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Public Folklore Programs and University Museums: Partnerships in Education
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Lisa L. Higgins, Editor – Journal of Folklore and Education, 2016
A cadre of professional folklorists came together to provide insight into their unique programs and roles directing state folk arts and folklife programs within or in partnership with university-based museums. Partnerships explored in this article include: (1) Traditional Arts Indiana at Indiana University's Mathers Museum (Jon Kay); (2) The…
Descriptors: Museums, Universities, Folk Culture, Partnerships in Education
Symposium on Geographic Information Systems.
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Felleman, John, Ed. – Government Information Quarterly, 1990
Six papers on geographic information systems cover the future of geographic information systems, land information systems modernization in Wisconsin, the Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER) System of the U.S. Bureau of the Census, satellite remote sensing, geographic information systems and sustainable development,…
Descriptors: Cartography, Census Figures, Economic Development, Foreign Countries
Indicators of the Quality of Educational Systems: An International Perspective.
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Bottani, Norberto, Ed.; Delfau, Isabelle, Ed. – International Journal of Educational Research, 1990
Eight articles on international educational indicators (IEIs) are presented. Topics include functions and limitations of IEIs; science and math indicators and national welfare; higher education indicators; cost and resource indicators; and national perspectives from the United States, Australia, France, and England and Wales. (TJH)
Descriptors: Costs, Educational Indicators, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Special Feature: Epistemological Paradigms in Evaluation: Implications for Practice. Section 1: "Paradigm Contrast" Case Studies.
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Rose, Tom; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1991
This section presents two pragmatic studies focusing on a real-life situation and specific applications in managerial decision making. One study deals with improving occupational safety in a bedding manufacturing plant, whereas the other concentrates on managing a state mental health program. (SLD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Programs, Decision Making, Epistemology
Special Feature: Planning and Evaluating Minority Health Programs for the Future.
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Simson, Sharon P., Ed.; Wilson, Laura B., Ed. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1991
Seven papers examine key minority populations that are encompassed in local, state, and federal levels of health program planning. The papers are based on methods of evaluation and planning. Projections on the future course of minority health programing are presented. (SLD)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Aging (Individuals), Black Community, Community Programs
Working Together.
Huling, Nancy; Crisp, Jeanne; Rea, Jay Weston; Milton, Suzanne; Palmer, Gayle – Alki, 1998
Five articles about library cooperation discuss: statewide tiered reference services in California; sharing costs and increasing access through the Washington State Library's database licensing project; the Washington State Cooperative Library Project; FIND-IT! Washington, a World Wide Web site for locating government information; and the impact…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cooperative Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Electronic Libraries