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Download full textFoss, Julie A., Ed. – Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 2017
The 2017 Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages was held at the Palmer House Hilton in downtown Chicago. The theme focused on moving students from knowing about the language to becoming proficient in the language. The conference boasted 328 sessions and workshops. This report contains conference articles that focus on…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Activities, Performance Based Assessment
Verhellen, E., Ed.; Spiesschaert, F., Ed. – 1989
The main objective of the International Congress for Children was to underline the evolution in the concept of children, the idea that children are, above all, human beings and not just "human-beings-to-be." The 39 presentations are divided into 3 parts. The seven papers in the first part examine motives and strategies for children's…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Children, Childrens Rights
Verhellen, Eugeen, Ed.; Spiesschaert, Frans, Ed. – 1994
A number of research seminars were organized to clarify the fundamental principles underlying local, regional, and international efforts to establish a structure for monitoring and promoting children's rights. This book contains papers presented at these seminars by experts on child advocacy, promotion of children's interests by children, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Advocacy, Child Labor, Child Welfare
Shearer, Ann – 1985
This report provides an account of the discussions and issues from a symposium held by the International League of Societies for Persons with Mental Handicap in November, 1984. It describes: (1) the role of voluntary organizations in the future; (2) the need for strong advocacy of the organization's goals; (3) the issue of whether voluntary…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Agency Role, Foreign Countries, Leadership
Miles, Mike – 1985
This report synthesizes the discussions which took place at an international conference on profound mental handicap held in Madrid, Spain (November, 1984). An overview of the issues involved in helping people with profound handicaps cites several positive trends, such as education for all, family support services, home visitations by direct care…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Coping, Family Involvement, Foreign Countries
Liljedahl, Peter, Ed.; Oesterle, Susan, Ed.; Berneche, Christian, Ed. – Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group, 2009
This submission contains the Proceedings of the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group (CMESG), held at the Universite de Sherbrooke in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The CMESG is a group of mathematicians and mathematics educators who meet annually to discuss mathematics education issues at all levels of learning. The aims of…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Education, Teacher Characteristics
Verhellen, Eugeen, Ed. – 1999
Papers compiled in this fourth annual conference collection deal with views and theories on children's rights and provide extensive information on background, motivation, strategies, and main trends in the field of children's rights. Following the welcome addresses to the conference, the 42 papers cover a variety of relevant topics, including: (1)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Children
Verhellen, Eugeen, Ed. – 1997
Papers collected in this second annual conference proceedings deal in particular with views and theories on children's rights and provide extensive information on background, motivation, strategies, and main trends in the field of children's rights. Following welcome addresses to the conference, the 53 articles cover a variety of relevant topics,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Children
Verhellen, Eugeen, Ed. – 1998
Papers compiled in this third annual conference collection deal in particular with views and theories on children's rights and provide extensive information on background, motivation, strategies, and main trends in the field of children's rights. Following the welcome addresses to the conference, the 52 papers cover a variety of relevant topics,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Children
Williams, Sarah, Ed. – 1994
The European Forum for Child Welfare (EFCW) is committed to promoting the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the Convention's views underpin and influence the work program of the EFCW. The 1994 EFCW Conference concentrated on articles within the Convention whereby mobility within Europe may have a…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Children, Childrens Rights
Black, Maggie – 1994
In spring 1994, a seminar involving children's rights activists and researchers was held to examine how the monitoring of children's rights, within the context of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, supports the monitoring of the goals agreed to at the World Summit for Children. The seminar also reviewed the state of the art…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Childrens Rights
Regional Training and Resource Centre, Nairobi (Kenya). – 1991
The Regional Training and Resource Centre (RTRC) is a 5-year program that began in 1989. A consultative group to the program consists of members from the countries of Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Zambia, Lesotho, Mozambique, and Kenya. The functions of the RTRC are to: (1) disseminate information concerning projects supported by the Bernard van…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Child Advocacy, Childhood Needs, Community Involvement
Rosenmayr, Hilde, Ed. – 1995
The topic of these proceedings is maintaining the momentum of the International Year of the Family (IYF), with a view toward devising further actions and strengthening the interest in support for families. The seminar examined several aspects of family issues, such as: (1) the relationship between people and governments; (2) the need for more…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Early Childhood Education, Family Life, Family Programs
Swedish Information Service. – 1989
This paper presents a compendium developed as a result of a series of seminars held during 1988 to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the first Swedish colony in North America. The seminar of which this is a follow-up was specifically focused on people with disabilities. It consists of interviews with four prominent Swedish and American experts…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Educational Policy
Forum--Children and Families. Report of Proceedings of a Seminar (Melbourne, Australia, March 1981).
Ochiltree, Gay, Ed. – 1981
Reported in this document are proceedings of a forum on the relationships between the child and the family. Held March 1981 in Melbourne, Australia, the forum was jointly sponsored by the Institute of Family Studies and the Victorian Child Development and Family Services Council (CDFSC). Specifically, the purpose of the forum was to enable…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Development, Childhood Attitudes
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