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Hruby, Norbert J. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1980
The process is described by which Aquinas College developed a series of seminars for adults into an ongoing "college." Problems of recruitment and fund raising are discussed, but the program is judged as successful based on the response of students. (JSR)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Community Education, Educational Innovation
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Kaufman, Arthur; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1989
The University of New Mexico established an innovative learner-centered, problem-based, community-oriented medical education program that runs parallel to the traditional program. The programs both fostered acceptance of the experiment and permitted comparison of results. The innovation resulted in higher achievement and reinforced interest in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Change
Graham, Brian – Educom Review, 1995
Discusses a pilot project headquartered at an Ottawa (Canada) high school in which 2 Arctic explorers are connected by satellite to 300 elementary and secondary school sites around the world. Highlights include equipment description, fund raising, areas of curriculum development, the question answering system, uses for university researchers, and…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Curriculum Development, Distance Education, Educational Benefits
Cleveland State Univ., OH. Coll. of Education. – 1989
This publication presents the reports of 10 schools which for two years have been involved in the Revitalization of Guidance Project. This project provided service and consultative assistance for guidance leadership teams from each of the 10 schools so that the schools could revitalize their guidance programs around a developmental…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Guidance, Children, Demonstration Programs
Cash, R. William – 1992
This paper discusses the results of a randomly selected standing poll panel implemented at Saint Mary's College at Notre Dame, Indiana, called PRISM (Prompt Response to Improve Saint Mary's). PRISM is designed to quickly ascertain the attitudes and opinions of a panel of 120 college students. Sample topics of PRISM surveys have included campus…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Students, Data Collection, Experimental Programs
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office of Parent Education, Student and Child Development and Community School Programs. – 1990
The purpose of Part 151 of the regulations of the New York Commissioner of Education is to carry out the legislative intent to provide financial assistance to school districts. This assistance is provided for the operation of experimental prekindergarten programs for children with educational needs associated with poverty. Section 2 of Part 151…
Descriptors: Child Health, Definitions, Discipline, Educational Facilities
Conboy, Ian – 1982
The Charlton pilot project was one of a number of trials undertaken throughout Australia to bring educational resources to isolated children. In this project, Telecom Australia provided seven small Victorian Higher School Certificate (H.S.C.) schools with two first prototype experimental devices: firstly, a small group terminal and secondly,…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Assessment, Experimental Programs, Foreign Countries
Veidt, Frederick P. – 1985
The program of the Fairview German Bilingual School, the elementary (K-5) segment of the Cincinnati public school system's German bilingual alternative program, is described. The school provides intensive second-language instruction in German for monolingual English-speaking children with bilingualism as the objective. In 1984-85 the student body…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Cultural Background, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment. – 1986
The Samuel Gompers High School (Brooklyn, New York) Bilingual Mini-School program was assessed during the 1985-86 school year, its final year of a three-year funding cycle. This evaluation is divided into the following parts: (1) description of program, including organizational personnel; (2) student characteristics; (3) findings; (4) conclusions…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), Experimental Programs, High Schools
Malanowski, Rose M.; And Others – 1986
This paper presents a case study of the development of the Professional Analysis Team (PAT) program structured after the Quality Circle program used in industry. Modifications and innovations of the Quality Circle program are examined, and essential characteristics are outlined. The PAT program, designed to enable education professionals to use…
Descriptors: Brainstorming, Case Studies, Communication Problems, Convergent Thinking
Larter, Sylvia; Cheng, Maisy – 1986
The Integrated/Extended Day Heritage Language and Black Cultural Program (HL/BC) teaches children their heritage language and culture as part of an extended school day, running concurrently with a regular program. An evaluation of the program in the 1984-85 school year, based on questionnaires to those involved, provided the following results: (1)…
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black Studies, Cultural Background, Cultural Education
Shohamy, Elana – 1985
An alternative to the traditional standardized test of language proficiency administered to Israeli students at the end of secondary school is proposed as a means of giving schools more autonomy in the testing process. The test was designed based on the following assumptions: (1) the test matches the curriculum and not vice versa; (2) the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Experimental Programs, Foreign Countries
Keeney, William, Ed. – 1980
This professional development program is designed to assist managers and professionals in meeting job demands while maintaining individual skill and expertise. This volume contains an introduction to the program, developed by the Prairie View, Kansas, Mental Health Center, and is divided into three sections. The first section describes the program…
Descriptors: Competence, Delivery Systems, Experimental Programs, Independent Study
Dockweiler, Clarence J. – 1980
The research described is the result of an assessment in grades 4, 5, and 6 of a metric measurement pilot program for grades K-6 in Wheeling, Illinois. The development and administration of metric inventory and attitudinal instruments for teachers and students is described. The report presents four conclusions: (1) there was a significant growth…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
LIBBEY, MILES A.; ZALTMAN, GERALD – 1967
THIS STUDY OF "PREPRINT" DISTRIBUTION IN THEORECTICAL HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS USED A QUESTIONNAIRE CIRCULATED TO ALL KNOWN HIGH ENERGY THEORISTS. A SECOND QUESTIONNAIRE WAS SENT TO A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF "PREPRINT LIBRARIANS" AT VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD. BASED ON THIS DATA, THE STUDY CONCLUDED THAT AN EXPERIMENT WITH CENTRALIZED…
Descriptors: Centralization, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cost Estimates, Directories
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