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District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. – 1978
Included in this publication are presentations and summaries given at a forum designed to provide information about the status of the competency-based curriculum and its implications for competency-based education. On the topic "Instructional Support for CBC: Where the System Is Now," three presenters, James T. Guines, Wilbur A. Millard,…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Conference Reports, Counseling, Curriculum Development
Download full textPetro, Peter G., Ed. – 1973
Conference addresses and summaries of group discussion are included in these proceedings of a symposium held to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Employment Service and to explore its future role. The first item is a research report, "The Potential Impact of the Employment Service on the Economy," by Charles Holt, followed by…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Organizations, Conference Reports, Employment Services
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1977
This document is the official record of hearings held September 8 and 12, 1977, dealing with the reorganization of the Office of Human Development. The hearings were held before the Subcommittee on Select Education of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor. Included in these proceedings are statements, prepared…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Agencies, American Indians
Johnson-O'Malley National Association. – 1996
This document summarizes proceedings of the 1995 Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) National Association Conference. The first section of the report overviews the history of the JOM program established through the Act of April 16, 1934. The goal of this legislation was to improve American Indian and Alaska Native education by increasing parental involvement.…
Descriptors: Advocacy, American Indian Education, Conferences, Educational Legislation
Dunham, Daniel B. – 1980
This paper discusses the central problems and issues of the transition from school to worklife in the United States. Developed from a framework which outlines the structure of the education system and the place of vocational-technical education within it, the paper addresses measures the United States has taken to facilitate the transition from…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrative Organization, Career Education, Conferences
Humes, Barbara – 1999
The United States Department of Education invited leading professionals who work in the library field in federal agencies, universities, associations, and foundations to a meeting in Washington, DC to explore the need for national focus on library research. Each participant suggested a research issue of particular concern to their organization and…
Descriptors: Conferences, Federal Programs, Futures (of Society), Information Services
Jenkins, Hugh M. – 1980
A report of a 1980 workshop on the relevance of U.S. education to students from developing countries is presented. Sponsors were the Agency for International Development (AID) and the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs. The 80 participants included representatives from AID, professionals from the academic sector and community service…
Descriptors: College Students, Developing Nations, Federal Government, Federal Programs
National Council of La Raza, Washington, DC. – 1976
The five papers presented at the symposium were discussed and reacted to by the participants. In "Values, Ideology and Social Services" a socio-philosophical approach is used to compare Chicano values to the origins and development of the values behind the Social Welfare System. "An Oral History of a Mexican Immigrant" presents…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Case Studies, Conferences, Cultural Influences
Doyle, Denis P., Ed.; And Others – 1987
This book, divided into three sections, comprises papers delivered at a conference on "Alternative Strategies in Compensatory Education," convened by the staff of the National Assessment of Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act and designed to aid Congress in its 1987 reauthorization of Chapter 1. The introduction,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compensatory Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Change
PDF pending restorationStewart (D.A.) & Associates, Moorestown, NJ. – 1978
The proceedings are taken from a conference designed to encourage and develop dialogue between government planners and railroad industry leaders on public support for railroad training. The conference agenda, opening remarks, keynote address, and speeches on management and labor perspectives introduce the report. The conference proceedings are…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Administration, Apprenticeships, Community Organizations
Gal, Iddo, Ed.; Schmitt, Mary Jane, Ed. – 1994
This document contains 13 papers from and about a working conference on adult mathematical literacy. The following papers are included: "Preface" (Iddo Gal, Mary Jane Schmitt); "Summary of Conference Discussions" (Iddo Gal et al.); "Reflecting about the Goals of Numeracy Education" (Iddo Gal); "Needed Skills and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators
