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Curriculum Review, 1980
In July, 1979, the March of Dimes and Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development cosponsored an institute on adolescent pregnancy for educators, health professionals, and the PTA. This article, describing some educational efforts in Pennsylvania, is reprinted from a conference report appearing in the "ASCD News Exchange" of…
Descriptors: Course Content, High Schools, Parent Associations, Pregnant Students
Albers, Donald J., Ed.; And Others – 1985
Conference papers on the state of mathematics in the two-year college are presented. The papers are grouped according to main topic areas and each group of papers is followed by a summary of conference discussions. The topics addressed are: a case for curriculum change, technical mathematics, the influence of new technologies on mathematics…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Course Content, Curriculum Development
Bivar Black, Maria Luisa de – 2001
The May 2001 regional seminar on "Teaching Materials: Controversial and Sensitive Issues, Multiperspectivity," held in Ohrid, was included in the Stability Pact, with financing from Austria and Switzerland. It was the first regional teacher training seminar in this region. The seminar reviewed controversial and sensitive issues in…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Educational Cooperation, Foreign Countries, Geographic Regions
Download full textMcIntyre, Donald B.; And Others – 1980
This booklet contains four articles for use by instructors of the APL computer programming language. In the first paper, "APL in a Liberal Arts College," Donald McIntyre describes experiences in the implementation of an introductory computing course at Pomona College and the presentation of a faculty seminar in computing. Principles used…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Course Content, Foreign Countries
Zumoff, Nancy; Schaufele, Christopher – 1996
This final report and appended conference proceedings describe activities of the Earth Math project, a 3-year effort at Kennesaw State University (Georgia) to broaden and disseminate the concept of Earth Algebra to precalculus and mathematics education courses. Major outcomes of the project were the draft of a precalculus textbook now being…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Algebra, Course Content, High Schools
Book, Virginia A., Ed. – 1981
Articles in these proceedings of a conference of the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication represent the views of professional communicators and academicians who share a concern for providing breadth and quality of preparation for present and future technical communicators. The 11 papers discuss the following topics: (1)…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Education Work Relationship, Graduate Study
Aldous, Myrtle, Ed.; And Others – 1974
In an effort to pool information on the working operations of Indian teacher education programs in Canada and parts of the United States, a conference on Native teacher education was held in mid-October 1973 at Saskatoon. Nine programs sent delegates, including the University of Alaska, University of Alberta, Brandon University (Manitoba),…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Course Content
Cutcliffe, Stephen H.; Goldman, Steven L. – 1984
This conference was designed to provide information on the development and implementation of seven undergraduate science courses primarily for non-science majors at Lehigh University, to examine what ought to be the objectives of courses such as these in the liberal arts curriculum, and to describe parallel efforts with similar educational…
Descriptors: College Science, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Adey, David, Comp.; And Others – 1987
Eighteen papers from the University of South Africa's Conference on Distance Education are presented on issues in education and distance education. They include: "Distance Education in Africa's Educational Development: The Case of Ghana" (Joe K. Ansere); "Distance Education: A Solution to the Economic Problems of Education in…
Descriptors: Accountability, Art History, Basic Skills, Continuing Education
Adey, David, Comp.; And Others – 1987
Fifteen papers from the University of South Africa's Conference on Distance Education are presented on media and technology. They include: "Video Education: What Went Wrong and Why It Is Tomorrow's Teacher If Used Correctly" (William M. Smith); "Formative Evaluation of ETV Programmes" (Aliza Duby); "Distance Education for…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Audiotape Cassettes, College Libraries, Cooperative Programs
Galvao, Maria Emilia – 1985
Educators from 11 European countries shared information concerning how Canada as a subject is being and should be taught in secondary European schools. The seminar was intended to help teachers prepare students for living in an international community. Seminar objectives and content are examined, seminar reports are analyzed, talks are summarized,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Course Content, Educational Needs, Educational Practices
Levine, Judith R., Ed.; Feist, Stanley C., Ed. – 1989
This conference proceedings includes the text of 15 of the 27 presentations made at the third annual Conference on Undergraduate Teaching of Psychology. In addition to a conference program, the proceedings includes the following papers: (1) "Multiethnic, Crosscultural Illustrations for Psychology Courses," by Judith Gray; (2) "A Computerized…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Course Content
Cross, Robert D.; Bennett, Clifford T. – 1987
This document reports on a summer institute for 20 secondary school history teachers from the central Virginia public school community. Emphasis at the institute was on the fact that historically, as well as morally, all people are important. This idea is the basis for the "new social history" that tends to start with everyday experience. Because…
Descriptors: Course Content, Cultural Context, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development
Carson, David L., Ed. – 1978
Prepared by representatives of industry, government, and the educational community, the papers in this collection were drawn from a conference that addressed a variety of issues of interest to the field of technical communication. Specific topics discussed in the papers are as follows: (1) the role of the Society for Technical Communication in…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Computers, Course Content, Design
Bruno, Sam J., Ed. – 1985
These proceedings present 12 articles that suggest opportunities for scholars and practitioners to contribute to business communication. The papers are organized into four sections, each composed of three papers. The papers in Part I, Specialized Communication Techniques, are: "Does Style Affect the Reader's Image of the Writer?" (James Suchan),…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Business Communication, Business Correspondence, Business Education
