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Williams, Frank G.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1988
Discusses the development of six swing-bed programs in rural hospitals located in Arizona. Programs described illustrate the diversity across swing-bed sites and the need for an individualized hospital and community orientation. (Author)
Descriptors: Hospitals, Older Adults, Program Development, Rural Areas

Horne, Thomas F.; Crossley, Ned – Athletic Business, 1999
Examines ways of developing successful climbing programs in athletic facilities through a sound business plan augmented by climbing challenges that keep climbers interested. Ideas for attracting new climbers and retaining climber interest are highlighted. (GR)
Descriptors: Enrollment Influences, Marketing, Postsecondary Education, Program Development

Murk, Peter J.; Walls, Jeffrey L. – Journal of Workplace Learning: Employee Counselling Today, 1998
The planning wheel considers the interaction of six components of program planning. Within a macro/micro systems approach, the model incorporates internal and external forces that influence economic development by capturing political, social, cultural, technological, and economic forces. (SK)
Descriptors: Performance Factors, Planning, Program Development, Systems Approach

Huebner, Angela J. – Journal of Extension, 1998
To empower youth, professionals should share information, create autonomy through boundaries, and examine their role by focusing on management of youth development rather than event coordination. (SK)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Empowerment, Personal Autonomy, Program Development
Meister, Jeanne C. – Training and Development, 1998
Provides a detailed plan for sheltering all learning in an organization under a strategic umbrella. Areas considered include governance, vision/mission, funding, organization, stakeholders, products/services, learning partners, technology, measurement, and ongoing communication. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Corporate Education, Program Development, Training
Miller, Pat – Campus Activities Programming, 2001
Offers suggestions for creating a successful college lecture program. Provides tips in the areas of vision, selecting a topic, selecting speakers, publicity, the care and feeding of speakers, and surviving as a student host. (EV)
Descriptors: College Programs, Enrichment Activities, Program Development, Speeches

Resnick, Barbara – Patient Education and Counseling, 2000
To help older adults (N=212) initiate and adhere to a regular exercise program, a seven step approach was developed and implemented in a continuing care retirement community. Results indicate that older adults can exercise safely and that regular exercise will improve physical fitness, prevent injury and disease and improve quality of life.…
Descriptors: Exercise, Older Adults, Program Development, Program Implementation

Harding, Kerry A.; Tesolowski, Dennis G.; Simmons, J. Bryan – Tech Directions, 2000
Defines ISO 9000, the quality control standard of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and looks at the benefits of ISO certification. Looks at the four levels of ISO 9000 and discusses the construction of training courses to prepare ISO documentation. (JOW)
Descriptors: Program Development, Quality Control, Standards, Technology Education

Anderson, Sheila; Mahood, Kristine – Voice of Youth Advocates, 2001
Offers suggestions for successful book talks for teens, including motivation; four program model methods; and how to create program models. Includes titles that are appropriate for each model. (LRW)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Models, Motivation
Vogel, Stephanie Hueftle – International Journal of Educational Advancement, 2004
In the past three decades, mentoring has become a formal and informal vehicle for empowering individuals in both educational and corporate environments. Colleges and universities have established mentoring programs similar to those in the corporate sector to retain students and contribute to their academic and future success. More recently,…
Descriptors: Alumni, Mentors, Program Development, Females
Langford, Linda; DeJong, William – Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention, 2008
The nation's institutions of higher education continue to face serious problems with respect to student alcohol and other drug abuse and violence (AODV). For campus administrators, deciding how to respond effectively means understanding and taking into account both the complexity of these social problems and the individuality of each campus…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Social Problems, Colleges, Prevention
Welch, Edwin H. – Trusteeship, 2008
Seven small private colleges in three states have found a way to reduce their administrative technology costs and expand their technological capability at the same time. They have done it by choosing the common-sense, yet unconventional, college and university strategy of genuine collaboration. The result, the Independent College Enterprise (ICE),…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Educational Technology, Costs, Technology Planning
Carl, A. E. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2008
It is essential for teacher training institutions to reflect continually on changes in education policy with the view of ensuring that teacher training programmes that take the present needs and policies into account are in place. This article describes a four-year process through which a particular faculty of education went in search of an…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Teacher Education Programs
Norris-Raynbird, Carla – Rural Sociology, 2008
Frames theory has been widely used to explain the dynamics of group processes and decision-making. Some researchers have applied frames theory to policy adoption and implementation. Following from this, my research applies frames analysis to a regulatory program in coastal Louisiana. The data derive from a pre-Hurricane Katrina study of the…
Descriptors: Ideology, Group Dynamics, Program Development, Participative Decision Making
Zhao, Lin; Hu, Xinyun – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2008
Early childhood education has developed greatly in rural areas in China since the 1980s. Recognising the status of early childhood education as "the foundation of basic education", the authorities in China have set up challenging objectives for rural areas. However, the development of early childhood education in these areas has been…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Rural Areas