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Download full textPSI Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1981
In November 1980, the National Institute of Education (NIE) sponsored a roundtable on Issues in Urban Reading, the proceedings and recommendations of which are included in this paper and focused on two major questions: What is contributing to the drop in reading scores during the elementary and middle school years? and What are the skills and…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Conferences, Elementary Education, Junior High Schools
Hale-Benson, Janice, Ed. – 1985
The keynote speeches and papers presented at the 1985 conference on the black family are collected in this document. Titles (and authors) relating to the conference theme, "We are neither motherless, fatherless, nor childless--we are family,": (1) "The Black Family" (Andrew Billingsley); (2) "Black Men's Perceptions of Their Problems: Implications…
Descriptors: Black Community, Black Family, Blacks, Early Parenthood
Peer reviewedYoung, Diana, Ed. – Public Libraries, 1987
Provides background information and copies a report by Marlys Cresap and Marilyn Nickelsburg on a statewide conference of children's librarians. Highlights include a survey of children's services in Iowa libraries and presentations on the history and philosophy of children's services (Margaret Bush) and the role of children's librarians (Barbara…
Descriptors: Community Needs, Library Planning, Library Role, Library Services
1985
The seven papers presented in this document are the products of a Think Tank held concurrently with a 1985 conference on the black family. Approximately 45 representatives of the Greater Cleveland community participated in the Think Tank, which was divided into ten task forces that addressed issues that are critical to the survival and development…
Descriptors: Black Community, Black Family, Blacks, Elementary Secondary Education
Forest Service (USDA), Upper Darby, PA. Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. – 1980
This publication, volume 1 of 2, contains proceedings from a national symposium on recreation trends. Topics of the 25 papers in volume 1 include: selected trends in recreation activities; and recreation planning, policy, financing, equipment, organizational membership, and lands and waters. Papers are arranged in six sections: (1) Data-Deficient…
Descriptors: Camping, Futures (of Society), History, Natural Resources
Cowan, William, Ed. – 1978
This volume contains 22 conference papers concerned with Algonquian languages and culture: (1) "Cheyenne Vowel Devoicing," by W. Leman and R. Rhodes; (2) "An Analysis of Upper Delawaren Land Sales in Northern New Jersey, 1630-1758," by R.S. Grumet; (3) "Ethnology in the Works of Rowland E. Robinson," by G.M. Day; (4)…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Languages, American Indians, Anthropological Linguistics
Snyder, Patricia A., Ed.; Stone, Frank A., Ed. – 1972
These papers from the World Education Workshop on minority education present the question of minority education in its many guises around the world. Basic objectives of the workshop include bringing together people concerned with the polycultural and international dimensions in the preparation of professional educators, promoting recognition of a…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
Alatis, James E., Ed. – 1978
These proceedings of the Georgetown Round Table cover the international dimensions of bilingual education. The proceedings are divided as follows: (1) "Aspects of Bilingual Education," which includes discussions of models, bilingual communities, and positive bilingualism; (2) "Parameters of Bilingual Education Policy," which includes discussion of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Dialect Studies, Educational Policy
Rey von Allmen, Micheline – 1982
A course on the intercultural training of teachers, organized by the Portuguese authorities, was a result of a Franco-Portuguese pilot project concerned with the development of intercultural training courses and teaching materials. Purposes of the course were to present the material prepared by the joint Franco-Portuguese team; to test and…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Images, Cultural Interrelationships
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). International Council of Women. – 1993
This collection of essays on the family includes: "Discours d'ouverture" [Opening Speech] (L. Boeykens); "Transformer la famille, transformer l'homme et la femme, transformer la societe" [Transform the Family, Transform the Man and the Woman, Transform Society] (H. Sokalski); and "Vers un nouveau contrat social. Le role des femmes dans la famille"…
Descriptors: Employed Parents, Family Life, Family (Sociological Unit), Fathers
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). Centre for Educational Research and Innovation. – 1987
The volume provides papers presented in January 1985 at a symposium at the headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on the subject of the various ways, means, and problems associated with providing a mainstream education for children of ethnic minorities in member countries of the OECD. The main thrust of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Bortner, Rayman W., Ed.; And Others – 1974
The proceedings consist of 11 papers grouped in two major categories: the context of adult learning (social significance and fact and fiction about adult learning) and the utilization of learning models for adult instruction. Contributors are Floyd B. Fischer, George L. Maddox, Rolf H. Monge, Eric F. Gardner, Arthur W. Combs, William J. Hoyer,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Cognitive Processes
Akins, Carl, Ed.; Beschner, George, Ed. – 1980
This monograph contains papers and workshop summaries from a two-day symposium for ethnographers and drug abuse policymakers. An introductory paper outlines the background and purpose of the symposium, followed by papers that provide a definition of ethnography, present a history of illicit drug ethnographies, and examine state problems and the…
Descriptors: Administrators, Drug Abuse, Ethnography, Illegal Drug Use
Carters, Alexander N., Comp. – 1980
This is the eighth of eight volumes consisting of series of publications of the Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults (CSLEA), such as Notes and Essays, Research Reports, Occasional Papers, and Conference Reports. These materials provide both theory and practice in the area of non-credit adult liberal education offered by colleges…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
Jencks, Christopher, Ed.; Peterson, Paul E., Ed. – 1991
This book comprises 19 essays that attempt to tell the truth about urban poverty, social dislocation, and changes in American family life. They show that the rise in the percentage of children living in poverty is due to an increasing number of female-headed households and a decline in the earnings of young men. The following papers are included:…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Blacks, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Patterns
