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Download full textBishop, John, Ed. – 1985
This collection includes eight reports of findings from a series of employer surveys designed to assess the effectiveness of the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit (TJTC). The following papers are included: "Introduction," by John Bishop; "Utilization of the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit," by John Bishop and Susan Ashbrook; "Multivariate…
Descriptors: Demand Occupations, Employer Attitudes, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
CPI Associates, Inc., Dallas, TX. – 1979
This report details the theoretical framework, methodology, and findings of research into the impact of Parent Advisory Councils (PACs) on the management and administration of Title I programs at the local level. The eight school districts studied were selected because they varied in their orientations toward PAC involvement in Title I, and in…
Descriptors: Community Role, Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Educational Change
Smith, Ester Gottlieb; Holt, Nancy – 1979
This report examines current state practices and procedures for assessing vocational education programs in light of the evaluation requirements of the 1976 Vocational Education Act Amendments. The report is based on information obtained through personal and telephone interviews with vocational education administrative personnel in the states,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compliance (Legal), Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Balmuth, Miriam – 1986
Interviews were conducted with 4 members of the Task Force of the Adult Beginning Reader Project, 6 program officials, and 13 heads of adult basic education (ABE) programs; site visits were made to two ongoing ABE programs; and the literature pertaining to adult literacy programs in this country was reviewed in order to identify factors associated…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Counseling Services
Hunting, Gordon; And Others – 1986
This guide is intended to serve as a systematic checklist for evaluators of vocational training institutions and for directors of schools or skills centers who want to identify areas in need of improvement. Discussed first are steps in defining the purpose of the evaluation (nature and objectives of the project, point of view, and the initial…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Curriculum Evaluation, Enrollment Trends, Equipment Evaluation
Alkin, Marvin C.; Ruskus, Joan – 1985
A synthesis is provided of the information collected between September 1984 and April 1985 by Operational Program Review (OPR) teams regarding 22 California community college Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) programs. Chapter 1 explains the purposes and evaluation methods of OPRs, and outlines the general characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Educational Counseling, Educationally Disadvantaged, Evaluation Methods, Outreach Programs
Hoegl, Juergen – 1985
The purpose of this paper is to examine the benefits of early childhood education (ECE) for children whose proficiency in English is limited. Specifically, the paper (1) defines the basic characteristics of limited English proficient (LEP) children; (2) discusses educational risk factors and preschool enrollments of LEP children; (3) presents the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Cognitive Development, Definitions, Demography
Fisher, Constance Q.; Poitier, Vera R. – 1987
Nontraditional Options in Training for Employment (NOTE) informed displaced homemakers and high school women about the advantages of nontraditional work and encouraged them to pursue vocational training. The first objective was to recruit 60 displaced homemakers and high school women and to inform them about the advantages of technological…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Career Awareness, Career Choice, Displaced Homemakers
Lindskoog, Wayne – 1987
This final report details the activities of a project called VECTOR (Vocational Education, Community Transition, Occupational Relations). VECTOR sought to increase the employability of severely to mildly mentally handicapped students (aged 18-21) in transition from school to work in the greater Minneapolis, Minnesota, area. VECTOR's objectives…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Demonstration Programs, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities
Center for the Study of Community Colleges, Los Angeles, CA. – 1988
As part of its Urban Community College Transfer Opportunities Program (UCCTOP), the Ford Foundation funded 24 community colleges to design and implement activities to increase the number of minority students obtaining associate degrees and transferring to four-year institutions. Subsequently, the Foundation gave larger grants to five of these…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, College Transfer Students
Wilcox, Barbara; And Others – 1987
The text provides information to secondary school principals to assist them in designing and maintaining effective educational programs for severely handicapped high school students, including those who are labeled moderately or severely retarded, multiply handicapped, or autistic. A model of effective program characteristics is followed by a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Check Lists, Classroom Environment, Delivery Systems
Skinner, Elizabeth Fisk; Carter, Stephen – 1987
A study was conducted of remedial education programs in community and junior colleges and technical institutes in Texas to produce baseline data on the current range of remedial education practices and to assess the outcomes achieved. Every two-year college in the state (N=62) participated in the study, providing information on policies and…
Descriptors: College Credits, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing
Robinson, Ann – 1988
This study investigated 394 participants in the 1987 Arkansas Governor's School (AGS) and a comparison group of 60 AGS alternates on selected measures of cognitive development and personal/social acceptance. The AGS is a 6-week intensive residential program for talented high school students who had finished their junior year. Information was…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cognitive Development, Critical Thinking, High School Students
Brouillet, Frank B. – 1987
This program was developed for use for those who wish to learn more about the increasing complexity of implementing school desegregation, school integration, and equal educational opportunities for all children and youth in the public schools. It is designed to assist school districts in evaluating the extent to which desegregated elementary…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students
Shelby, Madge E. – 1988
Through joint efforts of mental health and education professionals, a school-based therapeutic/educational program for seriously emotionally disturbed children, some of whom had additional identified disabilities such as mental retardation, was initiated with 15 students (ages 8-13). The educational component of the program was based on an…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Agency Cooperation, Behavior Change, Cooperative Planning
