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Humphreys, Betsy L.; And Others – 1985
Established in 1956, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) was charged to acquire and preserve books, periodicals, prints, films, recordings, and other library materials pertinent to medicine. Since the establishment of the NLM, significant effort has been devoted to carrying out preservation responsibilities. In 1983, the Library Operations (LO)…
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Environmental Influences, Library Collections, Library Facilities
Gaul, Patricia Reitz – 1985
Delaware County (Pennsylvania) Community College received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to use college work-study students to teach literacy. The college cooperated with the Delaware County Literacy Council in order to train tutors and clerical personnel and place them in tutoring or program support functions. A total of 30…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, College Students, Literacy Education
Weiss, Heather B. – 1987
Early childhood educators are advised to confront difficulties arising from Alaska's economic problems by establishing coalitions between families with young children and service providers, with the intention of creating new programs and maintaining existing family support and education programs. Evidence of the desirability of a wide range of…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Community Action, Early Childhood Education, Family Programs
Hinds, Lillian R.; Blass, Rosanne J. – 1981
The results of a follow-up study on local school district development and implementation of minimal competency testing (MCT) programs are reported. Critical questions regarding: (1) motivation and purposes; (2) selection of tests, procedures, and standards; and (3) impact, follow-up, and change are examined. The follow-up study investigated…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Followup Studies, Minimum Competency Testing, Program Development
Davis, Chuck – 1981
This workbook provides information and guidelines for planning and operating Parent Advisory Councils (P.A.C.s) provided for under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I. The first part of the workbook, which was prepared for P.A.C. planners in the Phoenix, Arizona, Union High School District, is a month-by-month guide to P.A.C.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Parent Associations
Holloway, Wilfred B. – 1980
Through a study, strategies were investigated to increase the role of in-school youth in creating job opportunities. Drawing upon qualitative data provided by the Youthwork National Policy Study, researchers examined four youth-operated employment projects in order to isolate those factors that either hinder or facilitate the implementation of a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs
Harshman, Carl L. – 1982
This paper explores the background to and process of quality circles as well as the implications of circles for training. In the first section, the emergence and growth of quality circles in Japan and the United States are traced. Next, the theoretical and conceptual bases of quality circles are examined, while section 3 looks at implementation in…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Job Training, Management Development, Program Content
Gottfredson, Gary D. – 1982
Social programs are often based on unclearly articulated theoretical rationales. The evaluations of these programs are also often relatively theory free, and therefore make limited contributions to theory. A Program Development Evaluation (PDE) approach, intended to integrate theory testing with the development and evaluation of action programs,…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Educational Theories, Evaluation Methods, Instructional Improvement
Musumeci, Marilyn; Koen, Susan – 1982
The manual provides a set of guidelines for documenting and assessing the degree to which the classroom component of the validated Regional Program for Preschool Handicapped Children is being replicated at other adoption sites. Section 1 identifies the three key elements of the Regional Program: the interactive teaching process; the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Glossaries, Interdisciplinary Approach, Parent Participation
California Univ., Los Angeles. Center for the Study of Evaluation. – 1980
This volume is the fourth in a series of five texts designed to accompany workshop instruction in evaluating bilingual programs. It is addressed to those involved with bilingual programs generally, educators directly involved in planning and implementation, and research and evaluation specialists. The purpose of this text is to provide the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Rutherford, William L.; And Others – 1982
The Change Facilitator Stages of Concern Questionnaire (CFSoCQ) as a procedure for studying the concerns of change facilitators is presented. It is based on the work of Francis Fuller, the concept of Stages of Concern, and the Concerns Based Adoption Model which deal with change facilitators' concerns regarding implementation of an innovative…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Educational Innovation, Measurement Techniques, Measures (Individuals)
Litchfield, Carolyn G. – 1982
As part of a project to improve and expand the training opportunities available in vocational education programs through cooperative education, a series of media programs was developed. These programs were designed to aid coordinators in making suitable placement and improving the job orientation and training of student learners and to influence…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cooperative Education, Employer Attitudes, Program Descriptions
Heck, Susan – 1981
When different individuals operating in different contexts implement similar innovations, they approach the various parts of the innovation in different ways. When assessed according to the research procedures used to study innovation implementation at the Research and Development Center for Teacher Education at the University of Texas at Austin,…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Innovation
Moll, Emmett J. – 1982
The Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Public Schools (MPS) recently implemented a new, state-designed accounting system, called the Wisconsin Elementary and Secondary School Accounting System (WESSAS), based on guidelines proposed in the U.S. Office of Education's Handbook II. This report describes and discusses that implementation and provides numerous…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Classification, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education
Hall, Charles W. L. – 1982
The purpose of this investigation (special field project) was to seek out theoretical and research-proven foundations pertaining to needs assessment activities and their potential impact upon the development and implementation of a Division of Student Affairs Professional Development Program. It was discovered that the activity is highly…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Evaluation Methods, Needs Assessment, Objectives
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