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California State Univ., Long Beach. Office of the Chancellor. – 1988
This booklet contains the proceedings of a conference designed to elicit discussion, reactions, comments, and recommendations with respect to the value, desirability, significance, and budgetary problems involved in carrying out scientific research programs at comprehensive universities (those having either no Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programs…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Science, Higher Education, Research Administration
Download full textNary, Dot; White, Glen; Jones, Darrell Lynn; Buppapong, Raweewan; Petty, Richard; Heinsohn, Dawn; Langbehn, Kristy – 2002
This manual contains training materials on full participation in independent living for a national conference for personnel in agencies concerned with independent living for people with disabilities. Preliminary materials include the conference agenda, background information about the trainers, and organizational information on Independent Living…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adults, Agencies, Disabilities
Drost, Dale R., Ed. – Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group, 1981
These papers from the fifth annual meeting of the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group are organized similarly to the meeting, presenting materials from the lectures, working groups, special groups, and panel groups, as well as ad hoc groups. Iverson delivered one lecture on computer programming, stressing the place of APL, while Kilpatrick…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Research, Geometric Concepts, Language Role
Mariscal and Co., Los Angeles, CA. – 1976
The postsecondary seminars report presents the distillation of the discussions and the recommendations of approximately 115 representatives of educational institutions, associations, and State and Federal agencies attending the Postsecondary Education Seminars Conference of 1976. The conference addressed the changing nature of postsecondary…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Research, Higher Education, Information Needs
Daval, Nicola, Ed. – 1984
Program presentations on issues related to bibliographic control and access to collections and business meeting minutes are combined in this report. Under the program title, "The Sum of the Parts: Sharing Responsibility," the following addresses are included: (1) "The Building Blocks: Elements in a System of Distributed…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Library Administration, Library Associations, Library Catalogs
Canadian Association of Research Libraries, Montreal (Quebec). – 1982
This conference brought together Canadian library school deans and directors of Canadian academic and research libraries to discuss the education of librarians. Following introductory remarks by Anne Woodsworth, papers presented include: (1) "Curricular Needs," in which Margot B. McBurney summarizes survey results and recent activities…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Enrollment, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. Div. of Educational Services. – 1983
The symposium here reported was conducted to expose educational administrators to recent research that may help schools become more productive. Prefatory material includes biographical information on the presenters, the agenda, and an introduction that emphasizes the importance of considering school culture when applying research findings.…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Career Ladders, Educational Environment, Educational Research
National Institutes of Health (DHEW), Bethesda, MD. High Blood Pressure Information Center. – 1979
As part of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program effort, the conference explored the implications and impact of the prevalence of hypertension in Spanish-speaking populations in California. Approximately 150 experts in health fields, representing all levels of government, public and private health care providers, consumers, and health…
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Community Health Services, Data Collection, Disease Control
Roberts, Anne F., Ed. – 1982
Different views on the future of research libraries are presented in this collection of papers from persons affiliated with the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany. Joseph Z. Nitecki (library director) discusses the effect of social change on library missions, operations, and procedures. Warren F. Ilchman (vice president for research and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computers, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Daval, Nicola, Ed. – 1987
Presentations on NCIP (North American Collections Inventory Project) program developments and future program directions are combined with business meeting minutes in this report from the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). The text of remarks presented as part of a panel discussion on the program theme includes: (1) "Development and Use…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Conferences, Library Associations
Ezpeleta, Justa, Comp.; Furlan, Alfredo, Comp. – 1992
This book on educational management, is a collection of works that were presented at a 1991 international seminar. The papers are divided into three sections. The first section, the management in the crossroads of our time, contains three articles: (1) "Development Strategies and Education" (Juan Carlos Tedesco); (2) "Educational…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Finance, Educational Planning
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1991
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) held a meeting of experts on education indicators to discuss the role of these indicators in the 1991 World Education Report as well as future issues concerning education indicators. The meeting was opened by the chairperson with a review of the usefulness of indicators…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Educational Development, Educational Improvement
Frankel, Mark S., Ed. – 1988
The field of ethics and values studies in science and technology has experienced an expansion since the 1970s including increased numbers of organizations, publications, research studies, workshops, and conferences. As a consequence, scholarly and public attention focus more frequently on ethics and values issues. In an effort to pause and reflect…
Descriptors: Educational Principles, Engineering Education, Ethical Instruction, Ethics
Abidi, S. A. H.; Moeller, T. – 1980
In 1978 a team of three people was formed to survey the existing library training facilities in East Africa and to suggest possibilities as to how the elements of information science could be introduced either into existing programs or into special courses organized for the purpose. The team submitted its report to a joint meeting of the…
Descriptors: Conference Proceedings, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations
Breivik, Patricia Senn, Ed. – 1983
As suggested by a Colorado Academic Library Master Plan developed in 1982, a statewide conference that brought together academicians and librarians was held to explore the role of academic libraries in the information society. People came in teams of three from institutions and included library directors, academic vice presidents, and faculty…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, History Instruction, Library Role
