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Imison, K., Ed.; And Others – 1986
These proceedings of a national Australian conference deal with many aspects of educating gifted and talented students and contain an opening address by I. Mathieson concerning the philosophy of the Queensland (Australia) State Education Department and a statement by James Gallagher, President of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children.…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Counseling, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Legowski, Margaret – 1993
One of the goals for volunteers in the Peace Corps of the United States is to teach U.S. citizens about the people and culture of their host countries. World Wise Schools promotes this goal by matching current Peace Corps volunteers with 3rd through 12th grade classes throughout the United States in information exchanges. This guide is designed to…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Influences, Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textCrozier, Carl – 1986
This guide provides agricultural extensionists with basic information that will help them design plans for the conservation of soils and the management of water runoff in specific agricultural plots. It is based on experiences with small hillside farms in Honduras and takes into account the resources and constraints commonly encountered there.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Agriculture, Conservation Education
Wattles, Charles – 1992
This booklet is designed to give Peace Corps country directors, staff, and volunteers ideas and examples of how they can assist youth-at-risk through government agencies and private organizations working with youth in their host countries. It begins with an overview of the problems of youth-at-risk, followed by six scenarios. Each scenario is…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Agency Cooperation, Apprenticeships, At Risk Persons
Peace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 1987
This manual is designed primarily to assist Education Peace Corps Volunteers undertake community projects in addition to their primary job assignment. Chapter 1 discusses the factors that determine the measure of success of the project. The process, not the product, is emphasized. Chapter 2 on situational analysis outlines areas of investigation…
Descriptors: Community Development, Developing Nations, Development, Economic Development
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1984
A collection of background notes and lesson plans from the pre-employment training programs under way at three refugee processing centers in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand is presented. The pre-employment component of an educational program that also includes intensive English as a second language and cultural orientation training…
Descriptors: Consortia, Cultural Awareness, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Potential
Zepeda, Marlene; Varela, Frances; Morales, Alex – UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, 2004
In 2003, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) released a "Strategic Plan for Early Childhood Health." In recognition of the critical role states play in the development of early childhood initiatives and of the unique contributions that state Title V programs can make to these initiatives, the Bureau operationalized their…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Child Health, Young Children, Strategic Planning
