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McWilliam, R. A. – 1992
This manual provides a structure for professionals to work collaboratively with families in selecting outcomes for their special needs children. It does so through presenting a family-centered intervention approach to conducting the Individualized Family Service Plan or Individualized Educational Program meeting. Part I provides an introduction…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Cultural Influences, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Download full textCalifornia Univ., Santa Barbara. University Library. – 1993
The purpose of this manual is to provide a structure for a comprehensive user education program at the University of California, Santa Barbara. It is intended to provide a general direction for librarians to review when developing new instructional programs or examining current programs. The purpose of this program is to provide basic library…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Higher Education, Information Literacy
Nichols, Joe D.; Miller, Raymond B. – 1993
The effects of a form of cooperative group instruction called Team Assisted Individualization on students in a high school Algebra II class were examined. Sixty-two (31 female and 31 male) 11th-grade students were randomly assigned to either a cooperative learning (32 students) or traditional lecture (30 students) group. Students completed an…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Algebra, Comparative Testing, Cooperative Learning
Bisesi, Janice I. – 1993
This practicum was designed to decrease turnover of newly hired teachers in a child care center by means of a 12-week orientation and training program for newly hired staff. In 1992, nearly half of the newly hired teachers had left the center within 6 months. Surveys of remaining staff, some of whom had already turned in resignations, indicated…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
Woloszyk, Carl A. – 1991
Factors influencing the decision of high school students to enroll in cooperative education programs were investigated in a survey. The stratified random sample consisted of 275 high school students currently enrolled in cooperative education programs in five different types of communities throughout Michigan. The survey questionnaire included 8…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Decision Making, Enrollment Influences, Family Influence
North Carolina State Dept. of Justice, Raleigh. – 1990
The purpose of this faculty orientation is to introduce the Drug Abuse Resistance Prorgram (DARE) to teachers who will have the program offered to their students. The DARE program is designed to give young people the facts about drugs and alcohol, and was developed in 1983 by health education specialists in conjunction with the Los Angeles Police…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Class Activities, Drug Education, Drug Use
Mississippi State Dept. of Education, Jackson. Office of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education. – 1989
Standardized curricula are provided for two courses for the secondary vocational education program in Mississippi: electrician I and II. The 11 units in electrician I are as follows: orientation; safety; tools, equipment, materials/supplies; basic principles and theory; DC circuits; AC circuits; blueprints and load calculations; load centers and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Blueprints, Check Lists, Competency Based Education
Raiola, Ed – 1984
A college student orientation program is described which incorporates outdoor adventure activities. The purpose of the program is to challenge the participants and encourage cooperation between individuals. The two general categories of adventure activities used in this program are low risk (initiative games, nature walks, camping, and nature…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, College Students, Experiential Learning, Group Activities
Celona, Jennie M. – MEXTESOL Journal, 1983
A survey of 25 international students studying in Massachusetts colleges gathered information on 4 specific aspects of their American college experience (recruitment, orientation, adaptation, and acculturation) as well as about their experiences with English. In interviews, nine students said they had had no problems with the English language;…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Audiotape Recordings, College Students, English (Second Language)
Favero, Jane; And Others – 1982
Designed for teaching students in regular and special education classes, the guide provides an instructional approach (as opposed to a counseling approach) to teaching social and behavioral skills. This approach, based on the premise that behavioral skills can be developed through instruction, drills, and applied practice, employs concepts from…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Assertiveness, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification
Griffin, Gary A., Ed.; Hukill, Hobart, Ed. – 1983
Sixteen expert educators participated in a working conference on the first years of teaching. The proceedings included two commissioned papers, a panel discussion among three persons engaged in on-going induction programs, and large and small group discussions following each presentation. Kenneth Zeichner's paper, "Individual and Institutional…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Administrator Role, Beginning Teachers, Coping
Banbury, Mary M. – 1980
This handbook may serve as a guide in helping teachers to identify children with learning disabilities. Hypothetical cases are presented, giving specific examples of academic and behavioral problems which may be caused by such learning disabilities as visual perceptual disorders, auditory perceptual disorders, motor disorders, orientation…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Behavior Problems, Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Diagnosis
Enger, John M. – 1983
A questionnaire was administered to 1403 twelfth grade students in the Bahamas who were described as potentially eligible to pursue college-level work leading to teacher certification. Student opinions were sought on teacher training programs at the College of the Bahamas, conditions of teaching employment, characteristics of students in secondary…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Employment Level, Foreign Countries, Goal Orientation
Vickio, Craig; Tack, Martha W. – 1987
The graduate student orientation program conducted at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) is described, and supplementary orientation materials are provided. The orientation program incorporates the following thrusts: instructional and research programming, personal and professional development, departmental programming, social interaction, and…
Descriptors: Departments, Evaluation Criteria, Family School Relationship, Graduate Students
Ackermann, Susan P. – 1989
The University of California at Los Angeles's (UCLA's) Transfer Summer Program (TSP) is designed to increase the academic achievement, retention, and graduation rates of underrepresented and low-income students and to ease their transition from community college to UCLA. In 1989, a study was conducted to assess the extent to which TSP students…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Educational Counseling
