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Download full textFlorida State Univ., Tallahassee. Center for Educational Design. – 1975
The principal concept of the Curriculum of Attainments (COA) is that college degrees are awarded on the basis of demonstrated competencies without regard to the amount of time required to attain them. The method of curriculum reform advocated in the COA project is the establishment and expansion of small pilot programs within existing departmental…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Competency Based Education, Conferences, Curriculum Development
Hutmacher, Walo – 1997
A symposium was held in Berne, Switzerland, in March 1996 to define the key competencies that secondary students should acquire to prepare for either employment or higher education. This document summarizes the symposium discussions of plenary sessions and working groups, comprised of teachers and school managers. The conference participants…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Curriculum Design, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives
Martorana, S. V., Ed.; Hammons, James O., Ed. – 1974
This report presents papers presented at a conference designed to provide insight into the specific ways in which community college personnel can collaborate with state and local planners to improve the quality of life in their communities. The introductory addresses presented in Session I discuss educational trends; among the trends discussed is…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Benefits, Community Education, Community Planning
Bossone, Richard M., Ed.; Troyka, Lynn Quitman, Ed. – 1977
On March 4, 1977, the Center for Advanced Study in Education (CASE) of the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) and the Board of Education of the City of New York co-sponsored a National Conference on Minimum Competencies: Trends and Issues. Six papers were presented: "An Overview Regarding Minimal…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Conference Reports, Educational Assessment
Schenkman, Carolyn R., Ed. – 1975
The 1974 Assembly of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC) started with the assumption that the basic mission of the community college is inseparably tied to the interests and needs of its community. Assembly members focused their attention on how community colleges can overcome restraints and barriers inhibiting the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Role, Community Services, Competency Based Education
Research for Better Schools, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1979
The conference provided a forum where educators, education officers from the state of Delaware, citizen education groups, representatives of public service organizations, and members of the citizen education component of Research for Better Schools (RBS) could exchange ideas related to the conference theme, "Developing Competent Citizens in a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Citizenship, Citizenship Responsibility
Prentis, Catherine, Ed. – 1981
The program of the 1981 Appalachia Educational Laboratory Forum was based on the theme of improving schools and using research and development. The first section of this report contains summaries of presentations made at the forum. In the first presentation, a discussion is given on outcome-based education, the merits and drawbacks of mastery…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education
American Vocational Association, Arlington, VA. Agricultural Education Div. – 1985
These proceedings include the following papers: "An Assessment of the National FFA Public Service Announcement Program" (Sutphin, Dillon, and Rush); "Educational Objectives and Administrative Criteria for the National FFA Contest Program" (Smith and Kahler); "A National Profile of Agricultural Teacher Educators and State Supervisors of Vocational…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Comparative Analysis, Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. – 1981
The following position papers on evaluation are presented: (1) "Curricular and Comprehensive Program Evaluation," by Ray Clifford; (2) Evaluation--Proficiency Goals, CBTE National Assessment: How Do They Interrelate?" by Randall L. Jones; and (3) "Priorities in Classroom Testing for the 1980s," by Alice C. Omaggio. The first paper describes an…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Teacher Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Objectives
PDF pending restorationCollins, Michael, Ed. – 1995
The following are among the papers included in these proceedings: "Challenging the Exclusionary Effects of the Inclusive Mask of Adult Education" (Rockhill); "Organic Intellectuals of the State and Political Struggle in the University" (Cunningham); "Adult Education's Prospects in a Post-University World" (Smith);…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Advocacy
Illinois State Office of Education, Springfield. Div. of Vocational and Technical Education. – 1975
Proceedings are reported of a conference for Illinois occupational teacher educators designed to share with them information and materials developed in selected projects and to involve them in long-range planning for program improvement. Following a brief introductory section, the report presents summaries of the conference presentations given by…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Conference Reports, Educational Objectives, Futures (of Society)
Duncan, Greg, Ed. – 1994
Proceedings of a 1993 colloquium on the training of elementary school language teachers include a number of presentations and summaries of discussion. Papers include: "Framework for Discussion" (Carol Ann Pesola); "What Are the Current Trends in U.S. Teacher Preparation?" (Janet Towslee); "Why Foreign Language Standards?:…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Change Strategies, Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Change
1997
This document contains 39 papers and 13 poster presentations from a conference on technological education and national development. The following are among the papers included: "The Future of Technological Education and Vocational Education: UNESCO's (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization's) Perspective" (Adnan…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Case Studies, Change Strategies
