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1984
These five papers describe the methods, results, and implications of a multimethod approach to the establishment of standards for the three subject areas of the Alabama High School Graduation Examination (AHSGE). James E. McLean introduces the problems and methods involved by identifying three general approaches to scoring procedures found in the…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Educational Policy, Graduation Requirements, High Schools
Biscoe, Eleanor Lynch, Ed. – 1980
Summaries and edited transcriptions document the major content areas addressed by the institute, which exposed state teams to innovative continuing education concepts and methodologies to apply in state planning for continuing education through a week-long workshop and postworkshop, follow-up meetings and communication, consultation, document…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Educational Innovation, Library Personnel, Library Planning
Download full textAnsello, Edward F.; Rose, Thomas – 1989
This document contains presentations from the Wingspread Conference, a conference held in June 1987 to examine issues posed by the increasing longevity of older Americans with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. An executive summary and the following papers are included: (1) "Aging and Lifelong Disabilities: Problems and Prospects"…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Cooperative Planning, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities
Malvetti, Aniello L.; And Others – 1984
This document contains five symposium papers on the California Evaluation Improvement Program (EIP). Since 1974, a network of eight regional centers have annually assisted approximately 6,000 educators with educational program evaluation. Established to train middle management personnel to evaluate their own programs, the EIP centers now also…
Descriptors: Education Service Centers, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Virginia Developmental Disabilities Planning and Advisory Council, Richmond. – 1983
This report of proceedings includes a keynote address "Prevention of Mental Retardation Circa 1983" (G. Tarjan) and eight papers from a keynote panel. Papers include: "Genetic Issues" (G. Oakley); "Impact of Intervention on High-Risk Children" (J. Gallagher); "Perinatal Issues" (G. Avery); "Social Issues" (J. Mercer); "Feasible Goals for…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Developmental Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
Collins, Ann; Weissman, Joanna – 1994
This report summarizes four audioconferences held in the spring and summer of 1993 by the Child Care Action Coalition (CCAC) to address the implication of the Family Support Act (FSA) of 1988. The FSA was designed to reduce welfare costs by providing training, education, and child care to recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Federal Legislation
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1990
The conference reported in this document was attended by representatives of seven states (Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington). Participants focused on three key questions: (1) what are the issues and objectives behind assessment in each state? (2) what can be done regarding the implementation of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy
Buckingham, Cynthia, Ed.; And Others – 1982
Five essays on public uses of the humanities from the 1981 National Conference of State Humanities Councils are presented. After a foreword by Donald Gibson and an introduction by Steven Weiland, "The Uses and Status of Literature" by Catherine Stimpson is presented. She recommends that public programs in the humanities address the…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Education, Educational Quality, Higher Education
Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. Assessment and Evaluation Program. – 1985
This report comprises edited versions of the presentations from the 17 participants in a conference under the sponsoreship of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. The conference was designed to enable policy-makers, educators, and business people to share perspectives on the most effective methods for identifying and collecting data that…
Descriptors: Accountability, Data Collection, Databases, Decision Making
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. Office of Communication Services. – 1979
Describing a state conference on information dissemination held in November 1979 in Frankfort, Kentucky, this report contains conference materials and evaluations of the mini-seminars and awareness sessions conducted there. Materials include a final agenda, seminar and roundabout topics, a description of the Kentucky Department of Education…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Educational Practices, Guidelines, Information Dissemination
Georgia Univ., Athens. Dept. of Social Science Education. – 1979
Included are descriptions of many environmental education projects throughout the U.S. Remarks by keynote speakers at the conference are included along with reports on information dissemination networks for environmental education. Nineteen papers and texts of speeches are provided. (RE)
Descriptors: Conferences, Curriculum Development, Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education
EPD Consortium D, Richardson, TX. – 1974
Twenty-nine speeches presented at a five-state (Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico) conference are contained in this report. A wide range of vocational education topics are covered including working with the disadvantaged, development and improvement of vocational-technical programs, personnel and staff development, and the role of…
Descriptors: Career Development, Conference Reports, Curriculum Development, Federal Programs
Erickson, Donald L., Ed.; Nichols, Martha M., Ed. – 1970
The 1970 seminar of the Mountain States Regional Medical Program, Wyoming Division, focused on the development of continuing education programs for health workers in Wyoming, a sparsely populated State. Specific seminar objectives were to: stimulate interdisciplinary planning for continuing education, develop continuing education planning groups…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Educational Planning
Heffernan, James M. – 1976
A report is presented of the Working Conference for Directors of State Studies of Adult Education, held in Clearwater, Florida from January 26-28, 1976. The conference provided a forum for issues emerging from State studies, study designs used, strategies for implementing recommendations, and future projections and was attended by over 40 people…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Conference Reports, Educational Assessment, Educational Development
Maryland Univ., College Park. Cooperative Extension Service. – 1973
Presented are the proceedings from a 1973 national conference on the development of service programs for and with deaf people. Opening papers include an introduction to the use of American Sign Language in community programs, a deaf woman's view of her world, and guidelines for the family physician in diagnosing and treating the deaf. In the next…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Community Resources, Community Role, Conference Reports
