTS, SCHOOL RETENTION RATES AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, LEVELS OF SUPPORT, AND INVESTMENT IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IS INCLUDED IN THIS SECTION. A SECOND SECTION CONTAINS AN…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Objectives, Enrollment, Expenditures
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. Adult Education Section. – 1978
Three sections of information are provided in this guide designed for prospective and present adult basic education (ABE) teachers in Oklahoma. The first section provides basic information on ABE programs. Topics include the following: the ABE learning center concept, the origin of ABE, purpose of the ABE program, Oklahoma's adult student body,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Educational Objectives, Educational Psychology
Lazdowski, Walter P. – 1985
Special Services for the Disadvantaged Students (SSDS) is a federally funded three-year college retention program initiated at a Texas community college. The program's objectives include improving reading and math levels, improving achievement of handicapped students, and increasing skills in English as a second language. To accomplish these…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Disabilities, Dropout Prevention
Puerto Rico Univ., San Juan. School of Medicine. – 1977
Responding to the needs of the Puerto Rico veterinary medicine community, the College of Health Related Professions of the University of Puerto Rico prepared a competency-based veterinary technology program leading to a bachelor's degree in science with a major in veterinary technology. The program is described in detail, treating such matters as…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Allied Health Occupations Education, Bachelors Degrees, Behavioral Objectives
Caponigri, Rocco S.; And Others – 1981
Efforts to institutionalize Bloom's Mastery Learning Concept at the City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) are described. Information on the City Colleges and the adaptation of mastery learning are presented, and the growth of the project in five phases beginning in 1972 is sketched. The optimal pattern for mastery learning consists of a series of small…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Standards, Community Colleges
Illinois State Board of Higher Education, Springfield. – 1995
This report provides a summary and assessment of the Priorities, Quality and Productivity (PQP) efforts during 1994-95 of Illinois community colleges and independent colleges and universities, collectively, and of individual public universities. Emphasis is on implementation of recommendations of the Illinois Board of Higher Education of November,…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Instruction, College Outcomes Assessment, Colleges
Campbell, Dottie C.; Wilson, Kathleen – 2001
This document is designed to help literacy practitioners and others promote and establish family literacy programs to prepare adult learners in South Carolina for their roles as parents, workers, health consumers, and citizens. The rationale for promoting family literacy is explained. The following topics are discussed: a design for family…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum
Foat, Classie M. – 1981
A study compared the Career Intern Program (CIP) with five other alternative youth programs. (The CIP is an alternative high school designed to enable disadvantaged dropouts or potential dropouts to earn regular high school diplomas, to prepare them for meaningful employment or postsecondary education, and to facilitate their transition from…
Descriptors: Attendance, Career Education, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
PDF pending restorationVirginia Adult Educators Research Network, Dayton. – 1999
The collection of articles addresses current issues in adult and adult basic education in Virginia communities. Titles include: "Goal-Setting in the New River Valley: Teachers' Perceptions and Strategies" (Sue Barton); "What Happens When ESL Students Experience Authentic Work Situations?" (Pat Bowyer); "Orientation to…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Childrens Literature
