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National Academy of Engineering, Washington, DC. – 1988
This report had its origins in a request by the Council of the National Academy of Engineering to its Education Advisory Board (EAB) to consider selected aspects of the fundamental structure of engineering education. There was professional agreement that probably the least effective and appreciated aspect of engineering education was that which…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Engineering Education, Engineers, Government Role
Kathpalia, Y. P. – 1984
This study, prepared for UNESCO under its Records and Archives Management Programme (RAMP) in cooperation with the International Council on Archives (ICA), proposes a model curriculum in preservation and restoration of documents for archival agencies in developing countries. It is also intended to promote harmonization of such training with the…
Descriptors: Archives, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Developing Nations
Schuttenberg, Ernest M.; And Others – 1984
The question of why adult learners prefer particular course design patterns was studied. During fall 1981, 281 adult continuing professional education students at Cleveland State University and at several U.S. military bases in West Germany and Italy were studied. The research was based on two previous studies: one tested hypotheses generated from…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Cognitive Style, Course Content
Fjallbrant, Nancy, Ed. – IATUL Proceedings, 1982
Papers presented at an August 1982 international seminar on online user education include "The Impact of New Technology on Libraries and Their Users," Brian C. Vickery (United Kingdom); "The Role of NORDINFO in Promoting Online Activity: NORDINFO-Origins and Control," Theodora Oker-Blom (Finland); "Librarians and the New…
Descriptors: Databases, Foreign Countries, Information Centers, Information Networks
Download full textWaggaman, John S. – 1982
The design and results of a program evaluation of the Department Chairpersons Project in Florida are examined. The objective of the 1982 project was to design and test a model for planned change in higher education using Florida's university chairs. After presenting the history of the project, the following major project goals are described:…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Change Strategies, Deans, Department Heads
Wright, Joan; Zweizig, Douglas – 1982
A faceted classification scheme was developed for use as the conceptual foundation of two surveys which were conducted in order to gain a current and comprehensive picture of continuing library education (CLE) in North Carolina. The scheme structured a database that, when computerized, will allow flexible search capabilities and easy updating. In…
Descriptors: Charts, Librarians, Library Education, Library Personnel
Reed, Dorothy D. – 1986
This report summarizes the findings of a survey of all permanently assigned personnel at the Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base (Alabama) to determine what future workplace technologies will be needed to support the university's two major programs, Professional Military Education (PME) and Professional Continuing Education (PCE). The…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Database Management Systems, Higher Education, Information Needs
McMurray, Anne – 1984
Tasks required of nurses in community settings were investigated as an initial step in identifying the competencies that comprise the role of community health nurse (CHN). An instrument to assess task performance was devised as a survey mailed to 376 field, outpost, child health, and school health nurses employed by the Western Australia Health…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Competence, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries
Asheim, Lester – 1983
Designed to provide a generalized description of the scope and content of the courses currently offered in a sampling of leading library schools, this report is based on information submitted by 9 of the 15 library schools that were identified as top schools in a survey of library educators and administrators. The analysis of the schools'…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Curriculum, Curriculum Evaluation, Education Work Relationship
Duchastel, Philippe – 1985
This study reports a preliminary investigation into the relationship of different subsets of student attitudes toward economics. A 49-item attitude form was developed with six subscales representing distinct aspects of attitudes toward economics: (1) satisfaction with current grasp of economics; (2) capability for understanding economics; (3)…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Attitude Measures, Economics Education, Higher Education
Stokes, Lillian G. – 1981
The role of associate degree nursing (ADN) programs has changed dramatically in their 30 years of existence. The number of ADN graduates increased from 260 in 1954 to 36,434 in 1980, and 47.8% of all nursing graduates in 1980 came from ADN programs, as compared to 0.9% in 1954. These graduates have the best record of employment five years after…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, College Graduates, Community Colleges, Educational Change
Maurer, B. B. – 1982
The roots of clergy education at West Virginia University (WVU) came from the American Country Life Movement in the early 1900's. Under the joint sponsorship of an ecumenical commission and WVU, a state ministers' conference was launched in 1927 at Jackson's Mill which over the years became a conference center for all types of church groups. With…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Church Workers, Clergy, College Curriculum
Scientific Manpower Commission, Washington, DC. – 1984
The proceedings of a meeting which focused on topics and issues related to the pipeline for scientists and engineers are presented. They include the meeting agenda, introductory comments, an overview, summaries of five presentations, the meeting summary, and a list of participants. The overview (by Betty Vetter) outlines some ways of measuring the…
Descriptors: Engineering, Engineering Education, Engineers, Enrollment
Queeney, Donna S.; Melander, Jacqueline J. – 1984
The selection of professions that became part of the Continuing Professional Education Development Project, a joint research and development effort of The Pennsylvania State University and the Kellogg Foundation, is discussed. In addition to establishing collaboration between the university and the professions, the project sought to develop and…
Descriptors: Accounting, Architecture, Clinical Psychology, Cooperative Programs
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1977
This report on the education professions covers the current federally funded teacher centers, the antecedent Federal role in the development of teacher centers, and teacher center development in several other countries. It is divided into four major categories. Part one contains two articles--one on the history of the Federal role in the…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Federal Aid, Foreign Countries, Inservice Education
