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Milliron, Mark David; Wilson, Cynthia – Change, 2004
The modern comprehensive community college has become a powerful learning nexus, an essential educational player in cities, counties, states, and nations. Community colleges are distinct and necessary players in a strong education community. Their missions are diverse, essential, and supportive of economic, educational, and social development. If…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Social Development, Counties, Community Colleges
Smith, Thomas J. – National High School Center, 2007
This "snapshot" illustrates how one school is managing to make a positive difference for ninth graders. It describes the Ninth Grade Success Academy, a school-within-a-school at Thomas A. Edison High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which has a number of features specifically designed to help ninth-graders make successful…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Transitional Programs, High Schools, High School Students
Hanley, Gregory P.; Heal, Nicole A.; Tiger, Jeffrey H.; Ingvarsson, Einar T. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2007
Recently, nonmaternal center-based child care has been linked to problem behavior in young children (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 2003). In response, a comprehensive program to promote prosocial skills was evaluated in a classroom of 16 children between the ages of 3 years and 5 years. Classroom observations were…
Descriptors: Comprehensive Programs, Child Health, Young Children, Play
Scatton, Linda H., Ed.; Coley, Richard J., Ed.; McBride, Amanda, Ed. – Educational Testing Service, 2006
This issue of ETS Policy Notes highlights the ETS Symposium on Latino Achievement in the Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), held by ETS, the College Board, and the Hispanic Research Center at Arizona State University in Princeton, NJ, November 20-22, 2005. The conference had three major goals: (1) Exploring the challenges,…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Academic Achievement, Comprehensive Programs, Engineering
Levin, Henry M. – 1979
One of the most significant educational reforms in Western Europe during the last two decades has been the attempt to create a system of comprehensive secondary schools. The traditional approach to secondary education was characterized by a highly stratified formal system in which students were allocated to academic, commercial, or vocational…
Descriptors: Comprehensive Programs, Educational Change, Educational Opportunities, Educational Trends
Becker, Hellmut – Comp Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Communication Skills, Comparative Education
GILLIE, ANGELO C. – 1967
FOUR ASPECTS OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESIDENT'S ROLE ARE PLANNING A CAMPUS, ECONOMIC PLANNING, PROGRAM PLANNING AND MERGING OF INSTITUTIONS. FROM THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE MOMENT, THE PRESIDENT SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN CAMPUS PLANNING. HE MUST USE HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMMUNITY, ITS EMPLOYMENT, POPULATION, SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS, EDUCATIONAL…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, College Planning, Comprehensive Programs
Gieseke, Ludwig; Eilsberger, Rupert – 1977
Comprehensive universities, which came into existence in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1970, combine the aims of a number of traditional types of institutions of higher education, particularly universities, colleges of education, and higher vocational and technical colleges. The development of the concept of the comprehensive university and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Education, Comprehensive Programs, Decentralization
Perryman, Bruce C. – 1970
A statewide plan for educational programs encourages coordination of efforts and effective allocation of resources. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the factors governing: (1) the establishment and operation of comprehensive Educational Service Centers in Wyoming, (2) the extent of such programs, (3) their purposes, enrollment,…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Comprehensive Programs, Education Service Centers, Educational Cooperation
Pittsburgh Public Schools, PA. Occupational, Vocational, and Technical Div. – 1972
This document contains both teaching suggestions and samples of instructional materials used in the Pittsburgh public schools' career education program at all levels. Suggested units of instruction include such topics as the Pittsburgh job market, social security cards, job interviews, wage and benefit laws, labor organizations, and consumer…
Descriptors: Career Education, Comprehensive Programs, Educational Programs, Instructional Materials
Doob, P. A. – 1972
This paper explores a technique, simulation gaming, used by management and by planning educators in several fields for approaching some of the elements of human relations matters and concepts. It seeks to survey the development of this method by tracing the development of the simulation gaming technique in symbolic simulation. Some of its…
Descriptors: Comprehensive Programs, Educational Media, Health, Health Education
Raloff, Janet – Science News, 1978
A description is given of a computer assisted instruction program used to teach basic mathematics skills to students in a Comprehensive Employment and Training Act program. (MP)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Comprehensive Programs
Hawkins, Eric – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1977
Argues that the Green Paper should be concerning itself more with education for parenthood than for employment. (Editor)
Descriptors: Comprehensive Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Problems, Parent School Relationship
Appelbaum, Deborah – 2002
This article focuses on the school district's role in implementing Comprehensive School Reform (CSR). Research shows that effective district support for CSR varies from district to district. This is due, in part, to the fact that many prior models bypassed the district, operating under the belief that reform would be more effective if it targeted…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Comprehensive Programs, Educational Administration, Educational Change
Buechler, Mark – 2002
Comprehensive school reform involves changes in every aspect of school operations, from classroom instruction to school governance. Some schools develop their own reform approach from within. Others seek assistance from without, particularly from organizations that have developed coherent, research-based approaches, or school-reform models. For…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Comprehensive Programs, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
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