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Kravitz, Robert – American School & University, 2006
In the professional cleaning industry, green cleaning has been much discussed in the past few years. Usually, the information pertains to the many reasons why a green cleaning program should be started, the steps involved to get the program off the ground, and the potential benefits. However, although many facility managers and school…
Descriptors: Sanitation, Hazardous Materials, Conservation (Environment), Program Development
Van Puyenbroeck, Joris; Maes, Bea – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2006
Background: The goal of this study was to adapt a narrative reminiscence program for the special needs of ageing people with mild/moderate intellectual disabilities. Research has shown that stimulating reminiscence in the elderly can be a meaningful activity, and holds promise for positive effects on well-being. Method: In the first stage (10…
Descriptors: Recall (Psychology), Therapy, Program Development, Formative Evaluation
Meade, Shelli; Dugger, William E., Jr. – Technology Teacher, 2006
Creating programs and curricular offerings that are standards-based is a worthwhile goal that can best be achieved by using the many and varied resources available to educators and others. This article describes several such resources, including the ITEA Annual Conference, ITEA-CATTS Standards Specialists, ITEA-CATTS Engineering byDesign[TM]…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Teacher Workshops, Technological Literacy, Consortia
National Literacy Trust, 2007
Kick into Reading (KiR) aims to support literacy work among families and professionals such as teachers, librarians and other community workers by using male role models from football clubs to nurture an interest in reading and storytelling. The main planned outcomes are to deliver 18 KiR projects based at football clubs, bringing high-quality…
Descriptors: Males, Role Models, Athletes, Team Sports
Inverness Research Associates, 2007
This paper takes a descriptive look at Community Science Workshops (CSWs). This paper discusses what CSW is, how it arose and spread, how local CSWs are structured and led, and what programs and experiences they offer to youth. (Contains 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Science Activities, Workshops, Disadvantaged
Tunckan, Ergun – Online Submission, 2007
The Open Education Faculty Students Centers have been offering many services to students in Turkey since 1982. Building up bridges between students and faculties, student centers have had technological improvements since 1998 and thereafter quality of services have been increased and services given to students at the student center have been…
Descriptors: Open Education, Open Universities, Foreign Countries, Computer Networks
World Bank Publications, 2007
School-based management (SBM) is the decentralization of authority from the central government to the school level. SBM has become a very popular movement over the past decade. The World Bank's work program emerged out of a need to define the concept more clearly, review the evidence, support impact assessments in various countries, and provide…
Descriptors: School Based Management, Program Effectiveness, Administrative Organization, Expository Writing
Clarke, Suzanne – Educational Research Service, 2007
In October 2006, the U.S. Department of Education introduced the so-called "single-sex regulations," which brought the issue of single-sex education to the forefront of discussion among educators, policymakers, and parents. Anecdotal evidence suggests that single-sex education can have a positive impact on student achievement. However,…
Descriptors: Single Sex Schools, Single Sex Classes, Academic Achievement, Educational Environment
Black, David R.; Routson, Sue; Spight, Damon L.; Tindall, Judith A.; Wegner, Carolyn – Perspectives in Peer Programs, 2007
The Indiana Department of Education, at the direction of Phyllis Lewis, commissioned the National Association of Peer Programs (NAPP: formerly known as the National Peer Helpers Association) and the authors listed above to develop a rubric for peer helping programs. Development of the rubric began with a review of the NAPP Programmatic Standards…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Peer Influence, Helping Relationship, Scoring Rubrics
Hines, Samantha Schmehl – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2007
Many programs for mentoring of librarians exist within organizations, for specific areas of librarianship, or for particular groups of librarians. These programs generally depend on face-to-face contact and some organizational commonalities or similarity in positions. With the advent of online communication, could a more general program matching…
Descriptors: Mentors, Librarians, Computer Mediated Communication, Library Associations
Ormsby, Alison – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2007
Environmental education programs for schools in the peripheral zone of protected areas in Madagascar are still needed in numerous locations. My research investigated the status of environmental education and communication (EE&C) programs at Masoala National Park, Madagascar, as well as the attitudes of local residents toward the park and park…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Focus Groups, Parks, Interviews
VanderVen, Karen – New Directions for Youth Development, 2007
Formal programs covering the time young people are not in school (only 20 percent of the time) have burgeoned rapidly in the past few decades as a result of profound societal changes. Although the need of all children for out-of-school-time programs has not been met, millions of youngsters do participate in out-of-school-time programs sponsored by…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Leisure Time, Program Effectiveness, Antisocial Behavior
Jones, David – Principal Leadership, 2007
When a survey of students at Eisenhower Middle School in Everett, Washington indicated that they spent a good part of the school day feeling tired and hungry, that they felt unsafe in some areas of the school, and that worn-down facilities left many of them feeling depressed, the author and his staff concluded that, in order to improve the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Wellness, Program Development, Program Implementation
Holburn, Steve; Cea, Christine D. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2007
This paper illustrates the positivistic nature of person-centered planning (PCP) that is evident in the planning methods employed, the way that individuals with disabilities are described, and in portrayal of the outcomes of PCP. However, a confluence of factors can lead to manifestation of excessive positivism that does not serve PCP…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Planning, Social Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities
Devine, Sharon Mayne; Daly, Kerry; Lero, Donna; MacMartin, Clare – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2007
Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, which is offered at the University of Guelph, is an interdisciplinary department that previously offered three undergraduate majors: child, youth, and family; applied human nutrition; and gerontology; as well as graduate programs at the master's and doctoral levels. Several factors have precipitated a review…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Gerontology, Nutrition Instruction, Family Life Education