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Swick, Kevin J. – Education, 1975
The examples given in this article highlight the potential resources available in human groups for making this a better world. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Curriculum Design, Human Resources
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Swick, Kevin J.; Driggers, R. Kim – Education, 1975
Article outlined the roles and responsibilities that principals have in assisting in the development of a long range curriculum design. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Curriculum Development, Feedback
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Miller, Harry G.; Swick, Kevin J. – Education, 1976
Contends that teachers need more than the traditional incentives to strive for excellence in teaching. Describes several community incentives and related incentives that can provide the setting for creating excellence among teachers. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Educational Quality, Guidelines, Instructional Improvement
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Swick, Kevin J.; Driggers, R. Kim – Education, 1976
The authors approach the problem of meeting the educational needs of children through a common sense approach of relating those needs to useable curriculum programs. (Editor)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Literacy
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Swick, Kevin J.; Willis, Margo – Education, 1973
Special attention should be directed toward helping pre-service teachers to gain a knowledgeable perspective on the various types of home learning patterns and how these patterns effect child behavior styles in the classroom. (Authors)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Early Experience, Family Environment, Interaction
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Swick, Kevin J.; Ross, Colvin – Education, 1973
Findings of this study indicate the student teachers' opinions of the two urban school principals were affected by three factors: the physical plant of the school; morale of the school staff; personality of the school principal. (Authors/CB)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Environment, Perception, Principals
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Swick, Kevin J.; Hoskins, Jennifer – Education, 1972
A subsidiary purpose of this study was to initially explore the value of visual representations of family life as tools to improve the family perceptions of preschool disadvantaged children. (Authors)
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Disadvantaged Youth, Environmental Influences, Family Environment
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Swick, Kevin J.; Smith, Thomas C. – Education, 1981
Study results indicated that, although most South Carolina Advisory Councils complied with the law, only 62 percent were in full compliance. Principals' perception of the council's role in decision making was related to the actual accomplishments of the councils. When councils had prescribed duties, their effectiveness increased. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Advisory Committees, Citizen Participation
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Miller, Harry G.; Swick, Kevin J. – Education, 1979
The article describes the types of resources available in all communities for use in early childhood programs and, suggests several techniques that can be used in organizing a community resource program in varied early childhood educational settings. (Author/NQ)
Descriptors: Community Resources, Early Childhood Education, Educational Resources, Use Studies
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Randolph, Jerry L; Swick, Kevin J. – Education, 1979
Problems inherent in home-school-community coordination are identified and suggestions for overcoming the problems are discussed. Special emphasis is given to the communications process among professionals working with parents and citizens. Techniques for selection and training of coordinators are presented. (JC)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Communication (Thought Transfer), Coordinators, Guidelines