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Download full textEuropean Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, Berlin (West Germany). – 1986
The 10 short presentations contained in this document were given by representatives of vocational training research and development organizations from 9 of 10 member states of the Eurpoean community and concern the current and future research and development priorities of these organizations. An introduction discusses objectives and highlights the…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Research, Information Technology, Job Skills
National Institutes of Health (DHHS), Bethesda, MD. – 1987
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a new technique that affords anatomic images in multiple planes and may provide information on tissue characterization. This document describes how MR images are obtained and discusses how they differ from those produced by x-rays. The major portion of this report covers a conference held in October, 1987, which…
Descriptors: Medicine, Physics, Radiology, Research and Development
Peer reviewedBlados, Walter R.; And Others – Government Information Quarterly, 1991
This symposium issue presents nine articles that discuss the U.S. Air Force STINFO (Scientific and Technical Information) Program, which was developed to improve the effectiveness of collecting and disseminating scientific and technical information concerning Department of Defense, Army, Navy, and Air Force research and engineering efforts. (LRW)
Descriptors: Databases, Engineering, Government Publications, Information Dissemination
Minckley, Barbara B., Ed.; Funk, Sandra N., Ed. – 1981
Prepared to stimulate and advance nursing research in postsecondary education, the papers included in these proceedings offer a variety of perspectives on the outlook for nursing research in the 1980s. The following papers are presented: (1) "Creating Research Environments for the 1980s," by Geraldene Felton; (2) "Creating an Environment for…
Descriptors: Nursing, Nursing Education, Postsecondary Education, Research and Development
Association of Canadian Community Colleges. – 2001
This document discusses how in September 2001, 60 college presidents and 40 senior federal officials met in Ottawa, Canada to discuss different ways to improve Canada's educational system. The meeting was planned in order to strengthen Canada's ability to compete with other nations in the global market. The following are the three main goals of…
Descriptors: Career Academies, Community Colleges, Developmental Stages, Developmental Studies Programs
National Center for Research in Vocational Education, Berkeley, CA. – 1988
This collection contains the following conference presentations about the National Center for Research in Vocational Education at the University of California at Berkeley: "Visions and Principles" (Charles Benson); "How the Center Sees Its Role" (Gordon Swanson); "The Research Agenda" (Sue Berryman); "The Service…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Information Dissemination, Institutional Mission, Institutional Role
Piehl, Ernst, Ed.; And Others – 1989
This document describes the fifth meeting of Europe's Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) annual research forum, where the main topics of discussion included the transition from school to employment (a main focus for all the organizations represented), training for the long-term unemployed, training for new technology, use…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, Research and Development
Long, Nancy M., Ed.; And Others – 1992
The chapters in this monograph are the written results of presentations made at a 1991 one-day workshop on services to traditionally underserved persons who are deaf. This workshop brought together approximately 40 service providers, consumers, federal officials, researchers, and program administrators to discuss the characteristics of this…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Deafness, Delivery Systems, Human Services
Smith, Jana Kay, Ed. – 1983
On May 18, 1983 a conference was held at the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) to discuss the status of work on cost analysis studies in education at the state and local level. NWREL, local and state education agencies in Oregon and Washington, and two Portland area universities were represented at the conference. Jana Kay Smith…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, Berlin (West Germany). – 1988
This document reports the proceedings of a research forum on vocational training. Following an introduction that outlines the course of the meetings, the following 13 papers are included in the proceedings: "Report by the National Employment Office (ONEM)" (Belgium); "Training Research and Development" (National Manpower…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, Job Training, Postsecondary Education
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 2002
In March and May of 2002 two workshops on adolescent literacy, co-sponsored by several federal agencies and professional associations, were held. They included presentations, discussion panels, audience questions and comments, and small working groups. In the second workshop, examples of instructional models being implemented in middle and high…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Evaluation, Instructional Effectiveness, Middle Schools
Webb, Norman L. – 1999
This document reports on the National Institute for Science Education (NISE) forum on the Evaluation of Systemic Reform in Mathematics and Science. The purposes of the forum were to reflect upon what to understand about the evaluation of reform in the educational system, and to encourage and support continuing efforts to learn more about how…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Research
Minckley, Barbara B., Ed.; Walters, Mary Dale, Ed. – 1983
To increase awareness of ideas that have potential for solving nursing problems, the papers in these proceedings review research findings, describe the application of problem-solving techniques, and underscore the joint responsibility of service and education for testing innovations in better patient care. The proceedings contain: (1) "Don't Just…
Descriptors: Medical Research, Medical Services, Nursing, Nursing Education
National Inst. for Educational Research, Tokyo (Japan). – 1986
A regional workshop on "The Study of Secondary Education in Asia and the Pacific" was attended by 18 participants from Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Western Samoa. The major objective of the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Developing Nations, Educational Policy, Educational Research
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems. – 1984
The National Research Council's Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board conducted a workshop in January 1984 to project what the state of knowledge of aeronautical technology could be in the year 2000 if necessary supporting resources were made available. Eight panels were organized to assess possibilities in the areas of: (1) aerodynamics; (2)…
Descriptors: Aerospace Industry, Aerospace Technology, Aviation Technology, Computer Science
