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Direct linkMetcalfe, Amy Scott; Fenwick, Tara – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2009
With the dissemination of its Innovation Strategy in 2002, the Canadian government further solidified its commitment to a knowledge-based national competitiveness strategy. Through the unfolding of a multi-million dollar Workplace Skills Strategy (WSS) agency, and the launch of two research agencies, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Innovation, Discourse Analysis, Program Descriptions
Kruger, Darrell P.; Gandy, S. Kay; Bechard, Amber; Brown, Randy; Williams, Diane – Journal of Geography, 2009
The authors share a successful Fulbright Group Projects Abroad grant award. The purpose of the grant was to enhance American educators' experience and knowledge of South Africa, in particular, and sub-Saharan Africa more generally. Toward that end, participants experienced a multifaceted view of South Africa's geographical diversity, both physical…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Grants, United States History, International Education
Peer reviewedConforto, A. M.; Menzinger, F. – American Journal of Physics, 1981
Describes a proposal for a new physics program for geology majors at the University of Rome based on a problem-oriented approach and extending the range of physics concepts covered by more traditional courses. Emphasis is put on applying physical concepts to geological problems. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: College Science, Geology, Geophysics, Higher Education
Download full textNational Science Foundation, 2006
The National Science Foundation Act of 1950 directs the Foundation "to initiate and support basic scientific research and programs to strengthen scientific research potential and science education programs at all levels." NSF achieves its unique mission by making merit-based awards to researchers, educators, and students at approximately…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Science Education, Federal Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Franse, Stephen; And Others – 1988
The Bronx Education Endowment Fund (BEEF), established in 1985, provides mini-grants of up to $100 to fund simple projects aimed at educational improvement. During the first two years of the program, 18 mini-grants were awarded to 16 teachers, one student, and one parent organization. A large number of both regular and special education students,…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Grants, Humanistic Education
New Educational Directions, Crawfordsville, IN. – 1979
To increase quality of Indiana State Board of Vocational and Technical Education (SBVTE) proposals and final reports, a study assessed the quality of sixty SBVTE proposals and final reports from fiscal year 1976-77 and provided SBVTE with quantified descriptions of them. The first review involved acquiring descriptive information about how the…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation, Program Proposals
Southwest and West Central Educational Cooperative Service Unit, Marshall, Minn. – 1979
Prepared for the state legislature, this document is intended to supply practical information to help law makers and educators better understand the planning processes and cooperative efforts that currently exist among the public schools in the 18 counties of southwest and central Minnesota. Parts One and Three describe the planning process that…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cost Effectiveness, Declining Enrollment, Educational Finance
Spear, Barbara E. – 1979
A program for adults with learning disabilities is being conducted at the Educational Testing and Learning Clinic (ETLC) at Orange Coast College (OCC). The program has five components. In order to enroll, the student's basic skill level must be below the eighth grade in reading, spelling, and writing, and below the sixth grade in mathematics. The…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Community Colleges, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Testing
Springer, Matthew G.; Podgursky, Michael J.; Lewis, Jessica L.; Ehlert, Mark W.; Gardner, Catherine G.; Ghoshdastidar, Bonnie; Lopez, Omar S.; Patterson, Christine H.; Taylor, Lori L. – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2007
This report presents findings stemming from the first-year evaluation of the Governor's Educator Excellence Grant (GEEG) program, one of several statewide performance incentive programs in Texas. In the fall of 2006, the GEEG program made available non-competitive, three-year grants to 99 schools ranging from $60,000 to $220,000 per year. Grants…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Educational Change, Economically Disadvantaged, Research Reports
