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Bentley, Maree; Bentley, Karen – Commonwealth of Learning, 2005
Sensitivity to someone's gender is crucial, not only in life, but also in learning. In developing countries where the opportunities for face-to-face education are often limited, open and distance learning (ODL) can provide basic education, skills training and lifelong learning. Appropriate ODL materials are especially important for women who live…
Descriptors: Females, Distance Education, Lifelong Learning, Video Technology
Muller, Eve – Project Forum, 2004
Throughout the nation, states report unprecedented growth in the numbers of students identified with autism and other autism spectrum disorders (U.S. Department of Education, 1994, 2002). As a result, states are focusing increasing attention on intervention programs for young children with autism. However, there is less attention being paid to the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, State Departments of Education, Special Education
Colangelo, Nicholas; Assouline, Susan G.; Gross, Miraca U. M. – Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development (NJ1), 2004
With support from the John Templeton Foundation, the authors held a Summit on Acceleration at The University of Iowa in May 2003. They invited distinguished scholars and educators from around the country to help them formulate a national report on acceleration. This first volume of the Templeton Report on acceleration trumpets an alarm to the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Barriers, Cost Effectiveness
Hadley, Arthur Twining – United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1909
This bulletin contains a report prepared by President Hadley of Yale University on the facilities for advanced study and research in the offices of the National Government at Washington. Especial interest attaches to this publication. It sets forth, in compact form, information which has frequently been sought by institutions and individuals…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Educational Facilities, Study Facilities, Federal Government
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Allbery, Charles Fred, III; Gressel, Michele – University of Dayton Law Review, 1978
Three federal acts--the Architectural Barriers Act, the Urban Mass Transportation Assistance Act, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973--are the focus of this examination of federal efforts to remove physical barriers. Requirements, application, and remedies of the federal legislation and how each act relates to the others are considered. (AF)
Descriptors: Architectural Barriers, Court Doctrine, Court Litigation, Disabilities
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Lifchez, Raymond; Trier, Peter – New Directions for Higher Education, 1979
A disabled student and an associate professor of architecture illustrate from their own experience at the University of California, Berkeley, the role of the university in helping all its members move into a larger world of relationships where categories like "able-bodied" and "handicapped" need not define these relationships.…
Descriptors: Architectural Barriers, Architectural Education, Autobiographies, College Environment
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Herbst, Abbe I. – Fordham Urban Law Journal, 1978
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the amendments of 1974 seek to end discrimination against the handicapped by denying federal aid to any activity that excludes them. An overview of the regulations implementing the Act is presented, their ramifications are discussed, and cases decided under the Act are examined. (JMD)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Architectural Barriers, Civil Rights, Court Litigation
McClellan, Melanie – College Student Affairs Journal, 2005
The author started a conversation with friends that led to a conference program. They surveyed women faculty, department heads, and senior administrators and asked them how they would advise young professionals struggling with personal and professional balance. The author, along with Tony Cawthon, incorporated the work on balance into several…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Services, Student Personnel Workers, Change Strategies, Family Work Relationship
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Balsano, Aida B. – Applied Developmental Science, 2005
The topic of civic engagement has come to the forefront of many recent discussions about the positive and healthy development of youth. Researchers and practitioners writing about youth civic engagement agree that civic engagement has short- and long-term benefits for youth and for society. These benefits have been discussed in terms of youth…
Descriptors: Community Development, Adolescents, Youth Opportunities, Citizen Participation
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Barnes, B. R.; Mathee, A.; Krieger, L.; Shafritz, L.; Favin, M.; Sherburne, L. – Health Education Research, 2004
Indoor air pollution is responsible for the deaths and illness of millions of young children in developing countries. This study investigated the acceptability (willingness to try) and feasibility (ability to perform) of four indoor air pollution reduction behaviors (improve stove maintenance practices, child location practices, ventilation…
Descriptors: Fuels, Young Children, Foreign Countries, Pollution
Morrice, Linda – Adults Learning, 2005
Refugees with higher qualifications often find themselves under-utilised in the only jobs they can get. A project at the University of Sussex explored refugees' own perceptions of the barriers they face and designed a course to address them. This article discusses the research project which was specifically designed to work with refugees who had…
Descriptors: Mentors, Qualifications, Social Networks, Refugees
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Andreas, Rosalind E.; Tarule, Jill Mattuck – Educational Perspectives, 2004
Over the past decade the phrase "making a positive difference in the lives of others" emerged and stuck as a statement--part vision and part goal--for the University of Vermont (UVM) College of Education and Social Services (CESS). The phrase captured the energy and intention of the educator preparation programs and signaled the role of…
Descriptors: Helping Relationship, Educational Change, Influences, Educational Policy
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Carson, Robert N. – Science & Education, 2004
This article explores the relationship between specific cultural events such as Galileo's work with the pendulum and a curriculum design that seeks to establish in skeletal form a comprehensive epic narrative about the co-evolution of cultural systems and human consciousness. The article explores some of the challenges and some of the strategies…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Strategies, Educational Change, Cultural Education
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Saunders, Christopher – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2005
Purpose: To tell the story of a particular digitisation project with which the author has been closely involved, illustrating the problems and scope of the project and focusing especially on the issues relating to the selection of appropriate content. Design/methodology/approach: This paper is based largely on personal involvement in the project…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Program Descriptions, Program Development
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Frame, Kathleen; Kelly, Lynn – Journal of School Nursing, 2003
Professional practice is built on sound knowledge specific to each discipline. This knowledge is developed and validated through a process of scientific investigation or research. However, lack of knowledge about the research process acts as a barrier to applying evidence-based practice within the school setting. Understanding the components that…
Descriptors: Nursing Research, School Nurses, Nursing, Theory Practice Relationship
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