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Download full textDaresh, John C.; Playko, Marsha A. – 1996
This paper explores three models of professional development--from medicine, law, and the Catholic priesthood--to assess the extent to which these approaches may improve the ways in which aspiring school administrators are prepared for their new positions. The review is based on an examination of research and literature in three areas: the needs…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Educational Administration, Leadership, Leadership Training
Michel, George J. – 1996
In many schools, the assistant principal is poorly trained to assume administrative responsibilities. This paper presents an overview of research that has examined the assistant principal's role. It argues that assistant principals will be expected to take on the new roles of team management and public relations, necessitating their effective use…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Assistant Principals
Powell, Joann; Rodgers, Anne – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1975
Describes an orientation program established to aid returning women students over the age of 25. The program's purpose is to acquaint women with the facilities of the school and to discover the needs and problems of women returning to school. (EJT)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Counseling Services, Females, Orientation
Zelazek, John R.; And Others – 1989
A description is given of an orientation program for freshmen in a college elementary education program. One of the major components of the introductory course is a school field tour. During this activity, students may observe elementary classrooms, and visit with teachers and other school personnel. The tour enables them to see teaching as a…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, College Freshmen, Elementary Education, Field Experience Programs
Hoeft, Linda A. – 1989
A project was designed to reduce the turnover of direct care staff in a community-based residential facility that provides a home and educational or adult day training services for 54 severely or profoundly mentally and physically handicapped children and adults. The project sought to reduce total staff turnover by 40%, reduce employee…
Descriptors: Adults, Caregivers, Children, Job Training
PDF pending restorationMichigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. – 1978
This career education implementation guide is designed for Michigan school districts which have not yet developed their plans for career education, as well as for those that are already immersed in initial planning or experimental implementation. The introduction found in section one includes such information as an overview of the related federal…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Career Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Lynch, James H.; Riddell, B. Gail – 1979
This manual offers practical guidelines for those who wish to become involved in providing pre-retirement education for older workers. It is a multi-group discussion model with a flexible program design that can be used to develop, coordinate, and instruct pre-retirement programs in business and industry, government colleges and universities,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bibliographies, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
BERG, M. MAJELLA – 1967
THE EXPERIMENTAL, ENRICHED, LIBERAL ARTS PROGRAM AT MARYMOUNT COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA IS AN ATTEMPT TO INTRODUCE INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES IN THE TEACHING OF SEVERAL LIBERAL ARTS COURSES. ENGLISH, HISTORY, LANGUAGE, AND PHILOSPHY TEACHERS ARE EXPERIMENTING WITH A VARIETY OF INNOVATIVE AND INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAMS. IN ONE OF THESE EXPERIMENTS, FRESHMEN…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Curriculum Development, Enrichment Activities, Experimental Programs
State Univ. of New York, Albany. – 1968
THE NEW YORK STATE MIGRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 1968 IS A 7-PHASE PROGRAM. FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN, SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND ARITHMETIC RECEIVE TOP PRIORITY. SUMMER WORKSHOPS ARE CONDUCTED TO PREPARE TEACHERS TO RELATE MORE SATISFACTORILY TO MIGRANT CHILDREN. REGIONAL INSERVICE WORKSHOPS WITH EXPERT…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Educationally Disadvantaged, Financial Support, Inservice Education
Scoggins, Will – 1966
The purpose of this study was to determine what 11th and 12th grade students in social studies classes in Los Angeles County are being taught about what it means to be an employee, i.e., the responsibilities, regulations, problems, rights, and benefits of being a wage or salary earner. Personal interviews, questionnaires, check lists, and tally…
Descriptors: Career Development, Content Analysis, Economics, Employment
Carrier, Jerry E. – 1976
This report presents the findings of a research study conducted by Alvin Community College (ACC) as a subcontractor for Project FOLLOW-UP, which analyzed orientation and exit interview effects and their relationship to follow-up research on selected withdrawing and graduating students at ACC. Subjects of the study were 595 ACC students, 257 males…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Data Collection, Dropouts, Followup Studies
Dunn, Dennis J. – 1975
The actual operation of vocational evaluation programs appears to be guided by orientations toward process and content. Two dominant process orientations, information gathering and information processing, can be identified, as can three content orientations: individual characteristics, specific jobs, and occupational clusters. The process and…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Employment Opportunities, Evaluation Methods, Individual Characteristics
Haygood, Kenneth – 1962
This paper examines community programs sponsored by institutions of higher education; it attempts to define such programs, describe their elements, clarify inherent problems in their development and execution, and offer some observations on the advantages and disadvantages of the various types. Emphasis is on community service, social reform,…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Education, Community Services, Educational Experiments
Gilfillan, Warren C., Comp.; Burgess, Robert A., Comp. – 1970
To prepare students for attending school out-of-doors, this manual addresses the student directly. Topics covered in the first part of the manual include the Outdoor School site, the school staff, living at the Outdoor School, studying in the Outdoor School, fun at the school, and a brief paragraph of initial preparation for the Outdoor School.…
Descriptors: Activities, Behavior, Camping, Ecology
Kevin, Richard C.; Liberty, Paul G. – 1974
Research related students' orientation toward college and college majors to their attitudes toward computer-assisted instruction (CAI) and their performance in an organic chemistry course using CAI. Major findings were that: 1) students majoring in applied fields manifested more favorable attitudes toward both organic chemistry and CAI, than did…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Research
