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Kronkosky, Preston C.; And Others – 1982
This report covers proceedings of a conference designed to help state Title I staff carry out their responsibilities under Chapter 1 of the Educational Consolidation and Improvement Act to provide technical assistance to local districts. The general purposes of the seminar were (1) to provide participants with research-based tools that would help…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Compensatory Education, Conference Proceedings, Educational Administration
Pendleton, D. Renee, Comp.; Kahn, David, Ed. – 1996
This publication summarizes the proceedings of a Montessori colloquium on adolescence, designed for trainers and practitioners to find common ground between the theory of Erdkinder (observing children and, accordingly, creating a suitable environment) and practice as seen in current Montessori secondary programs. Opening remarks on the need for a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Environment, Educational Needs, Montessori Method
Weibly, Gary W.; Olivarez, Ruben Dario – 1979
Summaries are given of the formal presentations, seminar group discussions, and problem solving sessions of a Teacher Corps conference on professional improvement by means of inservice teacher education and improvement of individual school climates. Evaluation of the conference is presented in the form of the Context/Input/Process/Product (CIPP)…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Needs, Evaluation Methods, Input Output Analysis
Harvey, James; Rainey, Lydia – Center on Reinventing Public Education, 2006
Bringing charters to scale remains a major challenge. To learn more about barriers to the expansion of high-quality public charter schools and how they might be removed, the National Charter School Research Project (NCSRP) at the University of Washington and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools convened a meeting of leaders from…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Urban Schools, Educational Environment, Program Implementation
Vergun, Pamela – 1992
This conference involved approximately 180 educators and researchers in a dialogue about educational reform and at-risk students. Ten invited presentations organized into general sessions on cultural differences and ongoing reform initiatives provided impetus for discussion. These proceedings are not transcripts of papers, but they do convey the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Cooperation, Cultural Differences, Educational Change
Joyner, Randy L., Ed. – 1995
These proceedings contain 13 papers: "A Study of the Impact of a Community-Based School to Work Program for High School Youth" (Adler et al.); "A Comparison of Workforce Preparation Policies in the United States and Finland" (Lasonen, Frantz, Jr.); "The Association of Social Position to Restructuring Ability and Symbolic Orientation" (Fritz);…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations, Education Work Relationship
Ascher, Carol; Flaxman, Erwin – 1993
A 3-day summit of researchers, policymakers, administrators, practitioners, and other concerned individuals examined the organizational, instructional, and political problems in implementing integration and tech prep (I/TP) programs. The following propositions emerged from the discussions: (1) I/TP face numerous structural and professional…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Change Strategies, Counseling Techniques
Youngs, Gillian, Ed.; Ohsako, Toshio, Ed.; Medel-Anonuevo, Carolyn, Ed. – 2001
This document consists of 12 papers from an international roundtable on creative and inclusive strategies for lifelong learning that focused on the following topics: the need to redefine lifelong learning; ways lifelong learning can aid critical understanding of globalization and its problems; and ways lifelong learning can be a transformative…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Change Strategies
Wisconsin Univ. System, Madison. – 2000
These proceedings contain 75 papers from information sessions that address important human factors in distance education from several perspectives, including implementation planning, management and policy, instructional design, teaching methods, faculty development, learning environments, learner supports, and evaluation. Among the papers are:…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Education, Agricultural Education