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Van Zandt, Laura M. – 1996
This report describes the teacher education reforms at Trinity University (San Antonio, Texas), with special emphasis on the benefits and obstacles encountered along the journey toward the creation and maintenance of effective school-university partnerships. In 1987, Trinity University established the Alliance for Better Schools, a…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Extended Teacher Education Programs, Higher Education
van Resandt, Anita Wijnaendts – 1993
A study examined the vocational guidance needs of young drifters and homeless people in the Netherlands. Available literature on the following topics was reviewed: accessibility and scope of guidance services in the Netherlands, characteristics and guidance needs of young drifters in the Netherlands, and the European dimension in vocational…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Counseling Services, Disadvantaged Youth
Stroup, Phillip – Office of Student Services Brief, 1996
The Business and Education Transition Alliance (BETA) is a model school-to-work transition program that was developed to facilitate the school-to-work transition of at-risk youth in the Boulder Valley School District in Colorado. Among the BETA program's specific goals are the following: increase students' knowledge/understanding of demands of the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Guidelines, High Risk Students
Schotanus, Helen; And Others – 1996
A study examined the results and effectiveness of the sixth year of the Reading Recovery program in New Hampshire. With the 95 Reading Recovery teachers from previous classes, 38 teachers in the new class, and 4 teacher leaders, a total of 137 teachers taught Reading Recovery during the 1995-96 school year. A total of 693 first-grade children…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Early Intervention, Elementary School Students, Grade 1
Schotanus, Helen; And Others – 1995
A study examined the results and effectiveness of the fifth year of the Reading Recovery program in New Hampshire. With the 78 Reading Recovery teachers from previous classes, 23 teachers in the new class, and 3 teacher leaders, a total of 104 teachers taught Reading Recovery during the 1994-95 school year. A total of 530 first-grade children…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Early Intervention, Elementary School Students, Grade 1
Schotanus, Helen; And Others – 1994
A study examined the results and effectiveness of the fourth year of the Reading Recovery program in New Hampshire. With the 65 Reading Recovery teachers from previous classes, 22 teachers in the new class, and 2 teacher leaders, a total of 89 teachers taught Reading Recovery during the 1993-94 school year. A total of 442 first-grade children…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Early Intervention, Elementary School Students, Grade 1
Fashola, Olatokunbo S.; And Others – 1997
This report identifies programs that have proven to be effective and programs that show potential for improving academic achievement among Latino youth in the elementary and middle grades. It targets programs specifically designed for this population and programs that have worked for all children and that have been disseminated for use with Latino…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Cardona, Cristina – 1997
This study evaluated the effectiveness of an inclusive program for students (grades 2 through 4) with mild learning disabilities (LD) in four elementary schools in Spain. It compared two support strategies, a within-class integrated program versus resource room approach with students having either high or low learning potential. The study also…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Attitude Change, Consultation Programs
Walker, Hill M.; And Others – 1996
This report describes an early intervention program for at-risk kindergartners who show the early signs of antisocial behavior patterns. The "First Steps" program consists of three modules that are designed to be used in concert with each other. These modules are: (1) a universal screening procedure that affords each kindergarten child…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Disability Identification
Rettinger, Georgina S. – 1996
In an effort to recruit more adults in the 18-25 age group, the Greenville Literacy Council of Greenville, Pennsylvania, developed the Keys for Kids program, which was designed to teach young parents to foster emergent literacy skills in their preschoolers and thereby improve their own literacy skills. An 8-week training program was developed to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum Guides, Emergent Literacy
Hall, Shirley L. – 1996
The Workforce Education and Development Off-Campus Degree Program of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale allows military and civilian students to complete bachelor of science degrees in education with a major in work force education and development at 1 civilian site and 16 military bases throughout the United States. Approximately 1,000…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Community Colleges, Educational Practices, Experiential Learning
Buzash, Michael D. – 1994
The evolution of a 2-week summer honors program in French for high school students, inaugurated in 1980 and conducted on a university campus, is chronicled. The program was designed to offer enriching experiences in language review, new skill building, French culture, understanding of French phonology, and conversation on topics of interest to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, College Second Language Programs, French
Hansen, Daryl; And Others – 1995
In an effort to present multicultural content in a non-threatening and effective way, an intercollegiate, team-taught General Psychology course was sponsored by Nebraska Indian Community College (NICC), a rural college on a Native American reservation in Northeast Nebraska, and Metropolitan Community College (MCC), an urban college in Omaha. The…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Community Colleges, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Activities
Texas State Technical Coll., Waco. – 1992
A project was conducted to determine if interactive video programs could produce positive results in literacy programs. During the project, staff from a technical college developed a task analysis, curriculum, and evaluation measures for the training of facilities maintenance workers in mathematical concepts. From this activity, an instructional…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Innovation, Educational Technology
Ivarie, Judith J.; Russell, Joy – 1992
This study describes the impact on referrals to special education when school-based teams composed of an administrator, classroom teacher, and special education teacher receive 16 hours of training in collaborative consultation and prereferral intervention. Data collected on 20 teams over a 2-year period indicate that teams trained in…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Cooperative Programs, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
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