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Hungerford, Harold R.; Peyton, Robert Ben – 1980
Prepared as a basis for environmental education curriculum development, this manual establishes guidelines for curriculum decision-making in any school, community, region or nation. In addition, the current status of environmental education is analyzed, and the character of contemporary curricula and materials development efforts is summarized.…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Mahrt, James; Fouts, Joyce – 1980
This guide is designed to assist local school district personnel in planning, developing, and implementing sex equity programs to expand students' career and vocational options, especailly in nontraditional areas. The activities and materials in this participant manual are coordinated with a two-day inservice training session for teams of…
Descriptors: Career Development, Individual Needs, Inservice Teacher Education, Nontraditional Occupations
Smock, Charles D., Ed. – 1977
This set of eight papers is related to the Mathemagenic Activities Program (MAP) for early childhood education of the University of Georgia's Follow Through Program. The MAP is based on Piagetian theory and provides sequentially structured sets of curriculum materials and processes that are designed to continually challenge children to learn about…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, American Indians, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
Price, Gary G.; And Others – 1980
The relationship between the organizational and instructional features of IGE (Individually Guided Education) schools and the reading achievement of second and fifth grade students is discussed. A theoretical model of how variations in different organizational and instructional features would be linked is presented and evaluated in terms of how…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Grade 2, Grade 5, Individualized Instruction
Murray, Saundra R.; And Others – 1980
This report, the second in a series of six, describes the PUSH for Excellence (PUSH-EXCEL) Project--its origins, goals, approach, and extent of implementation. Each of the six reports tracks PUSH-EXCEL's progress in six sites: Chattanooga, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, Los Angeles, and Memphis. Chapter 1 discusses the social movement that became…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, National Programs, Objectives, Parent Participation
Backer, Thomas E. – 1979
To comply with the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and with explicit federal guidelines for equal employment opportunity, local employment and training agencies funded by CETA need to develop client assessment programs. This volume and its companion are designed for this purpose. Five original program descriptions, and findings…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment Counselors, Employment Programs, Employment Services
Schiffer, Judith – 1980
This book offers the premise that staff development plans are often based on politically naive assumptions about authority prerogatives. Three sources of authority: the public trust, the bureaucracy, and colleagues, are traced from colonial times through the progressive era. An analysis is given of the forces that have had an impact on educational…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Decision Making, Educational History, Educational Policy
Oxford Public Schools, MA. – 1978
The School-Community Collaboration Project was conducted to train personnel to infuse career education elements into the ongoing educational process and to increase the involvement of parents and the employment community in the process. Five Massachusetts school systems participated in the project, including fifty-four educational personnel and…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Involvement, Fused Curriculum, Program Development
Stalford, Charles B. – 1980
An evaluation team was formed to sponsor research designed to improve the conduct and utilization of federally funded evaluations. The research projects assigned to the team reflected existing priorities for evaluation research, mainly by third party studies of existing urban area educational programs. It was found that something was seriously…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Federal Government
Irizarry, Ruddie A.; And Others – 1979
The Eastern District High School bilingual-bicultural program served 367 Hispanic students in grades 9 through 12. Students received instruction in English as a Second Language and/or reading English, native language arts, math, science, and social studies. Students were mainstreamed for art, music, physical education, and health. Elective courses…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Native Language Instruction
Hartford Public Schools, CT. – 1980
Hartford, Connecticut's Intensive Reading Instructional Teams (IRIT) were designed to improve achievement levels of elementary pupils deficient in basic language and reading skills. In 1978-1979, 683 students in grades two through six received instruction in reading vocabulary and comprehension and in decoding. This report updates and expands an…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education
Keierleber, Dennis L.; Hansen, L. Sunny – 1978
BORN FREE is a collaborative effort of university-based counseling psychologists and field-site educators to reduce career-related sex stereotyping in 14 educational institutions and to broaden the range of career options of women and men. The project focuses on the development of training modules (materials, workshops, and videotapes) for…
Descriptors: Careers, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1979
This guidebook provides a step-by-step outline for developing a health education program in a local school district. (JD)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Advisory Committees, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems
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Vernon, Mary E. L. – Children Today, 1988
Discusses the implementation, goals, program components, and intended evaluation procedures of Teen-Link, a health promotion disease prevention program for inner-city disadvantaged youths in Durham, North Carolina. (BB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Church Role, Community Role, Health Programs
Amonette, Linda M. – Adult Literacy and Basic Education, 1984
Kidney dialysis patients often suffer emotional problems and face life adjustment problems. Adult basic education can be a useful tool to address these and to make positive use of idle time during dialysis. This article describes such a program, emphasizes the self-concept gain for students, and highlights the critical role of the understanding…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Emotional Problems, Life Style, Program Design
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