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Download full textThompson, Scott – 1991
The roundtable reported in this document was intended to identify cross-cultural themes in education and support the growth of a network of international scholars. The roundtable included: (1) reports on partnerships among families, communities, and schools in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Spain, Portugal, Singapore, and Australia; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship, Intercultural Communication
Duff, Ogle B., Ed.; McClain, Herman J., Ed. – 1981
This collection of conference presentations focuses on the relationships among educational environment, academic achievement, and discipline problems, particularly in desegregated schools. The first paper, by Barbara Sizemore, addresses the role of the school community in creating positive learning experiences. In the second paper, author William…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Black Students, Community Involvement
Duggan, Terri, Ed.; Holmes, Madelyn, Ed. – 2000
This report highlights results from the 1999 Wingspread Conference on improving student achievement, a gathering of educators, leaders, and policymakers that opened a dialogue about barriers to full implementation of high standards for all students. Participants discussed five papers that examined these issues from top to bottom--from the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Diversity (Student), Educational Environment
Barletta, Charles, Ed.; And Others – 1978
Bringing together parents, teachers, and researchers, this conference was intended to provide a climate in which participants could examine their own needs and develop their own action plans for the development and implementation of parent and community participation in schools. The goals of the conference were to provide descriptions of proven…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Involvement, Conference Reports, Decision Making
Whitman Inst., San Francisco, CA. – 1989
Leading educational researchers focused on education in the 21st century in a discussion of their ongoing work. Discussion was initially limited to the issue of cognitive strategies, skills, or styles that might be relevant to the year 2050. Subsequent discussion turned to consideration of aspects of ongoing research that hold the greatest promise…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Cooperation, Educational Change
Oregon Univ., Eugene. Coll. of Education. – 1983
This collection consists of 11 conference papers on issues pertaining to education of talented and gifted children; 6 are from "general interest" sessions and 5 are from "special interest" sessions. The general interest papers are primarily theoretical in focus. Titles include: Julian C. Stanley's "Finding Intellectually…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Academically Gifted
Wang, Margaret C., Ed.; Boyd, William Lowe, Ed. – 2000
These papers were presented at a 1999 conference that examined expert, practitioner, and community based knowledge and perceptions about factors that facilitate or inhibit successful multilevel partnerships to improve education and other important results for children and families by connecting collaborative services with education reform efforts.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Child Development, Community Services
New Mexico State Board of Educational Finance, Santa Fe. – 1983
The document presents recommendations voted by the Quality Education Conference III participants as the most pressing items of unfinished business in New Mexico education. Recommendations for public schools are listed under the following subheadings: curricular concerns, communication, staff improvement, and fiscal support. Recommendations for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Problems
Tauhiduddin Ahmad, Mirza, Comp. – 1990
A collaboration between Pakistan's Academy of Educational Planning and Management (AEPAM) and the Harvard Institute for International Development under the Basic Research and Implementation in Developing Education Systems (BRIDGES) led to a conference to present findings carried out by Pakistani researchers as well as BRIDGES consultants. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Attendance, Decentralization
Bain, Josie G., Ed.; Herman, Joan L., Ed. – 1987
The conference reported in this document sought to do the following: (1) focus attention on the problem of underachieving minority students, and issue a call for action to improve their educational achievement; (2) promote dialogue on promising practices aimed at solving the problem; (3) foster collaboration on solutions among practitioners,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Students, Asian American Students, Black Students
Flinders Univ., Adelaide. Inst. of International Education. – 1999
This document contains information about, from, and related to a seminar that was convened to bring together senior members of all sectors of education with representatives of business to examine the "UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) Report on Education for the 21st Century" (also known as the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Adult Education
American Association for Agricultural Education. – 1999
The following are among the 47 papers included: "Academic Performance and Retention of College of Agriculture Students" (Garton, Dyer, King); "Perceptions of Recent Graduates and Employers about Undergraduate Programs in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University" (Heyboer, Suvedi);…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Adult Education, Agricultural Education
