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Curtin, Penelope, Ed.; Loveder, Phil, Ed. – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2007
To mark the occasion of its 25th anniversary, the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) brought together policy, industry and academic leaders to reflect on the role that research and statistics have played in the development of Australia's vocational education and training (VET) sector. This publication includes the original…
Descriptors: Community Needs, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Policy
Dennard, Cleveland L. – 1974
This document presents the keynote address of the final conference of the Management Information System Program of the Institute for Services to Education, held in Washington, D.C., February 21-22, 1974. The address, the educational enterprise and managing priorities to meet community needs, capsulized the contemporary strategies being applied by…
Descriptors: Administration, Colleges, Community Development, Community Needs
Minority Rights Group, London (England). – 1997
A conference on minority rights and training held in Gatwick, England, in April 1997 had the following purposes: (1) to explore training about minority rights and the need to make majorities aware of minority rights and attitudes that improve cooperation between communities; and (2) to look at the need for and possibilities of training relief…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Civil Rights, Community Needs, Educational Needs
Petrovich, Janice – 1987
The ASPIRA Institute for Policy Research used a conference of prominent Latino leaders and a survey of conference participants as means to gather information on the needs of the Hispanic American community in the Northeast. This report presents summaries of conference transactions and survey results. The 2-day conference, held in August 1986, was…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Needs, Conferences, Economic Development
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Young, Diana, Ed. – Public Libraries, 1987
Provides background information and copies a report by Marlys Cresap and Marilyn Nickelsburg on a statewide conference of children's librarians. Highlights include a survey of children's services in Iowa libraries and presentations on the history and philosophy of children's services (Margaret Bush) and the role of children's librarians (Barbara…
Descriptors: Community Needs, Library Planning, Library Role, Library Services
Research for Better Schools, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1994
In March 1994, representatives of rural Delaware school districts and community agencies met to develop information, insights, and plans that would lead to better services for all children, youth, and adults in their communities. The first part of this report summarizes the major ideas generated by small-group working sessions, and discusses the…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Community Needs, Community Services, Educational Planning
Goffin, Stacie G., Ed. – 1988
These conference proceedings are based on an invitational community forum held in Kansas City, Missouri on December 6, 1987. The purpose of the forum was to provide an opportunity for people with different perspectives on child care to meet together. It was hoped that broadening participants' perspectives on child care issues might increase…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Child Caregivers, Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Coordination
Osborn, Rick E., Ed. – 1998
This proceedings consists of addresses, concurrent sessions, and other materials to address challenges facing continuing educators who must embrace the rapid pace of change while holding on to the strengths and values from the past that form the foundations of continuing higher education. Part 1 presents three addresses: "Scholarship, Service, and…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Adult Education, Adult Programs, Colleges
Glowacki-Dudka, Michelle, Ed. – 2000
These proceedings consist of 44 presentations in these categories: distance education and evaluation; community issues and research; multicultural issues and research; teaching and learning; research methods; and organizational development. The papers are "Philosophical Foundations of Andragogy and Self-Directed Learning" (Alfred);…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning