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Download full textStoops, Jack W. – 1992
This handbook reports on the use of consortia-appointed curriculum directors for meeting small, rural school districts' curriculum renewal needs. It is based on interviews with individuals involved with consortia in five Western U.S. case-study sites. Limited resources in rural schools often hinder curriculum-renewal efforts. If several districts…
Descriptors: Consortia, Consultants, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Design
Lane, John M. – 1982
During the late 1960's people of the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation (a South Dakota area the size of Connecticut characterized by poverty, poor soil, aridity, and geographical isolation) began to consider establishment of an institution of higher education on the reservation. A consensus soon developed that a tribally-controlled community…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, Community Colleges, Community Control
Peters, George R.; Stunkel, Edith L. – 1987
An overview is provided of "Rural AGE: Accessing Gerontological Education," a 3-year curriculum and faculty development project in Kansas aimed at transferring gerontological expertise and educational capacities from state universities to a consortium of seven rural community colleges. Introductory sections explain the purpose, background, and…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Consortia
De Kalb Community School District 428, IL. – 1985
A functioning consortium, consisting of five secondary high schools, one junior college, and two area vocational centers, was developed during a project to formulate a regional rural secondary school model for high technology program planning and development. Other major accomplishments of the project included the following: (1) initiation of…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Behavioral Objectives, Consortia, Curriculum Development
Leto, Lyn – 1997
In 1996, individuals associated with the Lifelong Learning Center in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, proposed the formation of a three-district literacy consortium in a tricounty rural area that would cooperatively offer adults residing in the districts the option of earning a standard high school diploma in lieu of a General Educational…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Basic Skills
Sanguinetti, Jill, Ed.; Hartley, Robyn, Ed. – 2000
The six state-based research centers of the Adult Literacy and Numeracy Australian Research Consortium (ALNARC) investigated the effects of inclusion of literacy and numeracy standards in Australia's national training packages and the standards' impact on the quality of learning and work outcomes. The six ALNARC projects, which used a case study…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning
