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Download full textPearce, Kasey – 1997
The Young People and Community Space Project documents the ways in which young people (aged 12 through 24 years) in New South Wales (Australia) use community space and explores ways in which conflicts in the use of community space can be addressed. Community space, for purposes of the study, includes privately owned places such as shopping centers…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Characteristics, Community Planning, Conflict
Roueche, John E.; And Others – 1995
Drawing from a national survey of community colleges, this book documents trends in the employment and integration of part-time faculty in American community colleges. Chapter 1, "Focusing on the Problems: Part-Time Faculty in American Community Colleges," describes the economic, technological, and demographic imperatives generating the increased…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employment Patterns, Faculty Development, Faculty Evaluation
Lofgren, Kent – 2000
This study, presented in Swedish with an English summary, analyzed differences between student groups at Umea University, Sweden, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison in terms of study situations, experiences of the university environment, exercise and sports activities, and the connections between study and leisure time activities. The study…
Descriptors: College Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Environment, Exercise
Reeves, Douglas B. – 2002
This guide is intended to be a practical primer to help education leaders meet the daily challenges of school leadership. It shows how to include leadership in an integrated system of educational accountability, teaching, and curriculum for student achievement; how to do away with ineffective, obsolete, and unnecessary practices; and how to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Effectiveness
Carter, Carol – 1990
Primarily intended for college freshmen, this book provides practical advice and hints on ways to succeed in college and on setting career goals. Thirteen chapters outline and discuss various life skills and "tools" for succeeding in college and on the job, including planning and organizing; problem solving/analytical skills;…
Descriptors: Careers, College Freshmen, College Students, Communication Skills
Ellis, David B. – 1985
A guide to support student success in extended orientation courses, freshman seminars, and study skills classes is presented, using exercises such as journal-keeping, stories of 12 people who have mastered specific skills, practical suggestions, and forms and charts. The major topics are: time management, memory, reading, note-taking, test-taking,…
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Skills, Community Resources, Creativity
Sachatello-Sawyer, Bonnie; Fellenz, Robert A.; Burton, Hanly; Gittings-Carlson, Laura; Lewis-Mahony, Janet; Woolbaugh, Walter – 2002
A three-year national study of adult museum programs used a qualitative research approach and naturalistic inquiry and interviewed 508 museum program participants, 75 instructors, and 143 museum program planners in all types and sizes of museums, including art institutes, natural and cultural historical museums, science centers, historic houses,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
