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Heidorn, P. Bryan, Ed.; Sandore, Beth, Ed. – 1997
Recent technological advances in computing and digital imaging technology have had immediate and permanent consequences for visual resource collections. Libraries are involved in organizing and managing large visual resource collections. The central challenges in working with digital image collections mirror those that libraries have sought to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Graphics, Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Libraries
Browning, Philip, Ed. – 1995
This proceedings document provides the texts of 23 presentations given at a conference in 1994 which focused on policies, materials, programs, and activities being implemented in Alabama to foster the successful transition of youth with disabilities to adult life. An initial paper compares the definition of transition developed by Andrew Halpern…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Definitions, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
Alliance, an Association for Alternative Degree Programs. – 1991
Workshops and presentations in this volume are as follows: "Learning the Language of Learning" (Firestone); "Self-Study Examination Program of Higher Education for Adults in China" (Wang, Smith); "Using the Principles and Process of Adult Learning to Develop an Award Level Program for the Education of Adult Educators: An…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Action Research, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Carbone, Michael, Ed. – 1989
The 13 papers contained in this document represent a selection of presentations from a national forum on teacher education which addressed empowerment and professionalization of teachers. The papers are: (1) "Imagining Preservice Teachers" (Alison Brennan, M. Serra Goethals, Rose Howard); (2) "Corsini 4R Schools Empower…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Decision Making, Educational Change, Educational Philosophy
National Commission To Prevent Infant Mortality, Washington, DC. – 1988
A child born in Japan, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Australia, Canada, Singapore, or any of 12 other industrialized nations has a better chance of surviving his or her first year than does a child born in the United States. This is because too many babies are born too small, too many are born too soon, and too many mothers never get decent care…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Birth Weight, Community Programs, Employed Parents
Rubba, Peter A., Ed.; Rye, James A., Ed. – 1998
The 40 papers from this international conference addressed the major theme of facilitating science literacy for all teachers and students. Papers include the following: (1) "Confronting the Gender Gap in Science and Mathematics: The Sisters in Science Program" (P. Hammrich); (2) Teaching Instructional Materials for Science Educators with…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Pearson, Debra, Ed. – 1992
The papers presented at this conference challenged participants to become an integral part of the planning necessary to keep libraries on the cutting edge of technological advances. Academic libraries are admonished to reposition themselves to deliver both new and traditional services, or face the prospect of being preempted by other agencies. The…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Databases, Electronic Libraries
McComas, Marcella, Ed. – 1987
Eight presentations are included in these proceedings: "Concerns of Secondary, Marketing Education Teachers in Illinois: Implications for the Profession" (Ralph Wray); "Differences in Self-Concept and Achievement of Vocational, Academic, and Academic-Vocational Students" (Margie Crocker, Jack Crocker); "The Identification of Critical Areas…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Business Education Teachers, Career Planning, Curriculum Development
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1989
These proceedings begin with a general summary of a conference to encourage collaboration among those involved to prepare a labor force with which Nevada could continue to be economically competitive. Highlights are provided of these presentations: "Opening Remarks" (Jessie Emmett); "The Dynamic West: A Region in Transition"…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Conference Proceedings, Cooperation, Cooperative Planning
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Simonson, Michael R., Ed.; Hargrave, Connie, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1991
This volume contains 57 papers and 1 symposium, consisting of an introduction and 4 papers. The topics discussed range from the instructional effectiveness of various presentation formats and media to the social foundations of educational computing and school restructuring. Cognitive theory and several design theories are also addressed. Research…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Distance Education
National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (DOL/ETA), Washington, DC. – 1990
This publication provides highlights from a conference of the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (NOICC) and the State Occupational Information Coordinating Committees (SOICCs). Highlights of presentations include the following: (1) NOICC initiatives reflect an integrated, long-range planning approach; (2) business,…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Education
Townsend, Tony, Ed.; Cowdell, Jennie, Ed. – 1988
The following papers, panel discussion, summaries, and comments are included in this conference proceedings document: "Education: The Essential Partnership" (Ramsey); "Australia's Involvement in Education in the Pacific: Partnership or Patronage?" (Baba); "Report by the Rapporteur to the Final Plenary Session"…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Education, Continuing Education, Cooperative Programs
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 1980
The proceedings of a conference designed to give researchers and educators the opportunity to discuss issues affecting public education, this report opens with a description of the Research and Development Exchange Coordinating Group's initial efforts to address teacher concerns in oral and written communication instruction. It then lists…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Communication Research
World Health Organization, Copenhagen (Denmark). Regional Office for Europe. – 1982
A meeting of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe was convened to examine the organization and scope of research in education for health manpower development (HMD). As a prerequisite for the formulation of recommendations, the participants considered the following points: the need for developmental research, the definition of…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Definitions, Educational Needs, Educational Planning
Cromer, Janis – 1984
This report offers the conclusions of a 1983 EPCOT symposium on education and the Information Age involving distinguished national experts and 46 secondary school principals from across the country. Discussed in the first section on "The Demands of an Information Age" are a number of transitions, including current shifts from an industrial to an…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs
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