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1996
This document consists of four papers presented at a symposium on core directions in human resource development (HRD) moderated by Verna Willis at the 1996 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development. "Reengineering the Organizational HRD Function: Two Case Studies" (Neal Chalofsky) reports an action research study in which…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adult Education, Change Agents, Change Strategies
Lum, Glen; Signor, Pauline – 1994
In addition to traditional study skills, the Master Student (MS) course at Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC), in Pennsylvania, includes subjects related to career decision making, human development, and psychology. A study was conducted to track the academic achievement, including grades, number of semesters enrolled, and total credits…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, Goal Orientation
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. Office of Community Coll. Services. – 1994
This statistical profile of Oregon's Community Colleges (OCC) provides 1992-93 information on students, faculty and staff, finances, programs, and services. The following student data are included: full-time equivalent (FTE) and headcount trends by category, by program by institution, and by term by institution; unduplicated headcount by program…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs
World Health Organization, Geneva (Switzerland). – 1990
This report explores the theory and practice of coordinated health and human resources development as a concept that can help guard against the production of inappropriate categories or numbers of health personnel. The report concentrates of what can be done to make education and training programs more directly responsive to the priority needs in…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cooperative Programs, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Parlato, Ronald; And Others – 1980
Intended as a working document for communications professionals and as reference material for planning administrators, the study compared comic books and fotonovelas, and analyzed their use in health and nutrition, family planning, agriculture, and literacy programs in developing nations. Most of the somewhat limited efforts to use comics and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agriculture, Comics (Publications), Developing Nations
Reynolds, Marianne C. – 1985
This paper examines remedial programs in colleges and discusses the relationship of those programs to diagnostic testing. The Basic Skills Placement Test (BSPT) is required of all College freshman in New Jersey public colleges. Mercer County Community College, used as an example throughout this paper, uses the BSPT as a basis for placing students…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Developmental Programs, Diagnostic Tests
Evans, Christine Sobray; Acquarelli, Kristen – 1982
Designed to help teachers encourage positive student attitudes toward reading on their own, this guide provides a developmental reading framework to introduce students to books beyond the basal series and to enhance reading motivation. Following an introduction, the guide covers the following subjects: (1) goals and objectives for both teachers…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Developmental Programs, Educational Objectives
Enright, Gwyn, Ed. – 1981
The articles in this collection focus on reading, learning assistance, developmental education, and tutorial services at the college level. Topics of the 28 articles include the following: (1) a reassessment of the state of learning assistance; (2) a reaffirmation of the role of developmental instructors; (3) human brain research, cognitive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Content Area Reading, Developmental Programs
Depaigne, Jacques – 1978
The booklet presents a synopsis of reports on national cultural policies by government officials of nations belonging to the Council of Europe. The main purpose of the document is to provide an overview of institutional facilities, financial resources, and goals of cultural policy. The document is presented in five major sections. Section I…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, Cultural Opportunities
Glassberg, Sally – 1979
The constructs of cognitive-developmental psychology are applied in this study to the practice of teacher education with the objective of creating a developmental learning environment designed to stimulate personal/professional growth and cognitive structural change on the part of the teacher. The 37 inservice elementary and secondary school…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Cognitive Development, Developmental Programs, Developmental Psychology
Zigler, Edward, Ed.; Valentine, Jeanette, Ed. – 1979
This book aims to provide a comprehensive history and analysis of the operation and evolution of Project Head Start. The volume consists of 23 original articles covering program history, the preschool education and developmental components of Head Start, and Head Start program development and evaluation. In Part One, the historical roots of Head…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Career Development, Curriculum Development, Developmental Programs
Linthicum, Dorothy S. – 1979
A study was conducted to determine the scope and characteristics of developmental/remedial activities in Maryland's 17 community colleges in terms of objectives and goals, courses and activities, student information, costs and revenues, and administration and organization. The study revealed: (1) 15 colleges offered developmental education for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, College Credits, Community Colleges
Holiman, Marjorie, Comp. – 1974
This document presents a detailed description of a successful federally-funded developmental education program at Cochise College (Arizona). It includes a statement of philosophy, and sections on program structure, individual student needs, classroom instruction, skill development, special activities, evaluation, student characteristics, and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Credit No Credit Grading, Developmental Programs, English (Second Language)
Moore, Sarah H.; And Others – 1975
This report provides descriptions and statistics on Georgia's ten Youth Development Centers designed for the care of delinquent children. Title I courses include business education, cultural enrichment, small appliance, furniture repair, and basic skills, with an emphasis on the latter. Results of the enrichment courses fall in the cognitive,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Delinquency, Developmental Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Office of Planning, Budgeting, and Evaluation. – 1974
A comprehensive report on Office of Education programs is provided in this evaluation of the programs for the 1974 fiscal year (FY). This report also updates and extends the FY 1973 report and provides additional information from 1974 program operations and monitoring activities. The status of the evaluation function itself is breifly discussed; a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, American Indians, Annual Reports
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