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Roland, Karen; Colella, Julia; Igbokwe, Blessing – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2014
This study involves the program evaluation of the "Conversations About Education" pilot, developed as a community collaboration to offer professional development involving participants from a Faculty of Education, local school partners, and community organizations offering programming to Newcomers to Canada. The program sought to provide…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, School Community Programs, Pilot Projects, Foreign Countries
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Jordan, Catherine; Doherty, William J.; Jones-Webb, Rhonda; Cook, Nancy; Dubrow, Gail; Mendenhall, Tai J. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2012
The authors utilized interviews, competency surveys, and document review to evaluate the effectiveness of a one-year, cohort-based faculty development pilot program, grounded in diffusion of innovations theory, and aimed at increasing competencies in community engagement and community-engaged scholarship. Five innovator participants designed the…
Descriptors: Individual Needs, Mentors, Pilot Projects, Faculty Development
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Horm, Diane M.; Goble, Carla B.; Boatright, Michelle; Decker, Cindy G.; Noble, Nichol; Norris, Deborah J. – NHSA Dialog, 2009
This article describes the initiation of a statewide public-private partnership to expand and enhance services for infants, toddlers, and their families. It presents information regarding the initiation and implementation of the project; the program requirements, including those for professional development; and the design of a three-phase program…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Pilot Projects, Program Descriptions, Policy Analysis
Earle, Janice – 1982
A two-year pilot study evaluated a curriculum innovation at one rural and one urban high school in Maryland. Called the Community-Based Learning and Service (CBLS) Program, the innovation involved placing large numbers of students during part of the school day with community sponsors where they could learn about and provide community services as…
Descriptors: Community Services, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Field Experience Programs
Peso Education Service Center Region 16, Amarillo, TX. – 1970
The "PESO" Bilingual Language Development Project was a 1-year pilot study in 4 West Texas county school districts involving 451 Anglo and Mexican American 1st- and 2nd-grade students. The project contained 3 components: (1) the development of bilingual oral and written language skills--instruction in the Spanish language, and the…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Bilingual Education, Concept Formation, Cultural Awareness
Goldhammer, Keith; And Others – 1975
The report describes Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) through examination of the concept as practiced at pilot programs in four initial communities. The first chapter discusses the creation of EBCE, identifies four crises to which schools must respond, defines EBCE, and describes program goals and characteristics. The next four chapters…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration, Career Guidance