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Arco-Tirado, José L.; Fernández-Martín, Francisco D.; Hernández-Moreno, Nuria – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2018
The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the effectiveness of a Bilingual Mentors Program to develop cognitive, non-cognitive or second language skills on senior and freshmen university students, respectively, from two different Degrees at the University of Granada (Spain). Two Degrees were involved in this project, English Studies provided…
Descriptors: Mentors, Teacher Education, Second Language Learning, Program Effectiveness
UNICEF, 2019
"The Global Framework on Transferable Skills" has been developed to support UNICEF in delivering on the results of its "Strategic Plan 2018-2021" and "Every Child Learns: UNICEF Education Strategy 2019-2030," and provides a shared vision of work on skills development across UNICEF. The Framework guides UNICEF country…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Guidelines, Transfer of Training, Strategic Planning
Smith, Richard E. – 1977
A teacher training program in blind education is described which is based on Piagetian concepts of cognitive development. It is explained that the teacher is trained to be more concerned with process than with content. Four competencies of a process-oriented teacher (including skill in administering Piagetian reasoning instruments) are outlined,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Program Descriptions, Teacher Education
Spaulding, Robert L. – 1969
The Durham Education Improvement Program (EIP) seeks to develop new organizational patterns and instructional systems in ongoing classrooms which would foster the educational and social development of disadvantaged North Carolina children. A small-scale model school system (consisting of three schools in target areas and a laboratory school) was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrative Organization, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development
van Niekerk, Hetta, Comp. – 1991
This book is a compilation of papers presented at a seminar on cognitive development in South Africa and one additional paper. The papers were intended to stimulate research and stress the need for program evaluations. Papers concerned: (1) an initiative to improve black primary school teachers' English language, thinking, and teaching skills, and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cognitive Development, College Students, Demonstration Programs
National Inst. for Advanced Study in Teaching Disadvantaged Youth, Washington, DC. – 1968
The Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL), with support from The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education through its Inter-Institutional Program Development Project, has prepared this report as phase 2 of a three-phase project designed to improve the educational approach to disadvantaged children. This report reveals…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education, Educational Needs
Chow, Stanley; And Others – 1972
Programs that represent major curriculum development efforts in early childhood education are described as to goals and objectives, content and materials, classroom activities, parent involvement, professional and paraprofessional training, administrative requirements and costs, program development and evaluation, and program history and present…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development, Differentiated Staffs
Klugman, Edgar, Ed. – 1995
In 1992, the U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF), in conjunction with Wheelock College (Boston), sponsored its second workshop on children's play, entitled "Play and Cognitive Ability: The Cultural Context." This volume reflects the presentations and discussions held at the workshop, offering perspectives on children's play…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development