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Download full textFriedman, Helen, Ed. – 1970
Presented are conference proceedings on evaluation of educational programs for emotionally disturbed children. Raphael F. Simches highlights past and future educational trends in programs for handicapped children. Fritz Redl stresses various motivations that may cause violent behavior. A systematic approach to classroom analysis via taxonomy of…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Educational Programs, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Education
Greene, Frank P., Ed. – 1972
This is one of two volumes of papers drawn from the twenty-first annual meeting of the National Reading Conference held in 1971. Focusing on junior college and college reading programs and problems, the 40 papers are arranged into the following categories: designs for programs, special admission students, ethnically different students, adult…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Conference Reports, Higher Education, Individualized Programs
Spache, George D. – 1970
The author quotes the statement that the primary goal of the Research and Development Program on Reading is to "produce functional reading competence on the part of all persons reading age 10." In evaluating this goal, he considers it to be questionable for several reasons. First, there is no high correlation between reading ability at the age of…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Developmental Reading, Federal Programs, Illiteracy
Causey, Oscar S., Ed.; Bliesmer, Emery P., Ed. – 1960
Focusing on research and evaluation in college reading, the papers in this volume were drawn from the ninth annual meeting of the National Reading Conference held in 1959. Among the topics discussed in the 19 papers are the following: a proposed model of reading comprehension, factors affecting reading test performance, student attitudes toward…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, College Students, Conference Reports, Evaluation Methods
Bliesmer, Emery P., Ed.; Kingston, Albert J., Jr., Ed. – 1961
Focusing on phases of college and other adult reading programs, the papers in this volume were drawn from the tenth annual meeting of the National Reading Conference held in 1960. Among the topics discussed in the 15 papers are the following: reading improvement in government, contributions of education to college and adult reading, the influence…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, College Students, Conference Reports, Higher Education
Nason, Gerald, Ed. – 1963
A review of a three-day conference on language teaching policies, methods, instructional materials, and teacher training in Canada is presented in this report. Articles and commentary focus on: (1) Canada's needs in language teaching, (2) language programs in the United Kingdom, United States, and the Soviet Union, (3) research in teaching…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Educational Improvement, Instructional Materials, Instructional Program Divisions
Causey, Oscar S., Ed.; Eller, William, Ed. – 1959
This issue of the yearbook contains twenty papers that were presented and discussed at the eighth annual meeting of the National Reading Conference. Papers in part one relate to the various problems involved in starting college reading programs, including the administration of the program, selection and motivation of students, objectives,…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, College Students, Conference Reports, Higher Education
Bliesmer, Emery P., Ed.; Staiger, Ralph C., Ed. – 1962
Focusing on problems, programs, and projects in college and adult reading, the papers in this volume were drawn from the eleventh annual meeting of the National Reading Conference held in 1961. The 29 papers are grouped into three sections, the first of which contains studies and theoretical papers that deal with reading speed and comprehension.…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, College Students, Conference Reports, Higher Education
McPhail, Augustine H. – 1972
This is a paper that presents a positive case for the adoption of accountability programs. A brief history of accountability is given. Some important terms relative to accountability are defined. They are: accountability, independent educational accomplishment audit, performance contracting, and educational engineering. Ways in which the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Conference Reports, Educational Change
Causey, Oscar S., Ed.; Kingston, Albert J., Ed. – 1955
This yearbook contains the addresses presented at the fourth Annual Southwest Reading Conference for Colleges and Universities. In addition short reports of the special sections and additional materials are included. Part 1 contains addresses which consider the following: standardized reading tests, problems in evaluating college reading programs,…
Descriptors: College Programs, College Students, Conference Reports, Higher Education
Nebraska Univ., Lincoln. Dept. of Adult and Continuing Education. – 1972
The Adult Basic Education Teacher Workshop was a two-week program designed to increase the competencies and skills of people involved in teaching the undereducated adult. Biographical information on the 30 participants is broken down according to sex, age, level of completed education, geographical residence, area of professional experience, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs
Programming for the Emotionally Handicapped: Administrative Considerations. A Document for Planning.
Coordinating Office for Regional Resource Centers, Lexington, KY. – 1977
Presented are 10 papers given at a conference on the design and implementation of comprehensive educational programs and the delivery of related services to emotionally handicapped children. Entries include the following titles and authors: "Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Children" (J. Spence); "The Rutland Center--Developmental Therapy Model: A…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Neville, Edwin L., Jr., Ed. – 1975
This was a working conference designed to elucidate the practical applications and benefits of self-instructional language programs and to point out what not to do as well as how to run a program for colleges and universities who would like to begin language instruction in one or more of 29 languages available through NASILP. It was also geared to…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Autoinstructional Aids, College Language Programs, Conference Reports
GILMAN, MARGARET – 1956
REPORTS OF EIGHT WORKING COMMITTEES CONSTITUTE THIS 1956 PUBLICATION OF THE NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES. OBSERVATIONS ON PRESENT PRACTICES AND THE LONG RANGE POSSIBILITIES OF THE SECONDARY SCHOOL LANGUAGE LABORATORY ARE IN THE REPORT PREPARED BY THE COMMITTEE ON TEACHING AIDS AND TECHNIQUES, HEADED BY FREDERICK D.…
Descriptors: Classical Languages, Conference Reports, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
BOTTIGLIA, WILLIAM F. – 1957
THE SIX WORKING COMMITTEES OF THE 1957 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES CONTRIBUTED TO THIS VOLUME OF REPORTS ON VARIOUS, INDEPENDENT ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION. THE REPORT PREPARED BY BLANCHE A. PRICE AND HER COMMITTEE ON THE ARTICULATION OF HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE LANGUAGE PROGRAMS CITES MATERIALS AND METHODS THAT…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Audiolingual Methods, Audiovisual Aids, College Language Programs
