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McHale, George – 1990
This report summarizes the findings of a national conference on mentoring. Mentoring involves a structured relationship between two people, with the first imparting support, insight, and experience to the second. The following varieties of mentoring are discussed: (1) mentoring from the business community; (2) career mentoring within specific…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education
Amon, Ronald D. – 1991
As a result of a review of performance reports submitted by almost 400 colleges and universities receiving Veterans Education Outreach Program (VEOP) grants, 37 exemplary programs were identified by a panel of 5 professionals in veterans' education and government administration. The exemplary programs selected showed consistency in staff efforts…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Federal Programs, Higher Education, Outreach Programs
Grobe, Robert P.; And Others – 1983
The Dallas Independent School District (DISD) is rapidly progressing from the position of having an assessment program that does not work to the position of having an assessment program that does work. The perception that assessment is separate from instruction has changed to a view of assessment as part of a four-stage model including planning,…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Models, Program Descriptions
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Warnat, Winifred I. – International Journal of Career and Continuing Education, 1975
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Inservice Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Learning Disabilities
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Cairns, John – Convergence, 1975
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Programs, National Programs
Martin, William J. – 1986
The British Isles Field Experience (BIFE) program was initiated at Williamsport Area Community College (WACC) to provide a group of WACC faculty and staff members with individual and group activities of a personal, professional, and cultural nature in order to promote an international perspective that can be infused into student, collegiate, and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness
Rudes, Blair A.; And Others – 1990
This report, the second of two volumes, presents case studies of 16 successful migrant education programs demonstrating "effective" educational practices that could be replicated elsewhere. On the basis of student outcome data, the projects were selected from 153 programs nominated by state directors of migrant education. The 16 projects…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Case Studies, Demonstration Programs, Educational Practices
Robinson, Margaret J. – 1986
This report summarizes the results of a feasibility study of the Bay Area Literacy Referral Network (BALRN), a local literacy referral system established in 1985 by the coordinators of the 13 Bay Area literacy projects, which in turn were established by the California Literacy Campaign initiated in 1983. Funded with Library Services and…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Financial Support, Library Services, Literacy Education
Starks, Gretchen – 1984
Brief descriptions of interdisciplinary developmental education programs are provided in this paper, along with a more extensive examination of the Personalized Approach to College Education (PACE) program at the College of the Finger Lakes (CFL) in Canandaigua, New York. Introductory material cites examples of developmental programs which involve…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Halbrook, Diane R. – 1984
Descriptions are provided of the six parenthood education and child development programs selected as outstanding by the American Vocational Association and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. These programs identified as models for adoption or adaptation nationwide are Akron Family Life Education, Akron, Ohio; Teenage Parenting Curriculum Units,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Child Development, Demonstration Programs
Martin, William J. – 1988
A description is provided of Williamsport Area Community College's (WACC's) South American Field Experience program, a travel/study program for faculty and staff designed to provide a variety of learning experiences through a three week trip to Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil. Chapter I presents an overview of the development of the project,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Development, International Educational Exchange, International Programs
Moore, George R. – 1987
In 1985, in response to a sharp decline in student enrollment in vocational programs, especially in forestry and drafting technologies, Chemeketa Community College (CCC) (Oregon) adopted a carefully targeted marketing technique involving the use of a sales representative to approach prospective students directly. A temporary part-time position of…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, High Schools, Marketing
National Conference of State Legislatures, Washington, DC. – 1984
This issue brief addresses policy and administrative questions in preschool special education. Background information is provided on the history of early intervention and predictions for the future are made. Research is presented on early childhood special education effectiveness (longitudinal and shorter-term studies and third-party evaluations)…
Descriptors: Definitions, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Handicap Identification
Boegehold, Betty D.; And Others – 1977
This handbook was designed as a guide to acquaint child care workers and parents with the broad spectrum of preschool programs now in existence. In section I, theoretical approaches to preschool education such as Montessori, Piagetian, Progressive, Developmental-Interactionist, Behaviorist, and Psychoanalytic and the effects of these different…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Day Care, Day Care Centers, Educational Practices
Cronk, George A., Jr.; And Others – 1974
This paper describes and evaluates Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I Programs in New York State. During fiscal year 1974, 812 projects approved by the State Education Department were conducted in 694 districts. Funds allocated to reading, mathematics, bilingual reading, bilingual mathematics, and English as a second language…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education, English (Second Language)
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