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Oinonen, Charlotte M. – 1984
These proceedings consist of the texts of papers and panel discussions presented at a Parker Project-sponsored futures symposium on youth, work, economic productivity, and the challenges facing Wisconsin's secondary schools in providing job training for the future. Addressed in the individual presentations included in this volume are the…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged Youth, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship
McGuinness, Kathleen, Comp. – 1987
Nearly 100 conference papers from the George Mason University annual conference on nontraditional and interdisciplinary studies are presented. The are grouped into 14 categories: (1) assessment of prior learning, which includes "Lifelong Learning: Integrating the Liberal Arts and Experience in Adult General Education" (J. Gary Bernhard) and…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Continuing Education
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Hammerly, Hector, Ed.; Sawyer, Isabel, Ed. – 1975
This volume contains the second part of the proceedings of the twenty-sixth annual meeting of the Pacific Northwest Council on Foreign Languages. The focus is on second language teaching, and relevant linguistic research is included. The proceedings are divided into six major sections. Following the major addresses, which concern audiolingual…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiovisual Aids, Career Education, Child Language
Baker, Janette, Ed.; Wilburn, Marion, Ed. – 1980
Proceedings of the 1979 Sweden/Canada Workshop held at Glendon College, York University, on adult learners in colleges and universities are presented. The adult student was defined as 21 years old or older and a participant of a formal learning situation for at least two years. Three major perspectives were addressed: the institution, the class,…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Bumbarger, Brian, Ed. – 1996
As far back as the 1960s, research and statistics began to demonstrate what appeared to be an inequality in the criminal justice system in that minorities, particularly black males, were being arrested and confined in numbers far greater than their proportion to the general population. The Coalition for Juvenile Justice, in conjunction with…
Descriptors: Blacks, Correctional Institutions, Cultural Awareness, Delinquency
Slocombe, D. Scott, Ed. – 1996
This document contains selected papers from the 24th annual conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE). Papers and reports from the NAAEE Sections and other special workshops are presented first, followed by contributed papers, and finally a section providing background information on the NAAEE. Various topics…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Ethics
Hayward, Peter W. – 1994
The Ethiopian Community Development Center and the Center for Applied Linguistics hosted a conference to discuss the language and cultural orientation needs of Somali and Sudanese refugees. Somali and Sudanese refugees receive a 10-week language and cultural orientation course in Kenya (Africa) before coming to the United States. Representatives…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Awareness, Delivery Systems, Foreign Countries
Koesler, Rena, Ed.; Watters, Ron, Ed. – 1996
This proceedings contains 20 papers from the 1995 International Conference on Outdoor Recreation and Education. The papers include guidelines for various aspects of outdoor leadership and materials relevant to program development and administration in outdoor recreation, outdoor education, and adventure therapy and education. Papers are:…
Descriptors: Accidents, Camping, Conservation (Environment), Decision Making
Koopmann, Richard W., Ed. – 1996
This sourcebook is a compilation of presentations from the National Interpreters Workshop held in Billings, Montana, in 1996. In this book, interpreters share stories of American battlefields, driving tours, wetlands, clovis points, floating classrooms, perfect signs, art collaboration, and wild animals in interpretive programming. Sections…
Descriptors: American Indians, Animals, Art, Blacks
Crocker, Linda; Zieky, Michael – 1995
The National Assessment Governing Board and the National Center for Education Statistics sponsored a Joint Conference on Standard Setting for Large-Scale Assessments to provide a forum for technical and policy issues relevant to setting standards at local, state, and national levels. Volume I contains an executive summary of the conference and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement
Pioneer Inst. for Public Policy Research, Boston, MA. – 1995
A draft of a book, "School Choice: The Cultural Logic of Families, the Political Rationality of Institutions," received a great deal of media attention. The book contains research from nine different studies of school choice and includes an introduction and conclusion by Harvard professors Richard Elmore, Gary Orfield, and Bruce Fuller. The…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Competition, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Brohy, Claudine, Ed.; Pietro, Jean-Francois de, Ed. – 1995
The summary of a conference on the role of cultural context in bilingual education includes: brief overviews in French, German, Italian, and English; an introductory essay on the conference topic (Jacques-Andre Tschoumy); a foreword in German; background information on the sponsoring organization (Institut Romand de Recherches et Documentation…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context
Friesen, Barbara J.; And Others – 1993
This symposium report is designed to provide guidance about major conceptual and methodological issues in research relating to families whose children have emotional, behavioral, or mental disorders. Participants in the symposium identified historical themes, dominant constructs, methodological issues, and recent developments related to family…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Behavior Disorders, Child Health, Cultural Pluralism
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
Solorzano, Sylvia M., Ed. – 1998
This paper is published annually by the Celebrating Partnerships Conference Planning Committee to share information on successful partnership programs that address community issues and concerns. The papers were presented at a conference in honor of National Community Education Day. This collection illustrates the efforts of diverse community…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Resources, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
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