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Jennings, Edward T., Jr., Ed.; Zank, Neal S., Ed. – 1993
The 16 chapters in this book are intended to stimulate thinking about approaches to dealing with the substance of public assistance policy as it bears on coordination issues, organizational arrangements for policy development and delivery, and processes for building linkages between disparate but related programs. Part I, an introduction, contains…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Employment Services
Haddad, Sergio, Ed. – 1997
The 10 studies in this volume present a sampling of policy and legislation relating to adult learning in various parts of the world. The articles resulted from an international research project conducted at the UNESCO Institute for Education in conjunction with the University of Florence. They were written by the following contributors: Robb Mason…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Comparative Education, Developed Nations
Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne, Ed.; Duncan, Greg J., Ed.; Aber, J. Lawrence, Ed. – 1997
Volume 2 of the "Neighborhood Poverty" series incorporates empirical data on neighborhood poverty into discussions of policy and program development. The chapters are: (1) "Ecological Perspectives on the Neighborhood Context of Urban Poverty: Past and Present" (Robert J. Sampson and Jeffrey D. Morenoff); (2) "The Influence of Neighborhoods on…
Descriptors: Child Health, Children, Cognitive Development, Community Influence
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1984
Designed to meet the informational needs of both business leaders and educators who wish to develop mutually beneficial cooperative ventures, this packet contains three separate reports on public-private sector partnerships. An overview examines the contemporary focus on business and education links, the nature of partnerships at secondary and…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Career Education, Career Exploration, Community Involvement
Download full textHirshon, Arnold – 1986
Based on telephone interviews with 12 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries, this report presents the underlying reasons for the libraries' decisions relating to the design and implementation of automated library systems. The survey results are summarized, a list of respondents is provided, and profiles of present and planned…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Advisory Committees, Decision Making, Equipment Evaluation
Romberg, Thomas A., Ed.; Stewart, Deborah M., Ed. – 1987
This document is one of three related volumes. They present the rationale, background, and framework for a comprehensive monitoring system being developed for the National Science Foundation. The system is being designed to gather information about the effects of national, state, and local policy actions designed to change the teaching and…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary School Mathematics
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. – 1994
This document consists of papers that received recognition in a competition sponsored by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and the National Rural Institute on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. The competition sought to focus attention on problems in providing treatment and prevention services for drug and alcohol problems in rural areas. The papers…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Community Services, Correctional Education, Delivery Systems
Johnson, Robert Keith, Ed. – 1989
The aim of this collection is to present "state of the art" papers in language curriculum studies by writers who have been actively involved in shaping theory in the field and who, between them, have applied that theory in almost every part of the world and in a variety of contexts. Papers include the following: "A Decision-Making Framework for…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language)
Heath, Shirley Brice, Ed.; McLaughlin, Milbrey W., Ed. – 1993
How ethnic identity and gender figure in building the embedded identities of youth in different contexts is examined, focusing on the self-concepts of inner-city youth. The voices of urban youth argue that their embedded identities, or multilayered self-conceptions, represent far more than simple labels of ethnic or racial membership. After an…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Art Education, Childhood Needs, Disadvantaged Youth
Hodgkinson, Virginia Ann, Ed. – 1982
Five articles are presented concerning student aid planning and educational policy, based on experiences gained in regional workshops conducted by the National Institute of Independent Colleges and Universities (NIICU). The purpose of the workshops was to translate the data gathered in the NIICU Student Aid Recipient Survey into formats useful for…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Planning, Federal Aid, Financial Policy
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). Centre for Educational Research and Innovation. – 1994
The chapters in this book were prepared during the second phase of a study conducted by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development to develop a set of International Indicators of Education Systems (INES). They were among the many studies presented at the General Assembly of the INES Project in Lugano (Switzerland), September 16-18,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Context Effect, Educational History, Educational Indicators
Barnett, W. Steven, Ed.; Boocock, Sarane Spence, Ed. – 1998
A major objective of this collection is to involve researchers in a wide range of disciplines who share an interest in the long-term effects of early childhood education on poor children and their families. The book begins with a series of reviews that provide general overviews of research on the long-term effects of early childhood education. The…
Descriptors: Child Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education, Early Parenthood
Rivera, Ralph, Ed.; Nieto, Sonia, Ed. – 1993
The Latino population is the largest racial and ethnic minority group in Massachusetts. In the 1980s, the poverty rate of Latinos in the state was twice that of Blacks and six times that of Whites. With Latino children dropping out of school at a rate three times that of white children, the economic future of this population is bleak. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Dropouts, Economic Factors
Dockrell, W. Bryan – 1988
Five essays selected from 70 papers and books spanning 30 years in the publishing life of W. Bryan Dockrell are presented. The essays concentrate on three themes within the field of educational evaluation--attainment, assessment, and reporting. Perspectives and practices in different countries are provided. The essays include: (1) "The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Research, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Assessment
Whaples, Gene C., Comp.; Rivera, William M., Comp. – 1982
This publication, the first of a planned series, is intended to advance discussion by professionals and, hopefully, the public about education for adults--its purposes, control, and programs. Four essays are included, each with a distinct theme and purpose. However, all the essays relate to the major issues in adult education, national policy,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Educational Change, Educational Needs
