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Armijo, Eduardo J.; Yount, Darrell E. – 1995
This report outlines the Quillayute Valley Child and Family Consortium's End of Year Readiness to Learn program activities, including outcomes through May 1995. The program was established in part by the Washington State Readiness to Learn Initiative, designed to help children benefit from schooling by enabling schools and social services…
Descriptors: Activities, At Risk Persons, Case Studies, Caseworkers
Spangenburg, Cathy – 1995
This report documents the Rochester (New York) City School District's efforts to develop and implement a school-to-work transition system featuring the following elements: activities at the elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels; combined formal schooling and structured on-the-job training based on nationally recognized standards;…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Articulation (Education), Case Studies, Cooperative Planning
Idaho State Div. of Vocational Education, Boise. – 1996
This manual is a guide to local partnership councils as they plan and design work-based learning experiences for credit. Chapter 1 provides an overview of work-based learning as part of vocational education. Chapter 2 describes a variety of work-based learning experiences, including established secondary vocational program work-based learning…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Clinical Experience, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs
Human Services Research and Development Center, St. Paul, MN. – 1995
This report discusses a 3-year project to examine and develop agency structures to implement a more person-centered design in Minnesota agencies assisting individuals with disabilities. Five of the eight participating agencies offered residential services; two offered vocational, employment, and day programs; and one offered both residential and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Agency Role, Change Strategies, Day Programs
Minicucci, Catherine – 1996
Findings from a 4-year study of exemplary science and mathematics programs for middle school students with limited English proficiency (LEP) are presented. The four programs described here provide stimulating mathematics and science curricula through instruction in either the students' native language or in English using sheltered techniques.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Educational Change
Buckley, Helen; And Others – 1993
This publication is an overview and guide to the Comprehensive Teacher Training Programme (CTTP), a four-course distance education program of study for untrained Caribbean elementary and primary school teachers designed to prepare them to pass Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) examinations for entry into teacher training colleges. The program…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Preparation, Continuing Education
Butt, Mahmood; And Others – 1996
On the basis of a belief in the legitimacy of alternative learning styles, the importance of intercultural broadening, and the global nature of international education, the Department of Secondary Education and Foundations at Eastern Illinois University developed a new course, called "Diversity of Schools and Societies." Course…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Curriculum, College Instruction, Course Content
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Miller, Michael T.; Vacik, Stephen M. – 1996
This study surveyed graduate programs of Higher Education Administration within the Southeastern United States in order to identify programs perceived to be "excellent" and to profile their predominant characteristics. A 10-item survey instrument was developed and mailed to the program director, chair, or coordinator at all Southeastern…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, College Faculty
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1995
The guide is designed to help administrators, program directors, counselors, teachers, and other school personnel in providing instructional services for limited-English-proficient (LEP) students. The seven sections address these topics: identification and assessment for instructional and language proficiency levels; assessing for…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Disabilities, Educational Resources
Weinstein-Shr, Gail – 1996
Even Start is a family literacy and support program for families with young children. This paper identifies several characteristics of adult learners in order to suggest effective approaches for working with adults to improve literacy skills. The first section presents five case studies illustrating adults with different histories, circumstances,…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Gillespie, Marilyn K. – 1996
The study looks at the role of immigrants in the workforce, status of English language learning in vocational and workforce education, and ways the system can enhance opportunity and productivity for limited-English-proficient adults. It begins by examining characteristics of the current immigrant workforce and future labor requirements. The…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Education, Curriculum Design, English (Second Language)
Williams, Ellen U.; And Others – 1993
Consistent with educational reform efforts, regular educators are being asked to meet the challenge of addressing the needs of special education and at-risk students along with "normal" students in the regular classroom. This paper examines how teacher education programs can assist in better preparing educators to meet this challenge and…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Cooperative Planning, Course Descriptions, Demonstration Programs
Riley-Mundine, Lynette; Roberts, Bryn – 1990
This review of Australia's National Aboriginal Languages Program, undertaken in September-November 1989, involved consultation with individuals in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal organizations and communities in several areas. It was found that 56% of 1988-89 funding went to Aboriginal communities and regional language centers, 20% to state schools,…
Descriptors: Australian Aboriginal Languages, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries
Craycraft, Kenneth – 1993
Sam Houston State University (SHSU) (Texas) has developed several collaborative programs to recruit diverse populations to the teaching profession. SHSU and Houston Community College-Northeast Campus have collaborated to establish the Collaborative Urban Teacher Education Program in order to identify and develop minority group, community college…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, College Students, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs
Tucker, Adam; Sze, Sarah – 1994
This fact sheet describes a six-week, tuition-free workshop program, Citybridge in Concord, Massachusetts, in education where motivated middle school students work with talented high school and college students who are interested in teaching. The inservice curriculum is designed to prepare urban youth for the challenging high school curriculum and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Course Objectives, Curriculum Design
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