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Direct linkSmith, Gregory A.; Sobel, David – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010
Place- and community-based education--an approach to teaching and learning that starts with the local--addresses two critical gaps in the experience of many children now growing up in the United States: contact with the natural world and contact with community. It offers a way to extend young people's attention beyond the classroom to the world as…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Teaching Methods, Place Based Education, School Community Relationship
Download full textDisinger, John F., Comp. – 1978
This report presents information on the environmental education objectives, activities, accomplishments, and plans of forty-four agencies of the Federal Government. The agencies were sent a short outline of what might constitute a useful report and asked to submit a report, in narrative form, of about 1500-3000 words. The agency reports contain an…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedBlumberg, Jeffrey B. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1980
Lists federal legislation since 1969 regarding toxic substances and describes a sample curriculum for a B.S. degree in toxicology at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. (CS)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Bachelors Degrees, College Science, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewedLong, Janice – Chemical and Engineering News, 1983
President Reagan has announced that he will propose a program to increase numbers of teachers proficient in secondary school science/mathematics. House and Senate bills have also been introduced to provide programs for improving elementary and secondary science/mathematics education. Highlights of these programs, to be administered by the National…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewedSisk, Dorothy – Science and Children, 1979
Discusses the goals and functions of the U.S. Office of the Gifted and Talented. Describes an example project, the Dillon Outdoor Education Project for secondary students. (MA)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Federal Legislation, Gifted
Peer reviewedKing, Franklin G.; Chawla, Ramesh C. – Chemical Engineering Education, 1984
The Educating Prospective Engineers for Public Policy project is designed to provide future engineers with tools to contribute professionally to resolving technically intensive public policy issues. Describes the project, focusing on: Washington Internship for Students of Engineering, development of case studies, and regional faculty workshops to…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Education
National 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
US Department of Education, 2007
"The Achiever" is a monthly publication for parents and community leaders. Each issue contains news and information about school improvement in the United States. Highlights of this issue include: (1) "No Child Left Behind": Key Focus in State of the Union; (2) A Shining Example: Using Mix of Strategies, Stanton Elementary…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Newsletters, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Flynt, R. C. M. – US Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1946
The Student War Loans Program, officially "Loans to Students in Technical and Professional Fields (National Defense)," was one of five essential wartime programs administered by the U. S. Office of Education. The Division of Higher Education administered two of these programs, namely, the Engineering, Science and Management War Training…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Student Loan Programs, National Security, Part Time Employment
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Subcommittee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1983
The National Sea Grant College Program was established in 1966 to create a network of colleges and universities with rigorous programs in marine education and research. Provided in these hearings are testimony and written statements related to authorizing appropriations for the program for fiscal years 1984, 1985, and 1986. Major program…
Descriptors: College Science, Environmental Education, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Teich, Albert H., Ed.; Weinberg, Jill P., Ed. – 1982
Provided are papers and speeches presented at the Seventh Annual American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Colloquium on Research and Development (R&D) Policy. Presenters included key representatives of Congress, the Reagan administration, government agencies, and those involved in industry and university R&D. Major areas…
Descriptors: Budgets, College Science, Development, Engineering
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Appropriations. – 1991
This report contains a transcript of the hearing discussing federal efforts in science and mathematics education held before the Subcommittee on Veterans Administration (VA), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Independent Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations. Spokespersons for the Executive Office of the President--Office of Science…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1991
A compilation of 22 federal laws that pertain to higher education is presented. Sections cover general higher education programs; Native American higher education; the National Science Foundation; mathematics, science, and engineering; and assistance to specified institutions. The text of the Higher Education Act of 1965 makes up the bulk of the…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Black Colleges, College Libraries, Continuing Education
