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Download full textHighsmith, Robert J.; Denes, Ronni; Pierre, Marie M. – NACME Research Letter, 1998
The National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) mentors underrepresented students and encourages their significant achievements in science, mathematics, and engineering. NACME develops many of its mentoring strategies through its Corporate Scholars Program (CSP), a comprehensive scholarship program that links engineering…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Corporate Support, Corporations, Diversity (Student)
Matthews, Carol, Ed. – Learning Quarterly lc v3 n2 Sum 1999, 1999
The articles in this issue of Learning Quarterly, published by the Centre for Curriculum, Transfer and Technology (British Columbia), discuss "Charting a New Course," a strategic plan for the college, institute, and agency system in British Columbia. Introduced in 1996, the plan resulted from a collaborative effort in which institutional…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Educational Cooperation, Educational Planning
Phelps, Richard P. – Fordham Report, 1999
The objections of testing experts to standardized testing are evaluated. The report begins with a foreword by Chester E. Finn, Jr., followed by an executive summary and an introduction. Four case studies include: (1) experts' opposition to high-stakes testing in Texas; (2) in North Carolina; (3) concerns raised in connection with the National…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, High Stakes Tests
Tabb, Winston; Birdsall, William F. – Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 2002
Includes two reports: one from the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) that discusses digital libraries, standards, collaboration, and membership and structure of IFLA; and one that considers Canadian-American librarianship in the 21st century, including federal government policy, copyright reform, and…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Copyrights, Electronic Libraries, Federal Government
Peer reviewedThompson, Bruce, Ed. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1994
Five authors representing diverse perspectives comment on the revised "Program Evaluation Standards" approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Standards are considered in light of their development; measurement issues; program evaluation; evaluation in the local education agency; and the context of evaluation…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Guides
Long, John – NAMTA Journal, 1994
Examines results of a survey documenting the current state of adolescent programs in the Montessori schools of North America. Includes information on the students, adults, and physical environment of such programs, as well as the programs' enrollment, grouping, activities, and materials. (HTH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Curriculum, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Facilities
Wieczorek, Joseph A., Ed. – Mid-Atlantic Journal of Foreign Language Pedagogy, 1993
Papers from the conference include the following: "Activites orales et motivation dans l'etude du vocabulaire d'une langue etrangere (Oral Activities and Motivation in the Study of Vocabulary in a Foreign Language)" (M. Guisset); "Bridging High School and College Classes through the Multicultural Approach: The Case of Francophone…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Art, Community Colleges, Conversational Language Courses
Schug, Mark C.; Western, Richard D. – Wisconsin Policy Research Institute Report, 1999
The effectiveness of school-to-work (STW) in Wisconsin was examined through a review of the data from the following sources: STW implementation reports; follow-up surveys of youth apprenticeship graduates, parents, and employers; and telephone interviews with curriculum directors from 45 Wisconsin school districts. Of the practices and innovative…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Change Strategies, Cost Effectiveness, Education Work Relationship
Koprowicz, Constance L. – State Legislative Report, 1990
In January 1990, the National Conference of State Legislatures surveyed the curriculum directors at each state department of education regarding efforts to improve science education. Those surveyed were asked to list and describe statewide science education programs in the public schools and the involvement of state legislatures in creating and…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development
Greenfield, Richard K., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1990
Designed to assist community colleges in moving from a rhetorical and general interest in international education to a practical and effective international education program, this monograph contains 11 essays which discuss ways of developing reasonably effective programs. This book contains the following articles: (1) "Lessons from the Past in…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Annotated Bibliographies, Community Colleges, Consortia
Orndorf, Bonnie; And Others – 1979
This project was developed to provide a consumer information dissemination plan for North Dakota vocational home economics instructors as well as for the state laboratories consumer affairs office. Seventy-two people representing teachers, state government, business and industry, and consumers participated in two workshops to identify consumer…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
Smeyers, Paul, Ed.; And Others – Pedagogisch Tijdschrift, 1993
This 6-issue, complete year of a Belgian-Dutch education (some with an English-language summary); reviews of new Dutch-language books; and titles from related Dutch-language journals. Issue 1 focuses on the professional development of teachers. Issue 2 deals primarily with parent education. Issue 3 addresses error analysis in children's…
Descriptors: Children, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
Clare, Warren L., Ed. – Journal from the Northwest Center for the Study of Correctional Education, 1996
This journal presents a forum for discussion and research related to correctional education programs and their effects on students. This inaugural issue contains the following articles: (1) "The Position of Correctional Education in the Current Crime Dilemma," by the editors, describing problems currently facing correctional administrators and key…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Community Colleges, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions
Community Update, 1996
This document consists of the 11 issues of the newsletter "Community Update" which were published between April 1995 and March 1996. The newsletter provides information to help schools and communities reach the National Education Goals. Each issue contains announcements of monthly satellite town meetings, topics to be discussed in…
Descriptors: Community Development, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
READ Perspectives, 1995
The first two volumes of the Research in English Acquisition and Development (READ) Institute journal, which cover 1993-1995, contain reports of research and programs in English-as-a-Second-Language instruction, bilingual education, and services to limited-English-proficient individuals. Articles include: "Second Language Teaching: A Theoretical…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
