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Wehmeyer, Michael L. – Guilford Publications, 2007
Growing evidence suggests that self-determination is a significant factor in improving educational and transition outcomes in students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This volume reviews the breadth of available methods for teaching components of self-determination--including choice making, problem solving, decision making, goal…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Educational Planning, Decision Making, Self Advocacy
Conway, Robert, Ed.; Izard, John, Ed. – 1995
Twelve papers produced at an annual convention were selected for inclusion in this work on behavior management and behavior change in Australian children and youth with emotional and/or behavior problems. The papers are: (1) Developing Personal Strengths, Choosing More Effective Behaviours: Control Theory, Reality Therapy and Quality Management…
Descriptors: Behavior, Delinquency, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Problems
Federation of State Humanities Councils, Washington, DC. – 1990
The marriage of the humanities to public discussion of major current issues is an invitation to understand how various points of view are embedded in one's history, values, visions of the future, and an understanding of what is right, wrong, and necessary. The essays in this volume examine three issues: abortion, economic competition, and racial…
Descriptors: Abortions, Blacks, Economic Factors, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Do It Now Foundation, Phoenix, AZ. – 1982
This compilation of journal articles on cocaine includes a report describing cocaine as the recreational drug of the middle class, statistics from the United States Department of Health on health consequences of cocaine use, an article on "speedballing" (use of cocaine and heroin in combination), and a discussion of the various ways…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Drug Use, Health Education
Bryce-Laporte, Roy S., Ed.; Couch, Stephen R., Ed. – 1976
This book presents six papers on Latino migrant workers and recent Indochinese refugees in the United States, most of which focus on problems of fieldwork. The book's three sections, "Migrant Workers,""Indochinese Refugees" and "Research Summaries and Reports," each contains two papers and an introduction. (1)…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Hispanic Americans, Indochinese, Migrant Workers
Fawcett, James T., Ed.; Carino, Benjamin V., Ed. – 1987
The following papers are collected in this anthology of research on East-West international migration: (1) "International Migration and Pacific Basin Development" (James T. Fawcett and Benjamin V. Carino); (2) "The Global Picture of Contemporary Immigration Patterns" (Mary M. Kritz); (3) "One Field, Many Views: Competing…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Migrant Problems
Moursund, David; And Others – Computing Teacher, 1985
This document consists of a compilation of nine articles, on computer literacy, that have been extracted from the 1984-1985 issues of the journal "The Computing Teacher". The articles include: (1) "ICLEP (Individual Computer Literacy Education Plan): A Powerful Idea" (David Moursund); (2) "Computers, Kids, and Values"…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Databases, Equal Education, Instructional Material Evaluation
Bambara, Linda M.; Kern, Lee – Guilford Publications, 2004
Practical and comprehensive, this book focuses on the nuts and bolts of designing positive behavior support plans for students with such disabilities as mental retardation, autism, learning disabilities, and emotional/behavioral disorders. Strategies are provided for addressing individual behavioral problems at all levels of severity. Filled with…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Disabilities, Behavior Problems, Behavior Disorders
Becker, Jerry P., Comp. – 1997
This document contains the reports of the travel grant awardees who participated in the eighth International Congress on Mathematics Education (ICME-8) in Sevilla, Spain, July 14-21, 1996. The support of these awardees marks the importance placed on mathematics education in the United States and participation in the international congresses. This…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Educational Assessment, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Cimino, Carol, Ed.; Haney, Regina M., Ed.; O'Keefe, Joseph M., Ed. – 2001
This collection of essays deals with the integration of the social teaching of the Catholic Church into Catholic schools. The collection contains the following chapters: (1) "Focus of SPICE 2000: How To Integrate Jubilee Justice into Schools throughout the Millennium" (Carol Cimino; Regina Haney; Joseph O'Keefe); (2) "Model…
Descriptors: Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Catholics, Elementary Secondary Education
Leiterman, Hannah, Ed. – 1999
This Technical Assistance Bulletin addresses the youth summit component of the Youth for Justice program. The Youth for Justice program of the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is a national law-related education (LRE) initiative designed to give young people a better understanding of the law and equip them with…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Law Related Education, Learning Activities, Prevention
van Someren, Maarten W., Ed.; Reimann, Peter, Ed.; Boshuizen, Henny P. A., Ed.; de Jong, Ton, Ed. – 1998
This book addresses questions of multiple representations in human reasoning and learning. Computational approaches to learning with multiple representations are introduced, and the role of multiple representations in teaching is discussed. The following chapters are included in Part I: Multiple Representations in Learning Concepts form Physics…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Learning
Lavoie, Derrick R., Ed. – 1995
This book attempts to review and extend current knowledge and perspectives on scientific problem solving by utilizing the framework of cognitive science. While the focus of the monograph is toward problem solving, its ultimate goal is the improvement of science teaching. Twelve chapters address problem solving in a variety of science content…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Naylor, Larry L., Ed. – 1999
A number of social problems created by cultural diversity in the United States seem to defy resolution. The essays in this collection address some of these issues and are designed to initiate serious discussions on some of the most serious questions. The chapters are: (1) "Introduction to American Cultural Diversity: Unresolved Questions, Issues,…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education
Palfreyman, David, Ed.; Warner, David, Ed. – 1998
This collection of papers on legal issues and problems for higher education in the United Kingdom is organized into seven parts which address: (1) contexts, (2) governance, (3) the higher education institution and its staff and students, (4) the higher education institution and its academic activity, (5) the higher education institution as a…
Descriptors: College Administration, Court Litigation, Educational Legislation, Foreign Countries
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