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Reardon, Francis J. – 1977
A survey was taken to elicit participants' perceptions of the quality of inservice courses in Pennsylvania. The 610 respondents represented a wide variety of school districts and inservice programs and were made up primarily of teachers, although nurses and administrators responded as well. The responses indicated very strongly that inservice…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Educational Quality, Inservice Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Download full textBardi, James A. – 1975
The main purpose of the study was to determine selected aspects of the small business food service operators' perceptions regarding the need for training adult food service workers in the Altonna area of Pennsylvania. Information was gathered to help determine the operators' perceptions of the type of training, training site, and their commitment…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Surveys, Employer Attitudes, Food Service
Direct linkBobbitt, Erica M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The passage of Public Law 94-142 (the Education of All Handicapped Children Act) in 1975 established the rights of children with disabilities to a public school education in the least restrictive environment. Fifteen years later, it was amended and renamed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (PL 101-476, 1990), still intended to…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Factor Analysis, State Standards, Competence
Peer reviewedDash, Sheralyn; de Kramer, Raquel Magidin; O'Dwyer, Laura M.; Masters, Jessica; Russell, Michael – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2012
Despite the ever-increasing number of online professional development (OPD) programs, relatively few studies have been conducted to examine the efficacy of such programs for teachers and students. This manuscript presents findings from an impact study of OPD courses in fractions, algebraic thinking, and measurement on 79 fifth grade teachers'…
Descriptors: Teacher Surveys, Student Surveys, Online Surveys, Outcome Measures
Nease, Linda Jeanne – 1975
The major purpose of the study was to develop a profile of nutrition paraprofessionals in Pennsylvania; a secondary purpose was to assess the personal benefit, if any, reported by the paraprofessionals as a result of working with the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). During December, 1974 and January, 1975, questionnaires were…
Descriptors: Age, Educational Background, Educational Programs, Employee Attitudes
Hodes, Carol L.; Foster, John C.; Pritz, Sandra G.; Kelley, Patricia – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2011
As part of a multiyear research study on the preparation of educators to use assessment data for instructional improvement, the present study is a pilot test of a research-based professional development intervention for career-technical teachers. Forty-eight educators at nine sites in five states participated in a 1-day workshop followed by…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Mentors, Instructional Improvement, Teacher Workshops
Neubauer, Antonia – 1984
This study examines local, ongoing inservice practices and programs for school board members in Pennsylvania in order to devise a program that local districts can adapt or adopt in response to their own needs. Following a brief introduction, a summary describes how data for the study were gathered by means of a series of interviews and…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Boards of Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education
DUBIN, SAMUEL S.; AND OTHERS – 1968
THIS STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING STUDIES, CONTINUING EDUCATION, THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, (A) TO DETERMINE THE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION NEEDS OF MANAGERS IN MUNICIPALITIES AND SUPERVISORS IN CITIES IN PENNSYLVANIA, (B) TO SUGGEST METHODS OF MEETING THESE NEEDS, AND (C) TO INDICATE THE ROLE OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, City Government, Correspondence Study
Fiene, Richard; And Others – 1989
This report presents findings of the Pennsylvania Child Care Training Needs Survey. The purpose of the survey was to determine statewide needs for child care training. A random sample of 500 day care centers was selected from the 2,127 day care centers in Pennsylvania. The sample was stratified in terms of the state's four regions--northeast,…
Descriptors: Day Care, Demography, Early Childhood Education, Educational Needs
Fulp, Sherri L.; Warren, Camille L.; Banilower, Eric R. – Horizon Research, Inc. (NJ1), 2009
This report summarizes the activities and findings of the external evaluation of the "Science: It's Elementary" (SIE) program during the period from July 2008 through June 2009. The SIE program is managed by ASSET Inc. and overseen by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. SIE is an initiative aimed at improving elementary science…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Cohort Analysis, Teacher Leadership
Banilower, Eric R.; Fulp, Sherri L.; Warren, Camille L. – Horizon Research, Inc. (NJ1), 2008
This report summarizes the activities and findings of the external evaluation of the "Science: It's Elementary" (SIE) program in the period June 2007 through May 2008. The SIE program is managed by ASSET Inc. and overseen by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. SIE is an initiative aimed at improving elementary science instruction…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Cohort Analysis, Elementary School Science, Strategic Planning
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Div. of Research and Evaluation. – 1983
This handbook is intended to instruct school personnel in the use of the Vocational Education Evaluation and Assessment Process (VEEAP) with secondary special needs and handicapped students who are being considered for placement in vocational programs. (Designed to ensure that each special needs student receives a comprehensive vocational…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Guidelines, Individualized Education Programs, Inservice Teacher Education
Evans, Donald E. – 1980
A study was conducted to determine the feasibility of an animal health (paravetical) competency development inservice program for vocational agriculture teachers in Pennsylvania. Objectives were to identify the paravetic (paraveterinary medical) competencies needed by vocational agriculture teachers to teach high school students and adults via…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Competence, Competency Based Teacher Education
Cica, John T.; Bellew, Carol A. – 1982
An annual administrative survey was conducted to obtain a statistical and descriptive profile of Pennsylvania Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs, staff, and students for fiscal year 1981-82. Questionnaires concerning program operation and staff were sent to and returned by administrators from all 25 ABE programs in the state. Data from the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Annual Reports
Banilower, Eric R. – Horizon Research, Inc. (NJ1), 2007
The "Science: It's Elementary" (SIE) program is overseen by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) and managed by ASSET Inc. SIE is an initiative aimed at improving elementary science instruction across the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The program is focused on helping schools and districts implement an inquiry-based, hands-on…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Strategic Planning, Hands on Science, Program Effectiveness
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