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Kelsey, Kathleen D.; Pennington, Penny; Wall, Leah – 2003
This research study sought to determine the impact of an agricultural leadership program on rural community development beyond self-report survey data typically collected for program evaluation. Two hundred-ninety graduates of a program that taught leadership skills to impact policy at local, state, and national levels to adults aged 25-45 who…
Descriptors: Adult Farmer Education, Adult Vocational Education, Behavior Change, Change Agents
Esch, C. E.; Chang-Ross, C. M.; Guha, R.; Humphrey, D. C.; Shields, P. M.; Tiffany-Morales, J. D.; Wechsler, M. E.; Woodworth, K. R. – Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning, 2005
During the 2004-05 school year, SRI International, an independent research firm, launched a fourth comprehensive round of data collection. They conducted analyses of statewide teacher data to follow trends in teacher distribution over time and to document changes in California's teacher development policies and programs. They also collected…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Shortage, Faculty Development, Teacher Qualifications
Legum, Stanley; Caldwell, Nancy; Davis, Bryan; Haynes, Jacqueline; Hill, Telford J.; Litavecz, Stephen; Rizzo, Lou; Rust, Keith; Vo, Ngoan – 1997
The 1994 High School Transcript Study (HSTS) provides the Department of Education and other policymakers with information about current course offerings and students' course-taking patterns in the nation's secondary schools. One objective was to determine changes in course offering and selection patterns since the previous studies in 1982, 1987,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Records, Core Curriculum, Course Selection (Students)
Dedrick, Angie; Mitchell, Graham – 1994
This document explains the use of a model for mapping community capacity and resources that was developed by the community development office of a health group in Edmonton, Alberta, and applied in a collaborative pilot project in preparation for development of a community health plan. A brief discussion of the factors leading to development of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Action, Community Coordination, Community Development
Legum, Stanley; Caldwell, Nancy; Davis, Bryan; Haynes, Jacqueline; Hill, Telford J.; Litavecz, Stephen; Rizzo, Lou; Rust, Keith; Vo, Ngoan – 1997
The 1994 High School Transcript Study (HSTS) provides the Department of Education and other policymakers with information about current course offerings and students' course-taking patterns in the nation's secondary schools. One objective was to determine changes in course offering and selection patterns since the previous studies in 1982, 1987,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Records, Core Curriculum, Course Selection (Students)
Silverberg, Marsha K. – 1996
Data from annual surveys of Tech-Prep consortia that were administered to all local consortia in 1993 and 1994 were analyzed to assess the implementation of key school-to-work features in 1994. Among the study's key findings were the following: Tech-Prep programs of study may help facilitate creation of career major options in school-to-work…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Consortia, Cooperative Planning, Data Collection
Macro International, Inc., Calverton, MD. – 1997
Volume 1 of this document reports the results of a telephone survey of approximately 3,600 student and parent borrowers who originated loans during the 1994-95 academic year using two Title IV Federal student loan programs, the Direct Loan and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) programs. The objective of the survey was to provide baseline…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Finance
Cline, Larry; Kepner, Jim – 1998
The Sumter Office of Economic Development and Central Carolina Technical College (South Carolina) formed a partnership to help increase the technical skills of the local work force. Industry surveys, questionnaires, and on-site visits revealed that employers were discouraged with the inadequate work force pool, and that those coming from secondary…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Data Collection, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship
Bertot, John Carlo; McClure, Charles R. – 1997
This report discusses selected issues regarding public library Internet connectivity, costs, and use. It discusses the implications of the "1997 Public Libraries and the Internet" study and presents policy recommendations related to the study's findings. This report suggests the importance of federal policy and library management in…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Information Services, Costs, Data Collection
Wagner, Daniel A. – 1998
A critical need remains for a practical and low-cost methodology to bridge the gap between methodologies for assessment of literacy at the national survey level. At the program level, it must be able to be used effectively by those in developing countries with limited funds but major literacy problems. Etic (external, quantifiable,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy
Clark, Gary M. – 1998
Part of a series designed to provide practical resources for transition personnel on a variety of topics essential to the process of preparing individuals with disabilities for adulthood, this guide focuses on assessment for transition planning. Chapter 1, "Transitions Assessment: What Do We Need To Know about Students and Why?," discusses the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Computer Assisted Testing, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Riviere, Adrienne – 1998
Adult education practitioners need informal measures for determining whether particular learners may have a learning disability. The process of identifying individuals with possible learning disabilities begins with a simple screening. Screening does not happen just once; it is an ongoing process that serves as the practitioner's guide, at…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Students
Weih, Timothy G. – Online Submission, 2000
This thesis examined the reading comprehension process of three fifth-grade students who demonstrated the ability to read and write fluently but had difficulties remembering and understanding important information about what they read. The aim of this research was to develop and implement an effective teaching strategy for low-achieving students…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Student Journals, Teacher Researchers
Samuelson, Everett V., Comp.; Tankard, George G., Jr., Comp.; Pope, Hoyt, W., Comp. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1959
This handbook is a guide to accounting for school activity funds. It is designed for use by individual schools and school systems throughout the United States. The project was undertaken to meet the increasing concern of State and local school officials and the general public for safe ands economical handling of school activity money which amounts…
Descriptors: Educational History, Income, Administrative Policy, Standards
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Cronje, J. V. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 1996
Describes a computer program that generates a bank of items for second-language learning drills, including the differential processing of nouns, adjectives, and verbs. The program is used in a New Testament Greek course at the University of the Orange Free State (South Africa), and the exercises generated are tied directly to the course textbook.…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Authoring Aids (Programming), Biblical Literature, Classical Languages
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