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Wodarski, John S.; Smyth, Nancy J. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 1994
Presents data on the extent, nature, and consequences of adolescent substance abuse. Definition of substance abuse is considered. Discusses primary and secondary prevention programs, including programs targeting high-risk youth, school and peer group, families, and communities. Outlines tertiary prevention efforts and emphasizes the need for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Comprehensive Programs, Drug Abuse
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Leclercq, Jean-Michel – Comparative Education, 1994
In European countries, postcompulsory general education programs leading to higher education have traditionally been separate from vocational training programs leading to employment. Recent reforms have led to cooperation and sometimes integration between general and vocational programs and their school-leaving certificates. (KS)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Comprehensive Programs, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change
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Wallin, Erik – European Journal of Education, 1991
On the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of Swedish comprehensive education, it is concluded that the system has attained some of its social and academic aims fully and approached attainment of others. Areas for further improvement include increased local governance, more clearly articulated goals, and curriculum development. (MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Comprehensive Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
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Piotrkowski, Chaya S.; And Others – American Psychologist, 1994
The Head Start community has recognized that the mental health program has been a weak spot in the program's comprehensive services strategy. A brief telephone survey of 101 programs identified the services most desired and resulted in recommendations for strengthening this aspect and making the program a laboratory for innovative practices. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comprehensive Programs, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Educational Innovation
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Perez, Hector – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1998
Current research on students' experiences in encounters with their classmates in school is explored by using the narrative of a 25-year-old nursery school teacher in Sweden about her own experiences as a quiet and well-behaved student. Her story illustrates some of the built-in conflicts of the comprehensive school. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comprehensive Programs, Conflict, Educational Environment, Educational Experience
Chaney, Janice L.; DeGennaro, Alan – Principal Leadership, 2005
Winters Mill High School is a typical comprehensive high school in most respects. Situated within the city of Westminster, Maryland, the school opened its doors to students in grades 9 and 10 in the fall of 2002. Historically, the Westminster area has had an agrarian culture that has coexisted comfortably with merchants and the McDaniel College…
Descriptors: Career Development, High Schools, Social Problems, Comprehensive Programs
Idaho State Board of Education, Boise. – 1995
The guidance and counseling profession is evolving from a collection of crisis-oriented services to a comprehensive program with a curriculum emphasis on student outcomes linked to social/personal, educational, and career success. Ways in which school counselors and administrators can move from an ancillary service mode into a comprehensive…
Descriptors: Comprehensive Guidance, Comprehensive Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidance Objectives
Pritchard, Rosalind M. O. – 1990
With developments such as the overcrowding of universities and the student revolt of the 1960s, traditional ideals of German higher education based on the ideas of W. Von Humboldt, were reassessed. Concepts which had once been inspirational in the Humboltian ideal had become perverted. In the post-war period a reform tradition was pioneered by…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Comprehensive Programs, Educational Philosophy, Elitism
Emergency Shelter Commission, Boston, MA. – 1988
The people of the City of Boston have made a commitment that, during the Winter of 1988-89, no homeless person will be denied a warm bed, a hot meal, quality health care, and transportation to shelters. This document comprises a progress report on Boston's efforts to address the needs of the homeless. The following summary points are discussed:…
Descriptors: Comprehensive Programs, Economically Disadvantaged, Emergency Programs, Federal Aid
Jason, Leonard A. – 1979
A high priority area for behavioral community psychologists involves working to strengthen informal support systems within communities. A collaborative effort between a community group and academic based psychologists focusses on a community problem--dog litter in an urban area. An original demonstration project was used to influence the political…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Community Action, Community Involvement, Comprehensive Programs
Beker, Jerome
This National Conference on Race and Education, focussed on equal educational opportunities and stressed action rather than research or theoretical discussion. The 600 conference participants included educational administrators, school board members, civil rights leaders, government officials, university scholars, high school students, parents,…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Civil Rights, Comprehensive Programs, Educational Parks
Coffee County Public Schools, Elba, AL. – 1975
The purpose of the Coffee County (Alabama) project was to implement an integrated program of occupational information, guidance, and training extending from the elementary school through the post high school level. Implementation strategy included the following activities: (1) appointment of project personnel, including a full-time placement…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Guidance, Comprehensive Programs
Department of Education and Science, London (England). – 1967
The planning problems of setting up comprehensive schools which incorporate existing school buildings are examined. Five case studies which have been selected to illustrate how these problems can be resolved are described. The main emphasis is on problems of enlarging existing buildings and adapting them to comprehensive use. The organization of…
Descriptors: Building Innovation, Building Plans, Comprehensive Programs, Design Requirements
Doran, Kenneth T. – 1969
Historically the American educational organization both institutionally and programatically within institutions has been adaptable enough to allow the co-existence of the most diverse institutional forms and curricular programs. In 1953, public 2-year colleges in New York State were encouraged to get rid of their 1-year vocational curriculums and…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Comprehensive Programs, Educational Mobility
Trueblood, Roy W. – 1973
The philosophy of the comprehensive community colleges, as well as their promises, has resulted in a revolution in higher education. The philosophy is that everyone should have access to higher education, at a price he can afford to pay, and that curricula should be geared to the real needs of persons. Most comprehensive community colleges offer…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Colleges, Comprehensive Programs, Educational Philosophy
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