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Artesani, A. James; Brown, David W. – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 1998
A rural Maine school system interviewed 10 administrators and 26 special-education teachers, technicians, and related service personnel as part of an analysis of its special-education services. Findings indicated a lack of a clear mission, limited administrative supervision, inconsistent prereferral procedures, increasing numbers of…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Attitudes, Delivery Systems, Educational Needs
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Galton, Maurice; Hargreaves, Linda – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 1995
Because of increased demands for curriculum expertise and constricted funding, many small rural elementary schools in the United Kingdom have created consortia, allowing groups of schools to share resources and facilities and cooperatively plan for meeting educational standards. Describes cluster development and concludes that loss of school…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Consortia, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development
2002
The first of three papers from this symposium on cross-cultural human resource development (HRD), "Determinants of Supply of Technical Training Opportunities for Human Capital Development in Kenya" (Moses Waithanji Ngware, Fredrick Muyia Nafukho) reports findings from interviews of technical training institute department heads in Kenya…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Cherokee (Tribe), Comparative Analysis
Mansfield, Bob – 2001
This document, the fourth volume in a series, details a process for linking vocational education and training (VET) standards and employment requirements that was developed in the United Kingdom and based on functional analysis. The introductory sections describe the other three manuals in the series and the process used to develop this manual.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Curriculum Evaluation
Reno, Hilde, Comp.; Witte, Maria, Comp. – 1996
The following are among the 56 papers included in this proceedings: "Contextual Factors Associated with Evaluation Practices of Selected Adult and Continuing Education Providers in Malaysia" (S. Ahmad); "The Professional Ethic and the Spirit of Post-Modernism" (P. Armstrong); "Transforming the Teacher-Student…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
American Society for Training and Development, Alexandria, VA. – 2001
In 2000, the American Society for Training and Development and the National Governors Association convened the Commission on Technology and Adult Learning. The 31-member commission included representatives of the business, government, and education sectors. They formulated a vision for the future of e-learning in the United States and identified…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education, 2006
The National Priorities, published in 2001, highlight important outcomes of education in Scotland. National Priority 5 sets a clear expectation that teachers will "encourage creativity and ambition" in their pupils. "A Curriculum for Excellence" (Scottish Executive, 2004) also stresses that pupils need to be able to "think…
Descriptors: Creativity, Best Practices, Evidence, Skill Analysis
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Laija-Rodriguez, Wilda; Ochoa, Salvador Hector; Parker, Richard – Bilingual Research Journal, 2006
The Office of Civil Rights (2001) and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Antunez, 2003) mandate that language proficiency and academic achievement be measured in order to provide equal educational opportunities to English language learners and have an accountability system for their language and academic growth. The Cognitive Academic Language…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Spanish, English (Second Language), Academic Achievement
Roman, Elliott M. – 1994
In 1993-94 the Career Awareness Program for Bilingual Haitian and Hispanic Students (Project CAP) was in its fifth and final year as an Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII project. Project CAP operated at two high schools in Brooklyn (New York), serving 136 Haitians at one and an undetermined number of Spanish-speaking and Haitian…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Career Development, Dropout Prevention, English (Second Language)
Yanping, Ann – 1994
The Helpful Opportunities for Pupil Enrichment (Project HOPE) was an Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII-funded project in its third year in 1993-94. It operated at three intermediate schools in New York City. In the year evaluated, Project HOPE served 365 Spanish- and Chinese-speaking students in grades 6 through 8 who were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Career Counseling, Chinese Americans
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. – 1994
This set of quality standards for Colorado's early child care and education programs, developed over a 4-year period, is intended to help these programs move toward quality services for all young children. Programs using the standards and checklists will provide feedback to the Colorado Department of Education, and the standards will be updated…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Curriculum Evaluation, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Nath, Janice L.; Henry, Cynthia G. – 1997
As part of the evaluative process of a program at a professional development site (PDS), 30 participating elementary and middle school teachers were surveyed about their attitudes as participants in a field-based education program partnership. Each teacher was mentor to a preservice teacher for a semester before student teaching, while 10…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College School Cooperation, Cooperating Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
Sadler, Jackie; Reisenberger, Anna – Developing FE (FEDA Report), 1997
In 1995-1996, the United Kingdom's Further Education Development Agency examined approaches to delivery of career education/guidance in further education (FE) programs and the roles of career service and college staff in career education/guidance. Data were collected through surveys of approximately 450 colleges in England and Wales and 28 career…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Career Education, Career Guidance
Hemphill, David F. – 1992
Project EXCEL, a workplace literacy project involving four small business enterprises in San Francisco, is evaluated. The project focused on literacy and basic skills training for limited-English-proficient (LEP) workers. The businesses included the following: a communications and mass mailing firm; a dessert wholesale company; a Mexican…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communications, Curriculum, Employee Attitudes
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1994
Project Adelante, established in 1988 at Kean College of New Jersey, is sponsored by the New Jersey Department of Higher Education, and is currently the only "College Bound" program targeting the Hispanic-American population. Adelante ("onward" in Spanish) aims to improve the high school graduation rate of Hispanic students and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, Counseling, Dropout Prevention
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