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The American College in the Nineteenth Century. Vanderbilt Issues in Higher Education.
Geiger, Roger L., Ed. – 2000
Chapters in this collection explore the development of U.S. colleges. The contributors consider these institutions in the contexts of the transformation in the experience of college students, regional variations in college development, the revolution in the purposes of U.S. institutions of higher education, and the increasing dominance of…
Descriptors: Colleges, Educational History, Higher Education, Program Development
The Role of the School in Community Education.
Melby, Ernest O.; And Others – 1969
The community education concept and program is an important evolving tool in bringing the resources of education and other disciplines into direct contact with a large number of individuals of every age group. Articles by 12 authors present the philosophy, objectives, and activities of community schools. The book discusses organization, staffing,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Guides, Agency Cooperation, Community Education
New Ways in School Mental Health: Early Detection and Prevention of School Maladaptation.
Cowen, Emory L.; And Others – 1975
This book provides the reader with the concepts underlying the Primary Mental Health Project (PMHP), which was developed and tested in the Rochester, New York area during the last 17 years. The book also describes emerging new roles for school mental health professionals and training methods for nonprofessional child aides. It explains how the…
Descriptors: Behavior, Elementary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Handicapped Children
In-Service Education and Training of Teachers. A Condition for Educational Change.
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Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). Centre for Educational Research and Innovation. – 1982
This report presents a synthesis of studies on the present situation and emerging policies of the Inservice Education and Training of Teachers (INSET) Project, developed collaboratively by members of the Organisations for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The project achieved a broad dissemination of national practices and experience,…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Individual Needs
The Highlander Folk School: A History of Its Major Programs, 1932-1961. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement [Series].
Horton, Aimee Isgrig – 1989
This book reviews the history of the Highlander Folk School (Summerfield, Tennessee) and describes school programs that were developed to support Black and White southerners involved in social change. The Highlander Folk School was a small, residential adult education institution founded in 1932. The first section of the book provides background…
Descriptors: Activism, Adult Education, Blacks, Change Agents
Collaboration: Vocational Education and the Private Sector. 1984 Yearbook of the American Vocational Association.
American Vocational Association, Arlington, VA. – 1983
This yearbook includes 24 papers dealing with collaboration between the vocational education and private sectors. Presented first are the following papers on the foundation for collaboration: "The Changing Nature of Work and Workers" (Joseph F. Coates), "Jobs with a Future" (Marvin J. Cetron), "The Mission of Vocational…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Apprenticeships, Business, Case Studies