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Wingspread Conference on Quality Assurance in Teacher Education (Racine, Michigan, May 11-13, 1986).
Download full textBarr, Robert D., Ed.; Schalock, H. Del, Ed. – 1986
A small group of influential educators participated in a Wingspread Conference to discuss the topic of teacher warranty programs. While each of the warranty programs described at Wingspread was distinctive, there were a number of features that all seemed to have in common: (1) teacher warranty programs are a form of quality assurance for…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Helping Relationship, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
McCammon, Susan; And Others – 1983
These symposium papers describe various aspects of the Camp Logan, South Carolina, program, a therapeutic summer residential program for children, ages 8-14, who have significant behavior problems. The philosophy and advantages of the therapeutic camping model are discussed, e.g., structure during the summer, controlled though informal…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Children, Counselor Client Relationship
Smith, S. Harold, Ed.; Gray, Howard R., Ed. – 1984
The seven papers in this document were presented at a symposium on the family and leisure: (1) "The Humane Human Experience" (Ron Mendell); (2) "Leisure Education: The Role of the Parent in Family Education" (David J. Staniford); (3) "Leisure and the Family: Toward Some Phenomenological Understanding" (Joseph Levy; Adrianne Gilbert; Christine…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Family Counseling, Family Life, Family Role
Cohen, Lucy M., Ed.; Grossnickle, Mary Ann, Ed. – 1983
The conference upon which these proceedings are based was held to draw together scholars, public officials, and representatives of private agencies in order to explore priority issues in research and training for professionals who work with new immigrants and refugees. Following a preface, which outlines the themes addressed by conference…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Anthropology, Artists, Females
Farley, Jennie, Ed. – 1981
Papers and discussion transcripts from a 1980 conference at Cornell University on creative approaches to ending sex discrimination in higher education are presented. In "Litigation: Strategy of the Last Resort," Judith P. Vladeck reviews the judicial history of academic women's grievances and suggests that to avoid sex discrimination litigation…
Descriptors: Activism, Affirmative Action, Change Strategies, Court Litigation
Griffin, Gary A., Ed.; Hukill, Hobart, Ed. – 1983
Sixteen expert educators participated in a working conference on the first years of teaching. The proceedings included two commissioned papers, a panel discussion among three persons engaged in on-going induction programs, and large and small group discussions following each presentation. Kenneth Zeichner's paper, "Individual and Institutional…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Administrator Role, Beginning Teachers, Coping
Turnbull, Ann; Shaffer, Harriet – 1986
These summarized proceedings focus on the positive aspects of knowing, living with, and loving a child or an adult with a disability and ways in which service providers and policymakers could be more responsive to special family needs. An introductory chapter defines a family and family life and outlines seven premises that shape the specification…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Case Studies, Daily Living Skills, Delivery Systems
