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Pipho, Chris – 1980
This guide to legislation and state board of education policy on minimum competency testing is designed to explain the legal basis for minimum competency testing mandates in the various states. Specifically, it explores: the differences between board mandates and state legislation; details of the requirements--subject areas, grade promotion and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Board of Education Policy, Citizen Participation, Educational Legislation
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Continuing Education. – 1977
A study was done to gather and compare data regarding continuing education needs of New York State adults, the present delivery system for continuing education in the state, and inservice training needs of continuing education faculty and administrators. The study had a three-part data collection effort. Subsequent to developing survey…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs
Educational Improvement: Implementation Manual for the Kentucky Educational Improvement Act of 1978.
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 1978
The Kentucky Educational Improvement Act of 1978 mandated local school districts to initiate two programs: (1) screening and diagnostic test; and (2) development of district educational improvement plans outlining remedial programs or activities. The Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS/S) were selected as the statewide screening instruments…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Citizen Participation, Diagnostic Tests
PDF pending restorationHaertel, Geneva D.; Talmage, Harriet – 1979
Based on the Walberg educational productivity model--which relates one quantifiable educational outcome to a range of inputs--a research project was undertaken to determine the impact of school desegregation on the academic achievement of third and sixth grade students in a Chicago suburb. A four-phase cooperative effort was instituted, involving…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Action Research, Classroom Environment, College Faculty
Download full textKidd, Ross; Byram, Martin – 1979
Popular theatre that speaks to the common man in his own language and deals with directly relevant problems can be an effective adult education tool in the process Paulo Freire calls conscientization--a process aiming to radically transform social reality and improve people's lives. It can also serve as a medium for participatory research. Popular…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Change Strategies, Citizen Participation
Monson, Dianne L., Ed.; McClenathan, DayAnn K., Ed. – 1979
Developed by the International Reading Association Library Resources and Reading Committee, this book is designed to help parents, teachers, and librarians provide children with books and reading experiences that will make reading a lifetime habit. Part One, "The Right Book for Each Child: Book Selection and Library Use," contains the following…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Educational Media, Elementary Education
Garlock, Victor P. – 1979
A dramatic increase in faculty development efforts at Cayuga County Community College (Auburn, New York) followed a change in administration. The three kinds of faculty improvement programs available were: (1) faculty participation projects such as workshops and seminars on professional growth (there were five during 1978); (2) instructional…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Department Heads
Teeple, Berne, Ed. – 1979
Children's park programs in and near the District of Columbia are listed in this directory which is designed for people who plan field trips for children and people interested in developing similar programs. The directory describes more than 80 programs conducted in 30 parks and gives age ranges, schedules, and phone numbers for obtaining further…
Descriptors: American History, Art Activities, Colonial History (United States), Directories
Anderson, Roedean S. – 1979
This study identifies the opinions and ideas of black scientists that are agreed upon by black elementary school teachers as being useful for improving the science education experiences of black elementary school children. Background information about the scientists and teachers who participated in the study is provided. Relevant literature is…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Black Attitudes, Black Education, Black Students
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Special Education. – 1979
Fourteen author-contributed papers from a series of 1978 workshops focus on educational strategies for deaf-blind and severely handicapped students. Four papers ("The Child-Centered Educational Process for Deaf-Blind Children" by L. Frank; "Issues in Assessment" by R. Condon; "Assessing Multihandicapped Visually Impaired Children" by J. Jones; and…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Communication Skills, Conference Reports, Deaf Blind
National Univ. Extension Association, Washington, DC. – 1979
Seven 1979 innovative programs in continuing education are described which won awards from the American College Testing Program and the National University Extension Association. Awards were granted according to programs' transferability, innovativeness, workability, and impact in one of four categories: instructional programs, student services…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning
GORDON, SOL – 1967
VARIOUS ATTEMPTS TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL QUALITY IN GHETTO SCHOOLS HAVE FAILED. THE FACT THAT A FEW ALL BLACK SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL MERELY INDICATES THAT SEGREGATION OR FAMILY BACKGROUND MAY NOT BE THE MAJOR CAUSES OF GHETTO SCHOOL FAILURE. HOWEVER, A MEANINGFUL SCHOOL EXPERIENCE FOR THE GHETTO CHILD WILL NOT BE PROVIDED UNTIL THE ONUS OF…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Administrator Role, Black Organizations, Community Involvement
Amsden, Constance – 1968
A second interim report on a reading program for Mexican-American children in an East Los Angeles elementary school notes that reading ability in the primary grades has improved. In January, 1967, the average first grade reading score on the Stanford Reading Test was at the third percentile, whereas in January, 1968, the score was at the eighth…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Comprehension, Elementary School Students, Individual Instruction
Southwest Educational Development Corp., Austin, TX. – 1968
This handbook sets out a program for early childhood education. It was prepared to be used as a guide for the testing, revision, refinement, and expansion of materials and teaching strategies. The content of the handbook is divided into nine sections: (1) Research Establishing Need for the Early Childhood Education Program, (2) Modifying Behavior…
Descriptors: Activities, Administrative Organization, Art, Behavior Change
Liddle, Gordon P.; And Others – 1966
Described is an action research program in four elementary schools in disadvantaged areas of Quincy, Illinois. This educational improvement effort focused on parent involvement and enrichment during and after school as well as in the summer. Curricular modifications and enrichment included field trips, development of listening skills, puppetry,…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Community Resources, Curriculum, Disadvantaged Youth
