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Educational Forum, 1988
Consists of the transcript of a public colloquium on education. Major discussion centered on (1) the role of present life experience in exploration of the past and future, (2) the role of human interest in constructing and reconstructing the individual and collective life, and (3) the dominant metaphors that guide educational practice. (CH)
Descriptors: Community Support, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Role of Education
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. – 1987
Results of a regional meeting to assess the current situation of the Associated Schools Project and to develop strategies of action at the national level are presented in this report. Twelve observers from China and Thailand and 16 representatives from 10 countries participated in the meeting. Participating countries included Australia,…
Descriptors: Community Support, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, International Cooperation
National Association for Retarded Citizens, Arlington, TX. Research and Demonstration Inst. – 1980
The summary of discussion from a 1980 Baltimore (MD) conference on implementing P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, in rural areas focuses on the problems facing special education in rural, remote, and isolated areas and suggests action for change. Work group recommendations are discussed for three main topics (sample…
Descriptors: Community Support, Compliance (Legal), Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems
Hanrahan, Marian, Ed.; Prinsen, Bert, Ed. – 1997
The development of community-based programs to support inexperienced parents through home visits by experienced mothers, who are in turned facilitated by child health and development professionals, has become an increasingly common approach in Europe and the United States. This edited volume presents proceedings from an invitational conference on…
Descriptors: Child Health, Community Programs, Community Support, Family Programs
Taylor, Tawara D.; Loop, Bertine – 1978
The report describes the first national conference on temporary family supports and integrated respite services systems for the developmentally disabled held in 1978. Program planning information is presented along with evaluation feedback summarized from participant responses. Recommendations from the conference are discussed, including…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Community Support, Developmental Disabilities, Family Counseling
Huitzing, D. A., Ed. – 1988
The efforts of national organizations, whether governmental or voluntary, to promote conservation and to develop public awareness and sympathy will be successful only in proportion to the extent that people identify these efforts with their own quality of life. This report focuses on the main theme of the conference held in May, 1985, by the North…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Support, Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment)
Perlman, Leonard G., Ed. – 1980
The National Rehabilitation Association annually sponsors the Switzer Memorial Seminar, a program designed to explore, in-depth, a particular topic of interest to the rehabilitatin of handicapped individuals. Participants are selected for their achievements and involvement in the area to be studied. This monograph of the proceedings of the Fourth…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Community Support, Coordination, Delivery Systems
American Printing House for the Blind, Louisville, KY. Dept. of Educational Research. – 1977
Presented are the proceedings of the First Historic Helen Keller World Conference on Services to Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults, held in New York City in September, 1977 on the theme "The Deaf-Blind Person in the Community." Reports have the following titles and authors: "Definition, Demography, Causes and Prevention of Deaf-Blindness; Finding and…
Descriptors: Braille, Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Role, Community Services
Iredale, Roger – 2001
The International Working Group on Education met in Florence, Italy, in June 2000. Participants came from 28 institutions representing 10 international agencies or institutions, 1 foundation, and 14 bilateral agencies. This publication is a summary of the proceedings of that meeting. Meeting participants reviewed progress on the Education for All…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Community Support, Early Childhood Education, Educational Development
Quezada, Shelley, Comp. – 1991
This national literacy conference focused on the issues of developing community collaborations at the state and local levels, motivating constituent libraries to be more involved in literacy, technology-assisted learning, family literacy, workforce literacy, rural literacy, and issues involved in the administration of the Library Services and…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Cooperation, Community Support, Computer Assisted Instruction
National Inst. for Educational Research, Tokyo (Japan). – 1984
The results of a seminar in which representatives from Australia, New Zealand, and eight Asian countries discussed interdisciplinary research in education are presented. Types of interdisciplinary research were identified, and the conditions necessary for its development were examined. The recent impetus toward interdisciplinary research has…
Descriptors: Communications, Community Support, Comparative Education, Computers
San Diego County Dept. of Education, CA. – 1984
The summary and proceedings of the San Diego County Partnership with Schools Forum held in San Diego on April 21-22, 1983 are presented. The forum was cosponsored by policy makers in education and industry for the purpose of sharing information and partnership planning opportunities for business, industry, the military, and government with the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Involvement, Community Support, Conferences
CBE Report, 1985
This volume contains the texts of the papers and discussions presented at a conference on community-based development. The following materials are included: "Opening Remarks" (John Zippert); "Guest Speaker Remarks" (Colman McCarthy); "Community-Based Development" (Blandina Cardenas Ramirez); "Community-Based Colleges" (panel discussions moderated…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Change Strategies, Citizen Participation
Yarrington, Roger, Ed. – 1980
Based on the deliberations and outcomes of the National Assembly on the Strengthening of the Humanities, this report contains recommendations for the improvement of humanities education in community colleges. The first article in the report, "Reviving the Humanities: Data and Direction," by Arthur M. Cohen and Florence B. Brawer, provides…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Community Involvement, Community Support
Allstate Insurance Co., Northbrook, IL. – 1989
This report is a result of the Allstate Forum on Public Issues, which gathered representatives from 166 U.S. corporations to hear leaders from government, academia, and business. Again meeting on April 20, 1990, representatives were divided into working groups to develop reports and recommendations around applicable corporate disciplines. This…
Descriptors: Community Support, Cooperation, Corporate Support, Education Work Relationship
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