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Chen, Guang, Ed.; Kumar, Vive, Ed.; Kinshuk, Ed.; Huang, Ronghuai, Ed.; Kong, Siu Cheung, Ed. – Lecture Notes in Educational Technology, 2015
This book provides an archival forum for researchers, academics, practitioners, and industry professionals interested and/or engaged in the reform of the ways of teaching and learning through advancing current learning environments towards smart learning environments. The contributions of this book are submitted to the International Conference on…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Instruction, Evaluation

Monk, David H. – Economics of Education Review, 1987
If economies of scale are important in secondary education, a greater degree of resource specialization and curriculum comprehensiveness should occur in larger secondary schools. Using New York State schools data, this study shows that scale economy sources are exhausted at relatively small enrollment levels, allowing only trivial gains in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Enrollment Influences, Resource Allocation, School Size
Soil Conservation Service (USDA), Washington, DC. – 1987
The purpose of this paper is to highlight some of the most significant trends likely to affect agricultural resource conservation activities, to discuss their significance to policy development and program management and implementation, and to make policy and program recommendations. In November 1986, 25 representatives from academia, farming…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Trends, Communications, Conservation Education

Bowman, Mary J. – Economics of Education Review, 1987
Proves that the same single-period structure in relationships among schooling, experience, and earnings can have sharply contrasting meanings for life cycle patterns. Returns on investment in human resources, productivity, and higher education depend on the static or dynamic nature of society, not on the society's wealth or poverty. Includes three…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Economic Factors, Educational Economics
Glasrud, Clarence A., Ed. – 1984
Different aspects of German-American heritage in Minnesota are highlighted in this collection of conference papers and photographs. The articles included are: "The German Contribution to the Discovery, Exploration and Early Settlement of the Americas" (H. Galinsky); "Three Literary Aspects of the German in America: Immigrant,…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity, Foreign Countries
Barrass, R., Ed.; And Others – 1986
The Sunderland Conference on the Nature and Teaching of Environmental Science/Studies in Higher Education provided an opportunity to review progress in the field and assess its state in the mid 1980s. This volume contains an edited selection of the 49 papers presented at the conference. Section A, "Nature and Philosophy," contains discussions of…
Descriptors: College Science, Conservation Education, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
Roger Tory Peterson Inst. of Natural History, Inc., Jamestown, NY. – 1989
The Roger Tory Peterson Institute is concerned with creating experiences in which children face the mysteries and wonders of the natural world and understand their connection with nature. The purpose of the forum was to support the growth of these experiences and the people who create them. The forum covered three broad topics: (1) visions for the…
Descriptors: Biology, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning, Elementary Education
Glasrud, Clarence A., Ed. – 1983
This collection of conference papers describes the post-World War II relationship between Germany and Minnesota. The relationship with the Federal Republic of West Germany is emphasized but East Germany is not ignored. The papers include: "Current Issues in German-American Relations" (P. Hermes); "The Cult of Talent and Genius: A…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Huitzing, D. A., Ed. – 1988
The efforts of national organizations, whether governmental or voluntary, to promote conservation and to develop public awareness and sympathy will be successful only in proportion to the extent that people identify these efforts with their own quality of life. This report focuses on the main theme of the conference held in May, 1985, by the North…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Support, Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment)

Jamison, Dean T.; Van der Gaag, Jacques – Economics of Education Review, 1987
Data from a household survey in northwestern China help assess education's impact on employment status and earnings of urban dwellers and on the value of small farm output. As in other developing countries, children of poorly educated, rural-dwelling parents perform less well than those of better educated, urban-dwelling parents. Includes eight…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment
DeFries, Ruth S., Ed.; Malone, Thomas F., Ed. – 1989
This volume of papers includes 21 of the 38 presentations given at the Forum on Global Change and Our Common Future. The objectives of the forum were threefold: (1) to present to the public a balanced and authoritative view of the wide range of global change issues, including the science of the earth system, the impacts of global change on…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Decision Making, Earth Science, Educational Change
Fien, John, Ed.; And Others – 1983
This publication contains 14 papers, most of which were written by instructors of higher education in Australia and Great Britain. Following an introduction, the first five papers are "The Development of Children's Map Ability" (Simon Catling), "Published Guidance to Pupils on Atlas Mapwork Skills" (Herbert Sandford),…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Communication (Thought Transfer), Comparative Education
van Trommel, Jacques, Ed. – 1990
Thirty papers from the International Symposium on Fieldwork in the Sciences (ISFIS) are presented. The program was divided into four blocks: (1) trends in fieldwork and curriculum aspects; (2) fieldwork activities, followed by discussion and reflection; (3) implementation and dissemination; and (4) field excursions to typical Dutch landscapes.…
Descriptors: Biology, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
2000
The following 14 papers, with abstracts and references, are compiled in this conference proceedings: "Exploring the Roles and Duties of Vocational Special Needs Educators" (Melanie Fagert); "Professional Competencies for Provisionally Licensed Career and Technical Education Teachers in Virginia" (Betty Heath-Camp, Daisy L.…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Agricultural Education, Apprenticeships, Auto Mechanics