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Case, Roland; And Others – 1985
This handbook outlines a 10-stage approach to conducting evaluations of development education programs. The introducation addresses concerns of the development education community, including the need for a defensible concept of evaluation and for evaluation guidelines for nonprofessional evaluators. Stage 1, "Identifying the…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Change, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Idaho State Dept. of Education, Boise. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1987
This document contains a description of the activities, concerns, findings, and recommendations of the Idaho Industrial Arts Futuring Committee. It will serve as the foundation upon which subsequent revision of the state's industrial arts programs, to be renamed Industrial Technology Education (ITE), can be built. Section I on philosophy and…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)
Decker, Larry; And Others – 1989
During the National Project for State Community Education Planning and Development, the following main activities were accomplished: (1) each state received (or was eligible for) a State Community Education Planning Assistance Award for developing or updating a 5-year state plan for community education (1988-1993); (2) a planning and training…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Community Education, Educational Planning
Meister, Gary G.; Evers, Nancy A. – 1985
Effective leadership is critical to the successful development of continuing education programs. Thus, combining the results of research on leadership and program development holds promising implications for improving the process of developing continuing education programs. Most research on leadership can be classified as following the…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Educational Planning, Educational Research, Individual Characteristics
Reynolds, Maynard C.; Strom, Sharon M. – 1988
During 1987 and 1988, a Knowledge Base Action Group appointed through the Center for Change in Teacher Education sponsored a series of leadership workshops in various regions of the country on institutional change processes and ways to use the knowledge bases in designing teacher preparation programs. The major work of the group was to assemble a…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Change Agents, Educational Change, Educational Research
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1982
Analysis of data pertaining to the nature, scope, and effectiveness of business involvement in employment and training programs reveals that private sector experiments in employment and training, such as the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) Title VII and the Skill Training Improvement Program (STIP), have produced results superior…
Descriptors: Business, Delivery Systems, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Riendeau, Albert J. – 1978
Preceding a list of fifty ways to use advisory committees more effectively is a discussion on the expanding roles of vocational education and their advisory councils and on their relationship as a team. The list is intended to assist vocational instructors and administrators and is not meant to be exhaustive. The following ten examples are…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Business Responsibility, Community Involvement, Community Responsibility
Ryan, T. A., Ed. – 1977
Correctional education faces a great challenge--withstanding the temptation to become complacent while aggressively seeking new directions at a time when it has reached a stage of satisfying and successful growth. In the future, corrections will rely on a contractual model with motivated volunteer clients who know that their participation will…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Criminals
Crandall, David P. – 1979
The first part of a 3-part guide developed as a resource for people involved in the selection and implementation of new programs in school settings, this overview describes a wide range of linking agent roles and skills, and discusses training and support mechanisms for linking agents. Chapters address (1) the assumptions underlying the overview,…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Consortia, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Ford, John J., III, Ed.; Hergert, Leslie F., Ed. – 1979
The second part of a 3-part guide developed as a resource for people involved in the selection and implementation of new programs in school settings, this collection of articles covers such topics as consultation, educational change, and linking processes. The following readings are included: "Behavior of Innovative Personnel," by Gary…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Consortia, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Ford, John J., III, Ed.; Hergert, Leslie F., Ed. – 1979
The third part of a 3-part guide developed as a resource for people involved in the selection and implementation of new programs in school settings, this examination of each phase of the linking agent's work contains articles and papers by more than 30 authors and is organized according to six stages: (1) initiating the relationship with the…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Consortia, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Balzan, Robert A. – 1978
This report describes the second phase of a teacher learning cooperative project designed to coordinate the economic, physical, and human resources of a number of small elementary school districts in California and the Marin County Superintendent of Schools Office. Whereas the first phase dealt with the formation and implementation of the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Inservice Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Needs Assessment
BLAIR, MARGARET; AND OTHERS – 1968
APPROXIMATELY 100 EDUCATORS FROM FIVE STATES AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS PARTICIPATED IN AN INSTITUTE TO HELP INSTRUCTIONAL AND GUIDANCE PERSONNEL IMPROVE THE VOCATIONAL ORIENTATION OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE PREPARING TO ENTER THE WORLD OF WORK. THE AGENDA CONSISTED OF SPEECHES ON VOCATIONS, GROUP SESSIONS TO DISCUSS VOCATIONAL PROGRAM…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, High Schools, Horticulture, Institutes (Training Programs)
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1967
A task force operating under The Education Commission of the States made five major proposals relating to vocational-technical education: (1) that a human resources council be developed with responsibility for long-range goals for a total community context of education, (2) that an occupational education commission provide leadership and stimulate…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Objectives, Educational Responsibility
Buriak, John P. – 1977
This final report of a curriculum research project conducted to develop a competency based curriculum for the mining and related industries is presented in three parts. First, the activities that took place during the last two months of the project are summarized. Second, an overview of the accomplishments of the project during the entire funding…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Program Descriptions
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