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Fix, Michael, Ed.; Turner, Margery Austin, Ed. – 1998
This collection is based on the fact that employment, housing, and consumer rights and opportunities are often inextricably linked and mutually dependent. The papers explore aspects of creating a national report card on discrimination, assessing the role that testing and other social science methodologies might play in its formulation. The papers…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Evaluation Methods
Janosik, Steven M., Ed.; Creamer, Don G., Ed.; Alexander, M. David, Ed. – 2000
This monograph contains the invited papers of the major speakers at the Educational Policy Institute's Invitational Conference on Quality in Higher Education held at Oxford University, summer 2000. The purpose of the conference was to discuss how quality is being defined and measured in the context of higher education. The papers are: (1) "Quality…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Distance Education, Educational Quality, Equal Education
Webb, Norman L.; Heck, Daniel J. – 1997
This document reports on a workshop held January 4-5, 1996. Participants of this conference represented the areas of science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (SMET) education and attempted to develop questions regarding systemic education reform. Contents include: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "Evaluation Questions…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering Education, Equal Education
Righeimer, Jennie M.; Voss, Cathy – 2001
The Center for Literacy (part of the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory) established the Regional and National Network of Research and Professional Organizations, which examines current trends in literacy research on a national level. The first meeting of the Research Network was held in 2001, and featured a panel of expert researchers…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Government School Relationship
Truran, John M., Ed.; Truran, Kathleen M., Ed. – 1999
Papers from the 22nd Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Incorporated include the following: (1) "Making Sense of Primary Mathematics" (Gillian M. Boulton-Lewis); (2) "Seeking a Rationale for Particular Classroom Tasks and Activity" (Peter Sullivan); (3) "Research in Mathematics…
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Educational Research, Educational Technology
Fiester, Leila – 1995
The second research and evaluation conference of the Annie E. Casey Foundation attracted many participants from the public and private sectors. In spite of their diverse backgrounds and approaches to evaluation, the participants shared a sense that researchers and evaluators need to find better ways to collect and use information. The primary…
Descriptors: Conferences, Evaluation Methods, Policy Formation, Program Development
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Standards Branch. – 1998
This paper features a summary of comments and suggestions from participants in the Alberta Science Education Leaders' Symposia on the future of secondary science education. Topics discussed include needs, challenges, and concerns in science education; suggestions for change; renewing secondary science programs; professional development of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Change, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries
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Johnson, Keith; And Others – ELT Journal, 1983
Excerpts from a discussion session involving six panelists and 150 teachers of English in non-English-speaking countries range from the revolution in the communicative approach to the extent to which the mother tongue is taken into account, translation, grammatical correctness, teaching large classes, and textbook development. (MSE)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Context, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language)
Phipps, Maurice, Ed.; Hayashi, Aya, Ed. – Wilderness Education Association, 2006
The Wilderness Education Association (WEA) helps people enjoy and protect our nation's most precious resource: Our wilderness areas. They have been training and certifying outdoor leaders around the world for nearly 30 years, teaching students safely and effectively to lead groups in the outdoors without harming the environment. In addition,…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Outdoor Leadership, Recreational Activities, Recreational Programs
Bartram, Peter E., Ed. – 1984
These proceedings contain 24 papers in English and 3 papers in French: "Adult Education and the Social Sciences" (Draper); "Readability as Applied to an ABE (Adult Basic Education) Assessment Instrument" (Taylor, Wahlstrom); "Quality of Worklife: Adult Education Administrators Speak Out" (McKee, Murphy); "The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Students
Fleming, Delryn R., Ed. – 1983
Drawn from a conference that focused on the present state and future direction of college reading and learning skills instruction, the articles in this collection are arranged into three categories: reviews, investigations and evaluations, and prescriptions and descriptions. Among the topics discussed in the 19 articles are the following: (1) the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cognitive Processes, Computer Software, Content Area Reading
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Simonson, Michael, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2012
For the thirty-fifth year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the national AECT Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Electronic Learning, Leadership
Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge. School of Vocational Education. – 1995
These proceedings report on a project designed to help faculty and administrators in the Louisiana State University (LSU) College of Agriculture to internationalize the undergraduate curriculum of the college in order to foster students' awareness of the global agriculture environment. Through a series of six workshops, the undergraduate teaching…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Colleges, Course Descriptions, Faculty Development
Bureau of Mines (Dept. of Interior), Washington, DC. – 1988
This publication contains the papers presented at four technology transfer seminars on mine safety education and training. The papers highlight the Bureau of Mines' recent research aimed at improving the effectiveness of mine safety training in order to reduce workplace accidents. The following eight papers are included: "Effect of Training…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Adult Education, First Aid, Mining
Tel-Aviv Univ. (Israel). School of Education. – 1995
Four papers originating from the Kesher project, a project in Israel involving the construction, implementation, and scientific evaluation of an original Hebrew language intervention program for preschool (ages 0 to 6) children with hearing impairments, are presented. The four papers included are: (1) "Language Intervention in Prelinguistic…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Communication Skills, Early Intervention, Educational Methods
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