Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the unique collaborative process initiated at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, Canada, to develop a Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) through the United Nations University-Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS). Design/methodology/approach:…

This article provides the background and describes the processes involved in establishing a national approach to benchmarking the way universities engage with their local and regional communities in Australia. Local and regional community engagement is a rapidly expanding activity in Australian public universities and is increasingly being seen as…

The Council for Exceptional Children and the Council on Education of the Deaf have worked together for over a decade to maintain mutually agreed upon standards for teachers of children who are deaf and hard of hearing. This article presents the newly developed and validated standards of knowledge and skills for teachers who are working on advanced…

In Fall 2009 and Spring 2010, 30 teaching residency programs received funding through one of 28 Teacher Quality partnership grants awarded to establish or expand residency programs. These programs follow a model of teacher preparation in which prospective teachers complete graduate-level coursework alongside a year-long fieldwork experience in the…

In Fall 2009 and Spring 2010, 30 teaching residency programs received funding through one of 28 Teacher Quality partnership grants awarded to establish or expand residency programs. These programs follow a model of teacher preparation in which prospective teachers complete graduate-level coursework alongside a year-long fieldwork experience in the…

The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) is the principal association representing the technology leadership in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. This is SETDA's ninth annual report on select educational technology activities. This year's report includes…

For more than 50 years, the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) has been instrumental in developing an analytical model for understanding the relationships between educational policy (the intended curriculum), classroom and instructional practices (the implemented curriculum), and educational learning…

The Novice Debate Association (NDA) is an organization that is building unity, respecting diversity, and giving students and institutions alike a chance to participate in debate activity. The NDA began in 1987 as a strictly novice tournament. By 1993, the association had enlarged to 24 colleges and universities. The format of the NDA is designed…

More than 50 million meals are served annually to Colorado's children through the national school lunch program, school breakfast program, special milk program, and summer food service program. This report provides descriptions of these programs, information on free and reduced price meals and how to qualify, revenue sources for these programs, a…

Drawing from examples from a longitudinal study of students' perceptions of their own purposes in learning, this paper examines outcomes of an emancipatory view of intrinsic motivation for literacy learning that centers on a view of the "learner as agent in the construction of meaning." The paper traces the development of students'…

This booklet describes the American Federaion of State, County, and Municipal Employees' (AFSCME) national child care initiative and approaches to child care and provides an overview of the broad range of child care programs available to AFSCME members. It is intended for use in conjunction with the AFSCME manual for child care, which gives…

Currently community colleges and universities are facing their greatest economic challenges and greatest opportunity for cooperation. The extent of community college involvement in cooperative ventures was reflected in a 1980 nationwide survey conducted by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges which found 10,000 cooperative…

When teachers experience the process of playwriting, it focuses their attention on the significant problems of form, voice, and audience that will confront their students. Teachers were assigned to overhear and record an argument, then use that argument as the basis for a one-act radio, television, or stage play. An argument can supply conflict, a…

These five symposium papers describe housing programs designed for older adults. "Agency-Sponsored Co-op House for Older People," by Janet L. Witkin, discusses a co-op house for nine people in the Los Angeles area. Development of the program is outlined in terms of funding and leasing arrangements, architectural changes to the property,…

The chronicle provides information on programs and offers articles of interest to gifted students and educators. Among entries are the following: "Myths about the Gifted" (which presents research relative to myths and negative attitudes regarding the gifted); "Four Faces of Creativity" (about a model for expanding and clarifying the nature of…