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Samuels, S. Jay, Ed.; Farstrup, Alan E., Ed. – 1992
Maintaining the balance between theory and application of the 1978 edition, this book's second edition keeps up with changes in the reading curriculum by adding chapters on text structure, metacognition, and home background not found in the first edition. Chapter titles are: (1) "The Role of Research in Reading Instruction" (Wayne Otto); (2) "Home…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Content Area Reading, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Secondary Education
Wang, Margaret C. – 1992
This essay discusses the prospect of utilizing well-confirmed knowledge to enhance the chances for the schooling success of every student in today's elementary schools through secondary schools. The paper begins with a brief discussion of the state of practice. The balance of the paper illustrates an efficient way to apply research and practical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affirmative Action, Decision Making, Diversity (Student)
Smith, Chris Selby, Ed. – 1998
This document contains the speaking notes, spoken comments, and prepared papers of the participants in a 1997 symposium on utilization of vocational education and training (VET) research in VET decision making in Australia. The document begins with the "Introduction" (Chris Selby Smith). The next six sections contain the speaking notes…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Education, Conferences, Decision Making
Latta, Gail F.; Bicknell-Holmes, Tracy; Martin, Sara – 1998
Following a discussion of opportunities for improving academic rigor that addresses the challenges of curriculum redesign, theories of learning and multimedia design, and academic departments and multimedia design, this paper focuses on the migration of an introductory course on library research skills at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from a…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Environment, Faculty Development
Aschbacher, Pamela; Herman, Joan – 1991
To understand how assessment, particularly alternative assessment, and practice interactions may differ among schools with different implementation contexts and different school cultures, this project is studying over time a set of schools representing different state and local policy contexts and including different student populations. Research…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alternative Assessment, Case Studies, Educational Assessment
Clift, Renee T., Ed.; Evertson, Carolyn M., Ed. – 1992
The focus of this monograph is on the distinctions between questions addressed in research on teaching and issues of concern in teacher education and on the interplay of curricular, contextual, and pedagogical issues in both public schools and university settings. The publication is organized into seven chapters: (1) "Action Research and the Work…
Descriptors: Action Research, Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Research
Gonzalez, Gerardo M., Ed.; Clement, Vonnie V., Ed. – 1994
This publication presents four major research papers on college campus substance abuse prevention and research with reviews of the papers by practitioners in the substance abuse prevention field. Following a Preface and Introduction, the first paper is "Theories, Dominant Models, and the Need for Applied Research" by Gerardo M. Gonzalez.…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Campuses, College Environment, College Students
Tickoo, Makhan L. – 1993
This essay examines language simplification for second language learners as a linguistic and a pedagogic phenomenon, posing questions for further study by considering past research. It discusses linguistic simplification (LS) in relation to the development of artificial languages, such as Esperanto, "pidgin" languages, Basic English,…
Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Educational Media, Educational Strategies, English (Second Language)
Garmon, M. Arthur – 1993
This paper reports the findings of a year-long study of 11 preservice teachers' perceptions of the first year of a teacher preparation program. These students were interviewed individually at least four times, and reported that learning concrete teaching methods was one of the most valuable aspects of their preparation because these methods could…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Experience Programs
Cohen, Audrey C. – 1989
We are becoming a service based society. Changes in our society all point to the move to a service based society which demands a new educational approach. In such a society human service professionals will be consumer-oriented, cooperators with the citizen, and judged by the citizens and consumers they serve. These workers will serve, advocate for…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Curriculum Design, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change
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Pickens, Alex L., Ed.; Kali, Alex P., Ed. – Educational Perspectives, 1986
To examine literacy instruction in light of recent research and practice, this journal issue presents five articles focusing on the creation of a literate society where people appreciate literature and can use reading and writing to enrich their lives. The first article, "Literacy Instruction: An Alternative" (A. S. Bayer), presents an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basal Reading, Critical Reading, Elementary Secondary Education
Lazere, Donald – 1987
Noting that college-level critical thinking instruction is now an interdisciplinary movement coordinating such fields as English, rhetoric, philosophy, and developmental psychology, this digest surveys the history of critical thinking studies in these converging disciplines and argues that literature study preeminently encompasses the mental…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Psychology, College English, Critical Thinking
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1990
This publication contains a glossary of acronyms; an editorial (Ingram); "Integrative Assignments and Design" (Biles, Palmer); "Computer-Based Education: A Student's Response" (Landau); "Taking the RISC [Reduced Instruction Set Computer] in FHE [Further and Higher Education]" (Meeke); "Engineering Education in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Continuing Education
Zykowski, Jane L.; Mitchell, Douglas E. – 1990
The structure and function of the California Educational Research Cooperative (CERC), a collaborative action research organization designed to link research to educational practice, is described in this paper. A brief history of school-university partnerships and a review of the status of these partnerships is provided, followed by a description…
Descriptors: Action Research, College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Jennings, Bernard – 1985
This report updates a 1981 paper on adult education in Britain that was part of a series published by the European Centre for Leisure and Education. It includes five chapters. Chapter 1 provides statistics on the population and labor force of Britain and describes its education and government systems. Chapter 2 provides a brief description of the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Distance Education
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