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Zierer, Ernesto, Comp. – 1977
This conference report of a UNESCO meeting concerns the aspects that are essential in planning and implementing a second language teaching program in a plurilingual context. The relevance of the following kinds of factors are described: (1) the variety of plurilingual contexts; (2) the specific didactic components of teaching a second language in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Conference Reports
Download full textStanley Foundation, Muscatine, IA. – 1997
Summarizing results from a 3-day conference on community colleges and globally competent learners, this report presents participants' conclusions regarding the colleges' role in producing globally competent learners. Following introductory sections, a definition is provided of globally competent learners, suggesting that they are empowered by the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Role, Community Colleges, Conference Proceedings
PDF pending restorationBernard Van Leer Foundation, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1984
The Bernard van Leer Foundation's seminar on early childhood education and care in multicultural societies brought together 31 project leaders and independent specialists from 19 countries for a consideration of common problems of multicultural education. Participants were selected for their expertise in working with minorities and migrants in…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Community Involvement, Community Role
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. – 1979
Designed to meet the needs of all persons involved or interested in bilingual/multicultural education in Alaskan communities, the Fifth Annual Bilingual-Multicultural Education Conference provided workshop presentations, speeches, and exhibits in the areas of program planning, curriculum and materials development, staff training, classroom…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians, Bilingual Education
Alliance, an Association for Alternative Degree Programs. – 1996
These proceedings consist of 20 presentations made during 5 sessions at a conference dealing with alternative degree programs for adults. The following papers are included: "Narrative Reasoning as Assessment" (Richard M. Ashbrook); "Political and Administrative Issues in Developing a Distance Learning Based Program" (Margaret…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Heft, Riva, Ed.; Rovinescu, Olivia, Ed. – 1993
The following papers from a conference on the dimensions of literacy in a multicultural society are included in this volume: "Literacy: Affirmation and Empowerment in a Multicultural Society" (Simms); "Literacy, Border Pedagogy, and Multiculturalism in the Aftermath of the Los Angeles Uprising" (Giroux); "Alphabetisme et…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Civil Liberties
Walker, Sylvia, Ed.; And Others – 1991
This proceedings reports on a national conference which explored means of eliminating and reducing barriers to employment, educational opportunities, and rehabilitative services for minority individuals with disabilities. Section I, titled "Policy Implications and Future Forecasts," contains five papers with the following titles and authors:…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Agency Cooperation, American Indians
Glowacki-Dudka, Michelle, Ed. – 2000
These proceedings consist of 44 presentations in these categories: distance education and evaluation; community issues and research; multicultural issues and research; teaching and learning; research methods; and organizational development. The papers are "Philosophical Foundations of Andragogy and Self-Directed Learning" (Alfred);…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning
