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Content Analysis Of Funded Enhancement Project Applications--Fiscal Year 1995, Adelina Alegria, Reynaldo Flores Macias, Ana Maria Rodrigues Resnik Mar 1997

Content Analysis Of Funded Enhancement Project Applications--Fiscal Year 1995, Adelina Alegria, Reynaldo Flores Macias, Ana Maria Rodrigues Resnik

Adelina Alegria

The 97 bilingual education program enhancement projects funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs in fiscal 1995 are analyzed for their demographic characteristics, goals and objectives, instructional characteristics, parent and family services, professional development, personnel training, and other program features. A subset of 33 programs was selected for in-depth analysis of features other than demographics. The 97 proposals, distributed among 21 states, served 53,535 students, 36,283 of whom were limited-English-proficient, from 78 language groups and at all grade levels. California received over half the funded projects. School districts were the main beneficiaries …


Fraters In Facultate: Models Of Excellence In Fraternity Advising, Charles G. Eberly Mar 1997

Fraters In Facultate: Models Of Excellence In Fraternity Advising, Charles G. Eberly

Charles G. Eberly

This paper is the first of a number I planned to carry out on models of excellent in fraternity chapter advising. I am still working on the qualitative data I collected a decade and a half later. The thesis is that if one focused on models of excellence in fraternity operations to learn the manner in which successful leaders and organizations achieve their objectives, much greater progress would be made than focusing on the reduction of negative issues and problems such as alcohol abuse, sexual abuse, and hazing.


The Role Of Faculty Development Programs In Helping Teachers To Improve Student Learning Through Writing, Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Elizabeth Ann Caldwell Jan 1997

The Role Of Faculty Development Programs In Helping Teachers To Improve Student Learning Through Writing, Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Elizabeth Ann Caldwell

Mary Deane Sorcinelli

Writing is central to the activities of academic life; writing-to-learn programs for faculty are well received and help faculty improve their own writing as well as their students' writing and understanding of course content.


When A Project Doesn't End: Reflections Of A Preschool Teacher, Genan Anderson Dec 1996

When A Project Doesn't End: Reflections Of A Preschool Teacher, Genan Anderson

Genan Anderson

Description of how a teacher follows the interest of preschool children using their questions to guide discovery in an investigation of bugs.