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1978
The work performed by New Jersey's Minimum Basic Skills Advisory Committee in studying the state's remedial programs is described. The committee's findings are summarized, as are its recommendations for enhancing program effectiveness. Descriptions of data collection activities involve interviews with representative school districts, major…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Advisory Committees, Basic Skills, Educational Needs
Download full textSMALL, DONALD DAVID – 1968
FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES SET FORTH BY THE ENGLISH TEACHER PREPARATION STUDY (ETPS), 17 ENGLISH EDUCATION SPECIALISTS IDENTIFIED TWO MAJOR CONCERNS REGARDING METHODS COURSES--(1) THE CONTENT PRESENTED AND (2) THE BACKGROUND AND PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION OF THE INSTRUCTOR. SPECIFICALLY, THE CONTENT OF METHODS COURSES MIGHT INCLUDE--(1) ENGLISH…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Course Content, Curriculum Development, English Education
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1967
In the school year 1966-67, 283 districts in California (24% of all districts) serving 77% of the state's school children offered special classes for 16,307 educationally handicapped minors, 0.38% of the total school population. Upon a listing of both favorable areas and problems, recommendations were made to provide a current apportionment of…
Descriptors: Academically Handicapped, Administration, Educational Facilities, Educational Finance
PDF pending restorationVan Campen, Joseph A. – 1968
A Stanford University project in which mathematical learning theory was applied to the learning of Russian in a first-year, computer-based college course is examined in this report. Included in the description of this project, designed to complete and implement the first-year Russian course, are the research and curriculum potentials of…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiovisual Instruction, College Language Programs, Computational Linguistics
Bowers, John E. – 1973
The expansion of The West African Examination Council's (WAEC) Test Development and Research Office (TEDRO), from January 1969 through August 1973, is described. The development of TEDRO as an institution was of primary importance; the continuation of test development and educational services was the other major goal during this period of time.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Administrative Organization, Aptitude Tests, Developing Nations
City Univ. of New York, NY. – 1977
A three-year project was undertaken to establish the New York City Regional Center for Life-Long Learning, a model clearinghouse to provide adults in the New York City region with current information about continuing educational and postsecondary career training opportunities in the five boroughs. To date, the center has served over 21,500 adults…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Clearinghouses, Community Information Services
Herrnstadt, Irwin L.; And Others – 1977
A case study of the introduction of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) in Boston was conducted (1) to chronicle and analyze the changes in employment and training planning and programs as the federal policy changes from a centralized and categorical policy to a decentralized and decategorized one, (2) to examine the impact of…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, City Government
Nickse, Ruth S. – 1976
The report, based on the first 11 month's field test experience of the New York State external high school diploma program with its competency-based assessment system, provides background information for use by adult educators in program development. The positive impact of the program and a brief overview of its objectives are presented. Section…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Adults
Whitney, Edward N.; And Others – 1975
In studies conducted in the Baltimore City Public Schools by the Office of Pupil and Program Monitoring and Appraisal (OPPMA), pre-kindergarten pupils were found to be "growing scholastically". A program, Early School Admissions Program (ESAP) was based on nine objectives established to prepare pre-schoolers for "reading…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Achievement, Early Admission, Evaluation Methods
Needham, Raymond; Binnie, Arthur – 1971
Participants representing 18 western states and 37 cities attended an inservice institute designed to (1) identify trends, (2) examine current innovative programs, (3) look at roadblock programs, and (4) develop impact plans to cause improvement in occupational programs in the participants' home cities and states. Participants, including…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Exploration
Mace, Jackie, Ed. – Quality Matters, 2002
This issue looks at the different ways in which British providers of postsecondary education can weigh the quality of their provision to inform and shape improvements. The articles aim to provide a feel for current practice in internal evaluation to improve quality and to get providers thinking about some ways in which they can collect and use…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Education, Data Collection, Educational Assessment
Office of Inspector General (DOL), Washington, DC. – 2000
This document contains the reports on audits of the one-stop systems in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Vermont. The overall audit conclusions were as follows: (1) the states have made substantial efforts toward forming new comprehensive workforce investment systems as mandated by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA); (2)…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Delivery Systems, Educational Legislation, Employment Services
Scofield, Richard T., Ed. – School-Age NOTES, 1994
These 12 newsletter issues provide educational resources to providers of school-age child care. Each eight-page issue may include several feature articles; activities that providers can use with children; descriptions of professional development activities and training programs; information on books, pamphlets, and other educational materials in…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Day Care Centers
Coulton, Claudia – 2003
Responding to the need for a universal and comprehensive approach for supporting all families with children from birth through age 5, the Early Childhood Initiative (ECI) was launched by a broad-based coalition of public and private partners brought together by the Cuyahoga County government in Ohio. This report describes the history of ECI,…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, At Risk Persons, Caregiver Training, Child Care
De Vita, Carol J.; Montilla, Maria – 2003
Information on early childhood learning and increasing demand for child care services have placed a spotlight on the need to improve the quality of early education and care in the United States. This report focuses on five factors tied to the success of military efforts to develop an exemplary model of quality and affordable care in the Military…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Caregiver Training, Change Strategies, Child Care
