This document contains abstracts of the 82 concurrent session presentations at a 1996 conference on the experience of college freshmen regarding their academic achievement, attitudes, and re-enrollment for the following year. Each abstract is designed to give a succinct statement of each concurrent session presentation and to provide a name,…

This report contains proceedings of a United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) international symposium and round table. The main objective of the meeting was to debate long-term goals of education and its role in preparing young people to face the demands of the 21st century. Papers presented include: (1) "Young…

Proceedings of a symposium sponsored by the Coalition for Education in the Outdoors (CEO) are presented in this report. The CEO is a network of institutions, organizations, agencies, businesses, and associations in support of outdoor education. This symposium, reflecting the work of CEO's Research Task Force, provides literature reviews and field…

These conference proceedings consist of 15 presentations: "Trends in the Development of Vocational Adult Education" (Heinrich Wenidoppler); "Training Programmes for the Long-Term Unemployed in the Flemish Community in Belgium" (Frederik Geers); "New Technology and Non-Vocational Adult Education in Baden-Wurttemberg,…

A "travelling" congress was conducted in five European cities (Berlin, Warsaw, Prague, Budapest, and Vienna) to promote a mutual exchange of views between east and west. The participants stressed the growing European Community interest in current examples of cooperation with neighbors in central and eastern Europe. In addition to…

The purpose of the symposium reported in this document was to define the major needs of technology-based distance education and to recommend appropriate future actions. The 1-day roundtable assembled 40 of the most knowledgeable leaders in the United States and Canada on serving adults' postsecondary learning needs through telecommunication. The…

This document consists of materials presented at a conference organized by representatives of university outdoor programs to discuss issues and exchange ideas about outdoor topics. Twenty-six papers were presented: (1) "Conference on Outdoor Recreation for the Disabled: Breaking the Stereotype" (Tom Whittaker and Sheila Brashear); (2)…

Focusing on literacy learning and instruction, the 44 papers in this yearbook highlight the increasing sense of responsibility of literacy teachers as learners themselves and to understand the nature and impact of teacher change on student learning. Papers in the yearbook include: "What Counts in Teacher Education? Dilemmas in Educating…

This document summarizes the National Institute on the Assessment of Experiential Learning conference in July 1989, during which educators from the field of adult education met to discuss prior learning assessment (PLA), a process developed for awarding credit for college-level knowledge acquired outside the classroom. Some educators were…

The following papers are included: "Technological Literacy: Pedagogy for a New World Order" (Peter McGregor); "Career and Technology Studies, A Curriculum Model" (Clarence Preitz); "Vocational and Technical Education at Secondary Schools in Taiwan, Republic of China" (James Yu); "Blueprint for Literacy in…

The purpose of the National Leadership Conference on Media Literacy was to shape a national framework for media literacy so that each participating group could demonstrate its own niche and role in achieving common objectives. This report details the approaches and conclusions of the 25 representative leaders of the media literacy movement who met…

This document contains an outline of a workshop on instructional supervision for vocational, technical, and adult education supervisors in Wisconsin. Materials used in the workshop, along with preparation materials, are included. Extensive appendixes include a list of workshop participants, the agenda, handouts on instructional supervision, and…

In February, 1992, the Child Development Programs Advisory Committee and the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) hosted a conference that explored child care planning on a city, county, and state level. Introductory activities included a synopsis of the work of the CSAC, and a talk by California first lady Gayle Wilson, who called for…

The purpose of the conference reported in this document was to provide for the interchange of ideas with a view to the development of effective cooperation and collaboration among interest groups in the field of inservice teacher education. The proceedings are organized into nine sections: (1) Introduction; (2) Conference Opening; (3) Keynote…

This monograph reports the proceedings of the Multimedia Technology Seminar and consists of presented papers as well as summaries of demonstration and discussion sessions. Sessions covered the following topics: the role of learning theory in the development and application of multimedia technologies in special education; multimedia research in…