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Butler, Blaine R.; And Others – 1977
A plan at Purdue University to develop a model program for women in engineering is described. The Purdue Department of Freshman Engineering received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education through the Women's Education Equity Act to help overcome some of the problems faced by women who enter engineering. The program focuses on an…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, College Freshmen, Engineering, Engineering Education
EPD Consortium C, Houston, TX. – 1976
Objectives of a training project for a consortium of colleges were to provide on-site assistance to new vocational technical teachers, conduct approved teacher education courses for eligible personnel, assist the state in conducting workshops for vocational technical personnel, develop needs assessment and delivery system with community colleges,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Consortia, Credit Courses, Delivery Systems
Gober, Lydia A., Comp.; Wiseman, T. Jan, Comp. – 1979
Communities Alive For Living and Learning (Project CALL), designed at Kishwaukee College to help three local, rural communities develop educational, recreational, and cultural programs, is described in this report. The first sections of the report consider the need for and purposes of the project. The Project Coordinator's report presents an…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Development, Community Education, Community Involvement
HAWKES, CAROL – 1967
A STUDY OF MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMS WAS CONDUCTED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING SUCH A PROGRAM AT FINCH COLLEGE. THE NEED FOR PROGRAMS ON THE GRADUATE LEVEL, TYPES OF MASTER'S DEGREES OFFERED, AND ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND STANDARDS ARE DISCUSSED IN PART ONE. PART TWO, "PROGRAMS IN OPERATION," DESCRIBES IN…
Descriptors: College Administration, Degree Requirements, Degrees (Academic), Educational Needs
Special Educational Project for Migrant Children, Naranja, FL. – 1966
Evaluated are the various features of a project for the education of migrant children in a rural section of Florida. The objectives of the program were to ascertain the special educational needs of this population and to develop programs to meet their needs; to offer necessary supplemental and remedial activities and social and educational…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Programs, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Materials
Hawkridge, David G.; And Others – 1968
In Part II of this Final Report each of 21 successful compensatory education programs, preschool through grade 12, is described in enough detail to permit a school district to make a preliminary decision about the desirability of attempting a local replication. Most of the programs are inner-city projects for Negroes, Puerto Ricans, and…
Descriptors: Black Students, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education
Springfield Goodwill Industries, Inc., MA. – 1967
A multi-phased demonstration and research project was established to assist with rehabilitation problems of severely disabled and handicapped persons. Services made available were: (1) evaluation of the individual's vocational potential, (2) work and personal adjustment programs, (3) training courses not available through traditional sources, (4)…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Counseling
Binkley, Harold – 1967
The joint supervisory and teacher education staffs developed criteria and surveyed needed agricultural competencies as a basis for course building. Teacher educators developed unit outlines for pilot programs in off-farm agricultural occupations conducted in Lafayette, Shelby County, Daviess County, and Reidland high schools. A quasi-experimental…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Supply Occupations, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups
Mendelsohn, Harold; And Others – 1968
This report presents a pioneering effort in the use of television in bringing to a particular sub-population, the disadvantaged, the particular kinds of information which could dispel ignorance in certain key informational areas. From information gathered by a 337-item questionnaire covering demographic characteristics, attitudes, communication…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audiences, Communication (Thought Transfer), Consumer Education
Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins. Dept. of Vocational Education. – 1976
A study was conducted to develop a packet of individual instruments for use in evaluating and perfecting the effectiveness of all special vocational education programs in Colorado. Nine special programs located in schools in eastern Colorado were selected for the study. A literature review, on-site observations, and individual interviews were used…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attitudes, Disadvantaged Youth, Handicapped Students
Conecuh County Board of Education, Evergreen, AL. – 1977
The Conecuh County, Alabama, Experienced Based Career Education (EBCE) project, based on the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) model, was evaluated for the period of October 1, 1976 to September 30, 1977. Assessment instruments gathered data in the areas of basic skills, career development skills, and life skills from twenty-three…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Business, Career Development, Career Education
Zepeda, Richard A.; Krueck, Thomas G. – 1975
The concept of career education in the Dallas Independent School District maintains that each student should have the option of preparing for a neaningful, fulfilling career while enrolled in school. Career education programs are divided by grade level and stress career awareness (3-7), career exploration (7-9), and career preparation (10-12).…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Planning, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Hohenshil, Thomas H., Ed.; Sheppard, N. Alan, Ed. – 1975
The document presents the full texts of conference papers that examine views and programs in career development for disadvantaged youth, including minority and low income groups, and the handicapped. Four papers under the heading of Major Addresses discuss: (1) career development strategies for disadvantaged rural youth, (2) career development for…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Education, Career Planning
Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins. Dept. of Education. – 1973
The report describes the project's design, initial efforts, and revised objectives toward the development of a regional adult staff development system. Three elements were perceived to be essential to such a system: a regional consortium organization to effectively implement competency-based adult staff development programs, State-by-State and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Community Involvement, Competency Based Teacher Education
Providence School Dept., RI. – 1973
The first year report summarizes the activities of Project ERA (Enrollment, Retention, and Advancement), an adult basic education demonstration project in the Providence Model Cities area. The program was committed to demonstrate an effective and imaginative effort in the Model Cities area for recruiting and instructing hard-core functionally…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
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