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Office of Consumer Affairs, Washington, DC. – 1978
As stated in the introductory summary to these proceedings, the goals of the third annual national conference for consumer education were (1) to provide an introduction to resources and materials for persons new to the field of consumer education, (2) to highlight successful programs, (3) to provide up-to-date information on consumer legislation…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Conferences, Consumer Education, Consumer Protection
Download full textAdelman, Howard; Taylor, Linda – 1999
Participants at a conference on mental health in schools highlighted the following policy initiatives as a sampling of current activity that could benefit efforts to enhance mental health in schools: (1) new interagency programs for safe schools and healthy students that link the resources of several federal agencies; (2) an enhanced focus on…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Conferences, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Panem, Sandra, Ed. – 1983
This workshop explored the complex issues involved in scientific measurement of environmental risk. Specific purposes were to articulate policy issues that concern the use of scientific data in environmental risk assessment and to contribute to the dialogue from which better policy might emerge. Viewpoints of workshop participants from the…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Cancer, Environmental Standards, Federal Legislation
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1994
This document describes a policy forum convened to consider the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The forum focused on three critical issues: (1) categorical eligibility, (2) initial assessment, and (3) triennial assessment. For the topic of categorical eligibility, comments are summarized in five sections:…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Ooms, Theodora; Herendeen, Lisa – 1990
The purpose of this policy seminar, one of a series of family impact seminars, was to consider current and proposed policies of the federal government that concern child care. This document provides highlights of presentations by the seminar panelists and a background briefing report prepared before the meeting. The highlights section summarizes:…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Federal Aid
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, New York, NY. – 1976
Resolutions presented at the NAACP 67th Annual Convention concerned armed services and veterans affairs; civil rights (particularly basic civil rights); federal government compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; affirmative action legislation; consolidated procedural rules for civil rights enforcement; the Hatch Act; violence…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Black Education, Black Organizations, Civil Rights
Margolin, David, Ed.; Ortiz, Roxanne Dunbar, Ed. – 1979
Proceedings from a seminar on economic development for American Indian reservations include reports on panel discussions and an analysis of a questionnaire responded to by 113 Indian seminar participants. The report on Session One, "Traditional Indian Economies in New Mexico: Values," covers a discussion on traditional roles and patterns…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Change Strategies, Community Control
Chelius, James, Ed. – 1986
This volume includes the following conference papers: "The Status and Direction of Workers' Compensation" (James R. Chelius); "The Minnesota Experience with Workers' Compensation Reform" (Steve Keefe); "The 1982 Changes in California" (Alan Tebb); "Two Rounds of Workers' Compensation Reform in Michigan" (H.…
Descriptors: Accidents, Administrator Attitudes, Asbestos, Comparative Analysis
Markowitz, Joy – 2000
This publication summarizes the proceedings of a Project FORUM conference that examined the needs of homeless children and youth with disabilities. The summarized presentations address the definition of homelessness, the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, services for homeless students under the Individuals with Disabilities Education…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Disability Identification
Burke, Edward P., Ed.; Quigley, Mark S., Ed. – 1993
The conference reported in this document had three aims: to initiate dialogue on furthering the goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) through disability policy research; to identify the resources and infrastructures available to enhance the process; and to articulate steps that can be taken to monitor implementation of the…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Prehm, Herbert J., Ed. – 1987
The proceedings of the 1986 Symposium on the Future of Special Education contains 12 papers. Presenters represented the following groups: state education agency directors, large school district directors, small school district directors, teachers, parents, teacher educators, researchers, and Canadian school administrators. An initial paper by F.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Policy, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., New York, NY. – 1992
A summary is presented of the deliberations of a workshop devoted to the National Research and Education Network (NREN). It also includes policy papers from 18 organizations that broadly represent NREN constituencies in government, education, and industry. The NREN is one of the major components of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Educational Research, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
National Advisory Council on Extension and Continuing Education, Washington, DC. – 1977
This document contains the proceedings of a conference for representatives of organized labor, business and industry, postsecondary institutions, and federal agencies which was held to (1) discuss adult learning needs and opportunities in the United States, and (2) make recommendations on those adult learning issues which ought to be matters of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Business Responsibility, Conference Reports
National Inst. of Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 1981
The volume contains six working papers presented at a 1981 National Institute of Education conference on Indian participation in educational research. The articles are: "A Cross-Cultural Content Analysis of Nez Perce Tribal Legends and Selected Anglo-American Children's Stories for Value-Attitude Factors of Achievement Motivation" by…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adult Education, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education
Southern Education Foundation, Atlanta, GA. – 1988
In November 1988, the sixth annual Continuing Conference of the Southern Education Foundation brought together about 140 veteran educators, civil rights advocates, and experts on federal education policymaking in an effort to candidly reexamine the role of the Federal Government in education. Discussion focused on: (1) how to return the Federal…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged, Early Childhood Education, Education Work Relationship
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