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Reidy, Edward F., Jr.; Wallace, Richard C., Jr. – 1980
The Skills Achievement Monitoring (SAM) program, developed by teachers and administrators in the public schools of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, is described. The program, used in writing and mathematics, is based on three assumptions: (1) that classroom teachers are the primary untapped resource in schools, (2) that tests of any kind must be used as…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Objectives, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
ENDWRIGHT, D.K. – 1967
THE SUGGESTED APPROACH TO PROVIDING ADEQUATE ACADEMIC AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PRISON INMATES EMPHASIZES ACCREDITATION OF VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION CENTERS AS THE ULTIMATE GOAL. THE PURPOSE, OBJECTIVES, NEEDS, AND PRESENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OF SEVEN FLORIDA INSTITUTIONS ARE OUTLINED IN DETAIL. COLLEGE AND DALE…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Vocational Education, Attendance
Ryan, Anthony S., Ed.; Tkacz, Michael, Ed. – 1980
This review is presented as a supplement to the main report of the Western Australia State Inquiry into Teacher Educaton. Since most of the information included was obtained directly from primary sources, little of it is available elsewhere. Much of this information could well be of value to the institutions for their own analysis and planning,…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College Faculty, Course Content, Course Organization
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1980
The District Facilitator Project (DFP) assists local schools by linking them with exemplary projects that have been proven successful in other school districts around the country. The DFP provides coordination and technical assistance, services that help to assure successful implementation in the new location. Evaluation of this project was…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Delivery Systems, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
Hruska, Merrita – 1980
A description is given of an exemplary Teacher Center program that is based on established knowledge of the characteristics of adult learning processes and motivation. Four features distinguish this program: (1) The Center staff operates out of a small office and takes its services to the teachers in their own buildings; (2) Emphasis is placed on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Behavior Change, Educational Objectives
Geering, Adrian D. – 1980
An educational training needs assessment for nursing and hospital support staff was undertaken at a country hospital to collect data for use in designing a staff development program for the institution. After gathering the perceptions of key hospital staff concerning the hospital's mission, future, strengths, weaknesses, and problems to establish…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Course Objectives, Course Organization, Educational Needs
Doty, Charles R.; And Others – 1980
This review of technical education research and development examines the literature, highlights the applications of research and development, and establishes priorities for future research and development. It is also designed to provide relevant information on definitions and sources pertaining to technical education so that the novice in the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Research, Educational Resources
International Training Consultants, Inc., Denver, CO. – 1977
This interim report presents the background, procedures, and preliminary results of a national survey of Head Start directors and teachers, focusing on the extent of use of developmental assessment procedures and instruments, staff perceptions of their usefulness and of unmet needs, and the relationship of selected variables to the use of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Attitudes, Bilingual Students, Classroom Observation Techniques
Scott, Robert A. – 1979
Which model provides a more accurate picture of future job responsibilities and professional standing for middle-level administrators in colleges and universities: the robot, or the reinsman who has ability, courage, and control but stays in the background? Competing forces are described in this speech: the institution's desire for stability and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Administrators, College Administration
Rich, George W.; Gibson, Margaret A. – 1978
This monograph presents some basic theoretical perspectives on play and its relationship to culture, and outlines some basic concepts that can be used to obtain information about cultural differences between children in a school setting. Emphasis is placed on the conceptual and methodological tools normally used in anthropological fieldwork and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Observation Techniques, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Differences
Wiedman, Phyllis L. – 1979
The Association of California Community College Administrators' Management Development Institute was established in 1977 to provide workshop consultants and services for professional development activities. In 1979, a survey was conducted to determine whether the needs of the colleges were being met. Of the 105 California community college…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Community Colleges, Consultants
New Mexico Regional Medical Program, Albuquerque. – 1975
Project objectives were to train 10 nurses from hospitals in the Four Corners Area in rural critical care nursing, to have a training director organize and coordinate the project, and to utilize the replacement nurse concept. The course curriculum was determined through a needs assessment survey conducted by a team of health professionals from…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Course Content, Hospital Personnel
Kovner, Albert; And Others – 1976
This report consists of a description, evaluation, and supporting data of an elementary school level Title I program. The Medford, Massachusetts Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I program for the 1975-76 school year was conducted in thirteen public and parochial schools. The program provided reading and language arts instruction,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens, Harrisburg. – 1974
Presented is the PARC (Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens) Plan which resulted from a 3-month survey of Pennsylvania's institutional system and which was designed to improve living conditions and programs of state schools and hospitals serving the mentally retarded. Detailed are specific recommendations for the achievement of annual…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Clothing, Evaluation, Exceptional Child Education
Norton, Robert E.; And Others – 1975
The inservice program section of the staff development program for promoting more affective use of community resources in career education consists of eight modules. Each module contains an instructional plan, suggestions for the inservice coordinator, handout and transparency masters, and resource materials. The eight separate modules are: (1)…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Involvement, Community Resources, Cooperative Programs
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