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National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1992
Cognitive science, the study of both biological and artificial intelligent systems, is an inherently interdisciplinary activity that embraces aspects of psychology, linguistics, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, engineering, and other behavioral and social sciences. This document reports the results of a workshop designed to provide advice to…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Psychology, Concept Formation
Clipson, Timothy W., Ed.; Bayless, Marsha L., Ed. – 1993
Papers presented in the proceedings discuss: business communication skills; job searching; technology; effective oral communication skills; ethics; and innovative instruction in business communication classes. Papers are: "Communication Skills in Employment Ads of Major United States Newspapers" (M. Casady and F. S. Wayne); "A…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Communication Skills, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Two Year Coll. Development Center. – 1998
This document contains presentation summaries from a conference on "Responding to Welfare Reform." The first presentation, from the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), deals with the impact of welfare reform on two-year colleges. It discusses the national impact of TANF, the results from a July 1997 AACC survey concerning…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Colleges, Job Training, Labor Force Development
Biddulph, Fred, Ed.; Carr, Ken, Ed. – 1997
This document contains both volumes of the proceedings of a conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA). Three keynote papers by Gordon Knight, J. Michael Shaughnessy, and Robyn Zevenbergen, and a practical implications paper by Lyn English are included. Seventy-five conference papers are included in these…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
1998
This symposium addresses the historical development of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) Professional Development School (PDS) in collaboration with the Hamilton County Public Schools. The study goes from PDS I, a semester-long initial field experience, to a major component of the teacher preparation program with the addition of PDS…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education
Pothier, Yvonne M., Ed. – 1996
This conference proceedings includes two plenary lectures by Celia Hoyles and David Henderson. Papers from working groups deal with teacher growth, dynamic algebra, and the role of proof in post-secondary education. Topic sessions from the conference examine problems, puzzles, and games; the relationships among parents, children, and mathematics;…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Internet
Commission on Higher Education, Philadelphia, PA. Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. – 1999
These proceedings of the annual accreditation and quality assurance conference present the following papers: "The Coming Revolution in Higher Education" (Arthur Levine); "Corporate/College Alliances" (Jeanne C. Meister); "Why Are We Educators?" (Catharine R. Stimpson); "Serving an Increasingly Adult Student Population: Lessons from Nordstrom and…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Benchmarking, College Outcomes Assessment
Eadie, Douglas C., Ed. – 1985
This proceedings contains the papers presented at the 1985 "Striking New Bargains" conference, which brought 200 representatives of business, labor, government, and education together for a dialogue on strengthening state and local economic and human resources development efforts in Ohio. The proceedings contains: (1) "The Federal…
Descriptors: College Planning, College Role, Community Colleges, Economic Development
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1990
The purpose of the international meeting of experts described in this document was to discuss policies, strategies, and measures designed to encourage the development and extension of integrated services for early childhood care and education (ECCE). Participants first reviewed the successes, failures, and lessons learned in providing integrated…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Economic Factors
Newhouse, Robert, Ed.; Havlicek, Barbara, Ed. – 1991
This proceedings of a conference on rural education includes 2 keynote speeches and abstracts of 50 conference sessions. The following key issues relevant to rural and small schools were emphasized in the conference sessions: (1) innovative uses of emerging technologies in rural and small schools; (2) rural education in transition; (3) rural…
Descriptors: Accountability, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Educational Administration
California State Univ., Engineering Council for Teaching and Learning. – 1991
This document provides the keynote address and papers delivered at the 1991 California State University Conference on Innovation in Engineering Education which focused on the pre-engineering curriculum. The conference was convened as a collaborative effort by faculty to address the following issues in engineering education: (1) the attraction and…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Distance Education
Audigier, F.; Lagelee, G. – 1993
This seminar report describes debates that centered around three civic educational themes of identity/citizenship, civics and school life, and the study of the European Convention on Human Rights along with ideas presented at the opening of the seminar and general conclusions at the end. The discussion of civic education led to a range of…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Civil Liberties, Classroom Techniques
Holtzman, Wayne H., Ed. – 1993
The purpose of the conference reported in this document was to share recent information about the nature and effectiveness of school-linked services; policy options for implementing neighborhood projects involving elementary and middle schools and their surrounding communities in Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Antonio; and future prospects for…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Child Development, Community Coordination, Community Services
Nelson, Orville; Lee, Howard D. – 1990
This report describes a workshop for 24 midlevel managers that provided information on change areas critical to program planning in the Wisconsin Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education (VTAE) system. These change areas include technology, labor market, demographic, and educational trends. In addition, techniques for identifying and forecasting…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Planning
Cradler, John – 1991
The California Educational Technology Summit was convened to address both the existing and desired applications of technology in California education. The objectives of the summit were: to increase awareness of technology and its limits and potential; provide for a dialogue about important technology related issues across educational sectors; and…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Computer Networks, Educational Change, Educational Technology
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