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Ohio State Dept. of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Columbus. Div. of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. – 1976
Included are edited transcripts of three presentations by P. Ackerman, Jr. ("A National Perspective on Prevention in the Year 2001"), A. Eaton ("Ohio Prevention Strategies"), and G. Calvert ("The Lost Continent of Prevention"). Abstracted are workshops on the following topics: parent preventive strategies, genetic…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Counseling, Developmental Disabilities, Environmental Influences
Tschantz, Jennifer – 2002
This document presents the proceedings of the sixth National Monitoring Conference concerned with implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Introductory material describes the purpose and background of the document and the federal monitoring of states, including the Continuous Improvement Monitoring Process (CIMP) and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Hughes, Sarah; Botkins, Rod – 2001
The National Forum on Family Literacy was convened to encourage and facilitate collaboration among programs at the state level to improve the quality of family literacy services. This forum provided an opportunity for state-level representatives of Head Start, Even Start, Even Start Statewide Family Literacy Initiatives, and Adult Education to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Quality, English (Second Language), Family Literacy
Bumbarger, Brian, Ed. – 1996
As far back as the 1960s, research and statistics began to demonstrate what appeared to be an inequality in the criminal justice system in that minorities, particularly black males, were being arrested and confined in numbers far greater than their proportion to the general population. The Coalition for Juvenile Justice, in conjunction with…
Descriptors: Blacks, Correctional Institutions, Cultural Awareness, Delinquency
Staub, Shalom, Ed. – 1990
This proceedings of a conference convened by the Governor of Pennsylvania explores the impact of Pennsylvania's cultural diversity upon public policy. The following five panel discussions were held: "Conservation of Cultural Heritage Resources: Values and Strategies"; "Culturally Sensitive Delivery of Health Care and Human…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural Exchange, Cultural Pluralism
Family Resource Coalition, Chicago, IL. – 1990
Family support and education programs are community-based efforts that offer sustained assistance to families at various periods in their development. Support is provided to promote parental competencies and behavior that lead to healthy and positive development of parents and children. These programs take many forms, such as drop-in centers,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Family Programs, Family (Sociological Unit)
Cradler, John – 1991
The California Educational Technology Summit was convened to address both the existing and desired applications of technology in California education. The objectives of the summit were: to increase awareness of technology and its limits and potential; provide for a dialogue about important technology related issues across educational sectors; and…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Computer Networks, Educational Change, Educational Technology
Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. Goal Based Education Program. – 1984
This report constitutes proceedings of a seminar held in Portland, Oregon (September 1983), by representatives of 15 state education agencies, conceived as a forum for exploring state-level policy and program options. Four topical areas were the subject of speaker presentations: "The Effective Schooling Research Base," by Ronald M. Smith…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Linking Agents
Pires, Laura J. – 1988
This report on a spring retreat for participants in the New York State Community School Pilot Project emphasizes the need to develop and strengthen collaboration between schools and other organizations and individuals with widely diverse interests. Ninety-seven people attended, including representatives from each of the 14 school districts…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Schools, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Berul Associates, Ltd., Rockville, MD. – 1987
The conference on "Support for Family Caregivers" reported in this document was designed to identify, encourage the development of, and disseminate information about effective approaches for strengthening the capacity of families to care for their impaired relatives. The first of two presentations in the opening plenary session reviews the needs…
Descriptors: Community Services, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Family Problems
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1985
This document contains two papers on library services for children which were presented at the 1985 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference. In "Children's Services of Public Libraries in the United States," Selma K. Richardson (United States) discusses goals and guidelines which have been prepared nationally for public…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Children, Childrens Literature, Developing Nations
Bradler, Reinhard; And Others – 1981
These seven papers on library management and networks focus on: (1) computerized access to archival and library materials, describing the methodological problems associated with a pilot project in the German Democratic Republic, as well as the efficiency of data bank systems; (2) present and future development of libraries and information centers…
Descriptors: Administration, Archives, Cataloging, Foreign Countries
Dearmin, Evalyn, Ed.; And Others – 1977
Program evaluation strategies and techniques based on materials developed by the California Evaluation Improvement Project were discussed at this meeting of the Regional Interstate Planning Project (RIPP). RIPP members represent the State Departments of Education of ten western states, and have met periodically over the past nine years to discuss…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Educational Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluators
Koble, Daniel E., Jr., Comp.; Bumstead, James G., Comp. – 1974
This conference report is a compilation of the presentations given at a national professional development seminar for State directors of vocational education and their key curriculum staff members to increase their knowledge regarding curriculum improvement in the following areas: Persons with special needs, dissemination and implementation…
Descriptors: Career Education, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged
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Olympus Research Corp., Washington, DC. – 1973
A training and dissemination conference for State education officials was conducted by the Massachusetts State Department of Education. Every State and territorial department of education was invited to send the person or persons in their State most directly responsible for elementary curriculum. Fifty-two persons, representing 37 states, three…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Conference Reports, Curriculum Development
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