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Huang, Fang – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study examines elementary science content standards curriculum coherence between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America. Three aspects of curriculum coherence are examined in this study: topic inclusion, topic duration, and curriculum structure. Specifically this study centers on the following research questions: (1)…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Student Needs, Elementary School Science, Rhetoric
James, Kai'Iah A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This dissertation study examines the impact of traditional and non-cognitive variables on the academic prediction model for a sample of collegiate student-athletes. Three hundred and fifty-nine NCAA Division IA male and female student-athletes, representing 13 sports, including football and Men's and Women's Basketball provided demographic…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Income, Standardized Tests, Prediction
Stenner, A. Jackson; Mueller, Siegfried G. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1973
A major 6-year program in the Chicago schools has proven that the traditional gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students can be systematically and substantially eliminated. The Chicago Child Parent Center program is described. (Author)
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Models
Cooper, Geoff – Environmental Education, 1992
Presents a model for environmental education that raises awareness, provides experiences to gain knowledge and understanding, and helps students develop skills of investigation to change attitudes and lead to action. Suggests 10 guidelines that distinguish modern outdoor centers from the traditional outdoor pursuits. (MDH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Field Studies, Holistic Approach
Gough, J. E. – 1980
A study was conducted to describe the use of study centers and study center networks as a support system in distance education in Australia. Information was obtained by interviewing students, tutors, and coordinators of study centers within four distance-education systems. The University of Queensland, the Riverina College of Advanced Education,…
Descriptors: Correspondence Study, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries
Legg, Sue M.; Webb, Jeaninne N. – 1977
This report of the evaluation of the Office of Instructional Resources Teaching Center at the University of Florida describes an approach to the problem of assessing an instructional program developed for students who do not meet the admission requirements of the state university system. The program evaluation design not only provides a model to…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, Compensatory Education, Formative Evaluation
Ridge, Richard A. – 1977
The planning and development of a program to promote interaction among commuter students at Germanna Community College and to provide for their various needs are described. The program involved establishing an Interaction Center (IC) in 1974, centrally located in proximity to the college's learning resources center and library. The center was to…
Descriptors: College Environment, Community Colleges, Commuting Students, Counseling