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Virginia Community Coll. System, Sterling. Inst. for Instructional Excellence. – 1986
Brief descriptions are provided of 39 activities funded through the Virginia Community College Institute for Instructional Excellence, including efforts to adapt and/or modify a teaching practice developed by a colleague or documented in the literature (funded by Adapter Grants), to develop and implement innovative teaching practices (funded by…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, College Programs, Community Colleges, Creative Teaching
Learning, 1983
Thirty-five outstanding educational programs were identified by a panel composed of educators, parents, and students. Computer programs are listed in the areas of reading and language arts, mathematics, general problem solving, science, social studies, creative arts, foreign languages, and computer literacy. (PP)
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Programs
Download full textOffice of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1991
This report provides information on 25 national educational research and development centers. The description of each center contains the name and address of the grantee, the director(s), affiliated organizations, a detailed abstract of its mission and activities, and a list of key personnel. The following centers are included: (1) National…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Cultural Differences
Tri-County Opportunities Industrialization Center, Inc., Harrisburg, PA. – 1993
A project established a lending library of literacy materials for Tri-County Opportunities Industrialization Center, Inc. (OIC) students who attended classes at over 20 satellite locations in Dauphin and Perry Counties, Pennsylvania. A student survey determined the types of materials of most interest. Results were compiled into categories such as:…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Library Catalogs
Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington, DC. – 2001
In 1996 the Appalachian Regional Commission reinvented itself, adopting a strategic plan that reaffirmed its two historic priorities--an economic and human development program and a developmental highway program--and rethinking how to achieve them. The plan established goals under five headings: education and workforce training that prepares…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship
Fideler, Elizabeth F., Ed.; Bazer, Gerald, Ed. – 1989
Second in an annual series, this volume presents brief descriptions of a number of outstanding community college instructional programs identified by the National Council of Instructional Administrators (NCIA). Each description includes the address and telephone number of the college in which the program operates, and the names of the college…
Descriptors: Awards, Community Colleges, Demonstration Programs, Instructional Innovation
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Directorate for Education and Human Resources. – 1995
In the past 5 years, National Science Foundation (NSF) support for two-year colleges has risen from approximately $1 million per year to the current level of approximately $23 million per year. This report on the NSF's two-year college related activities in fiscal year 1994 (FY94) begins with letters of transmittal, and a brief introduction and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational Innovation, Engineering Education
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Education and Human Resources. – 1996
From 1993 to 1995, the National Science Foundation (NSF) support for two-year colleges increased from about $7.6 million to $35.1 million. This report describes NSF activities in support of two-year college science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education for fiscal year (FY) 1995. Following an introduction and overview, including…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational Innovation, Engineering Education
Werner, Evelyn C., Comp.; Harmon, Cheryl M., Comp. – 1993
This book contains more than 100 abstracts of projects conducted in Pennsylvania during fiscal year 1992-93 funded through Section 353 of the federal Adult Education Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-297). The projects were developed to strengthen the Adult Basic Education (ABE) program through experimentation with new methods, programs, and techniques. In…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Correctional Education, Curriculum Development, Daily Living Skills
