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Download full textSuydam, Marilyn N., Ed.; Kasten, Margaret L., Ed. – Investigations in Mathematics Education, 1988
This publication is an abstracted compilation of 15 investigations selected from other journals. The information includes purpose, rationale, research design and procedures, findings, interpretations, abstractor's comments, and references. This journal includes the following reports: (1) "A Constructivist Approach to Numeration in Primary…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Fractions
Anderson, D. S.; Blakers, C. – National Clearinghouse on Transition from School Newsletter, 1983
Part 2 of this Australian newsletter from the National Clearinghouse on the Transition from School to Work contains 11 review papers offering perspectives from various authors on a youth policy. The first two papers, "Youth Policies" by Shears and Matthews and "Putting Youth into Youth Policy" by Clohesy, provide an overview of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Policy
Hurd, Richard; Foerster, Amy – National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions Newsletter, 1996
This newsletter summarizes unionization trends among college faculty and analyzes the six collective bargaining elections which took place during 1995. Academic unions represented 246,207 professors in 1995, a growth of 1.65 percent over 1994, and there were 504 bargaining agents on 1,115 campuses throughout the United States. This increase can be…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Colleges, Employer Employee Relationship
Suydam, Marilyn N., Ed.; Kasten, Margaret L., Ed. – Investigations in Mathematics Education, 1986
This issue of the journal contains abstracts and critiques of ten research reports. They address such topics as: (1) characterizing the Van Hiele levels of development in geometry; (2) children's ideas about commutativity in the early elementary arithmetic program; (3) two children's anticipations, beliefs and motivations about mathematics; (4) a…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Brooks, Cathy, Ed. – The Bulletin of the Caucus on Social Theory and Art Education, 1982
The "Bulletin of the Caucus on Social Theory and Art Education" is an annual publication, with each issue devoted to a unified theme. This issue features 12 papers from the National Art Education Association Convention Caucus: "Participant Observer as Critic" (Robin R. Alexander); "Why Art Education Lacks Social Relevance:…
Descriptors: Art Education, Critical Theory, Elementary Secondary Education, Social Influences
Zeitschrift fur erziehungs--und socialwissenschaftliche Forschung (Journal for Education and Social Sciences Research), 1984
Recognizing a growing globalization of nations and cultures, "Zeitschrift fur erziehungs--und sozialwissenchaftliche Forschung" brings together educational and social science research topics that address the interactions between education and society in their pedagogical, social, physical, economic, legal, and administrative dimensions.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Intellectual Disciplines, Social Problems
Ewbank, Henry L., Ed. – 1985
A collection of 12 articles, this yearbook focuses on freedom of speech and censorship. The topics covered include (1) common law tort and contract erosion of the at will rule, (2) the Supreme Court and the First Amendment in 1983-1984, (3) a phenomenological analysis of the First Amendment and the issue of obscenity, (4) John Milton's attack on…
Descriptors: Censorship, Court Litigation, Employees, Freedom of Speech
Cullinan, Douglas – 1975
The sixth part of a 10-part series, this report was compiled by the Educational Development Center at Wilkes College. The series deals with various aspects of the treatment of delinquents and is intended as a summary of research findings in each of the areas treated. Each report was prepared by a scholar-practitioner and is presented in a way that…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Mrazek, Patricia J. – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1983
The special issue features 11 articles on the topic of child sexual abuse. Aspects of family dynamics, social services intervention, and school programs are discussed. (CL)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Family Problems, Family Relationship, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHenry, Gary T., Ed. – New Directions for Evaluation, 1997
This theme issue is an attempt to improve graphical production by evaluators. The graphs that are described are solutions to problems in communicating evaluation findings. Eleven chapters and a conclusion discuss common and recurring problems for graphs for discovery or presentation, and for evaluators or evaluation audiences. (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1976
The document presents eight papers dealing with educational administration in developing nations. It is intended to aid UNESCO staff members and other educational advisors as they collaborate with policy makers in developing nations to improve educational programs. Written by staff members of UNESCO's Division of Educational Finance, the papers…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cooperation, Developing Nations, Educational Administration
Gubbins, E. Jean; Siegle, Del, Ed. – National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented Newsletter, 2000
These two newsletters from the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) contain the following articles: (1) "NRC/GT: Professional Development--Not an Event" (E. Jean Gubbins), discusses NRC/GT research-based principles related to professional development and the importance of ongoing professional development; (2)…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Attention Deficit Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities
McCormick, Kathleen – Literacy Beat, 1991
Learning disabilities can be overcome although solutions are complex and costly. The range of individual disabilities is wide, and improper screening and diagnosis is common. A learning disability is a disorder affecting understanding or the use of spoken or written language. Approximately 5 percent of adults have such disabilities. In addition,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Educational Diagnosis
Friend, Shelley A. – State Legislative Report, 1983
This issue brief explores the problem of child pornography and teenage prostitution and examines some of the strategies federal, state, and local governments employ to address these social problems. After a brief review of Congressional actions and Supreme Court decisions, state statutes affecting pornography and prostitution are reviewed, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Children, Community Programs
Goldsmith, Oliver Scott; And Others – ISER Fiscal Policy Papers, 1990
During the 1980s Alaska's state and local governments spent two to three times more per capita than governments in other states but taxed individuals and businesses only about half as much. They were able to do this because high petroleum revenues paid most government expenses. Petroleum revenues began declining in the 1980s, and by the year 2000,…
Descriptors: Financial Problems, Fiscal Capacity, Income, Local Government
