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Manburg, Abbey – 1983
Representing Nova University's greatest departure from a traditional educational delivery system, the Master's Program for Child Care Administrators is designed to be completed within a 2-year period without interrupting students' professional responsibilities. Two areas of specialization are provided: administration of day care and preschool…
Descriptors: Administrators, Community Programs, Day Care, Educational Innovation
Wilson, Joy DeMarino – 1979
The paper focuses on coordination of an educational program for non-ambulatory cerebral palsied and profoundly retarded clients (21 years old and younger) in a residential setting not being served by the Texas Education Department. Covered in outline form are the school's requirements governing educational programs, program development,…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Educational Programs, Mental Retardation, Multiple Disabilities
Download full textPatterson, Gene, Ed.; Byrne, Richard, Ed. – 1973
The handbook gives guidelines for the development, operation, and evaluation of a community based system of residential facilities for mentally retarded (MR) persons. Directions are given which explain the step-by-step procedure for planning in any community. The idea of a residential service delivery system is described in terms of small…
Descriptors: Administration, Community Cooperation, Community Services, Delivery Systems
Omernik, Tony F. – Camping Magazine, 1990
Describes strategic planning model as means of dealing with social and economic factors affecting camp programs. Details model's five steps: organizing for planning, situation analysis, determining strategic issues, developing plan outline, and implementation and evaluation. Recommends planning process of six months to one year. (TES)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Camping, Long Range Planning, Management Systems
Peer reviewedParsons, Marsha B.; Reid, Dennis H. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1993
Two studies replicated and refined a program for evaluating and improving residential treatment services during group leisure periods in living units for persons with severe developmental disabilities. Results indicated that provision of leisure materials and interaction with clients decreased maladaptive client behavior. The monitoring system…
Descriptors: Adults, Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities, Evaluation Methods
Erickson, Mary – 1990
This report discusses issues regarding the out-of-home placement of children with developmental disabilities and the need for permanency planning for these children. The document reports on a project which sought to: (1) discern practices of Colorado's Department of Social Services and Division for Developmental Disabilities which affect the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Children, Decision Making
Vindevoghel, Stanley – 1991
A practicum was conducted to determine the feasibility of developing an elderhostel program involving older Indian and Metis adults in Saskatchewan, Canada. A preprogram study of elderhostels and a literature review were conducted. Approximately 30 face-to-face interviews with both Indian and Metis persons in and around Regina, Saskatchewan, were…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Annotated Bibliographies, Canada Natives, Extension Education
Deasy, Richard J. – 1983
Maryland's decade of experience in providing programs for gifted and talented students indicates that response to the needs of such students has been strongest when federal, state, and local policy and financial commitments were complementary. The notion that federal financial support is not necessary and may even be counterproductive is…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Program Development
Alaska Governor's Council for the Handicapped and Gifted, Fairbanks. – 1984
The plan presents information relating to persons with developmental disabilities and other substantial handicaps in Alaska. A joint effort by state planning and service providing agencies, the plan was developed with input from consumers as well as providers. An introduction to the document is followed by an overview of the state and the…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Services
National Association for Retarded Citizens, Arlington, TX. Research and Demonstration Inst. – 1979
The handbook provides an overview of residential services for mentally retarded persons. An introductory section defines the term and cites major problems associated with the service. Philosophy and 13 basic principles are covered in the second chapter. Among the goals cited in Chapter 3 are learning to learn, skills training, and opportunities to…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Homes
Leland, Lyle L. – 1974
A systems approach is applied to the assessment of the Model 4 project (administered by Mountain-Plains Education and Economic Development Program, Inc.), a residential career education program for rural, multiproblem families in the States of Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. The program involves three phases of…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration, Curriculum Evaluation
Lupkowski, Ann E.; And Others – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1992
The Summer Mathematics Enrichment for Minority Students program was piloted during 1990 by the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at the University of North Texas. The program provided 19 mathematically talented minority junior high students with rigorous academic instruction, role models, on-campus residence, and social/recreational…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Demonstration Programs, Enrichment Activities, Junior High School Students
Update: Improving Services for Emotionally Disturbed Children. Volumes 4-7, Winter 1988-Summer 1991.
Henderson, Elissa, Ed.; Algarin, Alissa, Ed. – Update: Improving Services for Emotionally Disturbed Children, 1991
This compilation of four annual newsletter issues on services for children with emotional disturbances presents reports of activities, meetings, services, and programs around the country as well as various feature articles. Activities funded under the Child and Adolescent Service System Program are highlighted. In the Winter 1988-89 issue, an…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Child Welfare, Children
Troyer, Elizabeth Osbaldeston; Kelly, Patrice – 1992
The Gabriel Dumont Community Training Residence (CTR) in Saskatoon (Saskatchewan, Canada) seeks to facilitate the transition of female offenders back into society. The residence will be the first of its type in Saskatchewan. The majority of women eligible for the program are Native Americans; thus the program will address the specific needs of…
Descriptors: American Indians, Canada Natives, Career Choice, Community Programs
RICE, A.K. – 1965
THE TAVISTOCK-LEICESTER JOINT RESIDENTIAL CONFERENCES (BASICALLY TRAINING LABORATORIES) WERE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE SENSITIVITY AND UNDERSTANDING OF PERSONS IN MANAGERIAL, PROFESSIONAL, OR ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES. MOST OF THESE CONFERENCES UTILIZED SMALL FACE-TO-FACE STUDY GROUPS, FORMAL LECTURES, INTERGROUP EXERCISES, LARGE GROUP EXERCISES,…
Descriptors: Conferences, Intergroup Relations, Laboratory Training, Large Group Instruction
