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Truelson, Judith A. – 1997
Evidence suggests that use of multimedia or new media can enhance selected areas of the curriculum. Library planners at the University of Southern California (USC) believe that use of multimedia to transform the World Wide Web into a research forum for scholars in the humanities facilitates and even ensures the eventual use of this material in the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Centers, Computer Networks
Macy, Christina; Jehl, Jeanne – 1997
The Clinton administration's Partnerships for Stronger Families initiative, through working meetings, site visits, and outreach efforts, aimed to promote an ongoing conversation between those working on the front lines of services for children and families and those crafting federal policy and legislation in Washington. The initiative was guided…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Community Role
Roche, Ken; Cummings, Judy – 1993
This guide, which is intended for vocational teachers interested in integrating vocational and academic instruction, documents and discusses the processes involved in the development of the Academic Vocational Integration Project (AVIP) at Franklin County Technical School (FCTS), which is located in a rural Massachusetts county with a large…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Career Choice, Carpentry
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McAdam, Maryln; McDermott, Ed – 1997
This guide discusses the basic requirements for administering Federal Work-Study (FWS) America Reads Challenge programs and outlines specific requirements related to FWS-funded community service positions. These programs offer colleges and universities an opportunity to help improve the reading skills of preschool school and elementary school…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Services, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education
Levin, Diane E. – 1998
Ever since television became a daily staple of U.S. family life, its influence on children has been the subject of study and debate. No aspect of the debate has been more heated than violence in the media. But a growing knowledge base has shifted the focus of the debate from whether media violence contributes to violence in real life to what can…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Development, Child Welfare, Childrens Television
Szanton, Eleanor Stokes, Ed. – 1997
In child-centered education programs, children construct their own knowledge from their experiences and interactions with the world around them, and caregivers foster children's growth and development by building on children's interests, needs, and strengths within a safe and caring environment. The Step by Step educational program developed a…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Role, Child Development, Classroom Environment
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
Tessaring, Manfred – 1998
This report describes the background and links among education, training, labor market, economy, and society. Part 1 deals with the statutory, institutional, and political background to vocational education and training (VET), steering of VET systems, funding, and performance of VET systems and the European context. Part 2 discusses research on…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Choice, Career Guidance, Comparative Analysis
Human Resource Development Council, Washington, DC. – 1997
This handbook, which was developed for federal managers, explains how low-cost and no-cost training methods developed in the private sector and the services and support available from federal human resource development (HRD) offices can be used to build a smarter and more productive work force. Presented in part 1 are the following: seven…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Education Work Relationship
Landers, Mary F.; Weaver, H. Roberta – 1997
This manual offers strategies on ways to deliver inclusive education to students with mild disabilities. Its format is designed for on-site training, weekend institutes, and summer workshops. An introductory chapter addresses change and school culture, defines students with mild disabilities, and considers the decision-making process. Chapter 2…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems
Gennaro, Ellen – 1992
The Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library conducted a project in fiscal year 1992 that involved recruitment, retention, public awareness, training, basic literacy, collection development, tutoring, intergenerational/family, and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs. The project served a community of 25,000-50,000 and targeted the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Community Cooperation
Hardy, Janice Valerye – 1997
This document contains four papers that are answers to comprehensive examination questions of a doctoral student in instructional technology. The first paper, "Federal Support and Funding of School Library Media Programs into the 21st Century," includes sections on why federal support and funding are needed, how school library media…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Data Collection, Doctoral Programs, Educational Change
Clewell, Beatriz Chu; Villegas, Ana Maria – 2001
This handbook is a guide to the design of new teacher recruitment programs. It is intended to help new programs make the best possible start in duplicating the success of the Pathways program, which seeks to recruit from three nontraditional pools: paraprofessionals, uncertified teachers, and returned Peace Corps volunteers. Pathways involves:…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Beginning Teacher Induction, College School Cooperation, Diversity (Faculty)
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 2001
This booklet contains selected facts relating to Maryland and to the entire Southern United States from the "Fact Book on Higher Education," published by the Southern Region Education Board (SREB). The population increase in the SREB region is expected to remain above the national average, and Maryland is expected to have a projected…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Attendance, College Faculty, College Graduates
Watts, Tony – 1999
A total of 29 representatives of government departments, financial organizations, career guidance organizations, and researchers and career and financial guidance, practitioners from across the United Kingdom discussed the similarities and differences between the fields of career guidance and financial guidance, and explored whether closer links…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Education, Career Guidance, Comparative Analysis
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