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Greenberg, Polly – 1975
This book presents a competency-based performance-oriented course designed by the General Learning Corporation for on-site training of day care, Head Start, preschool, kindergarten and "open primary" teachers, assistants and volunteers who are working in programs with limited staff development funds. The course includes (1) detailed suggestions to…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Guides, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Hitz, Randy; Massoni, Betty – 1989
Findings of a recent Oregon Department of Education survey of elementary school principals are reported. In fall, 1988, questionnaires were mailed to 789 elementary school principals in the state. A total of 694 responded. The survey was designed to provide insight into important trends in kindergarten and first grade. The following topics were…
Descriptors: Class Size, Educational Trends, Grade Repetition, Grade 1
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. Mott Inst. for Community Improvement. – 1973
There are three major reasons for recruiting school volunteers: they extend the number of people available to help teach; they bring skills to their tasks that professional educators do not have; they experience positive effects themselves simply in the process of volunteering. The wisest recruitment policy would recruit volunteers having the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Needs, Educational Programs, Educational Strategies
New York Univ., NY. Center for Field Research and School Services. – 1972
The educational program in Community School District Number 24 was supplemented by a quality incentive grant from State Urban Education funds. These funds were used to establish a Corrective Reading Program and anEnglish as a Second Language Program which were supported by school volunteers. The primary objectives of the Corrective Reading Program…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teacher Aides, Class Organization, Educational Diagnosis
Achilles, C. M.; Finn, J. D. – 2002
In this paper, the authors examine several factors related to class size. The purpose of the presentation is to: (1) trace the evolution of class-size research; (2) briefly describe the Student Achievement Ratio (STAR) class-size experiment; (3) summarize the early and the later student outcomes of STAR participants; (4) outline the…
Descriptors: Class Size, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation
Wagener, James W. – 1996
This paper explores the role of volunteer teacher associates in school reform. Three theses are examined: (1) qualified and well trained volunteers as teachers' associates can be important in remedying the difficulties students experience in public school classrooms; (2) many public school reform efforts produce mixed results because of difficult…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Educational Service Bureau, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1970
This document provides case histories that illustrate school district acccomplishments in utilizing Title I funds for improving the educational quality of economically and educationally disadvantaged children. The focus is on staff quality and utilization, and the case histories provide a source of ideas for local school districts who wish to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Child Caregivers, Community Involvement
Minicz, Elizabeth; Diamond, Judith – 1993
This training packet on volunteers and teachers in the classroom is 1 of 10 developed by the Study of Adult Basic Education (ABE)/English as a Second Language (ESL) Training Approaches Project to assist ABE instructors, both professionals and volunteers. The packet is intended to stand alone and encompasses a two-session workshop series with…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Johnston, John M. – 1990
Tennessee's Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio project (Project STAR) was designed to study the effects of class size on pupils in primary (K-3) grades. Responses of Project STAR teachers (N=1,003) to the annual Teacher Exit Interview are summarily reported for 1986 through 1989. Generally, the perceptions of teachers in small classes, in regular…
Descriptors: Class Size, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Griffin, Bobbie L.; Blankenship, A. Ray – 1971
The Huntsville Module proposed a model program for the training and use of volunteer recruiters that could be used in other Adult Basic Education (ABE) systems in the Appalachian area; specifically, to (1) define procedures for identification and selection of volunteers, (2) provide an eighteen-hour training program, (3) compare recruitment and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Dropouts, Adult Education, Adult Programs
Hubley, John W. – 1972
Educational volunteer management in recent years has emerged as a highly skilled and specialized profession that is undergoing rapid expansion. Full time staff members have been employed by some boards of education to carry out the specialized management requirements of volunteer recruiting, training, evaluating, assigning, and supervising. A…
Descriptors: Administration, Ancillary School Services, Guidelines, Human Services
Fresno City Unified School District, CA. Office of Planning and Research Services. – 1968
This document reports on the first phase of an evaluation of the 1967-68 ESEA Title I projects of the Fresno City Unified School District which seeks ultimately to achieve a rank ordering of project components as to their effectiveness. Primary emphasis in this volume is on describing the various projects and components along with pertinent…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Comprehensive Programs, Counseling Services, Disadvantaged Youth
Nimnicht, Glen P. – 1969
This is the final report of the New Nursery School Project, a program for 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old educationally disadvantaged children. Objectives of the program are to help children develop a positive self-image, increase sensory and perceptual acuity, improve language skills, form certain concepts essential for later learning, and develop the…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies, Classroom Techniques, Disadvantaged Youth
Naylor, Harriet H.; And Others – 1980
The initiation, implementation, and successes of 13 older adult volunteer programs are traced in these descriptive essays focusing on: (1) the Educational Growth Opportunities project at San Diego State University (CA); (2) the Retired Volunteer Service Corps at the University of Maryland; (3) the Displaced Homemakers Program at Valencia Community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Services, Consultants, Consultation Programs
Nimnicht, Glen; And Others – 1975
This unit of the Flexible Learning System (FLS) is designed to teach adults how to use toys and games to help children between 3 and 8 years of age learn basic skills and concepts. The text provides an introduction to working with children that is oriented towards new teachers, paraprofessionals, and volunteer staff. Skills emphasized include…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Classification, Cognitive Development, Competency Based Education
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