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Raker, Richard – 1994
The academic English-as-a-Second-Language program at Tokai International College (Hawaii), designed to bring students' English language skills to a level at which they can take degree-related credit courses, is described. The program, originally designed as a traditional second-language curriculum, was revised to consist of 3-hour instructional…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language), Liberal Arts
MANLEY, CHARLES A. – 1961
A STUDY ATTEMPTED TO IDENTIFY CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EXTENDED DAY PROGRAM AT SAN FERNANDO VALLEY STATE COLLEGE AND EVALUATE THIS PROGRAM IN COMPARISON WITH THE REGULAR DAY PROGRAM. DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM COLLEGE RECORDS AND THREE QUESTIONNAIRES COMPLETED BY EXTENDED DAY STUDENTS AND FACULTY. EXTENDED DAY STUDENTS WERE DIVIDED ACCORDING TO…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Assignments, College Credits, College Faculty
Modern Language Association of America, New York, NY. – 1967
THIS PACKET OF ARTICLES AND BOOKLETS, PUBLISHED FROM 1961 TO 1965, IS DESIGNED FOR PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE USE OF THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY IN THEIR FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS. INCLUDED ARE--(1) "A DOZEN DO'S AND DON'TS FOR PLANNING AND OPERATING A LANGUAGE LAB OR AN ELECTRONIC CLASSROOM IN A HIGH SCHOOL," (2) "MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN HIGH…
Descriptors: Administration, Electronic Classrooms, Equipment Evaluation, Equipment Standards
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Basic Continuing Education. – 1968
The New York State adult basic education program (funded under Title III, P.L.89-750) was studied during 1965-67 to ascertain whether the target population was being reached, compare effectiveness of different programs; estimate time expectancies needed by individuals to attain functional literacy, learn if sociological and physical variables of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Age Differences, Attendance, Educational Background
Saint Petersburg Junior Coll., FL. Florida Inst. for Law Enforcement. – 1968
An experimental course was devised for 36 law enforcement administrators which provided for contact periods spread over eight months and a final retraining session in the 12th month. The course integrated study of the behavioral sciences and communications, executive and professional skills, speeches and informal discussion for professional…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, City Officials, Experimental Programs, Group Discussion
Morton, Richard J.; Morton, Jane – 1974
This book discusses possible approaches to initiating innovative educational programs and open education within the physical limitations of a traditional elementary school building. The authors stress their view that innovative education is more a product of innovative teachers and administrators than of building design. The book is aimed…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Involvement, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Innovation
West, Jude P. – 1969
Stressing changes in program status, this study examined all American universities offering executive development programs (EDP). Criteria were six program features and six institutional characteristics. Information came from conference brochures and standard statistical sources, interviews with program directors and researchers, and…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Admission Criteria, Bibliographies, Comparative Analysis
Kumar, Narendra; Chandiram, Jai – 1967
In a program launched in 1961, more than one and a half million students in nearly three-hundred Delhi Secondary Schools regularly view television lessons closely related to their prescribed course of studies. The outstanding elements in the Delhi scheme are: planning, cooperation at all levels, integration with the syllabi in the schools, and…
Descriptors: Asian History, Assignments, Conventional Instruction, Educational Television
Hall, G. R.; Rapp, M. L.
In September 1970, Behavioral Research Laboratories of California (BRL) assumed jurisdiction over the entire curriculum at the Banneker School in Gary, Indiana. The elementary school resembles most well-maintained, well-supported surburban schools, with the one exception that the student body and most of the faculty are black. The program as…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Case Studies, Educational Improvement, Elementary School Curriculum
Dwyer, Mary Clare; And Others – 1978
Based on the educational philosophy of "anybody can teach, anybody can learn", a free university offers ungraded, unaccredited classes to the general public, without charge, on any topic such as societal issues, arts and crafts, intellectual subjects, and practical skills. To plan a program, only a borrowed phone and office, human…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Education, Community Programs, Coordinators
WEAVER, JOHN B.; WOLLERSHEIM, JANET P. – 1963
TO DETERMINE THE MOST EFFICIENT USES OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SPEECH CORRECTIONIST'S SKILLS AND TIME, A STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INTERMITTENT SYSTEM AND THE BLOCK SYSTEM OF SCHEDULING SPEECH CASES. WITH THE INTERMITTENT SYSTEM THE CORRECTIONIST IS ASSIGNED TO A NUMBER OF SCHOOLS AND GENERALLY SEES CHILDREN TWICE A…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Articulation (Speech), Exceptional Child Research, Pilot Projects
Temple Univ., Philadelphia, PA. Coll. of Education. – 1975
The Teacher Education Access Mode (TEAM) Program, available to juniors entering the Temple University College of Education and majoring in elementary education, exposes students to learning alternatives in meeting the basic goals of teacher education. TEAM is an approach to people, teaching, and learning based on a belief that to teach children…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Field Experience Programs, Flexible Scheduling, Instructional Programs
Hoffman, Arlene F. – 1975
A survey of 12 medical and other health sciences schools which have implemented a standard three-year curriculum in the past few years revealed that only one of these schools is planning to revert to a standard four-year program. Some are introducing more attractive four-year curriculum options. The schools' self-ratings of the success of the…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Allied Health Occupations Education, Clinical Experience, Curriculum Development
Carpenter, Margaret; And Others – 1965
Rationale for an effective outdoor education program in several Ohio counties is presented. Five general purposes for outdoor education are given: (1) to teach specific knowledge, (2) to use the outdoors as a laboratory, (3) to show man's dependence on nature, (4) to increase appreciation of nature's beauty, and (5) to give the student opportunity…
Descriptors: Community Responsibility, Conservation Education, Creative Expression, Curriculum
Sandercock, James M. – 1976
The purpose of this practicum was to develop and implement a workable program of open campus for the Harriton High School of Lower Merion, Pennsylvania. The first phase of the practicum defined needs and shortcomings, defined objectives, developed a model program of open campus, and evaluated this program. In the second phase of the practicum, a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Discipline, High Schools
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