This article addresses an under-researched area of graduate studies: the role of writing groups in developing the research and publication potential of university graduates. Drawing on focus group discussions with participants from a pilot program conducted in the Arts Faculty at Monash University in Australia, the authors investigate the outcomes…

The Training Centre Infrastructure Fund (TCIF) was initially announced in Budget 2004 and represented an immediate measure of the broader Workplace Skills Strategy. TCIF was a three-year $25 million pilot project, designed to address the growing need for union-employer training centres to replace aging equipment and simulators that were not up to…

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the use of technology on students' mathematics achievement, particularly the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) mathematics results. Eleven schools within the Miami-Dade County Public School System participated in a pilot program on the use of Geometers Sketchpad (GSP). Three of…

The Commonwealth of Learning is proud to partner with the Sri Lankan Ministry of Higher Education and UNESCO to produce this "Quality Assurance Toolkit for Distance Higher Education Institutions and Programmes". The Toolkit has been prepared with three features. First, it is a generic document on quality assurance, complete with a…

Under federal regulations, school districts that have been identified for improvement or corrective action are not eligible to be supplemental educational service providers. However, the U.S. Department of Education granted waivers to five such districts, on a pilot basis, to allow those districts to provide supplemental educational services. Two…

Informal carers of an adult with mental illness have asked that respite care be an integral component of mental health service provision. The present study involved a pilot investigation of the effectiveness of accessing respite care for carers of individuals with a mental illness. It was hypothesised that compared to carers who have not accessed…

The American Association of Community Colleges' (AACC) Plus 50 Initiative (2008-2011), funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies, was created to build the capacity of community colleges nationwide to develop programming that engages the plus 50 learner. The Initiative supported a pilot group of 13 two-year institutions to develop or expand college…

The purpose of this Executive Position Paper (EPP) is to develop a model for improving the online training modules utilized by a mid-Atlantic Residence Life department. The complexity of the Residence Life staff positions, coupled with demands from other university departments and the need to provide as much information as possible, resulted in an…

ALTERNATIVES TO THE TRADITIONAL METHOD OF TEACHING FRESHMAN COLLEGE COMPOSITION IN A LARGE UNIVERSITY WERE TESTED IN A 4-YEAR STUDY. THIS PILOT PROJECT EXPLORED THE FEASIBILITY OF COMBINING CORRESPONDENCE METHODS WITH RESIDENT COURSES IN FRESHMAN COMPOSITION AS A MEANS OF HANDLING PROJECTED INCREASES IN ENROLLMENT AT THE COLLEGE-FRESHMAN LEVEL.…

THE RECENT PROLIFERATION OF FEDERAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN EDUCATION HAS BROUGHT AN INCREASED DEMAND FOR CAREFULLY PLANNED, FORMAL EVALUATION AT BOTH THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS. IN ORDER TO AID LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN THE COMPLEX WORK OF EVALUATION OF TITLE I AND OTHER SPECIAL EDUCATION PROJECTS, THIS GUIDE HAS BEEN PREPARED. IT PRESENTS IN WORKBOOK…

IN RESPONSE TO THE DEMAND FOR VOCATIONALLY EDUCATED PERSONNEL AND TO THE RECOGNIZED DEFICIENCY IN THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE NONBACCALAUREATE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, A PROGRAM IN TOOELE COUNTY WAS DEVISED TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF SUCH SCHOLARSHIPS. THE PILOT PROGRAM DEMONSTRATED THAT--(1) A CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE…

The problems facing schools of education in training teachers for mainstreaming are discussed, and the role and objectives of Deans' Grants are outlined. (JD)

Describes a two year pilot project of continuing education for registered nurses in the state. (Author)

A pilot study and two replication studies were made to determine why the autokinetic test is so effective as a measure of reality closeness and to add to the understanding of the autokinetic phenomenon. (DB)

The author discusses a pilot program in which principals are responsible for presenting master plans for their schools. A major part of the program is directed at determining if principals are confident in what they are doing and if schools are striving for programs that will meet the needs of the pupils. (Author/AS)