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Download full textStrauss, Robert P. – 1998
This report provides a comprehensive view of teacher preparation, program approval, and teacher selection practices in Pennsylvania and other states. The major premise is that, due to changing student and teacher demographics, Pennsylvania has an opportunity to improve the quality of the teaching force as teachers retire and as Pennsylvania raises…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Personnel Selection
O'Neill, Edmund J. – 1985
A study examined current student recruitment and selection processes in area vocational-technical schools (AVTSs) throughout Pennsylvania and also compared the attitudes of vocational directors and counselors regarding these processes. Of the 170 questionnaires mailed to AVTS directors and counselors, 151 usable responses were returned. Data from…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Admission Criteria, Comparative Analysis, Counselor Attitudes
Probert, Donald K.; And Others – 1981
A project was conducted in Pennsylvania to design a statewide system for establishing regional pools of qualified teachers for potential staffing of local vocational training programs in secondary schools. The objectives of the project were to facilitate recruitment and retention of qualified vocational education instructional staffs by providing…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Systems, Personnel Data, Personnel Needs
Sebring, Penny A.; Hanniford, Barbara E. – 1980
The extent to which the adult basic education (ABS) target population was being reached by Pennsylvania ABE programs was examined along with characteristics of the target group members. To estimate the size of the target population and describe its demographic characteristics, census data from the "1976 Survey of Income and Education"…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Adults, Age
Peer reviewedTawney, James W.; DeHaas-Warner, Sarah – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1993
The imminent problem of a potential national shortage of special education faculty, as current faculty reach retirement age, was investigated through determining the retirement plans of 24 faculty, aged 55 or older, in special education departments at Pennsylvania institutions of higher education. A national registry of doctoral level special…
Descriptors: Aging in Academia, College Faculty, Disabilities, Doctoral Degrees
Pittsburgh Univ., PA. Generations Together. – 1994
A demonstration project was conducted in three diverse, multiethnic Western Pennsylvania communities to use older adult tutors to improve Head Start parents' literacy skills so that these parents could aid and encourage the development of their own children's literacy. During the project, the partnerships in two Pennsylvania counties developed and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs, Family Literacy
Central Intermediate Unit 10, Pleasant Gap, PA. – 1993
A project geared to adult educators in rural central Pennsylvania addressed the topics of recruitment and retention of students in adult education programs in order to help the educators find solutions to these problems. Seminars conducted twice during 1993 covered the following topics: methods of recruitment, overcoming text anxiety, curbing the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
MARGE, MICHAEL – 1966
THIS IS A REPORT OF A CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND ATTENDED BY SPEECH AND HEARING SUPERVISORS IN STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION, AS WELL AS SPEECH AND HEARING PROFESSIONALS IN LOCAL SCHOOL PROGRAMS, IN COLLEGE TRAINING PROGRAMS, IN FEDERAL AGENCIES, AND IN NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. ADDRESSES AND DISCUSSIONS WERE…
Descriptors: Audiology, Conference Reports, Consultants, Exceptional Child Education
Hardy, Dan – College Board Review, 1992
A cooperative effort in Chester, Pennsylvania, involves religious leaders, school district personnel, and college and university administrators with the goal of increasing minority college enrollment. The task force has developed a newsletter, presentations to high school students, information on admissions and financial aid for parents and…
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, Black Students, College Bound Students, College School Cooperation
Dupuis, Mary M. – 1987
This report offers an extensive review of the current status of teacher education in Pennsylvania and the critical issues facing educators in that state. Research findings and studies by educators provided informed opinions and predictions on the following topics: (1) the characteristics of students K-12; (2) the characteristics of teacher…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Schools of Education
Kehoe, John J. – 1980
The study examines patterns in students' choices of in-state and out-of-state colleges, with regard to certain academic and economic variables such as class standing, parental income, financial support, and costs. It then examines the impact that financial aid would have on their choices. A survey was undertaken of 26,903 Pennsylvania public and…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Choice, Costs, Financial Support
Fernandez, Nadine; And Others – 1987
This report, prepared for the Pennsylvania Professional Standards and Practices Commission, summarizes the major recommendations for reforming the field of teaching as proposed by the Holmes Group and the Carnegie Commission. The paper compares the recommendations with current practice in the areas of career development and governance. Stages of…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Career Development, Career Ladders, Elementary Secondary Education
Smith, Thomas B. – 1994
This guide was developed during a demonstration project conducted in three diverse, multiethnic Western Pennsylvania communities to use older adult tutors as mentors to improve Head Start parents' literacy skills and ability to develop their children's literacy. The guide is intended to facilitate tutors' learning about family literacy and to give…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs
Johnson, Saralyn S. – 1990
Factors affecting enrollment in agricultural education at the secondary level were determined in a two-part study. One part focused on factors influencing students' decisions to enroll in agricultural education; the other examined 64 recruitment and retention practices teachers use. Purposive sampling ensured geographic and demographic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agricultural Education, Educational Benefits, Educational Objectives
Ross-Gordon, Jovita M.; And Others – 1990
The Services for Transition to Independence through Education (STRIDE) project evaluated a model for providing comprehensive training and employment services to adults with mild handicaps, using existing vocational education classes and special needs support programs in a secondary vocational technical school in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Services…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Basic Skills, Demonstration Programs
