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Goldsberry, Lee; And Others – 1984
The aims of this symposium are to examine and discuss critically the findings of a major survey of practices in instructional supervision. Data from over 1,000 teachers and their supervisors in central Pennsylvania were compiled, and findings are reported in four sections. The first section is an introduction focusing on the theoretical…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement
McDonald, Joseph P.; And Others – 1985
This report of a 1984 conference on the computer as a teaching tool provides summaries of presentations on the role of the computer in the teaching of science, mathematics, computer literacy, and language arts. Analyses of themes emerging from the conference are then presented under four headings: (1) The Computer and the Curriculum (the computer…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Simulation, Curriculum Development
Center for Systems and Program Development, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1989
This document presents conference materials and five conference papers on literacy and the hearing impaired. Preceding the papers, a section of general information provides an introduction, conference format information, and a commentary by Michael Rodda. Recommendations from the work groups and an executive summary are then presented.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cognitive Processes, Computers, Elementary Secondary Education
Green, Diana M., Ed. – 1982
Institutional research that focuses on professional development is addressed in 35 papers from the 1982 meeting of the North East Association for Institutional Research. Titles and authors include the following: "Modeling College Student Adjustment and Retention for the Individual Institution" (Norman D. Aitken); "The Development…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Career Choice, College Faculty, College Students
Tisher, Richard P., Ed. – 1988
Selections of papers from the 19th annual conference of the Australian Science Education Research Association are presented in this volume. A diversity of themes are addressed and include new topic areas as well as concerns that have been cited in previous issues. These papers focus on issues including: (1) students' misconceptions; (2) classroom…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Cognitive Development, College Science
Tisher, Richard P., Ed. – 1989
Diverse themes from the annual conference of the Australian Science Education Research Association are addressed in this volume. New topic concerns as well as concerns that have been cited in previous issues are identified. Papers focus on issues including: (1) science and technology; (2) classroom practices and processes; (3) international…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Cognitive Development, College Science
Tisher, Richard P., Ed. – 1987
A diversity of themes are addressed in the papers presented in this document; they include new topic areas as well as concerns that have been cited in previous issues. The papers focus on such topics as: (1) problem solving; (2) cognition; (3) the learning environment; (4) energy education; (5) the use of diagrams; (6) scientific methodology; (7)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, College Science, Elementary School Science
National-Louis Univ., Evanston, IL. – 1995
This document contains 33 papers from a conference on research in adult, continuing, and community education. Representative papers include the following: "Highlander Folk School: A Commune Based on Intellectual Property" (Keith B. Armstrong, Donna J. Martin); "Women, Welfare and Mandated Education: An Analysis of Single Mothers'…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
Austin, Ann, Ed.; Hynes, Geraldine E., Ed.; Miller, Roxanne T., Ed. – 1999
This document contains the proceedings of a 1999 conference on adult, continuing, and community education held in St. Louis, Missouri. The following 39 papers are included: "Program Effectiveness Evaluation: Recertification and Job Upgrading for Adult Refugees" (Non-Native Speakers of English) (Adelman); "Rethinking the Linkages between Higher and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Kotrlik, Joe W., Ed.; Burnett, Michael F., Ed. – 2001
This document contains 48 papers from a conference on agricultural education research. The following papers are among those included: "Analysis of the Relationships between Computer Experiences, Self-Efficacy, and Knowledge of Undergraduate Students Entering a Land-Grant College of Agriculture" (Donald M. Johnson, Melissa L. Lester,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Colleges, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Biotechnology
Miller, Greg, Ed. – 2000
These proceedings contain 48 presentations and 15 poster abstracts. Papers include "Computer Tasks Required in Selected Undergraduate Agriculture Courses" (Johnson, Ferguson, Vokinnns, Lester); "College of Agriculture Faculty Perceptions of Electronic Technologies in Teaching" (Dooley, Murphy); "Steering Through Turbulent…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Sciences