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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bucharest (Romania). European Centre for Higher Education. – 1987
Issues and suggestions regarding the use of comparable data on higher education in the European Region are reported, based on a meeting sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) was developed to facilitate the comparability of national…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Degrees (Academic), Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries
Bossone, Richard M., Ed. – 1985
This document contains the proceedings of a conference on improving the academic skills of urban students. Titles and authors of the twelve included papers are: (1) "Academic Skills and the SAT," George H. Hanford; (2) "New York City Promotional Gates Program: Implications for Instruction of Academic Skills," Charlotte Frank;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College School Cooperation, Compensatory Education
Peer reviewedBell, Terrel H.; And Others – NASSP Bulletin, 1982
Presents three addresses given at a conference at the College of St. Thomas (Minnesota) by Terrel H. Bell, Scott D. Thomson, and Theodore R. Sizer on the priorities of American secondary education from a national perspective. Jean Parent, Lloyd Nielsen, and Willard McGuire respond. (WD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Curriculum, Educational Improvement
Download full textLigon, Glynn; And Others – 1990
Four essays and associated introductory text constituting the proceedings of a symposium on dropout research issues are presented. The introduction by Glynn Ligon makes a call for considering what is known about dropouts, what is needed to be known about dropouts, and how these findings can be communicated to educators, the public, and lawmakers.…
Descriptors: Community Role, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research
Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning, Aurora, CO. – 2000
This publication presents proceedings from the Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) fall 2000 conference. The first general session presentation was "Through the Eyes of Children... Creating a Shared Vision of Education" (Don Suskind), and the second session was "Teachers and Administrators: Responsible for…
Descriptors: Accountability, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Educational Change
North East Association for Institutional Research. – 1997
This proceedings document is comprised of the 12 papers, panel presentations, and work shares presented at a 1997 conference on institutional research. The papers are: (1) "What Does Accountability in Higher Education Mean to You?" (William R. Dyson, Andrew G. De Rocco, John R. Doyle, and Merle W. Harris); (2) "The University of…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Faculty, College Outcomes Assessment, College Students
Queensland Board of Teacher Registration, Toowong (Australia). – 1991
The conference reported in this document, jointly sponsored by the Queensland Board of Teacher Registration and the Centre for Research in Literacy, arose out of public concern about literacy standards and claims that higher literacy levels will be needed in an increasingly technological society--concerns that make it necessary for educators to…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Course Content, Education Courses, Elementary Secondary Education
Iowa State Univ. of Science and Technology, Ames. Coll. of Education. – 1990
The summary of a statewide conference on future directions for Iowa education in congruence with national education goals and the results of a follow-up survey are the topics of this report. Roundtable discussion participants assessed 10 educational goals and their associated indicators in relation to validity of the indicators, barriers to…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Educational Environment, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Ashburn, Elizabeth A.; Fisher, Robert L. – 1984
Participants in this conference of educators, convened to consider methods of evaluating teacher education students, focused upon the relationship between candidate quality and teacher effectiveness. Questions under consideration included: (1) pre-admission field experiences students should demonstrate; (2) optimum scores on aptitude and…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Grade Point Average, Graduation Requirements
Institute for Educational Leadership, Washington, DC. – 1999
This booklet presents information gathered at the November 1997 conference conducted by the National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education in cooperation with EduTech, Ltd. The conference brought together educators, social workers, health professionals, researchers, teen parents, grandparents, government officials, and others…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Case Studies, Day Care, Early Parenthood
Bossone, Richard M., Ed.; Troyka, Lynn Quitman, Ed. – 1977
On March 4, 1977, the Center for Advanced Study in Education (CASE) of the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) and the Board of Education of the City of New York co-sponsored a National Conference on Minimum Competencies: Trends and Issues. Six papers were presented: "An Overview Regarding Minimal…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Conference Reports, Educational Assessment
Tomlinson, Tommy – 1992
This document sketches topics considered by a 1990 conference on student motivation sponsored by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement of the U.S. Department of Education. Educational reforms of the past decade have not produced higher test scores for American students. Rather, American students score lower and study less than…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Extracurricular Activities
1992
This document is comprised of a two-volume conference proceedings. The first volume includes the following papers: "Application of Multiple Intelligences: Research in Alternative Assessment" (Joseph Walters) Discussants: Vera John-Steiner, Sue Teele; "Improving Bilingual Education Programs through Evaluation" (Alan L.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation, Higher Education
Angel, Dan – Capsule, 1990
The Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP) is a statewide program designed to ensure that all students attending public colleges and universities have the basic reading, mathematics, and writing skills necessary to perform effectively at the college level. All entering first-time freshmen are required to take the TASP test, which has a basic skills…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Testing, Graduation Requirements
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1983
Proceedings of the 1983 annual meeting of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) are presented. Contents include a roundtable discussion, nine papers, a progress report by the SREB's Task Force on Higher Education and the Schools, a presentation on a SREB report on higher education and high technology economic development, a summary of the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Admission, College School Cooperation, Economic Development
