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BRAINARD, ROBERT W. – 1968
THIS BULLETIN, PUBLISHED BIMONTHLY, REPORTS THE CURRENT LITERATURE IN THE AREA OF SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY. THE COVERAGE ENCOMPASSES BOTH "POLICY FOR SCIENCE" AND "SCIENCE FOR POLICY" MATTERS. SCIENCE IS USED TO DENOTE ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE. THE BULLETIN IS INTENDED FOR PERSONS ENGAGED IN STUDYING, FORMULATING,…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, Biology
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and Oceania. – 1978
In its summary of the literacy situation in thirteen Asian countries, this report analyzes the problems created by illiteracy and makes recommendations to aid in its eradication. Recognizing that illiteracy prevents people from participating in or contributing to their nation's development, part 1 in its general report develops a model national…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Coordination, Curriculum Development
Aspen Inst. for Humanistic Studies, Palo Alto, CA. Program on Communications and Society. – 1974
A volume consisting of a series of papers and documents from several conferences examines the regulation, uses, and problems of direct satellite broadcasting in an international context. It examines the history of the broadcast satellite, describes the current status, and explores the future possibilities of this global communications technology.…
Descriptors: Communications, Communications Satellites, Conference Reports, Conflict Resolution
State Univ. System of Florida, Tallahassee. – 1969
After an introductory commentary in which recommendations for and evaluations of the government's handling of international educational and cultural affairs are offered, this report indicates a need for continuity of personnel in both the Advisory Commission and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. A proposal is made to establish a…
Descriptors: Administrative Agencies, Agency Role, Annual Reports, Cultural Activities
Massachusetts Univ., Amherst. – 1975
The theme of this conference was the reality of the multicultural society and the role of educational institutions in utilizing its resources. The conference brought together people engaged in developing the field of cross-cultural communication. These people included panelists from different disciplines and different cultures and specialists in…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, College Language Programs
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, Thessaloniki (Greece). – 1997
This book provides key quantitative and qualitative data on vocational education and training (VET) in the European Union. Among the topics on which data are provided are the following: demographic trends, educational attainment, and the labor market (aging of the population and labor force, changes in educational attainment over time, impacts of…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Demography, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment
EURYDICE European Unit, Brussels (Belgium). – 2001
This publication offers a summary overview of initiatives to promote lifelong education and training that have actually been implemented in various European countries. Six chapters describe initiatives that are supporting and promoting lifelong learning, either at a European or national level, in accordance with the six key messages (KMs) spelled…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Career Guidance, Counselor Training
Commission of the European Communities, Brussels (Belgium). Directorate-General for Education and Culture. – 2002
This document profiles recent successful examples of students studying and working abroad as part of the European Commission's Leonardo da Vinci program, which is designed to give students across the European Union the opportunity to experience vocational training in a foreign country. The following examples are presented: (1) 3 Finnish students…
Descriptors: Administration, Career Education, Case Studies, Communications
Wolf, Milton T. – 1999
This paper discusses problems related to library collection of science materials from developing regions, including price increases leading to cancellation of peripheral titles. The importance of access and preservation of such materials is noted. The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Science Research…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Cooperative Programs, Developing Nations
Little, David; Ushioda, Ema; Appel, Marie Christine; Moran, John; O'Rourke, Breffni; Schwienhorst, Klaus – 1999
The report details the Irish portion of an experiment in tandem language learning by electronic mail (e-mail). The partners were Trinity College, Dublin (Ireland) and Ruhr University, Bochum (Germany), funded by the European Union within the International E-Mail Tandem Network as part of a two-year project. Tandem language learning is a form of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Mediated Communication, Cooperative Learning
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Bleimann, Udo – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2004
Atlantis University is an ambitious international project in the area of learning and is currently being developed by a group of universities and companies. It combines three different types of learning and teaching to form a single package offered to Students and people in the workplace alike: face-to-face learning, e-learning and project-based…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Educational Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Technology Integration
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Taylor, John – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2004
Internationalisation is one of the most powerful forces for change in contemporary higher education. This article looks first at the motivation of four leading institutions in seeking to develop a strategy for internationalisation. Second, the wide range of activities and initiatives undertaken by these universities is examined covering teaching…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Administration, Educational Change, Global Approach
Livingstone, Daniel, Ed.; Kemp, Jeremy, Ed. – Online Submission, 2006
This document is a compilation of 14 papers from presentations and posters of the Second Life Education Workshop at the Second Life Community Convention, presented at the Fort Mason Centre in San Francisco, California in August 2006. Following a foreword (John Bransford and Drue Gawel); preface (John Lester); and word from the chairs (Daniel…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Museums, Case Studies, Foreign Countries
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Chiu, Chi-Yen; Savignon, Sandra J. – CALICO Journal, 2006
This paper reports the findings of a case study that explores the relationship between feedback and revision in the online teaching of two EFL adult writers. The model of feedback adopted was one of content-based feedback followed by form-focused feedback in a series of multidraft compositions. A quantitative analysis of minimal terminal units…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Online Courses, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)
Colorado Commission on Higher Education, Denver. – 1994
The purpose of this report is to promote further development of international education in Colorado through the expansion of foreign language instruction, student and faculty exchanges, enrollment of international students, collaboration with state and private sector entities in international commerce, and the establishment of consortia…
Descriptors: College Role, Consortia, Elementary Secondary Education, FLES
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