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Odessa Coll., TX. – 1991
Many adults in basic literacy programs tend to drop out if they cannot see the program's relevance to the real world. In response to this problem, Odessa College (Odessa, Texas) developed, implemented, and evaluated an innovative program for adult education through technology designed to provide high quality, multimedia literacy education directly…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, At Risk Persons, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction
Norris, Marcia; Vasquez, Laurie – 1998
This paper discusses the role of libraries as the hub of information literacy in college and the need for professional collaboration to ensure library access for students with disabilities at California community college campuses. A working plan for developing assistive technology (AT) capabilities is provided which includes the following steps:…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), College Libraries, Communication Aids (for Disabled)
Lee, Alison; Chapman, Anne; Roe, Phillip – 1996
The pedagogical relationships existing between adult literacy and numeracy were examined in a study involving four data collection activities: historical review of development of the general concept of numeracy; semistructured interviews with adult educators and curriculum theorists, planners, and developers concerned with the relationships…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Case Studies
Sacks, Sharon Z.; Silberman, Rosanne K. – 1998
The 15 papers in this book on teaching students who have visual impairments and other disabilities are grouped into three parts which examine first, characteristics of students with visual impairments and other disabilities; second, the instructional process, curriculum, and methods; and, third, disability-specific curriculum. The papers are: (1)…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Accessibility (for Disabled), Alternative Assessment, Computer Assisted Instruction
Camp, William G. – 1988
A research and theory-based model proposed for the professional preparation and induction of vocational teachers suggests a collaborative problem-solving effort that would use a clinical approach to preservice preparation. Beginning teachers report problems not in subject material, but in instructional planning, delivery, and classroom management…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Classroom Techniques, College School Cooperation, Educational Cooperation
Barnett, David W.; Carey, Karen T. – 1992
This book aims to help in developing interventions for preschool children with learning and behavior problems, guided by a scientist-practitioner model that integrates research and deals effectively with the realities of practice. The book emphasizes a theory of psychosocial change rather than developmental theories. The book is written for…
Descriptors: Accountability, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Stainback, William; Stainback, Susan – 1992
This book of 24 papers presents divergent views on 12 issues in special education: organizational strategies, classroom service delivery approaches, maximizing the talents and gifts of students, classification and labeling, assessment, instructional strategies, classroom management, collaboration/consultation, research practices, higher education,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Classroom Techniques, Consultation Programs, Delivery Systems
Norton, Robert E. – 1993
The Systematic Curriculum and Instructional Development (SCID) model provides a tested procedure for developing high-quality, low-cost competency-based education and tech prep curriculum and instructional materials. It consists of 5 phases--analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation--and 23 components. The analysis phase…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Formative Evaluation
Helge, Doris – 1983
Rural schools can help solve their special education problems by using advanced technology to provide instructional support (computer managed instruction, satellite television, library searches, resource networks, on-line testing), instructional applications (computer assisted instruction, reading machines, mobile vans, instructional television),…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Attitudes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers
Garbutt, Barbara; And Others – 1980
A guide on instructional program planning for outdoor education, prepared for Oakland County (Michigan) teachers, contains suggestions for program planning and lists information sources on suitable outdoor activities. The purpose of outdoor education is defined as being: "to enrich, vitalize and complement content areas of the school…
Descriptors: Camping, Discovery Learning, Ecology, Educational Objectives
Wircenski, Jerry; Just, David – 1983
A project was undertaken to develop an inservice staff development program for vocational teachers working with disadvantaged students in local school districts in Pennsylvania. The focus of the inservice activity was on the improvement of instructional approaches such as individualized instruction, teaching and reteaching, small group…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged, Educational Strategies
Hofmeister, Alan M.; Ferrara, Joseph M. – 1986
The research project investigated whether expert system tools have become sophisticated enough to be applied efficiently to problems in special education. (Expert systems are a development of artificial intelligence that combines the computer's capacity for storing specialized knowledge with a general set of rules intended to replicate the…
Descriptors: Articulation Impairments, Artificial Intelligence, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems
Johnson, Sandy – 1987
To motivate teachers toward quality performance, administrators must follow effective organizational practices and methods for professional development. This report describes how Hampshire County, West Virginia, schools implement ideas that increase productivity. Among ideas used were those of James Lewis, Jr., whose book, Excellent Organizations,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Employer Employee Relationship
Rodriguez, Richard F. – 1988
Mexican American children have made poor progress in special education programs as currently structured. Existing data appear to indicate that minority children, particularly Mexican American, continue to be placed in special education out of proportion to their numbers in the general population. Although the Education for All Handicapped Children…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
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Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Westbury, NY. – 1986
Project COMPETE was designed to promote the successful transition of students with severe handicaps from school to adult life and work in integrated community settings. The project developed an instructional program, trained staff members of the Nassau County (New York) Board of Cooperative Educational Services, recruited jobs for the students,…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Education Work Relationship, Individualized Education Programs, Instructional Development
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