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Download full textKrendl, Kathy A.; Dodd, Julie – 1987
To evaluate the effectiveness of a new writing curriculum in the Oak Ridge Schools (Tennessee), modeled after the process-oriented National Writing Project, a three-year study of student writing was conducted. The study consisted of evaluating writing samples collected from 90 students in grades 3 through 12 over 3 consecutive years, and surveying…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Language Arts, Parent Attitudes
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation. – 1981
This report presents a description and the results of evaluation of Project Adelante at William H. Taft High School in New York City during 1980-81. The project, which was funded under Title VII of the Elementary Secondary Education Act, provided instruction in English as a Second Language, Spanish language skills, and bilingual instruction in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Hispanic Americans
Bond, James T.; And Others – 1982
The first of two volumes, this document reports an evaluation of Project Developmental Continuity (PDC), a Head Start demonstration project initiated in 1974 to develop program models which enhance children's social competence by fostering developmental continuity from preschool through the early elementary years. In general, the impact of program…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education, Federal Programs
Fowler, Clifford F. – 1981
Effectiveness of the Mobile Field Study Unit's work in environmental education in south-west Queensland during 1979-1980 was evaluated through records kept by the Unit and the Priority Country Area Program (PCAP) office, evaluations by teachers, interviews with teachers and educational administrators, and participant observation of the Unit. The…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Distance, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1982
This document is a transcript of hearings held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (February 11, 1982), which focused on the "National Engineering and Science Manpower Act of 1982," H.R. 5254. The bill, introduced into Congress by Doug Walgren and Don Fuqua, would establish a fund to develop United States technical, engineering, and scientific…
Descriptors: College Science, Engineering Education, Engineers, Federal Aid
Crawford, Patricia; And Others – 1982
The North York Board of Education established an Early Identification Committee, as directed by the Ministry of Education in 1978, to develop procedures for early identification of children's learning needs and abilities. An initial examination of how Early Identification Procedures were being received in the schools is presented, assessing the…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Early Childhood Education, Early Identification, Educational Diagnosis
National Evaluation Systems, Inc., Amherst, MA. – 1982
The effectiveness of Georgia's comprehensive high school consumer and homemaking educational programs in providing competence in six essential skill areas was studied. Respondents were selected from all Georgia high school graduates from 1978-79 who had participated in at least one consumer and homemaking education course. Survey findings showed…
Descriptors: Competence, Consumer Education, Educational Research, Graduate Surveys
Crowell, Mayme; Rudolph, Marva – 1982
A study compared the tuition-aid programs of the Department of Energy (DOE) contractors with U.S. private industry education-assistance programs. In order to complete their comparative analysis, researchers mailed questionnaires to 51 DOE contractors. Particular emphasis was placed on requirements for tuition aid, allowable expenses, level of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Continuing Education, Fringe Benefits, Labor Force Development
Quickel, Rosemary L.; Wise, James E. – 1982
The Horry County, South Carolina, Reading Crusade, a joint effort of the Literacy Council and the school district, was begun in 1979-80 with the intent of raising the literacy level of adults. The school district's Adult and Community Education Department provided office space, telephones, lab space, salaries, and mileage for the coordinators. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Community Resources
Parochetti, Jo Ann; And Others – 1983
Summer Bridge, a 2-week, non-credit program of intensive career exploration and personal development offered to eligible freshmen at Alvin Community College, was instituted to enhance retention rates and achievement levels among high-risk students, particularly during their first semester at the college. The rationale for the program lay in the…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, College Preparation, Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged
Shore, Rima, Ed.; And Others – 1981
The Basic Trilingual Program at Flushing High School in New York City is described in this report. As implemented in 1980-1981, the program aimed to help 250 Spanish- and Korean-speaking high school students (grades 9 through twelve) to make the transition to English by adopting a comprehensive instructional approach consisting of intensive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, English (Second Language), High Schools
Hargrave, Lou A.; And Others – 1983
This study analyzed Oklahoma's completion status reports, student follow-up findings, employers' ratings, and wages of secondary and adult traditional and nontraditional students from vocational and technical education programs for fiscal years 1978-79, 1979-80, and 1980-81. (Complete statistical data calculations for each area analyzed are…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employed Women, Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns
Gould, Wendy; Pain, Kerrie – 1982
Several different provincial agencies in Alberta, Canada, cooperated in initiating a safety education project that was piloted in the County of St. Paul. The project tested the feasibility of integrating safety into the general curriculum; the usefulness of existing safety resources from different agencies; and a diagnostic approach to health…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Feasibility Studies
Nieto, Sonia – 1980
While much has been done in the area of bilingual education since Title VII was passed in 1968, some changes in the direction of programs should be made. Advances have occurred in systematizing curriculum development, producing more materials, developing teacher competencies, and generating greater interest in bilingual education. However,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Instructional Materials, Community Involvement
Curiel, Dolores N.; And Others – 1981
In order to bring about some continuity and coherence among the various English for Special Purposes (ESP) courses at the Universidad Simon Bolivar, a systematization project was undertaken. The purpose was to provide general guidelines for the production and future revision of materials while taking into account the specific characteristics of…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Evaluation, Course Objectives, Curriculum Development
