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Cohen, Elena; Ooms, Theodora – 1993
This briefing report on program evaluation notes that the new wave of family-centered, integrated services is forcing the field to rethink its methodology, and that the move towards outcome-driven reforms requires carefully defined outcomes and ways to measure them. Highlights of a seminar meeting held to explore these issues are included. The…
Descriptors: Accountability, Data Collection, Delivery Systems, Evaluation Methods
Wholey, Joseph S.; McLaughlin, John A. – 1998
This document is a transcript of a workshop on planning and constructing performance-based evaluations for project directors of transition programs for students with disabilities. It provides background information on the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and presents strategies for implementing and managing a performance-based plan.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Logic
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. – 1989
The collected papers from three conferences about art education are documented in three volumes. The first conference addressed art education, aesthetics, and art criticism. Eighteen scholars representing classroom teachers, museum educators, and university faculty were invited to prepare papers on the general topic of aesthetics and art criticism…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Activities, Art Criticism, Art Education
True, Marshall, Ed.; And Others – 1984
This document presents the proceedings of a conference devoted to the development of teaching materials on the heritage of Vermont to be used in Vermont's classrooms. The following articles are included: "Everybody Has to be Somewhere, Sometime" (S. Hand); "A Vermont Geography: The Dynamic Map of the State" (S. Farrow);…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Heritage Education
Pollard, Joyce S.; And Others – 1990
During the 1989 Arkansas legislative session, an act was passed mandating the Arkansas Office of Accountability to publish annual reports on school performance. To help educators deal with issues related to systems of educational effectiveness indicators, a seminar for educational stakeholders to ask questions and offer comments about developing…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Educational Indicators
McCormick, Sandra, Ed.; Zutell, Jerry, Ed. – 1989
This yearbook contains 59 selected articles from the National Reading Conference for 1988 which represent a diversity of topics explored through a variety of research paradigms designed to increase understanding of the critical issues of language and literacy. Included in the collection are "Political and Economic Dimensions of Literacy:…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Emergent Literacy, Literacy
InterAmerica Research Associates, Rosslyn, VA. – 1985
Papers presented in this conference report include: "Overview of Theories of Language Learning and Acquisition" (Diane Larsen-Freeman); "A Theory of Strategy-Oriented Language Development" (Michael Canale); "Motivation, Intelligence, and Access: A Theoretical Framework for the Education of Minority Language Students" (Edward De Avila); "Second…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Learning Theories
Levine, Judith R., Ed.; Feist, Stanley C., Ed. – 1988
The papers presented in this conference proceedings describe specific strategies and techniques that can be used to enhance and improve undergraduate psychology instruction. The following papers are included: (1) "Playing the Dating Game: An Experimental and Empirical Exercise on Sex-Roles," by Ann L. Saltzman; (2) "Small Group Research Experience…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education
Kelley, Patrick M., Ed.; And Others – 1983
Articles in these proceedings of a conference of the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication represent the views of professional communicators and academicians who share a concern for providing breadth and quality of preparation for present and future technical communicators. The 10 papers discuss the following topics: (1)…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Internship Programs
German Foundation for International Development, Bonn (West Germany). – 1982
Two international meetings on distance education are summarized in this report. The first, a preparatory seminar on "Staff Development for Distance Education," was held in Berlin to give African participants an opportunity to meet prior to attending the 12th World Conference of the International Council for Correspondence Education…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Correspondence Study, Developing Nations, Distance Education
Wisconsin Univ., Madison. – 1985
College summer sessions, and specifically the summer program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison between 1885-1985 are discussed in two papers and a conference summary. In "History of Summer School at the University of Wisconsin," John W. Jenkins and Barry J. Teicher examine the emergence and nature of summer programs in the context of the…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Deans, Departments, Educational History
Groppel, Jack L., Ed.; Sears, Ronald G., Ed. – 1980
Researchers, coaches, and players of racquet sports were brought together for this symposium on four racquet sports. Although most of the papers presented at the symposium were written by Americans, one of the speakers was from Canada, and another was from Australia. The sports represented were badminton, racquetball, tennis, and squash. In Part…
Descriptors: Athletes, Athletic Coaches, Educational Research, Exercise Physiology
Berryman, Cynthia L., Ed.; Eman, Virginia A., Ed. – 1980
This volume includes 16 articles on selected research and pedagogical issues related to the gender variable in communication and language. Also presented are two sample syllabi for teaching male/female communication courses, and a summary statement resulting from conference participants' discussion of issues and directions for future instruction…
Descriptors: Feminism, Instructional Development, Language Attitudes, Language Usage
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and Oceania. – 1979
This publication reports on a seminar and a workshop held in Tokyo, Japan, 1978 dealing with moral education in Asia. The seminar and workshop participants exchanged information and experiences, examined problems, and suggested guidelines for the implementation of regional programs in moral education. Participating countries include Afghanistan,…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Needs, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Orloff, Jeffrey H., Ed. – 1979
The volume contains 19 papers from the Fourth Annual Northern Virginia Conference on Gifted/Talented Education. Included are the following titles and authors: "A Statement on the National Commitment to Gifted Education" (R. Stafford); "Beyond Awareness into Practice" (F. Williams); "Fostering Independence and Creativity" (D. Treffinger); "Parents…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Conference Reports, Creativity, Curriculum Design
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