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Snow, Stephanie T. – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2000
This article identifies a variety of creative programs and projects designed to foster a healthy body image. Model practices are drawn from diverse educational and treatment settings. (Author/MKA)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Art Activities, Body Image, Children
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Bernath, Penny; Masi, Wendy – Young Children, 2006
By adopting the Smart School Snacks program, administrators and teachers at the Nova Southeastern University (NSU) preschool center have prompted a healthy change in attitude about snacks. Simple healthy snacks have become the norm at the center and are welcomed by children and families alike. Family involvement is a critical part of the program.…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Programs, Preschool Education, Food
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. Div. of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education. – 1979
Three project teams, with three teachers, a counselor, and a school-community coordinator on each, developed sex-fair experience-based career education programs and activities for junior and senior high school students in three Arkansas schools. Team members visited community learning sites, offered orientation and exploratory courses to students,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Awareness, Career Counseling, Career Development
Niemi, John A., Ed.; Stone, Eve M., Ed. – 1978
Speeches and reports from participants at a two-day conference on voluntarism in adult education are presented. One major program goal was to explore the possibility of stimulating growth and development of service voluntary efforts in Northern Illinois. Special conference concerns included the use of volunteers in adult basic education, general…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Citizenship Responsibility
Council on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1980
This report describes the activities, programs, and financial status of the Council of Library Resources (CLR) in fiscal 1980. CLR-supported activities in areas of bibliographic services, library operations and services, library resource preservation, library education, and international programs are highlighted. The report lists publications…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Activities, Annual Reports, Expenditures
KINTZER, FREDERICK C. – 1963
QUESTIONNAIRE RETURNS FROM 387 JUNIOR COLLEGES (OF A POPULATION OF 667) PROVIDED THE BASIS FOR THIS REPORT. OVER THREE-FOURTHS OF THE PRESIDENTS MADE SOME TYPE OF REPORT, USUALLY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. APPROXIMATELY TWO-THIRDS OF SUCH REPORTS WERE PREPARED PRIMARILY FOR GOVERNING BOARDS. MOST FREQUENT PURPOSES WERE TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW…
Descriptors: Administration, Annual Reports, Educational Resources, Presidents
ELDRIDGE, DONALD A. – 1967
THE COURSE OFFERINGS IN SOME JUNIOR COLLEGES FAIL TO MEET ADEQUATELY THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF RURAL YOUTH. A STUDY IN 1964 REVEALED THAT ONLY TWENTY OF THE SEVENTY JUNIOR COLLEGES IN CALIFORNIA OFFERED TRAINING IN AGRICULTURE, ALTHOUGH THE RECENTLY PUBLISHED "DIRECTORY OF JUNIOR COLLEGES" SHOWS AN INCREASE TO SIXTY. FURTHER STATISTICS REVEAL THAT 253…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agriculture, American Indians, Community Colleges
University City School District, MO. – 1966
BECAUSE OF GROUNDWORK ACCOMPLISHED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PROJECT FOR IMPROVEMENT IN LEARNING AND OTHER COMPLEMENTARY FACTORS, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI, BELIEVES IT IS IN THE UNIQUE POSITION OF BEING ABLE TO COMPLETELY REVAMP ITS EDUCATIONAL STRUCTURE, RATHER THAN RENOVATING PIECEMEAL THE EXISTING FRAMEWORK, AS IS COMMONLY…
Descriptors: Communications, Curriculum Development, Data Processing, Evaluation
Bodine, George E.; Sobotor, William – 1979
This extensive bibliography of books and articles provides an interdisciplinary overview of present day terminal care and the hospice alternative. Designed to aid in the development and implementation of terminal care programs stressing palliative and supportive services for both patients and their families, the bibliography includes abstracts of…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Bibliographies, Death, Educational Gerontology
Schaefer, Earl S. – 1977
This paper discusses two paradigms which shape the policies and programs involved in the provision of professional services for parents and children. The paradigm identified as most influential in this area in the past is characterized as incorporating an individualistic, pathological perspective. The programs associated with this paradigm are…
Descriptors: Children, Development, Family (Sociological Unit), Human Services
Jakubauskas, Edward B., Ed.; Baumel, C. Phillip, Ed. – 1967
A Book based on a conference on human resources development held at Iowa State University from October 13 to 14 presents chapters on the following subjects: Theory and Concepts of an Active Human Resources Policy; An Experiment in Manpower Coordination; The Concept and Problems of Human Resources Development; Human Resources Development as a…
Descriptors: Conferences, Human Resources, Job Training, Labor Force Development
Wilson, Thomas W., Jr. – 1971
Government and non-government institutions in the United States and abroad, involved in environmental health activities, are summarized in this book. Information was obtained from a 1970 survey conducted by the Aspen Institute of Humanistic Studies and the Anderson Foundation. It provides an assessment of world-wide response to the crisis of the…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Environment, Federal Government, Health Activities
National Inst. on Drug Abuse (DHEW/PHS), Rockville, MD. National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information. – 1972
Represented in this directory is an attempt by the National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information to locate drug abuse programs serving communities populated predominantly by minority groups. Programs are selected for inclusion only if the minority group (American Indian, Asian-American, Black, Mexican-American, Puerto Rican) involvement equals…
Descriptors: Directories, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Education
JOUBERT, MADELEINE – 1967
THIS DIRECTORY DESCRIBES, IN FRENCH, THE STRUCTURE, OBJECTIVES, ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS, AFFILIATIONS, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND PUBLICATIONS OF 62 ADULT EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS SERVING FRENCH-SPEAKING CANADA. IT INCLUDES DATA ON TYPE OF ORGANIZATION OR INSTITUTION, SCOPE OF ACTIVITY, REGION (WHERE SPECIFIED), FINANCIAL SUPPORT,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Admission Criteria, Adult Education, Directories
Mortenson, Robert A. – 1976
The MINK (Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas) Network Educational Resources Center is a regional, collaborative effort among Teacher Corps Projects and a model of shared governance to improve learning environments and understanding among teacher educators. The governance of this group comes from a Board of Directors comprised of project…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Governance, Institutional Cooperation, Organizational Communication
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