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Rock, Donald A.; Pollack, Judith M. – 2002
The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K), selected a nationally representative sample of approximately 22,000 kindergartners in the fall of 1998 and is following these children through the end of the fifth grade. Baseline data about these children, their families, and their kindergarten programs were collected…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Catholic Schools, Cognitive Ability
Richini, Pierluigi – 2002
This report assesses the extent to which lifelong learning (LL) is being implemented in vocational education and training (VET) in Italy. Section 1 depicts the general situation regarding policies and innovations introduced at the statutory level to implement LL objectives. It introduces the principle of integration around which policy is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Articulation (Education), Continuing Education, Corporate Education
Venezia, Andrea; Callan, Patrick M.; Finney, Joni E.; Kirst, Michael W.; Usdan, Michael D. – National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2005
This report, supported by case studies in Florida (ED508098), Georgia (ED508099), New York (ED508100), and Oregon (ED508101), identifies and examines policy options available to states that are interested in creating sustained K-16 reform. The findings move the K-16 agenda forward by proposing a set of state policy levers that can be used to…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Governance, Educational Change
Zakaluk, Beverley L.; Straw, Stanley B.; Smith, Karen E. – Online Submission, 2005
Background: This is the fourth formal report describing the efficacy of the full-day, every day kindergarten program in the St. James School Division which was initiated in one school located in an economically-disadvantaged neighborhood in the 1997-1998 school year. The success of this undertaking led to the extension of the program in 1998-1999,…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Neighborhoods, Middle Class, Placement
Burns, Anne, Ed.; Hood, Susan, Ed. – 1995
The collection of papers on course design includes reports of teaching practice and classroom research by teachers of English as a second language. Papers include: "Teacher Researchers: Perspectives on Teacher Action Research and Curriculum Renewal" (Anne Burns); "From Curriculum to Courses: Why Do Teachers Do What They Do?" (Susan Hood); "The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Classroom Research, Competency Based Education
Barwuah, Adjei; Green, Muriel; Lawson, Liz – FEDA Report, 1997
This document examines three studies that explored additional support, retention, and guidance in England's urban colleges. The foreword and summary discuss the mission, focus, and results of each study. "Funding and Tracking Additional Support in Basic Skills and ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)" (Liz Lawson, Philida…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Case Studies, Check Lists, Counseling Services
Rhodes, Frank H. T., Ed. – 1997
This book presents 11 case studies of effective partnership fundraising at various institutions of higher education. After a foreword by Peter McE. Buchanan and a preface and introduction by Frank H.T. Rhodes, chapters are: (1) Successful Fund Rising at a Large Private Research University: Cornell University (Frank H. T. Rhodes and Inge T.…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Case Studies, Church Related Colleges, Community Colleges
Detweiler, Richard A. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1997
Hartwick College (New York) developed a strategic vision for its future and invested significantly in information technology to transform that vision into reality. Guided by its president and trustees, Hartwick, a small, independent liberal arts college, formed a strategic plan in phases. At a formal board retreat in 1993, with faculty, students,…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Administration
Olds, Barbara M.; Miller, Ronald L. – 1996
This document describes the development of a project called "Connections," at the Colorado School of Mines. "Connections" is an integrated series of active-learning courses and seminars that allow first-year engineering and science students to connect studies in engineering, physical science, social science, and humanities via…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Active Learning, College Freshmen, Communication Skills
Czerneda, Julie, Ed. – 1996
Technology's impact on society is growing everyday. The need to include technology education as core material for all students has been recognized by educators around the world. This book is a practical guide to using the problem-solving approaches integral to the design process in order to integrate technology education into all subject areas for…
Descriptors: Art, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Enrichment, Curriculum Guides
Bowman, James, Ed.; Menzel, Donald, Ed. – 1998
The 17 chapters in this book consider innovations, teaching strategies, and issues in ethics instruction for professional and graduate programs in public affairs/administration. Following an introductory chapter which summarizes data reported in a 1995 national survey of 138 graduate departments of public affairs/administration, chapter titles…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Administrative Principles, Administrator Guides, Business Administration Education
Malloch, Margaret; Cairns, Len; Hase, Stewart – 1998
The implications of the capability learning model for learning in the workplace were examined in a roundtable discussion of two complementary projects: a study of the ideas and models associated with a range of approaches to workplace training and education in Australia and the United Kingdom and a study conducted to document capable organizations…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies, Competency Based Education
Besner, Hilda F.; Spungin, Charlotte I. – 1998
This manual is designed to provide a model for training college professors and instructors who are responsible for preparing educators and business professionals for occupations that place them in contact with young gays and lesbians. Eleven of the manual's 13 sections contain an extensive menu of practical activities, including structured…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Attitude Change, Case Studies, Corporate Education
Swope, John A., Ed. – 1998
This proceedings includes the following papers: "Using Multimedia in Computer Applications" (Delores Barnhill); "Becoming an International Educator: Why, How, and What" (Ray D. Bernardi); "Online Courses--A Bridge for Education" (Phyllis J. Broughton); "Web Page Maintenance" (Linda Carr, Mary Cauley); "Teaching Suggestions to Help Students Prevent…
Descriptors: Basic Business Education, Business, Business Communication, Business Education
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Human Resources Development Canada, Hull (Quebec). Applied Research Branch. – 2000
The Youth in Transition Survey (YITS) is a longitudinal survey that was developed over a 3-year period by Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) and Statistics Canada in consultation with provincial and territorial ministries and departments of labor and education. The YITS is designed to provide policy-relevant information about school-to-work…
Descriptors: Career Development, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Education Work Relationship
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