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Download full textKrueger, Carl – Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2016
This brief provides an overview of the implementation and impact of near peer mentoring programs in Alaska and Idaho from the standpoint of both existing research and the near peers themselves. While progress is being monitored as part of state College Access Challenge Grant (CACG) program implementation and activity, only limited data on the…
Descriptors: Mentors, Peer Teaching, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness
Direct linkMénager, Simone – Babel, 2015
In this increasingly interconnected world, the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with each other defines success in relationships, in the workforce and in one's personal pursuits. (AFMLTA More Leaps, 2012). There is an impetus in education, therefore, to improve the quality of language teaching and learning programs in schools and to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1990
The New York City high schools participating in the 1989/90 Peer Tutoring Program demonstrated excellent performance in reaching program objectives. The Peer Tutoring Program serves high school students who have failed to achieve specified levels of achievement in mathematics, reading/writing, or English as a Second Language. Higher-achieving…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Dropout Prevention
Peer reviewedBell, Judy; Miller, Margaret – Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 1977
An inservice course is described which was developed to teach selected emergency nursing personnel in Nebraska's six Emergency Health/Medical Services areas. The teaching approach was individualized so that the nurses could study only needed materials and work at their own pace as their schedules allowed. (MF)
Descriptors: Individualized Programs, Inservice Education, Nursing, Peer Teaching
Missouri State Dept. of Corrections, Jefferson City. – 1981
The 310 project is an educational research and demonstration program with learning centers located in five Missouri correctional institutions. These are the Missouri State Penitentiary, the Missouri Intermediate Reformatory, the Missouri Training Center for Men, the Central Missouri Correctional Center, and the Ozark Correctional Center. Manned by…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Correctional Education
Cairney, Trevor H.; Munsie, Lynne – 1993
The Talk to a Literacy Learner (TTALL) program was developed in response to a New South Wales (Australia) government initiative, and is designed to focus on parents and the strategies they use to interact with their children as they read and write. An 8-week parent workshop on literacy development and a community tutor program trained selected…
Descriptors: Children, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Literacy Education
Peer reviewedKerwin, Michael A. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1999
Describes the development and operation of the teaching-consultation program of the University of Kentucky Community College System. This program provides faculty members with an opportunity to analyze their teaching behavior and make changes by working with full-time faculty colleagues who act as consultants. (DB)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Consultation Programs, Faculty Development, Instructional Improvement
KASCO Record, 1988
The first paper (by Jim Jarrett) in this monograph on the Kansas State Inservice Plan offers an overview of one facet of staff development plans, i.e., peer coaching and its effectiveness in teacher inservice education. The next paper (by Dan Neuenswander) reviews the Kansas State Department of Education Inservice Plan, defining inservice and/or…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Peer Teaching
Missouri State Dept. of Corrections and Human Resources, Jefferson City. – 1984
An educational research and demonstration program was implemented in learning centers at five correctional institutions across Missouri. Included in the demonstration project were the following programs: a prescriptive learning system that served 253 students; a program in attitude, basic, and life skills; an ex-offender program that involved 20…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Attitude Change
Smith, Patricia K. – 1983
To determine the trend of school tutoring programs in the states, a survey letter was sent to all 50 state superintendents of public instruction. Of the 48 replies received, 8 states indicated they have some type of statewide program, and 41 reported local tutoring programs. An analysis of the data led to several conclusions. There appears to be a…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys, Peer Teaching
Peer reviewedThousand, Jacqueline S.; Villa, Richard A. – Focus on Exceptional Children, 1990
The paper addresses placement of students with severe disabilities in regular or special classes within home schools, describes Vermont's Homecoming Model Project, and identifies best educational practices. The roles of state-level support and school leadership are stressed. Instructional strategies including data-based methods, partner learning…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education
Roberts, Jane M. E.; And Others – 1982
The School Improvement Through Instructional Process (SITIP), an initiative undertaken by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), is described, and an evaluation of its progress from December 1980 through June 1982 is provided. Innovative teaching methods introduced by the SITIP project are described: (1) active teaching; (2) mastery…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Techniques, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation
Cummins, Eric – 1995
A project investigated the cultural life, ideology, and education systems of particular prison gangs. It focused on recent changes in the gang system regarding gang education, organizational structure, and the balance of power in prisons and in relations with street gangs. Finally, the project assessed California's response to its prison gangs, in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Educational Research
Mendoza, Jose – 1991
The Mathematics, Engineering, Science, and Achievement (MESA) pre-college program was developed and implemented at Glendale Community College (GCC) in 1984. GCC's program is part of a statewide effort in Arizona to increase the number of under-represented minority students who complete high school with a foundation in mathematics, science, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Awards, College Bound Students
