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Lum, Glen; Signor, Pauline – 1994
In addition to traditional study skills, the Master Student (MS) course at Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC), in Pennsylvania, includes subjects related to career decision making, human development, and psychology. A study was conducted to track the academic achievement, including grades, number of semesters enrolled, and total credits…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, Goal Orientation
Bridgeport Futures Initiative, CT. – 1993
This report outlines the Bridgeport Futures Initiative, a collaborative project undertaken in 1990 by health, education, and social service organizations in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to improve the lives and educational outcomes of children and youth. The report discusses the origins of the initiative, as well as the cross-systems co-location case…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons, Child Health
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Federal Assistance. – 1992
This 26th annual report summarizes recent activities in Ohio that were provided by Chapter 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Chapter 1 authorizes a federally funded compensatory program for several groups of educationally disadvantaged children. Initial discussion explains the Chapter 1 services provided by Ohio's public school…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Child Neglect, Compensatory Education, Costs
Meyer, Don – 1994
North Central Bible College (Minnesota) has implemented a faculty development program over several years despite restricted financial resources. North Central Bible College (NCBC) is an independent, primarily residential college that is owned and operated by a group of 11 Assemblies of God districts. It offers bachelors degrees in 22 majors and…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, College Faculty, Faculty Development, Faculty Evaluation
Brush, Lorelei; And Others – 1993
In fiscal year 1990, the Bilingual Education Special Populations Program of the Department of Education awarded grants to 30 programs serving children of limited English proficiency. These programs were preschool projects, special education projects, or projects that served gifted children. This document reports the results of a survey, conducted…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Enrollment, Financial Support, Gifted
Smith, Sheila; And Others – 1992
This report presents an approach to welfare reform using the welfare-to-work programs possible under the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS) portion of the Family Support Act. The document describes how state and local governments can design and implement two-generation interventions that combine services to help parents achieve…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Economically Disadvantaged
Arllen, Nancy L.; Gable, Robert A. – 1992
This paper examines the nature of student conduct disorders, including both the origin and treatment of such disorders. In Part I, distinguishing characteristics of the syndrome are discussed and issues related to philosophy, definition, and delivery of services are considered. Two major subcategories of conduct disorder, socialized and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Educational Environment
Knapp, Amy E.; Whitmore, Marilyn – 1992
A workshop was held by the Office of Library staff at the University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) for international college students, to assist them in making the transition to the American educational setting. The workshop also served to heighten the awareness of the library public service staff to the needs of the international students at the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, College Students, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Students
Negnevitskaya, Elena J. – 1990
A discussion of bilingualism in young children in the Soviet Union looks at the three main forms of early bilingualism (bilingual home environment, different languages spoken at home and in school, and second language instruction in school), notes the challenges they pose for development and maintenance of bilingual skills, and then describes a…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques
Hoyt, Donald L. – 1990
To develop an effective method for experienced, full-time faculty to mentor new, part-time faculty, Cuyahoga Community College (CCC), in Ohio, initiated the 3-year Educator's Peer Instructional Consulting (EPIC) project in September 1987. EPIC was designed to allow new faculty to quickly learn essential information about the college, their…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Collegiality, Community Colleges
Friends of Environmental Education Society of Alberta (Edmonton). – 1991
This environmental education program is designed to increase awareness among junior high school students of stream ecosystems and those habitats which comprise the ecosystems adjacent to streams. The teaching content of the manual is presented in two major sections. The first section provides information and background material for the group…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Ecology, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
Dunn, David, Ed. – 1992
This manual was written for both health care professionals and community leaders wishing to work together to enhance the availability of culturally appropriate health care services for refugees. The material is also relevant to people who wish to develop the sensitivity and skill needed to serve any culturally diverse clientele. The booklet…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Delivery Systems
Hatano, Akiyu; Kirkwood, Kevin – 1993
This directory identifies 83 national and regional organizations with major programs focused specifically on young adolescents and/or schools serving the middle school grades. The programs listed have been designed to encourage and support schools to better serve these youths. The directory entry lists each program's name, address, phone number,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Change Agents, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth
Fountain Valley School District, CA. – 1991
Project GLAD (Guided Language Acquisition Design), a model of inservice teacher training in which teachers learn to modify instruction to promote acquisition of English as a Second Language, is outlined. The model uses the whole language approach to language learning. Its development was guided by research in whole language theory; integration of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Kentucky Univ., Lexington. Community Coll. System. – 1989
The Commission to Study the Future of Community Colleges in Kentucky was established in 1988 to review the accomplishments of the Kentucky Community College System (KCCS), to assess its current status, and to provide direction for the KCCS towards the year 2000. Developed as part of a collection of reports on the KCCS for use by the Commission in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Ancillary School Services, College Graduates
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