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Download full textThomas, M. Donald; Welch, Charles – 1984
South Carolina's comprehensive Education Improvement Act of 1984 includes provisions for the development and implementation of statewide incentive pay programs for teachers, principals, and schools. The provision affecting teachers mandates the development and field testing of up to three programs between 1984 and 1986 and the implementation of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Incentives
Mezirow, Jack; And Others – 1975
Volume 1 presents the findings of an evaluation of Iowa's "merged area" organizational system for adult basic education (ABE), a system which operates from 15 regional community colleges or vocational-technical schools serving as area schools. The perspective discrepancy assessment methodology of the evaluation team was the outgrowth of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Basic Education, Coordination, Coordinators
Tennessee State Dept. of Education, Nashville. – 1975
The criteria of excellence outlined in this book have been organized according to the following five components, identified as essential for effective reading programs: school and community commitment, staff and staff development, the learning environment, program development and implementation, and instructional materials. For each of the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Lindsay, Kenneth P. – 1972
The Utah project was funded in June, 1970, and refunded from June, 1972 to June 1973, to provide Technical Assistance to educators in sparsely settled rural areas of the State. Technical assistance includes information, consultative and program development services. Three full-time Field Agents are based in Regional Cooperative Service Centers and…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Consultants, Educational Needs, Information Dissemination
Krebs, Robert E.; Stevens, Gail A. – 1971
The purpose of the study, as stated, was to identify and arrange educational needs of migrant children and make recommendations for programs with the objective of improving and equalizing educational opportunities for children of migrant families in the State of Washington. The assessment was based on lay people and educators incorporating the…
Descriptors: Attendance, Curriculum, Educational Needs, Educational Vouchers
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. Adult Education Service. – 1979
This administrative guide was developed to provide local school divisions and other agencies operating federally funded Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs in Virginia with the purpose, requirements, and procedures for conducting these programs. The guide is divided into eleven sections. The introduction covers the purpose and scope of ABE…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Basic Education, Educational Objectives, Eligibility
Barkley, Margaret V.; And Others – 1973
Sponsored by the Arizona State Department of Education, Division of Vocational Education, a series of three-day clinics were held in March of 1973, with followup clinics two months later. The 121 participants included parents and students as well as professional personnel. As part of the program, participants were given a pretest and post-test to…
Descriptors: Administrators, Career Education, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development
Wabash Valley Coll., Mt. Carmel, IL. – 1974
Described in detail in this report are the processes and procedures involved in the development of a State funded curriculum and program for a new emerging technology, in this instance a Coal Mining Technology Program, to be taught at Wabash Valley College in Illinois. The document provides a step-by-step account of the determination of need,…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Finance, Educational Needs
House, Ernest R.; And Others – 1968
Initiated in 1964, the Illnois gifted program provided funds for development of local gifted programs by local districts. General purposes and criteria for individual programs were realized with varying success. Gifted programs increased and were extended to less wealthy and smaller districts; techniques and inservice education spilled over into…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Innovation, Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Research
JONES, PHILIP ROBERT – 1966
THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO INVESTIGATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE VOCATIONAL OUTLOOK OF HIGH SCHOOL EDUCABLE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED (EMH) STUDENTS AND THE TYPE OF HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM IN WHICH THEY WERE ENROLLED. POSSIBLE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN EMH STUDENTS' VOCATIONAL OUTLOOK AND AGE, SEX, RACE, INTELLECTUAL LEVEL, READING ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Aspiration, Attitude Measures
