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Azores, Fortunata M. – 1980
The proceedings of a conference on Asian Americans held in New York City in May 1978 are summarized in this report. The conference consisted of workshops on four issues: employment, voter participation, youth, and the elderly. In the workshop on employment, issues discussed included the participation of Asians in the health system and in the…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Employment, Language Proficiency, Older Adults
Peterson, Paul E., Ed.; Hassel, Bryan C., Ed. – 1998
This volume contains revised versions of 16 essays presented at a conference, "Rethinking School Governance," hosted by Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance in June 1997. Part 1, "Introduction," contains two chapters: (1) "School Choice: A Report Card" (Paul E. Peterson); and (2) "The Case for Charter Schools" (Bryan C. Hassel).…
Descriptors: Administration, Charter Schools, Educational Policy, Educational Vouchers
Lipsitt, Lewis P., Ed. – 1994
This document is an edited transcript of the addresses given at a symposium on violence at Brown University. The "Foreword" (Lewis P. Lipsitt) calls for better methodologies or "path analyses" to show the courses of development that conduce to criminal careers, family destruction, and community insouciance. Keynote speeches…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Child Behavior, Child Psychology
Psacharopoulos, George – 1981
Cost and expenditure developments in countries that are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development are considered. The time evolution of overall educational expenditure without reference to a particular school level is examined, using National Account statistics. This analysis involves: examining the education share in…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Finance, Expenditures, Federal Aid
Association of Commonwealth Universities, London (England). – 1979
The proceedings of the twelfth Congress of the Universities of the Commonwealth (Canada) are reported. Two papers were presented at the first plenary session: "Reconciling National, International and Local Roles of Universities with the Essential Character of a University," by Charles Wilson and "The World Food Problem and the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrative Policy, College Role, Educational Quality