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Download full textDlugosh, Larry L. – 1994
This paper examines ideas about school scheduling and student learning. It also offers suggestions for schools that are considering the adoption of alternative school calendars. It describes a case study in which a progressive school district modified its school calendar in order to improve instructional opportunities for student learning. The…
Descriptors: Community Support, Elementary Secondary Education, Extended School Year, Flexible Scheduling
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1994
In addition to its routine responsibilities, the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) has identified special goal areas based on issues of high priority for the Illinois Community College System (ICCS) related to the Board's mission and philosophy. For 1993 and 1994, eight goals were identified: (1) accountability, i.e., to document the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Drug Education
Perre, J. Van der – 1994
This extended essay looks at higher education in Europe and broad issues of its role and the development of individual institutions. Chapter 1, "Higher Education and an Evolving Europe," discusses the "Memorandum on Higher Education in the European Community" which urged higher education institutions to adapt to evolving,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, College Role, Foreign Countries
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Office of Work-Based Learning. – 1992
A strategic plan to strengthen and expand the nation's existing apprenticeship system contains three components: apprenticeship promotion and marketing, national registration and tracking system, and quality. Efforts to promote apprenticeship must involve a two-pronged strategy that seeks both to develop new programs and expose potential program…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Educational Finance, Federal Aid, Labor Force Development
Frederick Community Coll., MD. – 1997
In 1997, Frederick Community College (FCC) in Maryland conducted a telephone survey of a random sample of 466 Frederick County residents to identify their perceptions of the college. In particular, the survey examined Frederick County residents' image of FCC, level of awareness of services and programs offered by FCC, and the types of services…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Colleges, Community Surveys, Data Collection
Topor, Robert, Ed. – 1992
This book gathers articles on marketing higher education that first appeared in a newsletter on that topic. Chapter 1, "Marketing and You!" contains two articles on the importance of the person interested in advancing the institution through marketing. The second chapter, "Building Blocks," offers important ideas including a…
Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Creativity, Employee Attitudes, Fund Raising
PDF pending restorationDepartment of Energy, Washington, DC. – 1990
This booklet is about the disposal of high-level nuclear waste in the United States with a particular focus on Yucca Mountain, Nevada as a repository site. Intended for readers who do not have a technical background, the booklet discusses why scientists and engineers think high-level nuclear waste may be disposed of safely underground. An…
Descriptors: Ecological Factors, Environmental Education, Hazardous Materials, Legislation
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center on Education and Training for Employment. – 1994
This instructor guide for a unit on promotion in the PACE (Program for Acquiring Competence in Entrepreneurship) curriculum includes the full text of the student module and lesson plans, instructional suggestions, and other teacher resources. The competencies that are incorporated into this module are at Level 2 of learning--planning for a…
Descriptors: Advertising, Behavioral Objectives, Business Education, Competency Based Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Occupational Education Programs. – 1988
This handbook is intended to assist technology education teachers and administrators in promoting and publicizing the program content of the new technology curriculum and the benefits it offers junior and senior high school students in New York State. Suggestions are made regarding preliminary issues to address to comply with local school district…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Mass Media, Mass Media Role, Parent Materials
Blake, Cecil – 1991
This paper discusses current information technologies and their applications, both real and potential, in the field of public relations. It is argued that public relations are more important than ever in view of global events that challenge the world's ability to handle problems related to public trust and confidence, and the telecommunications…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Science, Databases, Developing Nations
Dantin, Doris B., Comp. – 1983
A survey of 33 academic libraries in Louisiana was conducted in the spring of 1983 to determine the techniques used during the 1981/82 academic year to impart bibliographic or library instruction to students and faculty. A total of 27 responses were received. It was found that all but five of the respondents had a library instruction program; the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Library Extension
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Special Education Resource Network. – 1982
Materials have been assembled in these appendices to provide practical help to Community Advisory Committees (groups composed of parents, handicapped pupils or adults, professionals, and interested citizens). Materials are grouped under the following headings: (1) Legislative Fact Sheets, (2) Parent Handbooks and Pamphlets, (3) Newsletters, (4)…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Child Advocacy, Community Organizations, Disabilities
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Library Services. – 1987
Developed by the Task Force on Public Library and Library System Standards and Guidelines, these general standards are designed to give local planners a useful tool with which to assess their own unique programs of service and establish direction for future development. A section on planning and the public library considers (1) imperatives for…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Library Administration, Library Collection Development, Library Facilities
Rossetti, Rosemarie – 1990
This study investigated factors that influence students not to enroll at the Springfield-Clark Joint Vocational School (JVS) and in vocational education at the feeder comprehensive high schools. A cluster sample of 357 nonvocational students was selected from junior English classes from the nine feeder schools and administered a questionnaire.…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Educational Attitudes, High Schools, Negative Attitudes
Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond. – 1988
Intended to be used by librarians, this guide will also be useful to boards of trustees, governing officials, members of funding agencies, and community support groups involved in planning on a local level and within the context of regional and state library service. It provides information to help libraries plan and evaluate their services and…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Library Collections, Library Cooperation, Library Facilities
