This document reports on a fall 1994 working conference on linking education, health, social services, and other supports that children and families need, with the school as the hub. The conference involved six working groups. Four working groups were age-related, discussing early childhood, elementary, adolescent, and youth-in-transition…

This publication contains summaries of the presentations from a conference on employment services for disadvantaged older workers. The opening remarks made by Joan A. Hammond and Kenneth M. Mahan are outlined. Summaries of the following papers are provided: "National Perspective on Older Worker Programs," by Ann Lordeman; "Older…

This report contains two sections: a summary of a conference on state literacy initiatives including the agenda and list of participants, and a series of profiles of the literacy efforts of individual states. The four issues identified and discussed at the meeting were (1) development of state initiatives; (2) coordination and expansion of state…

These proceedings contain three reports of improvement programs designed to help students to succeed in large urban school systems. In the first report, the "Achievement Goals Program" (AGP) is described as a highly structured, objective based instructional program in reading and mathematics carried out for the purpose of reducing racial…

For this conference "developmental education" was defined as "any program which assists students in overcoming any deficiencies they may have in their preparation for post-secondary education." This document includes summary reports of panel discussions and the texts of keynote addresses. Panel session topics include: (1)…

This report contains a summary of a survey of violence prevention programs and a conference on the state of the art in evaluating such programs, as well as conclusions and recommendations. The survey of 51 violence prevention programs focused on evaluation activities. Analysis of the data indicated: frequently the goals have not been used to…

Materials in this sourcebook were prepared from the program of a workshop on position development for student work-learning programs at Berea College. Discussions center upon categories of student assignments and special attributes of student manpower; preparation of effective job descriptions to achieve goals of employer, student, and educational…

The Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training (CSEE&T) is the premier international peer-reviewed conference, sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) Computer Society, which addresses all major areas related to software engineering education, training, and professionalism. This year, as…

These proceedings report on a 1994 conference on the planning, implementing, and refining of programs designed to enhance the first-year experience of college students in urban settings. Early sections detail conference aims, background and policies. One section describes workshops on various topics, provides a profile on the keynote speaker, and…

This presentation contains eight summary reports that provide information about major linkage activities initiated by the Ohio Board of Regents between the postsecondary education system and the business and governmental sectors. The regional and statewide activities are divided into two groups by the two phases through which linkage goals are…

These proceedings contain the papers and posters of the 5th International Conference on Educational Technologies 2017 (ICEduTech 2017), which has been organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and co-organised by the Western Sydney University, held in Sydney, Australia, 11-13 December 2017. ICEduTech is…

The Donor Agencies Workshop involved individuals from a wide range of academic disciplines and other fields that helped develop the expertise of foreign students, scholars, and trainees to increase the educational and economic resources of their home countries. This report presents the remarks made by the 47 workshop participants concerning: (1)…

Approximately 85 educators from six states participated in a regional conference designed to showcase exemplary and collaborative programs to overcome many of the barriers faced by rural adults in pursuing higher education. After the keynote address, "The Role of Adult Learning in Revitalizing Rural Communities," by Cornelia Butler Flora, the…

Twenty-five papers are presented in this monograph. Topics covered in this conference included: (1) recreational program administration and management; (2) recreational facilities; (3) non-credit instruction; (4) fitness; (5) sport clubs; (6) operation and program; (7) extramural sports; (8) professional development; (9) leadership; (10) outdoor…

The Regional Seminar on Educational Evaluation held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from 7 April to 2 May 1975, was organized as a follow-up activity to a study carried out by the International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP, Paris) in 1973-1974. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development had in 1973 requested the IIEP to…