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Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, 2013
The purpose of this conference (organized by the Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, and the Research Institute for Higher Education, Kurashiki Sakuyo University) was to share major findings from each national survey conducted on higher education in selected Asian countries. The following major issues were addressed: (1)…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Higher Education, Teaching Methods, College Faculty
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific. – 1998
The objectives of the Expert Group Consultation Meeting for Developing a Non-Formal Education and Literacy Database in the Asia-Pacific Region were: to exchange information and review the state-of-the-art in the field of data collection, analysis and indicators of non-formal education and literacy programs; to examine and review the set of…
Descriptors: Conferences, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Foreign Countries
New York State Legislative Commission on Rural Resources, Albany. – 1988
An estimated 13 million acres of New York State have been taken out of production agriculture since the early 1900s. While most of this land has remained idle and returned to its natural growth, that part that is being rapidly converted to urban uses is of immediate concern. These changes inevitably affect the quality of life in rural areas,…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Land Use, Property Taxes, Questionnaires
Carroll, Jan; Williams, Sarah – 1993
In 1992, the first year of the establishment of the European Forum for Child Welfare (EFCW), the European Commission sponsored a seminar on European Community (EC) implications for adoption and fostering. The seminar was organized to enable practitioners, legislators, and policymakers within the EC to start a dialogue on current adoption…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Child Welfare, Foreign Countries
Alberger, Patricia L., Ed. – 1981
Perspectives on working with alumni boards are presented in papers presented at a 1980 conference sponsored by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. Papers and authors are as follows: "Your Alumni: An Untapped Resource," Robert G. Forman; "Involving your Alumni in the Total Alumni Program," Douglas Wilson;…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Alumni, Alumni Associations, Cooperative Planning
Palla, Pier Giovanni, Ed. – Cooperation in Education: International Quarterly of the Institute for University Cooperation, 1984
Proceedings of the 1984 International University Congress (ICU) on the social implications of the university's preparation of professionals are presented. Studies on this topics were undertaken in more than 400 universities in about 40 countries. After Philippe Monod summarizes the activities carried out worldwide, Ana Maria Vergara briefly…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Instruction, College Role, Education Work Relationship
Mikan, Kathleen – 1980
This report includes both a collection of 16 papers presented at a national conference on learning resource centers (LRC's) in nursing schools and the results of a survey of participants conducted to evaluate the impact of the conference. Designed to increase the participants' knowledge and awareness of how they might better utilize an LRC to…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Educational Facilities Planning, Educational Media, Facility Case Studies
Florida Inst. of Education, Jacksonville. – 1988
The conference addressed a trend in the education of minority students in Florida and the nation. While high school graduation rates of minorities have increased, minority enrollment in postsecondary education has decreased. A statewide study of 811 randomly selected high school seniors was undertaken to identify variables which may influence a…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Career Development, College Attendance, Educational Opportunities
Sumler, David E., Ed. – 1983
Proceedings of a conference in Maryland on the faculty role in college governance are presented. A survey was conducted in 1982 to discover how faculty members at Maryland colleges and universities contribute to decision-making on their individual campuses. Following the survey, the statewide conference was held to discuss the results. The survey…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Selection, Budgeting, College Administration
McLaughlin, Donald H., Ed. – 1979
This report is a record of a one-day seminar sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The theme of the conference was the timely issue of the role of nonpublic schools in educating American children. The participants were: (1) representatives of private schools, (2) federal policymakers; and (3) researchers. Jay Noell…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Golley, Priscilla, Ed.; Hassard, Jack, Ed. – 1994
The Global Thinking Project at Georgia State University and the Department of Middle Secondary Education and Instructional Technology sponsored a Symposium on Global Thinking Research, in November, 1993. The following 11 papers were presented at the symposium: (1) "Teaching Students to Think Globally" (Jack Hassard); (2)…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
Ministry of Education (Thailand). – 1991
The main objective of this workshop was to provide training experience with the development of audiovisual materials for neo-literates--e.g., videotape recordings, slides with narration, radio programs, folk media, and printed materials--that would be relevant to the needs of the rural people, mainly focusing on women. Introductory materials…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Audiovisual Aids, Developing Nations
Hammond, Carol, Ed. – 1992
Three papers contributed to the joint conference of the Arizona State Library Association (ASLA) and the Arizona Educational Media Association (AEMA) are presented. "Participatory Evaluation: Alternatives for Library Instruction Evaluation" (Dennis Isbell and Lisa Kammerlocher) describes the experimental library instruction evaluation…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Conference Papers, Depository Libraries, Educational Trends
Brown, James Dean; And Others – 1996
This section contains conference papers on testing and evaluation in second language teaching. They include: "English Language Entrance Examinations in Japan: Problems and Solutions" (James Dean Brown); "Reliability and a Learner Style Questionnaire" (Dale T. Griffee); "Does It Work?" Evaluating Language Learning Tasks" (Rod Ellis); "Communicative…
Descriptors: Body Language, Cognitive Style, College Entrance Examinations, Communicative Competence (Languages)