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Lee, Carolyn S., Comp. – 1991
The National Diffusion Network (NDN) was established in 1974 through the Office of Educational Research and Improvement upon the belief that there are few difficulties encountered by school systems that have not been solved successfully in some other location. The primary function of the NDN is to disseminate information about a wide array of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education
Lewis, Ann – 1990
A February 1990 meeting, held at El Paso Community College (Texas) honoring language and cultural diversity in the adult literacy field is summarized. The report describes the conference's tour activities sampling local cultural sites, presents "quotable quotes" of participants and leaders, and reviews the issues and trends in literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Delivery Systems, Federal Programs, Global Approach
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Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. – 1990
The mission of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) is to help others improve outcomes for children, youth, and adults by providing research and development assistance to schools and communities. In this 1990 annual report of the NWREL to its members, the seven areas of emphasis that guide the planning of NWREL activities for…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Development, Educational Improvement
The ERIC Review, 1990
"The ERIC Review" announces research results, publications, and new programs relevant to each issue's theme topic. This inaugural issue contains two principal articles: "Drug-Free Schools: A National Challenge," by Samuel Y. Fustukjian, and "Drug Testing," by Amy Klauke and Margaret Hadderman. In addition, the following major features concerned…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Drug Use Testing, Educational Resources
The ERIC Review, 1991
"The ERIC Review" announces research results, publications, and new programs relevant to each issue's theme topic. This second issue contains three principal articles: "Issues in Adult Literacy Education," by JoAnn Crandall and Susan Imel; "Emergent Literacy: An Early Reading and Writing Concept," by Carl B. Smith;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Emergent Literacy, Family Literacy
Mellander, Gustavo A., Ed.; Prochaska, Fred, Ed. – 1991
Model programs designed to promote diversity within the West Valley-Mission Community College District (WVMCCD) in California are discussed and described in this report. First, an introductory chapter, "The Importance of Cultural Issues to Higher Education," by Gustavo A. Mellander and Fred Prochaska, reviews the diversity…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Community Colleges, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Topolovac, Eleanore R.; And Others – 1982
The Jog America Read-A-Thon guide is one of the reading incentive strategies used in the Books and Beyond program which is designed to increase K-6 students' recreational reading and reduce their indiscriminate television viewing. The method used in this guide is to have students read books and move a running shoe marker on a large map of the…
Descriptors: Awards, Bulletin Boards, Commercial Television, Elementary Education
Engelhardt, Loretta – 1983
The Douglas School System (South Dakota) has successfully operated a Time Out/Discipline Model program in their middle school for five years. The program was developed from 1978-1981 with Title IV-C funds and was validated in May 1981. Two major goals have proven statistically successful: (1) students will choose responsible behavior and will…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Demonstration Programs, Discipline
Smith, P. R. – 1983
The Computer Assisted Teaching Unit (CATU) was instituted at Queen Mary College in 1973 to provide aid to the Faculty of Engineering in developing and implementing computer-based learning procedures to support the undergraduate teaching program. Earlier computer programs had simulated electrical and nuclear systems to give students the opportunity…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Simulation, Courseware
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1983
One of a series of publications coming out of a 3-year project designed to improve evaluation and planning in community colleges, this monograph presents case studies illustrating alternative models of strategic planning. Chapter 1 provides an overview of current challenges to academic management, strategic planning, models of planning, and…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Case Studies, College Administration, College Planning
Hispanic Research Center: Research Bulletin, 1979
Two major programs of the Spanish Family Guidance Center, a facility that addresses the mental health needs of Hispanics in the Greater Miami (Florida) area, are described in this report. One program, the Spanish Drug Rehabilitation Project (completed in 1977), compared a series of activities including: (1) research on the characteristics of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Behavioral Science Research, Counseling Techniques, Cubans
Corono-Norco Unified School District, Corono, CA. – 1984
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: Prior to the persuasion unit, students have spent several weeks in class utilizing library research techniques, public speaking skills, and their writing processes. The unit has been devised to give students practical experience using critical thinking and decision-making skills, persuasive…
Descriptors: Advertising, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking, Decision Making Skills
Holmes, Rose, Ed.; And Others – Wisconsin Ideas in Media, 1983
These two documents contain a variety of articles on media use in education. The first provides 16 articles that focus on justifying media programs in the 1980's. Topics include selling your program to administrators; reorganization of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction; video literacy; student-made videotape recordings; interactive…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Educational Cooperation, Educational Media, Educational Television
Des Moines Public Schools, IA. – 1979
This three-part guide presents a brief program description along with lists of performance objectives and lists of test items for the Des Moines (Iowa) Public Schools Title I Elementary Mathematics Program. The program description provides background information on the Des Moines Public School District and describes the student selection/screening…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Behavioral Objectives, Decimal Fractions, Elementary Education
Braden, Nancy – 1980
An award winning project for teaching economics at the fifth-grade level is described. Content is based on the theme of the economic repercussions of petty crime. As an initial activity, students examine the economic effects of local vandalism on the community and the taxpayers. Throughout the year, rap sessions provide a vehicle for class…
Descriptors: Awards, Costs, Crime, Delinquency Prevention
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