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Foshee, Jane E. – 1981
The Portable Assisted Study Sequence (PASS) Program, designed to provide correspondence course work whereby high school migrant students throughout California may earn credits leading toward completion of their graduation requirements, was evaluated using the following items selected by project staff request, funding guidelines, and consultant…
Descriptors: Budgets, Correspondence Study, Credits, Curriculum Development
Borei, Sven H. E.; Shively, Joe E. – 1981
The Appalachia Educational Laboratory (AEL) contracted with the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to seek information on the presence, operation, and impact of adult learning programs within the 13-state Appalachian Region. Literacy was defined on a program operation base, possible programs were listed, and program descriptions were obtained…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Definitions, High School Equivalency Programs
Levy, Girard W.; And Others – 1975
A survey involving all United States correctional institutions for male or female, adult or juvenile offenders was conducted to study three potential vocational preparation activities within the institutions: (1) formal vocational training programs, (2) training in prison industries, and (3) training in maintenance and service assignments.…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Educational Programs
Beisdorf, Heinz; And Others – 1968
In New York State, Cooperative Extension's principal goal in community resource development is, through education, to increase the effectiveness in making and implementing public decisions concerning improvements in the quality and level of living of all people. Education and adaptive research are the two basic roles Extension will use to achieve…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Community Development, Community Resources, Financial Support
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Urban and Community Programs Evaluation. – 1974
The available project data for participants in projects for neglected and delinquent in New York State are reviewed in this evaluation report. The data are organized by the State Education Department to present as comprehensive an overview as possible. Emphasis is placed on examining the reported norm-referenced achievement test results in the…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Failure
Hine, Frances D.; And Others – 1976
This report describes the aesthetic education project, which embraces a conceptual structure, a perceptual approach to learning, and belief that aesthetics can be inculcated into the teaching-learning process. The project's goal was to develop an educational base and requisite expertise so that teachers can organize an aesthetic education…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Cultural Enrichment
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Smyth, William Douglas; Bebensee, Elisabeth Lord – Reading Improvement, 1983
Describes the Success in Reading and Writing Program, designed to help students with attention deficit disorders by involving all four language processes. (FL)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Processing
Gillen, Marie – 1982
Since 1976, the Atlantic Institute of Education in Nova Scotia has conducted a series of workshops to help school administrators and school board members to develop their practical leadership skills. The services provided by the workshop program include needs assessment, inservice workshops, information services, dissemination of materials, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Boards of Education, Inservice Education
Lah, David; And Others – 1986
The Young Adult Conservation Corps (YACC) was one of two federally funded youth conservation corps programs that existed prior to 1981. The other program, the Youth Conservation Corps, was a summer program, whereas the YACC operated on a year-round basis. In operation between 1977 and 1982, the YACC received funds of approximately $232 million…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment), Demonstration Programs
Johnston, Janet W. – 1987
With minor exceptions, the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program is working well and is meeting its legislative mandates. The public-private partnerships that have emerged at the local community level and the strong leadership role assumed by the private sector representatives on the State Job Training Coordinating Councils and Private…
Descriptors: American Indians, Disadvantaged, Dislocated Workers, Educational Legislation
Newitt, Jane; And Others – 1984
A policy analysis examined existing school-to-work transition programs in order to identify and evaluate the arguments for a national initiative to provide school-to-work transition services to high school seniors who are poorly equipped to obtain and retain jobs after graduation. To gather data for the study, the researchers conducted a…
Descriptors: Career Education, Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Loucks, Susan F.; Crandall, David P. – 1982
The practice profile is a standardized, systematic, cost-effective tool for summarizing the components and requirements of a program in a manner that permits comparison with other programs or selection of discrete components from various programs. It provides a component checklist, a precise list of implementation requirements, and a system for…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Formative Evaluation, Program Administration
Allington, Richard; And Others – 1985
A study was conducted to provide preliminary information on the nature of remedial reading instruction. Specifically, the study examined the focus of remedial instruction and the relationships of this instruction to the classroom reading program. In addition, it gathered data on what instructional activities remedial students missed when they left…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Education, Program Content
Lake Region Junior Coll., Devils Lake, ND. – 1978
To educate the small business entrepreneur on a continuing basis over three years, a model was developed to meet the specific needs of North Dakota business entrepreneurs and the educational institutions serving them. Enrollment in the program at Lake Region Junior College was limited the first year to twenty businesses and was increased the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Business Education, Business Skills
Hepburn, Mary A. – 1980
This paper describes and evaluates a citizenship education project for elementary and secondary schools. The specific purpose of the project was to develop and test a model to improve political knowledge and attitudes of students by systematically infusing political/citizenship education into existing elementary and secondary social studies…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Citizenship Education, Cognitive Objectives, Educational Assessment
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