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Hale, Phale D. – 1977
Many considerations are involved in obtaining and using federal funds for language arts programs. Before attempting to explore funding, educators should know the basic language arts programs available in their district and what kinds of programs are fundable by particular sources. They should then develop a written program statement that includes…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Needs, Federal Aid
Aragon, Juan; And Others – 1972
In July 1972, Mexican American educators attended a meeting in San Francisco, California, called by the National Institute of Education (NIE) Planning Unit. Purpose of the meeting was to inform these Chicano educators about plans for the new Federal agency, which was created in parallel with the U.S. Office of Education (USOE) and took over the…
Descriptors: Archives, Attitudes, Compensatory Education, Federal Government

Phillips, H. M. – Comparative Education, 1981
Analyzes specific inadequacies cited by the World Bank in its foreign aid procedures: inadequate exploration of cost-effectiveness options; inconsistent application of manpower analysis; and lack of exploratory stage in large-scale impact projects. Part of a theme issue on the World Bank and aid to Third World educational development. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Cooperative Planning, Cost Effectiveness, Criteria
Vaughan, Joseph C. – 1986
In October of 1985, the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) awarded contracts to 29 universities and one regional education center to conduct three-year efforts aimed at research-based improvement of teacher education. All have university-school collaboration as a major theme, and will spend up to one year in development of…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Educational Research, Government Role, Higher Education
Copa, George H. – 1978
Presented to the American Education Research Association, this speech points out eleven ways examination of a National Institute of Education study plan could have implications for vocational education: (1) defining key terms, (2) identifying or surfacing issues, (3) describing recent or impending changes, (4) summarizing findings, (5) integrating…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Information Utilization, Program Development, Program Proposals
1973
Migrant coordinators from 21 Eastern Stream States attended the Eastern Regional Migrant Education Conference. These four reports briefly summarize the: State coordinators meeting, discussions on pre-K and kindergarten, Interstate Migrant Project for elementary school children, Bilingual Migrant Project, and interstate proposal considerations as…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Conference Reports, Early Childhood Education, Educational Needs
Kearns, John R.; And Others – 1990
Pursuant to a mandate and funding from the Ontario Ministry of Education, the Board of Education for the City of London, Ontario developed the London Project in which they implemented the philosophy of "invitational education" (Purkey and Novak, 1984) to address the problem of secondary school students dropping out before graduation.…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Educational Attitudes, Educational Environment, Educational Objectives
Cronin, Michael; Glenn, Phillip – 1990
This paper describes the Oral Communication Program (OCP) developed at Radford University (Virginia) and discusses key components for a proposal to acquire funding from public or private granting agencies. Analogous to the writing-across-the-curriculum movement, the OCP encourages faculty in all academic areas to incorporate oral communication…
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Programs, Communication Skills, Curriculum Development
Larsen, Pat – 1992
This paper overviews a proposal for implementing an adult literacy program in a small tribal community in northern Alberta (Canada). The program would enhance participants' ability to manage change affecting the community's economic, social, and educational circumstances. Recent data indicate that 24 percent of Native Americans in northern Alberta…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Gray, Patricia S. – 1987
Grant monies are available from a variety of sources and many grants go unused year after year. Teachers need to be alerted and informed about how to look for potential funds and/or available services for inservice teacher education, what sources to seek out, how to put the information in the right hands, and then how to seek out those who can…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, English Teacher Education, Financial Support
Packer, Arnold – 1992
In order for more individuals to enter higher paying jobs, employers must create a sufficient number of high-performance positions (the demand side), and workers must acquire the skills needed to perform in these restructured workplaces (the supply side). Creating an associate degree in High Performance Manufacturing (HPM) will help address four…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges
Scott, Robert A. – 1981
The academic program development and planning process of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education are examined and contrasted with values and criteria of faculty and institutional leaders. The Indiana Commission is concerned about program structure with regard to student access, student choice, and institutional diversity. It has specific…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, College Faculty, College Planning
Edelson, Paul J. – 1991
The Saturation Project was an innovative 3-year grant program that was planned by the National Association for Public School Adult Educators (NAPSAE) but never actually implemented. The grant was intended to be given to the McAlester, Oklahoma, school district in 1961 in order to demonstrate the contribution of adult education to the overall…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Educational Administration, Organizational Development