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Evans, David, Ed.; And Others – 1993
The following papers from a conference on emotional and behavioral problems of children and adolescents are presented: (1) "Eligibility and Need: Is There a Difference Between Being Disturbed and Being Disturbing?" (Howell); (2) "Prevention and Politics: Giving At-Risk Youth a Future" (Constable and Burton); (3) "The World…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Children
Cohen, George M.; And Others – 1986
This document contains papers from a conference which targeted the needs and interests of counselors working with families. Individual papers in the book include: (1) "Economic, Social and Political Influences on Families" (Lynda Henley Walters); (2) "Family Structures and Stresses: A Counseling Perspective" (Edwin Herr); (3) "Cultural Diversity…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Counselor Role, Counselors, Family Counseling
Osofsky, Joy D., Ed.; Fenichel, Emily, Ed. – Zero To Three, 1996
This collection of articles summarizes what mental health professionals have learned about evaluating and treating infants and young children who have been exposed to violence in their homes and communities. Emphasis is on recognizing symptoms and behaviors demonstrated by very young children who have been exposed to violence, supporting…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Child Caregivers, Children
Prock, Valencia N., Ed.; And Others – 1986
A variety of ethical issues confronting the nursing profession are examined in these proceedings. The following papers are presented: (1) "Ethics: Care & Conflict," by Leah Curtin; (2) "The Interface of Politics and Ethics in Nursing," by Mila Aroskar; (3) "Pluralistic Ethical Decision-Making," by Rita Payton; (4)…
Descriptors: Bioethics, Ethics, Legal Problems, Medical Services
Florida A and M Univ., Tallahassee. – 1989
This document for participants comprises the proceedings of a fifth national conference on the retention of black college students. The conference consisted of 2 preconference workshops, 7 general sessions, and 21 concurrent sessions. A total of 68 selected papers were presented. Preconference workshops focused on the freshman year experience and…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Academic Persistence, Black Students, College Students
Colledge, M., Ed.; And Others – 1986
This book addresses the research and policy issues that emerge from the interface of different cultures as a consequence of migration. It includes articles on the following issues: (1) the contribution of the social sciences to an understanding of migrant health needs; (2) health care across cultural boundaries; (3) health care for labor…
Descriptors: Family Planning, Foreign Countries, Health, Health Education
California State Univ., Long Beach. Office of the Chancellor. – 1988
This booklet contains the proceedings of a conference designed to elicit discussion, reactions, comments, and recommendations with respect to the value, desirability, significance, and budgetary problems involved in carrying out scientific research programs at comprehensive universities (those having either no Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programs…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Science, Higher Education, Research Administration
Resnick, Daniel P., Ed. – 1983
The result of a conference bringing historians and educators together with government officials to learn about current literacy research and to discuss research needs, this book presents eight conference papers. Topics covered include (1) the spread of literacy, (2) the impact of the printing press on current attitudes toward literacy, (3) the…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Educational History
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Farmer, Lesley S. J. – Top of the News, 1986
Reports on a program held at the 1986 American Library Association Conference which offered a model for locating and evaluating existing research on libraries. Six guidelines for evaluating research are provided, and small group sessions which evaluated actual research and talked directly with researchers are described. (EM)
Descriptors: Conferences, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines, Library Associations
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Olson, John K. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1983
Curriculum guides can effectively guide practice if the guide writer pays attention to the context in which teachers work and to the language that teachers use in that context. Problems encountered by a curriculum project illustrate what happens in practice when guide writers fail to appreciate teachers' objectives. (RM)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Communication Problems, Curriculum Development
Ralston, Anthony, Ed.; Young, Gail S., Ed. – 1983
The conference of which these are the proceedings was held in June-July 1982 at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The purpose was to discuss the restructuring of the first two years of college mathematics to provide some balance between the traditional calculus-linear algebra sequence, and discrete mathematics. The volume contains…
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculus, College Mathematics, Course Descriptions
Lochhead, Jack, Ed.; Clement, John, Ed. – 1979
A conference in June 1978 brought together approximately 50 faculty from various American universities to discuss issues related to cognitive process instruction. This book contains the papers from that conference, focusing on recent, innovative approaches to cognitive process instruction and recent research studies on thinking skills that have…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Berg, Pam – 1988
Participants from five states (Colorado, Minnesota, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin) met to establish a national network to promote state and community-based models of comprehensive coordinated planning and service delivery to adults who survived pediatric disorders in their childhood. Results of state caucuses, which discussed and listed…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Cooperative Planning, Delivery Systems
Dyson, Anne Haas, Ed. – 1989
This book, a series of essays developed at a working conference on the integration of reading and writing, surveys the historical, cultural, situational and social forces that keep the teaching of writing separate, skew the curriculum to favor reading over writing, and discourage development of pedagogies that integrate the language arts; examines…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Higher Education
Higginson, Linda C., Ed.; And Others – 1981
Proceedings of the 1981 National Conference on Academic Advising are presented, including three keynote addresses and numerous program abstracts. Titles and authors of the keynote addresses are as follows: "Advising Students about Programs and Courses" (Paul L. Dressel); "Academic Advisers--The Boundary Spanners" (Laurine F. Fitzgerald); "Legal…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Career Planning, College Bound Students, College Students
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