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Griffin, Linda L., Ed.; Placek, Judith H., Ed. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2001
This collection of papers brings together two lines of research about children's knowledge in physical education, one from the University of Massachusetts and the other from the University of Alabama. Both sets of research studies are grounded in a learning orientation, with researchers believing in the importance of studying children's knowledge…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Knowledge Level
Weikel, William J., Ed.; Palmo, Artis J., Ed. – 1996
The mental health counseling profession has gained increasing influence in the last 20 years. The purpose of this edited collection of articles is to chart the antecedents to, the present status of, and the future trends for this group of professionals. The book draws together historical tracings, rationales, conceptual models, and other…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Certification, Counseling Psychology, Counseling Services
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1978
A 1977 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) survey investigated how libraries were training personnel for routine tasks. Of the 73 responding libraries, more than 75% (58) reported that manuals and procedural guides, along with on-the-job training, were the main methods of instruction for technical skills. Accordingly, this kit on skills…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Guidelines, Higher Education, Job Skills
Morris, Arlene M., Ed. – 1981
Eight papers present information about children's motor development and its application for program design. Jerry R. Thomas, Kathi T. Thomas, and Jere D. Gallagher discuss "Children's Processing of Information in Physical Activity and Sport." In "Toward Inclusion," G. S. Don Morris considers characteristics of children and of motor tasks with…
Descriptors: Athletics, Children, Cognitive Processes, Competition
Brinton, Donna M., Ed.; Master, Peter, Ed. – 1997
A wide variety of techniques and classroom activities, contributed by teachers, for content-based instruction (CBI) in English as a second language (ESL) are presented. CBI is defined to include theme-based second language courses, sheltered content-area courses, and paired or adjunct arrangements in which language and content courses are taught…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education
Hong, Zhang; Smith, Carl, Comp. – 1990
Originally developed for the Department of Defense Schools (DoDDS) system, this learning package on using skills and strategies for effective learning is designed for teachers who wish to upgrade or expand their teaching skills on their own. The package includes a comprehensive search of the ERIC database; a lecture giving an overview on the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Critical Thinking, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Miller, Richard I., Ed. – 1991
This book discusses the application of the Deming Management Method to higher education in order to improve the management practices and operations of American colleges and universities. The contributing articles are as follows: (1) "The Parable of the Red Beads" (Joseph A. Burke); (2) Constancy of Purpose for the Improvement of Product…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Business Administration, College Administration, Higher Education
Bailey, Kathleen M., Ed.; And Others – 1984
The communication difficulties of foreign teaching assistants (TA) in U.S. colleges are addressed in 11 articles, with attention to the problems of the TA system as a whole in the spirit of international educational exchange. Titles and authors include the following: "'The Foreign TA Problem'" (Kathleen M. Bailey); 'Toward an Anthropology of the…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Foreign Students
Short, Deborah J., Ed. – 1999
The book offers an international collection of best practices that address the particular interests and demands of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) and English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) teaching at the secondary school level. It includes instructional activities that are created by ESL and EFL teachers and are classroom-tested and…
Descriptors: Career Education, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning
Iozzi, Louis A., Ed. – 1984
Summaries of environmental education (EE) research studies conducted during the 12-year period 1971-1982 are presented in this seven-chapter publication. These chapters are: (1) "Environmental Education Research, 1971-1982--Overview" (by Louis Iozzi); (2) "Environmental Education Research Related to Ecological Foundations" (by…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Measures, Attitudes, Continuing Education
Blea, William A., – 1973
The document contains 10 papers from the 1973 John Tracy Clinic (Los Angeles, California) Summer Session for teachers on communication skills for deaf/blind children. J. Efron, the author of "Teaching Communication Skills to Deaf/Blind Children--Which Method?" examines advantages and disadvantages of several methods of teaching communication…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Curriculum
O'Neil, John, Ed. – 1998
This chapter, of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development's Curriculum Handbook, contains nine papers covering curriculum guidelines for family and consumer science education (FCSE). The following are included: "Executive Summary" (Sharon S. Redick); "Status of Family and Consumer Sciences Curriculum" (Ann…
Descriptors: Consumer Science, Curriculum Development, Decision Making Skills, Family Life Education
Levinson, Bradley A., Ed.; And Others – 1996
Around the world, schools are central to the social and cultural shaping of the young. They inculcate the skills, subjectivities, and disciplines that undergird the modern nation-state. The case studies in this volume demonstrate a new direction for critical educational research as they demonstrate social reproduction and cultural production and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Citizenship Education, Cultural Relevance, Culture
Wolford, Bruce I., Ed.; Lawrenz, Pam, Ed. – 1986
The eight papers contained in this monograph were drawn from two national meetings on correctional training and casework. Titles and authors are: "The Challenge of Professionalism in Correctional Training" (Michael J. Gilbert); "A New Perspective in Correctional Training" (Jack Lewis); "Reasonable Expectations in Correctional Officer Training:…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Educational Needs
Pershing, James A., Ed. – 1988
This collection of six papers discusses various aspects of teaching basic skills in connection with vocational education. The six papers are the following: "Basic Academic Skills in the Workplace and the Classroom: The Work-Education Bridge" (James A. Pershing, Scott W. Gillie); "Basic Literacy and Communication Skills for Vocational Training"…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Computer Literacy
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