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Burke, Edward P., Ed. – 1995
Progress in implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and recommendations to further promote its implementation via the 1995 legislative reauthorization process are examined. The purpose of the legislation and major court findings regarding its interpretation are discussed. Ten hearings conducted by the National Council…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Due Process, Early Childhood Education, Educational Change
Ontario Dept. of Education, Toronto. – 1993
This document examines the major issues and implications related to the development of quality guidelines for adult literacy programs in Ontario (Canada) and presents a framework for discussing issues related to quality guidelines and their formulation. Discussed in the first section are the following topics: the place of quality issues/guidelines…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Adult Literacy, Delivery Systems
Saint Petersburg Junior Coll., FL. Office of Institutional Research. – 1995
In 1994, St. Petersburg Junior College (SPJC), in Florida, conducted a survey to determine the level of satisfaction with programs and services among graduates from 1992-93, the extent that graduates achieved their goals, and factors affecting goal achievement. Telephone and mail surveys resulted in responses from 1,358 of the 2,595 1992-93…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Graduate Surveys
Rodriguez, Felix; Colon, Elsie M. – 1995
The Industry-Academia Partnership Pilot Project (IAPPP) was undertaken by Huertas Junior College (HJC), in Caguas, Puerto Rico, to improve advanced technical education, enhance the competitive capabilities of the region, and reduce the region's unemployment rate. The project consisted of three basic components: professional growth opportunities…
Descriptors: Career Development, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Educational Improvement
Stevens, Carla J.; And Others – 1996
The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) Career Academy was initiated at Worthing High School (WHS) in the Houston (Texas) Independent School District at the beginning of the 1994-95 school year. The career-oriented program operated as a "school-within-a-school" program and was designed to meet the needs of students at risk of…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Biotechnology, Career Academies
Michigan State Dept. of Management and Budget, Lansing. Office of Education. – 1994
Designed to help Michigan's community colleges assist and retain academically at-risk students, the At-Risk Student Success program provides the colleges with additional funds to implement more personalized student services. This report describes the At-Risk program and presents data on expenditures and outcomes at the state's 29 community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Development, Educational Finance, Educationally Disadvantaged
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Spuhler, Lee; Zetler, Alan – 1995
The purpose of the final report on the Montana Beginning Teacher Support Program (BTSP) is to provide a comprehensive description of all phases of the program as it was conducted from 1992 through 1995. The purpose of the BTSP was to study the effect of a formal mentorship relationship between master teachers (mentors) and teachers in their first…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Kafudji, Rita; And Others – 1995
A portion of an Indonesian educational development project, designed to enhance university science lecturers' access to materials and assessed from three perspectives. The program involves the development of a Self-Access Resource Center (SARC) at the English Language Training Center, Cenderawasih University, Manokwari. The project aims to provide…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Second Language Programs, Developing Nations, Educational Assessment
Southwestern Coll., Chula Vista, CA. – 1993
A longitudinal study was conducted at Southwestern College (SWC) in Chula Vista, California, to assess the impact of the matriculation process on SWC students. Three groups of students were compared: students who started "Pre-Matriculation" (in 1985); students who started during the "Phase-In" (in 1987); and students who…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Ancillary School Services, Community Colleges, Educational Counseling
Wolpert, Gloria – 1996
Ninety parents of children (mean age 9.3 years) with Down syndrome and their children's teachers were surveyed to investigate the success of inclusive practices. This study examined responses on parent and teacher questionnaires and parent anecdotal records. Several factors influenced parent reports of successful inclusion experiences, including:…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Downs Syndrome, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies
Allen, Sharon M.; And Others – 1996
Project Head Start has recently expanded into elementary schools through the National Head Start/Public School Transition Project (NTP), a school-based intervention program designed to improve outcomes for at-risk students. The SDTP (South Dakota site of NTP) is attempting to improve life chances for children by improving home and school…
Descriptors: Child Health, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment
Cowen, Sonia S., Ed. – 1995
This report presents results from a self-study of program administration and State Department of Education evaluation visit conducted at New Mexico State University's two-year branch campus at Carlsbad in April 1995. College activities and outcomes are described for the following 10 areas: (1) marketing, describing the college's marketing plan…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Career Counseling, Community Colleges, Community Education
Van Zandt, Laura M. – 1996
This report describes the teacher education reforms at Trinity University (San Antonio, Texas), with special emphasis on the benefits and obstacles encountered along the journey toward the creation and maintenance of effective school-university partnerships. In 1987, Trinity University established the Alliance for Better Schools, a…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Extended Teacher Education Programs, Higher Education
van Resandt, Anita Wijnaendts – 1993
A study examined the vocational guidance needs of young drifters and homeless people in the Netherlands. Available literature on the following topics was reviewed: accessibility and scope of guidance services in the Netherlands, characteristics and guidance needs of young drifters in the Netherlands, and the European dimension in vocational…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Counseling Services, Disadvantaged Youth
Stroup, Phillip – Office of Student Services Brief, 1996
The Business and Education Transition Alliance (BETA) is a model school-to-work transition program that was developed to facilitate the school-to-work transition of at-risk youth in the Boulder Valley School District in Colorado. Among the BETA program's specific goals are the following: increase students' knowledge/understanding of demands of the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Guidelines, High Risk Students
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