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Bialeschki, M. Deborah; Henderson, Karla A. – 1981
A study was conducted to ascertain the continuing education needs of men and women leisure service professionals in Wisconsin and to identify differences caused by gender. (Leisure service professionals were defined as persons employed full-time in administering, directing, leading, organizing, and planning in leisure service organizations.) A…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Attitudes, Educational Needs, Employment Patterns
McMillan, Samuel H., Jr. – 1979
The University of Texas Pilot Program was operated in five sites in Texas (Abilene, Brownsville, El Paso, Houston, and Temple) to demonstrate the utility of competency-based high school diplomas for Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) clients. Included among the program features common to all five sites were the following: (1) the…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Competency Based Education, Demonstration Programs, High School Equivalency Programs
Cook, Keith Vincent – 1980
A 3-day outdoor adventure training program for an experimental group of Resident Assistants (RAs) at Pennsylvania State University was implemented to determine the effects of such a program on group cohesiveness and self-confidence. There were 60 subjects in the control group and 55 in the experimental group; 59% of the control group were male and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adventure Education, Affective Measures, Attitude Change
Wiggins, Sam P. – 1981
The adversary relationship between teacher education faculty and administration is examined from the perspective of interdependence, and suggestions are made to promote open cooperation between the two groups. First, the mission of the teacher education branch of the institution needs to be developed, and made explicit, with regard to priorities…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Career Ladders, College Faculty, Conflict Resolution
Carr, Neil – 1980
This report contains tables and a narrative summary of significant findings from a study of participants in the adult education literacy program operated in the state of New York for the year 1979-80. Charts and tables provide data on nineteen aspects of the program. These are annual program goals, student demographic composite, unemployed…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Enrollment
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation. – 1980
This is an evaluation of a Title VII Bilingual Program conducted at a New York City High School in 1979-80. The report contains information on the program goals and objectives, the school site, and the student characteristics. Aspects of the instructional component discussed include programming, mainstreaming, and program funding.…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education, Class Organization, Curriculum Development
World Health Organization, Copenhagen (Denmark). Regional Office for Europe. – 1981
A seminar was convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the purpose of discussing the organization, management, and improvement of teacher training centers for the health professions. The following recommendations were made: (1) WHO should facilitate the exchange of information on development programs and medical teaching practice by…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Health Education
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1978
Based on a study of the component parts of the mental health continuing education system, this publication presents guidelines for the following fiscal functions: determining funding needs, obtaining funds, budgeting funds, expending funds, and cost accounting. In addition to considering these components, the guidelines explore principal issues in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems, Educational Finance
Barbacovi, Don R.; Clelland, Richard W. – 1978
The purpose of this handbook is to examine the statutory and regulatory requirements of Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, and to outline various administrative responsibilities of local educational agencies relative to the successful implementation of the act. Four specific goals are listed: (1) to inform public…
Descriptors: Administrative Agencies, Administrator Role, Administrators, Due Process
Bartels, Lois I. – 1979
Identified in this research report are variables acting as supports and constraints to the development of a school community relations program. Background information concerning the characteristics of the school studied and its administration is provided. Major influences on the development of a school community relations program in this…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Robinson, George A. – 1980
Kansas Balance-of-State, a CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) prime sponsor explored the possibilities of open entry-open exit in meeting the classroom training needs of clients in area vocational technical schools (AVTS). The change to open entry-open exit was found to involve consideration of flexibility and self-paced,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Opportunities, Feasibility Studies, Federal Programs
Reidy, Edward F., Jr.; Wallace, Richard C., Jr. – 1980
The Skills Achievement Monitoring (SAM) program, developed by teachers and administrators in the public schools of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, is described. The program, used in writing and mathematics, is based on three assumptions: (1) that classroom teachers are the primary untapped resource in schools, (2) that tests of any kind must be used as…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Objectives, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
ENDWRIGHT, D.K. – 1967
THE SUGGESTED APPROACH TO PROVIDING ADEQUATE ACADEMIC AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PRISON INMATES EMPHASIZES ACCREDITATION OF VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION CENTERS AS THE ULTIMATE GOAL. THE PURPOSE, OBJECTIVES, NEEDS, AND PRESENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OF SEVEN FLORIDA INSTITUTIONS ARE OUTLINED IN DETAIL. COLLEGE AND DALE…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Vocational Education, Attendance
Ryan, Anthony S., Ed.; Tkacz, Michael, Ed. – 1980
This review is presented as a supplement to the main report of the Western Australia State Inquiry into Teacher Educaton. Since most of the information included was obtained directly from primary sources, little of it is available elsewhere. Much of this information could well be of value to the institutions for their own analysis and planning,…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College Faculty, Course Content, Course Organization
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1980
The District Facilitator Project (DFP) assists local schools by linking them with exemplary projects that have been proven successful in other school districts around the country. The DFP provides coordination and technical assistance, services that help to assure successful implementation in the new location. Evaluation of this project was…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Delivery Systems, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
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