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PDF pending restorationUnited Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). – 1978
Nine representatives of Thailand, Nepal, Iran, and the Republic of Korea met in Seoul during the month of August, 1977, for a curriculum development training workshop co-sponsored by the Korean National Commission for UNESCO and the Asian Centre of Educational Innovation for Development (ACEID). One aim of the workshop was to improve the…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Development, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Problems
Israel, John – Teaching Political Science, 1985
Peculiar problems and opportunities that arise in teaching about the Vietnam War to a generation that has little historical memory of the events and virtually no emotional investment in the issues are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, History Instruction
Download full textBlankenbaker, E. Keith, Ed.; Miller, Aaron J., Ed. – 1987
The following papers are included: "Technological Literacy: What? Why? For Whom?" (Kranzberg); "Techniliterate vs. Technilliterate (There's an L of a Difference)" (Stone); "International Perspectives on Technological Literacy" (Dyrenfurth); "Technology and the Liberal Arts: Are We Producing Technopeasants?"…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries, Needs Assessment
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1981
The objective of this Congress was to consider the role science and technology is called upon to play in national development and its relevance to specific needs of member states, particularly with respect to endogenous development. The first section focuses on the role of science and technology education (STE) in national development, discussing:…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Development, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Wallace, Joan D., Ed. – 1978
Conference proceedings are presented which explored the relationship of cultural pluralism to citizen education. Discussants included members of federal offices, national organizations, state departments of education, and private foundations from the U.S. Office of Education, the Office of Bilingual Education, the Council of Chief State School…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Bilingual Education, Citizenship, Conference Reports
Kassabian, Naomi, Ed. – 1981
This volume consists of nine papers dealing with transportation education and training in the 1980's. Contents of the volume are the following articles: "Development of a Unique Highway Safety Curriculum," by Larry E. Jones; "Railroad Engineering Education at the Undergraduate Level," by Richard G. McGinnis; "Cooperative…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Educational Planning
Horn, Jerry, Ed.; Davis, Patricia, Ed. – 1984
The 1983 joint meeting, attended by approximately 450 administrators, school board members, teachers, state legislators, parents, and other interested persons, was the location for the United States Department of Education's announcement of a national policy on rural education. The proceedings contain texts of the 5 major conference addresses,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Administration, Educational Finance, Educational Strategies
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Bureau of Intergroup Relations. – 1977
The document summarizes proceedings from two conferences which addressed multicultural realities in American life. Intended as a means of expanding multicultural understandings of elementary and secondary teachers, the conferences encouraged exchange of ideas between parents, community members, curriculum specialists, administrators, educators,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Conference Reports, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Spitze, Hazel Taylor, Ed. – 1982
These conference proceedings examine the interrelationships between work life and family life and explore ways in which home economics education can contribute to the solution of attendant problems. The opening session includes a welcome and an introduction to the topic. Other papers address (1) the evolution of the role of women; (2) inflation…
Descriptors: Conference Proceedings, Curriculum Development, Economic Factors, Employed Parents
PDF pending restorationWallace, Joan D., Ed. – 1977
The pamphlet contains proceedings of a panel discussion about key issues surrounding the Ethical-Citizenship Education (ECE) movement. The five panelists represented institutions of higher education, the U.S. Office of Education, and a national research organization. Three questions served as the basis for discussion: (1) what are the core civic…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Responsibility, Community Attitudes, Curriculum Development
Oaklief, Charles R., Ed.; Zelenak, Bonnie, Ed. – 1988
The conference proceedings reported in this publication represent the deliberations, problems, and prospects associated with adult education as a field of academic inquiry. The following papers or summaries are included: "Adult Education Research: Issues and Directions" (Deshler, Hagan); "Comparative Perspectives for Research about…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Career Development
Armenoff, Thomas C., Ed.; Horn, Jerry G., Ed. – 1982
The 1982 proceedings of the joint meeting of the Fourth Annual Kansas State University Rural and Small Schools Conference and the Kansas Community Education Association Conference contain texts of 33 papers with separate bibliographies, plus the conference agenda. Topics most discussed are curriculum development/planning, computers and…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Community Development, Curriculum Development, Declining Enrollment
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1975
The 1974 Educational Testing Service (ETS) Measurement Award was presented to J.P. Guilford at the ETS Invitational Conference. Irving Kristol, in "Moral and Ethical Development in a Democratic Society," called for the restoration of authority within our major social institutions, especially schools. Martin Trow examined the effects of the college…
Descriptors: Awards, Community Influence, Conference Reports, Curriculum Development
Zukas, Miriam, Ed. – 1985
The focus of the conference was on the changing curriculum on continuing education, with special attention to women's education, professional education, and life experience. The following papers from the conference are included in this compilation: "Continuing Education" (Stoddart); "Women's Education and the New Technology" (Gerver); "Women in…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Andragogy
