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Slavin, Peter – 1974
The aim of career education is stated to be to avoid tracking lower class students into a time-serving education, one-way jobs, and narrow lives by preparing all for careers of their choice. To date, most career education programs have been concentrated in the suburbs. The National Urban Coalition wants career education to be made part of the…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Career Education, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth
Robinson, Harry, Jr., Ed. – 1974
An institute was conducted to provide some training to librarians, archivists, and historians in locating, selecting, preserving, and disseminating Afro-Americana. Specialists in the field, including those who work with non-print materials, acted as contributors. A diverse population of librarians, library students, and representatives of other…
Descriptors: Archives, Black Community, Black History, Black Influences
American Vocational Association, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1972
The October 1972 national conference, conducted by the Industrial Arts Division of the American Vocational Association (AVA), focused on the role of industrial arts in career education. The purpose of the document, which is based on presentations and summaries from various work groups, is to more clearly delineate the interrelationships between…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Conference Reports, Cooperative Programs
National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works, Washington, DC. – 1976
Several presentations were made at the eighth meeting of the National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works (CONTU). The president of the Association for Computing Machinery addressed the issue of interactions of computer technology and economics, education, and society. A representative from the Center for Educational Media…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Copyrights
Morgan, Samuel D., Ed. – 1976
Procedures used in planning the leadership development seminar and other information intended to be of use to State and national council members and other educational planners are presented in this report of a leadership development seminar for advisory councils on vocational education. Major objectives of the seminar are stated and include (1)…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Advisory Committees
Reedy, Kristin; Werts, Cybele Elaine – Northeast Regional Resource Center (NERRC), 2005
The purpose of this document is to twofold: First, it serves to summarize and record the content and comments from the presentations and breakout sessions during the Northeastern States NCLB/IDEA Invitational State Leadership Forum: Joining Forces: High Achievement For Each and Every Student, September 27-28, 2005. Secondly, it hopes to capture…
Descriptors: Leadership, Special Education, Summative Evaluation, Research Utilization
Harwell, Rick, Ed.; Comstedt, Timothea, Ed.; Roberts, Nina, Ed. – 1997
This proceedings contains 36 papers presented at the 25th Annual Conference of the Association for Experiential Education. Papers are: "The Woods and the Trees: Interpreting Experiential Education for Schools and a Greater Audience" (Joanna Allen, John Hutchinson); "Adventure Programming & Prevention of Adolescent Problem…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adventure Education, Corporate Education, Disabilities
Thomas, Alice P., Ed. – 1995
The "Plain Talk about K.I.D.S. (Kids Inclined toward Difficulty in School)" summit on learning disorders was held in 1995 to bring together experts in the field of learning disorders to help disseminate the knowledge that will bring progress in the educational management of students who have difficulty in school. The first 10 chapters present…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Disorders, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change
California State Board of Education, Sacramento. – 1998
This final report of the Joint Board Task Force on Noncredit and Adult Education describes a comprehensive set of 12 recommendations relative to K-12 adult education programs and noncredit programs offered by California community colleges. The report is a collaborative effort of the California State Board of Education and the Board of Governors of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, College Programs, Community Colleges
National Center for the Study of Postsecondary Educational Supports, Honolulu, HI. – 2001
The National Capacity Building Institute 2001 meetings on transition to postsecondary education for people with disabilities included nationally recognized speakers, discussion groups focusing on current issues, and commentary from consumer/professionals. This document is a record of the proceedings and outcomes. Papers presented include: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), College Preparation
Nolan, Robert E., Comp.; Chelesvig, Heath, Comp. – 1997
The following are among 50 papers included: "The Politics of Planning Culturally Relevant AIDS Education for African-American Women" (Archie-Booker); "Developing White Consciousness through a Transformative Learning Process" (Barlas); "Executive Businesswomen's Learning in the Context of Organizational Culture"…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1999
This document contains 15 papers from a conference on preparing youth for the 21st century that was organized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The following papers are included: "Giving Young People a Good Start: The Experience of OECD Countries" (Norman Bowers,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Role, Articulation (Education), At Risk Persons
American Association for Agricultural Education. – 1999
The following are among the 47 papers included: "Academic Performance and Retention of College of Agriculture Students" (Garton, Dyer, King); "Perceptions of Recent Graduates and Employers about Undergraduate Programs in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University" (Heyboer, Suvedi);…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Adult Education, Agricultural Education
McAvoy, Leo H., Ed.; And Others – 1994
This proceedings contains nine conference papers, as well as abstracts of an additional seven papers, on research related to outdoor education. A preface, "Building a Research Community for Outdoor Education" (Anderson B. Young), describes the role of the Coalition for promoting information exchange and cooperation among outdoor education…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Camping, Educational Practices, Educational Principles
Rounds, Laura, Ed.; Matthews, Michael, Ed. – 1995
This document contains conference papers, other speeches, and supplementary material from the first International Conference on Total Quality Management (TQM) and Academic Libraries, held in 1994. The conference was comprised of four sessions, and the introductory remarks of each are included, along with transcriptions of each session's…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annotated Bibliographies, Benchmarking, Case Studies
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