In June of 2015, as New York City expanded Universal Pre-K (UPK) to reach nearly all available four-year-olds, the "New York State Association for Bilingual Education" (NYSABE) and the "NYS/NYC Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network" (NYS/NYC RBE-RN) of Fordham University collaborated to hold a Roundtable event bringing…

Recognizing that the child welfare, education, and judicial systems are uniquely positioned to support the improvement of educational outcomes for youth in out-of-home care, the Child Welfare League of America and the National Council for Juvenile and Family Court Judges convened a symposium in 2002 to initiate a dialogue among the child welfare,…

The main goal of Education for Democratic Citizenship is the building of a modern and democratic society, meaning a high level of political, ethical, social, and cultural conscience within its membership. Within the scope of the initiated reforms of the education system in Serbia, Education for Democratic Citizenship is primarily focused on a…

The North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) is one of 10 regional educational labs funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Since 1984, NCREL has been providing research-based resources and assistance to educators, policymakers, and communities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The primary…

This essay is based on a roundtable of higher education leaders and policy officials convened in June 2002 as part of a larger research effort undertaken by the Alliance for International Higher Education Policy Studies (AIHEPS), an international collaboration for comparative research on higher education policy. The roundtable focused on AIHEPS…

A seminar was held in November 2001 for 11 teachers of the Chechen Republic. The objectives of the seminar were: (1) presentation of the textbook "Civic Education" to the teachers and educational staff; (2) introduction in methodology and the matter of civic education; (3) working out of active and interactive methods of work in the…

This paper summarizes the themes and issues presented at the Community College Research Center seminars between 2001 and 2002: (1) "New Roles of Community Colleges" (October 12, 2001); (2) "Academic Preparedness and Remediation in Community Colleges" (December 7, 2001); (3) "Dual Enrollment in High Schools and Community…

The December 2001 meeting of the Working Group on History and History Teaching in South East Europe had four main objectives: (1) to review developments in the Task Force's program of activities for history and history education since December 1999; (2) to report on the progress and outcomes of the Quick Start projects; (3) to discuss the problems…

This publication contains the final report and workshop proceedings of a project which addressed (1) ways of providing a systematic rationale for vocational education, (2) developing skills of philosophical analysis, (3) utilizing critical analysis, and (4) identifying new directions for vocational education. The first two chapters contain an…

The December 2000 meeting of the Working Group on History and History Teaching in South East Europe (SEE) had two priorities: (1) to report on the status of the Quick Start projects and activities which had been initiated after the previous meeting of the Working Group in Strasbourg on December 17, 1999; and (2) to identify new projects and…

This final report provides a synthesis of conference presentations by representatives from institutions in 17 Latin American and the Caribbean nations. The material includes descriptions about institutions of higher education planning and developing of their respective schools of education, ministries of education, and national and regional…

A regional UNESCO seminar aimed to follow up on the goals set at the World Education Forum in Dakar in 2000 and to contribute to the "Ten Year UN Girls' Education Initiative" (UNGEI). The seminar established three primary aims: (1) to develop a regional cooperation mechanism or network of Education for All (EFA) gender focal points, to…

The need for civic education is an important and urgent issue throughout the world, particularly in the Chechen Republic, which is undergoing transition from a war culture to a peace culture. The European Commission, together with the Council of Europe and other entities, held a training seminar on civics teaching for teachers and school…

The progress of undergraduate education in cancer in European countries was assessed, and recommendations were offered for further development according to the EURO program. Based on a survey of undergraduate education in medical schools of the European region, the following areas were evaluated: goals and objectives of teaching, tasks a general…

Officials responsible for designing and introducing curriculum innovation in countries participating in the Asian Programme of Education Innovation for Development (APEID) met in Australia in September 1979 to exchange experiences and explore problems and issues of common interest. Conference participants, representing educational ministries or…