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BIRENBAUM, ARNOLD; SCHWARTZ, ARTHUR L. – 1966
THE MAJOR OBJECTIVE OF THIS 3-YEAR RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECT WAS TO TEST THE FEASIBILITY OF EXTENDING THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMUNITY WORK AGENCIES IN NEW YORK TO INCLUDE THE MENTALLY RETARDED. THE 13 PARTICIPATING GROUP WORK AGENCIES RECEIVED FINANCIAL SUPPORT WAS WELL AS CONSULTATIVE, INTAKE, AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING SERVICES FROM…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Children
Hamilton, J. R.; And Others – 1976
Using aggregate data from several Idaho counties and towns, the study examined the economic forces which pressure small town people and merchants--pressures which ultimately shape and will shape small towns in areas like Idaho. Six towns chosen for intensive study were Priest River, Cottonwood, Riggins, Shoshone, Oakley, and Malad. Focusing on…
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Census Figures, Community Change, Community Problems
Ward, Raquel; And Others – 1974
A summary is presented of interviews with a random sample of K-4 teachers from six schools in the Title VII Bilingual Project in the Austin Independent School District. Intended to provide data for assessment of ongoing activities as well as stated objectives, the interviews were designed to investigate activities such as duties assigned to…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teacher Aides, Bilingual Teachers, Cultural Awareness
Ward, Raquel; And Others – 1975
A summary is presented of interviews with nine kindergarten and first grade teachers, all monolingual, in the four Title VII Bilingual Project schools where participation includes just kindergarten and first grade. Four bilingual teacher aides are assigned to these schools. Intended to provide data for assessment of ongoing activities as well as…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teacher Aides, Cultural Awareness, Educational Assessment
Hawksley, Rosemary; Owen, Jane – 2002
Common factors among high-performing distance learning (DL) programs were examined through case studies at 9 further education colleges and 2 nonsector organizations in the United Kingdom and a backup survey of a sample of 50 distance learners at 5 of the colleges. The study methodology incorporated numerous principles of process benchmarking. The…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Case Studies, Data Collection, Delivery Systems
Smith, Andrew; Oczkowski, Eddie; Noble, Charles; Macklin, Robert – 2002
The changing nature of the demand for training in Australian enterprises adopting new management practices and the implications of those changes for training providers were examined. More than 3,400 private sector enterprises were surveyed by mail, after which follow-up telephone interviews were conducted with 80 human resource practitioners from…
Descriptors: Contract Training, Definitions, Delivery Systems, Educational Demand
Halsey, Karen; Judkins, Michelle; Atkinson, Mary; Rudd, Peter – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2005
This summary outlines the key findings from a national evaluation of the first-year trials of the New Relationship with Schools (NRwS) carried out by a team at the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER). The trials took place in the period September 2004 to July 2005 and involved 93 schools in eight local educational authorities…
Descriptors: Inspection, Educational Change, Administrative Organization, Profiles
Obong, Edet E. – 1997
This study of nonacademic services provided to international and noninternational college and university students had three purposes: (1) exploration of differences that might exist between the nonacademic social service needs of international (non-native born) and noninternational (native born) students; (2) identification of a mean level of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Attitude Measures, College Environment, College Housing
Urquiola, Miguel; Stern, David; Horn, Ilana; Dornsife, Carolyn; Chi, Bernadette; Williams, Lea; Merritt, Donna; Hughes, Katherine; Bailey, Thomas – 1997
This report, which is directed toward policymakers, educators, employers, researchers, and others interested in the school-to-work (STW) movement, synthesizes literature on the development and effectiveness of STW programs since 1993. Part I provides an overview of the STW movement and examines the effectiveness of STW efforts in terms of…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Coordination
Lewis, Laurie; Farris, Elizabeth; Alexander, Debbie – 1997
This 1995 federal survey designed to provide the first nationally representative data about higher education distance education course offerings. Data were collected in fall 1995 from 2-year and 4-year higher education institutions and were weighted to provide national estimates. The study includes information about the percentage of institutions…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, Distance Education, Educational Benefits
Ainslie, Susan – 1994
This guide, designed for teachers of second languages to adults, discusses instruction for student groups of mixed abilities. The first chapter examines the factors that determine mixed ability, including: student motivation, interests, and needs; linguistic ability; general educational background; learning style; age; external pressures and time…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Education, Adult Students
Kilpatrick, Sue; Crowley, Suzanne – 1999
Owners or managers of 181 Australian businesses employing fewer than 20 people in the construction, manufacturing, property and business services, and retail industries in 3 metropolitan and 3 nonmetropolitan locations were interviewed by telephone to identify how they used training to enhance their small business's success. Of those surveyed,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Educational Attitudes
McGrail, Loren, Ed.; Purdom, Laura, Ed.; Schwartz, Rick, Ed.; Simmons, Alison, Ed. – Adventures in Assessment, 1998
"Adventures in Assessment" is an annual journal of the system for Adult Basic Education Support (SABES), a comprehensive training and technical assistance initiative for adult literacy educators and programs. SABES accomplishes this goal through staff and program development workshops, consultation, mini-courses, mentoring, peer…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Alternative Assessment
Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Olympia. – 2001
The third biennial outcome evaluation of the state of Washington's workforce development system analyzed the results of nine of the state's largest workforce development programs plus employer-provided training for participants who left programs from July 1, 1997 to June 30, 1998. For reporting results, the nine programs were grouped into three…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes, Employment
Davies, Peter – 2002
The changing face of further education (FE) college governance in England and Wales was examined in a study that included the following activities: (1) a survey of 447 FE colleges across England and Wales (response rate, 55%) to identify the composition and operation of governing bodies, proposed changes, perceived developmental needs; and areas…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Behavior, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Effectiveness
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