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Download full textSchneider, Joanne Thacker – 1989
This report focuses on the foster family home, with special emphasis on the non-relative, county-licensed home in 11 diverse counties of California. The analysis address the following four principal concerns: (1) the process of deciding to remove a child from his or her home; (2) the abuse of children who are already in foster care; (3) the…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Caregivers, Child Welfare, Decision Making
Sperazi, Laura; Astrein, Bruce – 1988
Site visits to 17 workplace education projects funded in the second year of the Massachusetts Workplace Education Initiative are reported for year 1 and year 2 projects. The year one projects are as follows: EASCO Handtool Company (Springfield), T.J. Maxx Distribution Center (Worcester), laundry workers (Boston/Lynn), AT&T (Lawrence), and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Business
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. Center for Instructional Development and Services. – 1991
The mission of the Florida Model Noninstructional Adult Literacy Centers is to identify, contact, and counsel adults (16 years of age or older) who lack basic or functional literacy skills and to refer them to appropriate private and public agencies. The centers were mandated by Florida state laws. Funding is provided by the state and through…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Cooperative Programs, Educational Planning
Sperazi, Laura; And Others – 1990
An evaluation of the second year of services of the Massachusetts Adult Education with Homeless Persons Project documented different program models evolving out of diversely defined partnerships between adult education organizations and shelters for homeless people. Site visits to all nine programs and subsequent profiles were supplemented with…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Coordination, Demography, Economically Disadvantaged
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1990
The proposed activities of the Office of Research and Evaluation of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District in 1990-91 are outlined. Evaluations and other major projects focus on: (1) externally funded projects; (2) systemwide achievement testing; and (3) systemwide evaluation. Twelve evaluations will assess the impact of programs and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Agency Role, Agenda Setting, Databases
King, Jean A.; Bosma, John – 1991
The Office of Educational Leadership (OEL) of the Minnesota State Department of Education initiated a project to develop and examine the effects of processes designed to transform schools into structures that assure that all students learn. In September 1989, 10 Research and Development (R&D) project sites received grants from the OEL. The…
Descriptors: Community Support, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Koroloff, Nancy M.; And Others – 1990
The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research and the National Institute of Mental Health jointly sponsored a project for the development of statewide organizations for parents of children with emotional disorders. The Statewide Parent Organization Demonstration Project (SPODP) has two major goals: to stimulate and support the…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Emotional Disturbances, Federal Programs
Mason, Emanuel J.; And Others – 1982
This paper describes cost models designed to aid schools in effective cost planning through analysis of the relative costs and benefits of individualized, computer-based instruction. The models are then applied to the Individualized Study by Technology (IST) program of the Alaska Department of Education (DOE) using data obtained in a pilot study…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates, Independent Study
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1982
The PACT (Perceptions of Apprenticeship Classroom Training) program was developed as a component of the PROE system (Program Review in Occupational Education). PROE is itself one of four components of the Michigan Community College Occupational Education Evaluation System (MCCOEES), a comprehensive system for evaluative occupational education.…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Community Colleges, Course Evaluation, Employer Attitudes
Wale, William M.; Irons, E. Jane – 1990
Results of an evaluative study of the Texas Alternative Certification Program (ACP), conducted by the Texas Educational Agency staff during the 1988-89 school year, are reported. The first ACP was implemented in a single urban school district during the 1985-86 school year. The program was designed, in part, to address the shortage of teachers. By…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Courses, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements
Simmons, Linda Fox; And Others – 1989
This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of three methods for promoting use of materials developed by the Texas Nutrition Education and Training (NET) program for use in elementary schools. The methods are: (1) teacher workshops; (2) turnaround sessions; and (3) simple notification. Kindergarten and third grade classes in Austin…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Education, Grade 3
New York Governor's Advisory Committee for Black Affairs, Albany. – 1987
This document, examining critical social programs and policies impacting blacks in New York State, is the second volume of a study of the needs of the more than two million blacks in New York. The following human service issues that have a devastating impact on the black community and threaten its long-term viability are discussed: (1) Acquired…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Blacks, Childhood Needs, Economic Factors
Pancrazio, Sally B. – 1989
This report reviews prekindergarten programs in fiscal years 1987-88 in Illinois, where an estimated 112,000 children of 3-4 years of age are at risk of academic failure. Each year, State Board of Education staff collect data on prekindergarten programs and the children they serve in order to answer four primary questions: (1) What are the…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, At Risk Persons, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Instructional Technology. – 1989
This report summarizes the activities of the South Carolina Office of Instructional Technology during the 1988-89 school year. Objectives relating to planning, fiscal management, administration, computers, evaluation, dissemination, and reporting for the office's Annual Management Plan are outlined. An advisory system designed to facilitate…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Radio, Educational Technology
Holcombe, Bettye Pulliam; Shelton, Aubrey W. – 1990
As a result of the Educational Reform Act in 1982, the Mississippi State Board of Education adopted accreditation levels from 1 to 5, with 1 being the lowest level. In 1988, 17 school districts were assigned to the Level 1 status by the Commission on School Accreditation, based on results of the following performance standards: Basic Skills…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accreditation (Institutions), Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing
