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Download full textTierney, William G.; Krakower, Jack – 1986
A research project was conducted to identify a framework that would provide the most effective and efficient ways of delivering inservice training and professional development services in Colorado. The project consisted of a survey of part- and full-time vocational education teachers and administrators of secondary, postsecondary, and vocational…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Delivery Systems, Educational Needs, Inservice Education
Peckham, Irvin – 1987
California has provided other states with an example of how not to assess student writing and has initiated a new direction in the statewide assessment of student writing achievement, a direction designed to influence writing instruction positively. Before 1987, the California Assessment Program (CAP) limited English skills assessment to multiple…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Performance Based Assessment
Clark, Donald M. – 1981
This handbook was designed to assist adult basic education (ABE) program operators in developing and implementing programs responsive to local needs and resources. The handbook was prepared based on information gathered during a search of related literature, contributions of ABE practitioners, input from the project advisory committee, and the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Cooperation, Community Education, Community Planning
Ballard-Reisch, Deborah S. – 1986
Although student interest is greater than ever, college forensics programs are limited in their expansion by budget considerations that restrict travel. However, with reasonable effort and perseverance new programs can be initiated or existing ones expanded to integrate the educational community and the community at large into a forensics program.…
Descriptors: Audiences, Community Involvement, Debate, Educational Planning
Wircenski, Jerry L. – 1986
As a part of its mandate for equal access to vocational training for special needs individuals, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1984 stipulated that if disadvantaged individuals require separate programming to enable them to participate in vocational education, federal funds may be used to pay 50 percent of the cost…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Counseling Services, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1985
Testimony and/or prepared statements are provided in these hearings which focused on the American Defense Education Act (ADEA). Individuals participating in the hearings included: Mark Andrew; Christopher J. Dodd; Mary H. Futrell; Gary Hart; Patrick Leahy; Richard Long; Peg Portscheller; and Naida Townsend. Under ADEA, local school districts…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Franchak, Stephen J. – 1983
A study was conducted to identify the factors that secondary and postsecondary vocational education administrators use as the basis for their decisions to add, terminate, or modify their programs. Data were collected through a telephone survey of 115 secondary and postsecondary administrators and by face-to-face interviews with an additional 25…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Community Influence, Decision Making
Ford Foundation, New York, NY. – 1985
The problems facing low-income families headed by women and some current and planned Ford Foundation responses are discussed in this paper. The first section presents a general overview of the problem, with special focus on nonpayment of child support and teenage pregnancy. The debate over the Federal welfare program and other attempts to use…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Family Income, Fatherless Family, Federal Programs
Norton, Robert E.; And Others – 1977
The purpose of the National Institute for Performance-Based Teacher Education (PBTE) was to provide for improving the quality of vocational teacher preparation by developing the skill of selected teacher educators, staff development leaders, and other decision makers to adapt, utilize, and implement PBTE concepts and curricular materials.…
Descriptors: Administration, Competency Based Education, Competency Based Teacher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Thayer, May M., Ed.; Chase, Elizabeth C. R., Ed. – 1981
This guide provides descriptions of 33 promising practices in career education in Massachusetts, which represent a cross-section of geographical locations, student populations, and program components. It is designed for use by school administrators, guidance personnel, teachers, and community members who are looking for suggestions on how to…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, Community Cooperation, Demonstration Programs
Uthe, Elaine F. – 1980
The objective of a project was to make vocational educators aware of the many job titles for which physically handicapped persons are currently employed and to aid in planning vocational programs for them. The project identified a list of occupational titles held by physically handicapped individuals, identified teaching procedures for the various…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Employment Practices
Bernabei, Raymond; Leles, Sam – 1972
This group-oriented workbook for teachers and administrators is a three stage guide to program planning, development, and evaluation. The first stage consists of identifying and ranking areas of concern in terms of value to students, staff, community or school board, and program. A learner goal needs assessment instrument, and a formal statement…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Bureau of Adult, Vocational, and Technical Education (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. Div. of Vocational and Technical Education. – 1966
AN AVERAGE OF 200 TEACHER EDUCATORS, STATE DIRECTORS, LAYMEN, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF VARIOUS AGENCIES ATTENDED EACH OF NINE REGIONAL CONFERENCES CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES TO DISCUSS THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGES AND PROBLEMS IN PLANNING AND CONDUCTING VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. MAJOR SPEECHES PRESENTED…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Career Guidance, Conferences, Cooperative Programs
Conrad, Rowan W. – 1973
A program rationale within the overall Mountain-Plains structure is outlined along with current program practice and evaluation. The new personal counseling program includes extensive use of group settings, objectives derived from evaluation, program options for students, and the introduction of evaluation instruments keyed to objectives. The…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Objectives, Counseling Services
Depatie, Raymond; And Others – 1974
Federal census district data for 1974 are used to produce a global index showing the relative degree to which each of the census districts of the island of Montreal is disadvantaged. The internal dynamics and characteristics peculiar to the different local communities within are not specified and necessitate additional data sources such as health,…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Census Figures, Disadvantaged Environment, Economically Disadvantaged
