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Furse, Bernarr S., Ed.; Wright, Lyle O., Ed. – 1968
This volume consists of papers by representatives from the six States comprising the Comprehensive Planning State Education Agencies Project (CPSEA). The first paper, by Bernarr S. Furse, outlines common elements appearing in one or more of the models developed by the project States. Everett W. Reimer then details the need for educational planning…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs
Stevens, Luc; van Werkhoven, Wim; Castelijns, Jos – 2001
This monograph describes the attunement strategy devised by educational researchers in the Netherlands as a means of engaging students' interest and building their understanding during classroom activities. The strategy, based on a cognitive-motivational model for development and learning, was developed to address the problem of students who are…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
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Ntiri, Daphne Williams, Ed. – 1994
The Adult Literacy and Evaluation Research Team (also known as Project ALERT) was a project conducted by the Detroit Literacy Coalition (DLC) at Wayne State University in 1993-1994 to develop and pilot a user-friendly program model for evaluating literacy operations of community-based organizations throughout Michigan under the provisions of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Black Education, Blacks
Meyer-Weitz, A.; Steyn, M. – 1992
This publication reports on a pilot program on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and life skills training implemented in 12 schools in Pretoria, Laudium, Cape Town, and Soweto (South Africa). Data were collected through pre- and post-questionnaires and focus group interviews. The purpose of the program was to provide adolescents with…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Decision Making Skills, Foreign Countries, Health Behavior
Marcinkiewicz, Henryk R.; Welliver, Paul W. – 1993
The Levels of Computer Use assessment (LCU) was developed to classify teachers' use of computers so that variations of use could be studied. The LCU was derived from the model of Instructional Transformation of L. P. Rieber and P. W. Welliver. The model describes the process of the adoption of innovation, focusing on the adoption of the computer…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Assessment, Educational Innovation, Educational Theories
Johnson, William L.; And Others – 1993
School culture has recently emerged as a framework for the study and interpretation of the structure and development of schools. This paper reviews a work culture productivity model and reports the development of a culture instrument. The School Work Culture Profile (SWCP) is a staff perceptions instrument on which school work culture is…
Descriptors: Content Validity, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Analysis
Packard, Richard D.; Dereshiwsky, Mary I. – 1990
This paper presents research findings concerning the Career Ladder pilot test program in Arizona. The program is designed to reward and motivate teachers based on performance. One of the program's key features is the flexibility and innovation allowed to participating districts in their individual development of program designs and structures. An…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Ladders, Change Strategies, Elementary School Teachers
Kimple, James, Jr.; And Others – 1979
The overall goal of the Jobs for Youth/Fund for the Improvement of Post-secondary Education (JFY/FIPSE) project was the testing of JFY Educational Services (ES) as a model work-related literacy program capable of being replicated in situations other than New York City. First-year activities (1977-78) focused on replication of the ES Replication…
Descriptors: Career Education, Demonstration Programs, Diffusion, Education Work Relationship
Voithofer, Richard J. – 1999
This paper examines how discourse analysis can be used as a methodology for understanding the mental models that influence how people navigate the Internet. Discourse analysis provides a methodology with which to articulate the relationships between language, social context, and the cognitive processes that underlie discourse perception and…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Design Preferences, Discourse Analysis, Educational Media
Armstrong, Paul – FEDA Bulletin, 1996
The United Kingdom's Modern Apprenticeships were introduced in September 1994 to provide young people in the United Kingdom with a route to achieving the National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) at Level 3 or above, including a progression into higher education. The pilot implementation of Modern Apprenticeships involved 2,400 teenagers and…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Cooperative Planning, Demonstration Programs, Education Work Relationship
Hackmann, Donald G.; Berry, James E. – 1994
The Eastern Michigan University (EMU) Collaborative School Improvement Program was established in 1978 within the College of Education's Office of Collaborative Education. The program assists local district personnel with school improvement and staff development activities through training teachers, administrators, board members, and other staff…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Educational Change
Dolmans, Diana; And Others – 1993
The construction and validation of a tutor evaluation questionnaire are described. The importance of the tutor in problem-based learning requires assessment of staff conducting this role. After a pilot study in 1990-91 with 100 students and 150 tutors who identified important tutor skills, a questionnaire was prepared. This questionnaire was…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Basic Skills Agency, London (England). – 1998
This document contains information from and about the Family Numeracy program, a 1-year pilot program conducted in 14 local education authorities throughout the United Kingdom to identify the most effective methods of achieving the following goals: raise the level of home support for numeracy; improve the numeracy skills of 3- to 5-year-old…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Case Studies, Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices
Loup, Karen S.; And Others – 1994
Results are reported of three years of research and development, piloting, and extended field testing of a classroom-based assessment and professional consultation system used to assess important teaching and learning variables in higher education contexts. Of particular interest is the focus of the total system on enhancing learning and newer…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Consultation Programs, Continuation Students, Continuing Education
Griffin, Wilma P.; Kelly, Joan M. – 1978
A model for increasing awareness of sex-bias and sex stereotyping in vocational education was developed. The model consisted of a five-hour workshop which included these elements: (1) an introductory slide presentation which provided an overview of sex stereotyping; (2) five group activities (The Exchange, A Closer Look, Taking Stock, What a…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Counselors, Home Economics Teachers
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