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Download full textBlosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Helgeson, Stanley L., Ed. – 1986
Abstracts of most of the papers, symposia, and poster sessions presented at the 59th conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) are provided. Subject areas addressed include: instructional practices in secondary school science; research on computers in science learning; teacher's professional knowledge and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Daly, Carson, Ed.; Stern, Joyce D., Ed. – 1989
This collection features 11 papers from a national symposium on rural education. The papers are consistent in noting that while there are common elements among all schools regardless of location, rural schools operate within a unique context. Several papers address the diversity of rural locales and the challenges educators face in such locales.…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Rural Areas
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). – 1979
This information is intended for health professionals interested in implementing aerobic exercise programs in public schools, institutions of higher learning, and business and industry workplaces. The papers are divided into three general sections. The introductory section presents a basis for adhering to a health fitness lifestyle, using…
Descriptors: Aerobics, Biomechanics, Business, Exercise (Physiology)
Nielsen, Jorgen S., Comp. – 1982
Summaries of seven reports presented at the teachers' seminar focus on teacher training for a multi-cultural society, with an emphasis on Muslim migrant children. Three papers discuss the general circumstances of Muslim immigrants in Europe, the implications for educational practice and structures, a Muslim view of the problems faced by Muslim…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Education, Cultural Pluralism
Johnson, Samuel D., Jr., Ed.; Carter, Robert T., Ed. – 1992
Papers from this year's conference reflect the Roundtable's theme of addressing cultural issues in an organizational context. Topics cover a wide range of institutional and organizational issues in corporate, educational, and treatment settings. Papers include: (1) "The New Corporate Language for Race Relations" (keynote) (Clayton P.…
Descriptors: Black Students, Context Effect, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Dao, Mai; Grossman, Herbert – 1985
The report provides background information on the educational needs of disabled South East Asian students and presents four papers from a meeting and workshop on the topic held respectively in March and June of 1985. A draft of an action plan advocated by meeting participants addresses ways to meet five major needs: (1) to obtain information on…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Asian Americans, Cambodians, Cultural Differences
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. Equal Educational Opportunity Section. – 1982
This monograph presents a discussion of the problems involved in implementing sex-fair coeducational classes in physical education. Suggestions, which grew out of a symposium on coeducational physical education, are offered on procedures that may be used for ability grouping, such as what type of test(s) are appropriate and when to use single or…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Coeducation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls. – 1986
These conference proceedings contain four major papers presented by experts in the field of career guidance theory, with reaction papers written by practitioners. Papers include the following: "Career Development Theories--An Overview" (Edwin L. Herr), with reaction papers by Donald J. Page and Donald G. Zytowski; "The Status of…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Guidance, Continuing Education
Association for Cross-Cultural Education and Social Studies, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1981
The workshop report provides a philosophy and rationale for special education for the culturally and linguistically different exceptional child, outlines components of personnel preparation, reviews model admission criteria, and suggests strategies to create effective leadership. Chapter 1 contains a legislative review, definitions, and…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Bilingual Education, College Admission, Competency Based Teacher Education
Loop, Liza – 1986
Intended as a tool to help bring the issue of technology and the education of Hispanic Americans to a practical and positive resolution, this pamphlet is divided into four sections. The first provides background information on and a summary of the proceedings of a one and one-half day seminar held in June 1986. The second section contains…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Bilingual Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cultural Differences
Barcelona Council (Spain). – 1990
This report presents 28 conference papers, which represent different thematic and scientific perspectives designed to create an educating city theory. The translated titles of the articles include the following: (1) "Foreword" (P. Maragall); (2) "Introduction" (J. Trilla Bernet); (3) "Conceptual Itinerary Through the…
Descriptors: City Government, Cultural Differences, Educational Environment, Educational Responsibility
Triplette, Marianne, Ed. – 1983
Twenty-three conference papers related to the topic of women and curriculum are presented. Keynote addresses have been grouped together in the first section to provide an overview of the field of women's studies. Papers covering research about women in the sciences, social sciences, and the humanities are grouped together in Part II. The text…
Descriptors: Blacks, Curriculum Development, Employed Women, Feminism
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1964
This conference focuses upon various aspects of testing within a society, and upon technical advances in measurement. Philip H. DuBois's paper deals with China, a society dominated by tests, from 1115 BC--1905 AD. Donald W. Fiske discusses the effect of testing on the individual in modern America in his paper, "The Subject Looks at…
Descriptors: Asian History, Culture Fair Tests, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and Oceania. – 1979
The activities of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) workshop on the development of a systems approach to teacher inservice education in Asian and Oceanic nations are reported. Eighteen participants from twelve countries are listed. Topics addressed by the workshop include: 1) general problems in the…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Educational Change, Educational Needs, Evaluation Methods
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Helgeson, Stanley L., Ed. – 1988
This document contains the abstracts of most of the papers, symposia and poster sessions presented at the 61st Annual Conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). Subject areas addressed include: teacher preparation, science, technology and society; classroom research; elementary science; process skills;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Chemistry, Cognitive Processes
