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Grider, Daryl A. – Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, 1994
Discusses expertise, what an expert system is, what an expert system shell is, what expert systems can and cannot do, knowledge engineering and technical communicators, and planning and managing expert system projects. (SR)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Expert Systems, Higher Education, Problem Solving
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Croteau, James M.; And Others – Journal of Counseling and Development, 1993
Encourages counselors and other human development professionals to provide human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) prevention programing that is sensitive to social and cultural contexts of groups being addressed. Focuses on women, gay and bisexual men, African Americans, and Latinos. Provides necessary…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Prevention
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Jacobs, Bonita – College Student Affairs Journal, 1990
Notes that staff development programs can provide opportunity for growth and development of student affairs staff. Discusses approaches to staff development and identifies common obstacles to program development. Provides four program examples from institutions with differing approaches to illustrate current staff development practices, issues,…
Descriptors: College Programs, Higher Education, Program Development, Staff Development
Derryberry, Bob R. – 1995
Forensic program alumni returning for reunions or speech tournaments sometimes find difficulty in keeping pace with changing forensics practices and procedures. Elements influencing the evolutionary process in forensics include: a growing number of debate philosophy formats, bringing diversity in competitive options; expansion of standard…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Change Strategies, Debate, Higher Education
Funk, Robert – 1984
The report is based on a 1982 conference on the status of independent living programs, community based programs run by disabled persons to provide advocacy and support services to the disabled community. The philosophy of independent living is reviewed and its attributes of community responsiveness, provision of support services and advocacy, and…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Civil Rights, Community Programs, Community Resources
Stepp, Pamela – 1989
Debate educators have been concerned about the disadvantages of tournament debating. While student debaters have learned critical thinking, research, writing, public speaking, and other skills, some former participants feel the experience left them too argumentative generally. Some scholars favor moving away from formal debating contests. A…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Communication Skills, Debate, Educational Trends
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Zimpher, Nancy L. – Journal of Teacher Education, 1988
The article discusses the benefits of teacher leader programs and outlines a schemata for a program of professional development for teacher leaders. The knowledge domain of a teacher leader program, such as local district needs and interpersonal development, is described. (JL)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Leadership, Leadership Responsibility
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 1980
This information paper on the major income and employment issues affecting older Americans survey the economic impacts of an aging population, presents an agenda for future research into principle income and employment policy issues, and provides an outline of those policy options to be reviewed as a basis for governmental policy formation.…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Financial Needs, Income, Needs Assessment
Baker, Eva L. – 1986
Some special problems associated with evaluating intelligent computer-assisted instruction (ICAI) programs are addressed. This paper intends to describe alternative approaches to the assessment and improvement of such applications and to provide examples of efforts undertaken and shortfalls. Issues discussed stem chiefly from the technical demands…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Criterion Referenced Tests
Smith, R. C. – 1983
This study argues that school-to-work programs should be institutionalized in the schools to provide assistance to students without vocational education, who are not headed for college. Such students, it is asserted, are often disadvantaged, minority, and otherwise underserved youth. The report examines the issue of "school-to-work"…
Descriptors: Career Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities
Frank, Mary, Ed.; Caldwell, Bettye M., Ed. – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1984
Contains seven papers divided into three sections addressing: (1) the application of marketing principles to child care organizations and ways of remedying the negative public image of child care; (2) training child care professionals to develop marketing skills; and (3) successful uses of five basic marketing skills illustrated through four case…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Child Caregivers