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Download full textNational Council on the Aging, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1992
In 1986, the National Council on Aging developed the Family Friends program, which brings older people into the homes of children with disabilities and chronic illnesses. Charter programs were implemented in eight cities. These programs are still operating, and programs in other cities are in various stages of development. Since 1989, Family…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Chronic Illness, Disabilities, Family Problems
Bowyer, Karen A. – Southern Association of Community, Junior, and Technical Colleges (SACJTC) Occasional Paper, 1990
In 1988, the American College Testing Program, together with the National Council of Instructional Administrators and the National Council for Student Development, initiated Project Cooperation (PC) to examine outcomes assessment strategies and measures of institutional effectiveness among two-year colleges. The first initiative of PC was a survey…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment
Alvarez, Irma J. – 1994
The Office Information Systems-International Program at Southwestern College, in California, was designed to provide Hispanic students with training for entry-level office employment. This model program guide stems from a project to improve curricula and delivery and focuses on changes in three intensive bilingual programs in general, medical, and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Business Skills, Classroom Techniques
Iowa Kids Count Initiative, Des Moines. – 1993
This report, the third annual publication of Iowa Kids Count, proposes that, by building upon effective system of support, and moving decision-making to the family and community level, solutions to the problems confronting today's youth can be found. The first section of this report summarizes the framework paper developed for the Kids Count…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Welfare
Oscarson, Mats – 1993
This report describes a project that is part of a national assessment program in Sweden under which the performance and attitudes of students in the 5th and 9th years of the compulsory school are being studied. The study focuses on the description of classroom activities and attained goals as well as on attitudes towards the subject, English as a…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Richards, Beverly – 1994
The Flex Lab at Santa Fe Community College, in New Mexico, is a self-paced, computer-assisted training center that allows students to accommodate college credit courses into their schedules. The Lab offers courses in introductory computers, keyboarding, and various computer programs and emphasizes several features of the Personalized System of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Centers, Curriculum Evaluation
Ovel, Steven J.; Olejniczak, Lon – 1992
Kirkwood Community College's (KCC's) economic development efforts in Iowa provide a full-service, regional delivery system for customized job training, retraining, and economic development services and programs. The mission of Kirkwood Economic Development Services (KEDS) is to assist the region's business and industry in becoming more productive,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Development, Economic Development, Job Skills
Sumner, Deborah, Ed. – 1993
This resource book contains a variety of information on multiage practice, and instruction in mixed-age and grade-level classrooms. The first two parts of the book contain 24 reprinted articles: (1) "Ready To Learn: A Seven-Step Strategy"; (2) "On Tracking and Individual Differences: A Conversation with Jeannie Oakes"; (3)…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Continuous Progress Plan, Cooperative Learning
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1993
Noting that communities and states all across America are working to achieve the first National Education Goal--by the year 2000, all children in America will start school ready to learn--this paper provides information on efforts to meet that goal. The first portion of the paper presents a definition of readiness to learn devised by the Education…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Check Lists, Child Development, Early Childhood Education
Hodge-Wright, Toni, Comp. – 1992
This book contains vital statistics and other profile information concerning 106 historically black colleges and universities located in the United States and the Virgin Islands. Information includes: school selection and admissions processes; special programs; the minimum grade point average required for freshmen and when majors must be declared;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Black Colleges
Saint Paul Foundation, St. Paul, MN. – 1993
This newsletter describes the 6-year Supporting Diversity in Schools (SDS) project that seeks to create school environments free of racial prejudice and privilege. It briefly describes the program's working themes: (1) giving a voice to people who have traditionally been silent in the shaping of classroom practices; (2) developing pride in…
Descriptors: Community Coordination, Community Involvement, Cooperation, Cultural Pluralism
Reeves, Nigel – 1993
This paper discusses the role that foreign language programs should play in targeting their instruction to the particular needs of students, whether they are studying business, science, or other technical fields. It also describes an English-German negotiation simulation for final year students in the International Business and German course at…
Descriptors: Business Education, Collective Bargaining, Economics, English
Newman, Larry – 1994
The Butte College Tech Prep Consortium (TPC), in Oroville, California, is a cooperative effort of secondary and postsecondary schools, local businesses, and community organizations to develop and implement Tech Prep opportunities in the area. The TPC has developed a competency-based, comprehensive tech prep curriculum model that is applicable to…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Development, Community Colleges, Competency Based Education
Hall, John; Mingard, Sue – 1993
This report presents an overview of training courses for further education lecturers in the United Kingdom and offers observations on developments in the field of further education lecturer training. Recommendations of previous reports concerning the training of further education lecturers are analyzed, and the current situation is examined.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Faculty, Course Descriptions, Faculty Development
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1993
This publication describes activities UNESCO is carrying out and the objectives it is pursuing. The following articles are included: (1) "Education and Human Development" (Federico Mayor, Director-General of UNESCO); (2) "Education and the Future" (Colin N. Power, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO); (3)…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
