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Ciavarella, Michael A., Ed. – 1981
This compendium of seven essays attempts to illustrate and/or demonstrate that community linkages are possible and community resources must be utilized in adult education. It begins with an introduction to the theme of the essays and the essays themselves. The first essay describes a unique linkage model that integrates adult basic education (ABE)…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Advocacy
Download full textNational Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1992
This book offers essays on the response of public four-year colleges to the enrollment trends and challenges of the 1980s, particularly the challenges of providing service in light of the unexpected demand for higher education in that decade. The issues and lessons of the experience of the 1980s are covered in 10 chapters by higher education…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, College Students, Curriculum Development
Walker, Sylvia, Ed.; And Others – 1995
The 21 papers in this monograph on rehabilitation of minority persons with disabilities are organized into four sections which focus on: (1) perspectives of policy and practice; (2) challenges and opportunities in rehabilitation of diverse individuals; (3) cultural diversity's challenges to service delivery; and (4) strategies for empowerment.…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Colleges, Blacks
National Education Association, Washington, DC. – 2000
In this book, beginning teachers from around the country share their favorite chapters from the National Education Association's "Teacher-to-Teacher" books. Each story illustrates step-by-step how teachers tackle a specific restructuring challenge, describing what worked and what did not work in the process. Each chapter includes diagrams,…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Community Involvement, Computer Uses in Education
Naylor, Harriet H.; And Others – 1980
The initiation, implementation, and successes of 13 older adult volunteer programs are traced in these descriptive essays focusing on: (1) the Educational Growth Opportunities project at San Diego State University (CA); (2) the Retired Volunteer Service Corps at the University of Maryland; (3) the Displaced Homemakers Program at Valencia Community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Services, Consultants, Consultation Programs
Baine, David, Ed. – 1991
This collection of papers examines instructional environments for students with severe disabilities. It points out that two principles should guide the selection of all instructional environments for all types of learners at all stages of instruction: the environment should be the least restrictive environment possible and it should be the most…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Problems, Children, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities)
Lydecker, Toni, Ed. – 1983
A national conference was held to examine ways for improving vocational education in comprehensive high schools. One of the major ideas to emerge from the conference was that, like other high schools, comprehensive high schools offering a vocational component will have to make a commitment to excellence if they are to continue to serve a useful…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Change Strategies, Community Resources, Coordination
Kaufman, Juliet, Ed.; And Others – 1982
Findings of an American College Testing Program 1981 survey on college recruitment of adult students are summarized, and 12 articles on adult recruitment are presented. Titles and authors are as follows: "Adult Recruitment Practices: A Report of a National Survey" (Patricia Spratt, Juliet Kaufmann, Lee Noel); "Three Programs for…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Admissions Officers, Adult Students, Ancillary School Services
National Center for Farmworker Health, Inc., Austin, TX. – 2001
This document contains 10 short monographs on priority issues relevant to the health and well-being of migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families. An introduction by Daniel Hawkins discusses the important role of migrant health centers in providing primary and preventive health care services to this disadvantaged and underserved…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Child Health, Child Labor, Cross Cultural Training
Adelman, Clifford; Reuben, Elaine – 1983
A total of 117 descriptions of notable programs and promising practices related to 30 specific problems, practices, and goals in American postsecondary education are presented. The programs described are the result of three searches made by the staff of the National Commission on Excellence in Education, although neither the staff nor the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Articulation (Education), Career Education, College Freshmen
Burge, Elizabeth J., Ed.; Haughey, Margaret, Ed. – 2001
This collection of 14 first-hand accounts from experienced and accomplished learning technology practitioners highlights issues in using learning technologies for flexible, distance, and open learning. The papers are as follows: "Using Learning Technologies: An Introduction" (Margaret Haughey); "Naming the Learning Technology Issues…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Education, Adult Education, Developed Nations
Shulman, Carol Herrnstadt, Ed. – 1984
The 31 papers in this yearbook are organized in five sections: I. Changes in the Labor Force, which includes: "Labor Market Needs to the Year 2000" (Morgan V. Lewis) and "Occupational Adaptability and Transferable Skills: Preparing Today's Adults for Tomorrow's Careers" (Frank C. Pratzner and William L. Ashley); II. Educating Adult Students, which…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Cognitive Style
Moore, Michael G. Ed.; Savrock, Joseph T., Ed. – 2001
This document contains 17 papers on distance education in the health sciences. The following papers are included: "Preface: Distance Education in the Health Professions: A Collection of Research" (Michael G. Moore); "A Historical Overview of Telecommunications in the Health Care Industry" (Joseph S. Anderson); "Distance…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Allied Health Occupations Education, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
Smith, Wm. Flint, Ed. – 1991
This book, the second of two volumes devoted to instructional media in second language instruction, focuses on specific applications of advanced technology in the classroom. The first part, "Applications," contains seven chapters. They are: "The Language Laboratory in the Computer Age" (S. E. K. Otto); "Television…
Descriptors: Chinese, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
Heck, W. H., Comp. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1915
Children spend more time in school than anywhere else with the exception of home. This bulletin provides information to help support healthy and productive school environments for our nation's school children. It contains contributions from American Medical Journals, compiled from the year July, 1914 through July 1915. The following contents are…
Descriptors: Educational History, Child Health, Public Health, Health Promotion
