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National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2004
Reforms to Australia's vocational education and training (VET) sector over the past few years have brought about significant changes to the work of VET staff and the focus of their roles. This publication summarizes recent research into the changing roles of VET leaders, managers, teaching and support staff, and the way they work. The role of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Administrator Role, Educational Change
Ramey, Madelaine; Koopman, Roberta – 1989
This report summarizes responses to a survey about the effectiveness of the 1989 Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) Program in Seattle (Washington). A large majority of TBE teachers and instructional assistants (IAs), and a little more than half of the principals of schools housing bilingual programs responded. The following findings are…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Teacher Aides, Bilingual Teachers
Garvey, Reba – 1983
This report gives an interim evaluation for 1982-83 of the Kindergarten Reinforcement project in the Cleveland Public Schools. This project, designed to promote optimal development of disadvantaged children's basic learning skills relevant to subsequent successful school experiences, provides kindergarten teachers with supplementary instructional…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Cognitive Processes, Compensatory Education
Goodwin, Judy – 1981
Results from the 1979-80 evaluation of Philadelphia's Follow Through program--part of a nationwide attempt to provide unique educational settings for low-income students in kindergarten through grade 3--are reported. The evaluation dealth with five components of the program: education, staff development, parent involvement, health and social…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Health Services, Low Income Groups, Mathematics
Arce, Aaron; Sosa, Xavier – 1975
The 1974-75 Austin Independent School District bilingual/bicultural program was designed as a comprehensive program of bilingual (Spanish and English) education for schools with the highest concentrations of Spanish-dominant Mexican American students. Bicultural instruction was inherent in the program which used both languages for a portion of all…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Enrollment
King, Joel; And Others – 1994
This report evaluates a program developed to address the shortage of qualified special education teachers in rural school districts in Maine. The goal of the program is to offer accessible special education training at the baccalaureate degree level to transitionally and conditionally certified special education teachers and to educational…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Mentors
Edelman, Sandra; Mertz, Ronald E. – 1984
The Bilingual Project for Indochinese (Vietnamese and Laotian) students served by the English as a Second Language (ESL) program in the Saint Louis, Missouri Public Schools was evaluated. The program was designed to increase student English language fluency and to increase student achievement in specified content areas. The Bilingual Project was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teacher Aides
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Curriculum Research and Development Group. – 1986
A 2-year evaluation of the Honolulu (Hawaii) District Instructional Assistance and Assessment Component involved placement of part-time teachers in selected specific learning disabilities classrooms to work with special education teachers. Twelve elementary school classes were involved during the first year (six project and six comparison…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Classroom Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation. – 1982
The Bilingual Pupil Services Project is a compensatory education program that aims to improve achievement in English reading, Spanish reading, and mathematics among Spanish speaking students of limited English proficiency. In 1981-82, the program served 1,369 elementary school students in New York City. To accomplish its goals, the program trained…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Teacher Aides, Compensatory Education
Gamse, Beth; Moss, Marc – 1993
Using data from a national study of Chapter 1 implementation, this study describes the Chapter 1 teaching force. Over the 1991-92 school year, surveys were completed by a nationally representative sample of Chapter 1 teachers and aides, and regular classroom teachers in elementary schools, middle schools, and secondary schools. This study focuses…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Quality, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Educational Planning and Research, Boston, MA. – 1978
The Title I Early Childhood Component of Boston's Elementary Enrichment Program (1977-78) was intended to provide children (including the hearing impaired) with enriched educational experiences that would contribute to socialization skills and general readiness for school and later life experiences. The Component was also intended to provide…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development
Harris, Bruce R.; Harrison, Grant Von – 1987
This paper summarizes a formative evaluation of a developmental project designed to maximize the potential use of computers in mathematics instruction through the use of volunteers. The project was conducted using a 7th-grade class at an intermediate school in Utah. Data were analyzed for 12 students in a special class for students not having the…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Grade 7
Schuyler, Nancy; Garcia-Hashas, Patty – 1986
An examination of the effectiveness of programs for limited-English proficient (LEP) students in the Austin Independent School District (AISD) derived information on LEP student counts, programs and services for LEP students, program costs, and LEP student achievement. Information indicated that the count of LEP students was growing (3,042 in…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teacher Aides, Bilingual Teachers, Cost Effectiveness
Associated Educational Consultants, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA. – 1981
This report discusses a study to examine staffing patterns of postsecondary vocational-technical schools in Georgia to analyze noninstructional staffing needs, existing staff utilization, and appropriate allocations of staff resources. Chapter 1 is an introduction; chapter 2 describes the methodology, which involved review of literature and other…
Descriptors: Administrators, Clerical Workers, Job Analysis, Needs Assessment
Philadelphia School District, PA. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1979
This paper contains a description and evaluation of a project designed to assist teachers, aides, and parents in the preparation of preelementary children for structured elementary school reading programs. Activities involving 22 teachers and aides and 71 parents from seven schools or child care sites are described. A section on achievement data…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Listening Skills, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Participation
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