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Information Literacy: The Australian Agenda. Proceedings of a Conference Conducted by the University of South Australia Library (Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, December 2-4, 1992).
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Booker, Di, Ed. – 1993
The aims of this conference were to promote information literacy as a means of personal and national advancement in today's information-dependent society; to emphasize information literacy as an essential competency for lifelong learning; to ensure that all delegates understand information literacy and its importance for the economic and social…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Government Role
Quality Matters: Improving the Professional Development of the Early Childhood Work Force. Report Based on A Meeting Held at the Carnegie Corporation (New York, New York, November 7-8, 1990).
Copple, Carol – 1990
Findings from a meeting that brought together 35 U.S. experts on early childhood education are synthesized in this report on high quality early education and child care programs. The report is based on participants' responses to the following issues: (1) the state of knowledge about the effectiveness of preparation and training efforts; (2) the…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Cooperative Planning
Community Child Care Forum: From the Parents' Perspective. Conference Proceedings (Kansas City, Missouri, December 6, 1987).
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Goffin, Stacie G., Ed. – 1988
These conference proceedings are based on an invitational community forum held in Kansas City, Missouri on December 6, 1987. The purpose of the forum was to provide an opportunity for people with different perspectives on child care to meet together. It was hoped that broadening participants' perspectives on child care issues might increase…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Child Caregivers, Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Coordination
Workplace Education: Voices from the Field. Proceedings, National Workplace Literacy Program Project Directors Conference (Washington, D.C., September 1991).
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Evaluation Research, Newton Highlands, MA. – 1992
A 1991 conference provided a forum where workplace educators could analyze their experience. Participants agreed that establishing a partnership between business or labor organizations and education providers was a key step in developing an effective workplace literacy program. Participants also saw the importance of curriculum development to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Basic Skills
Building Effective Program Linkages To Establish a Coordinated System of Lifelong Learning for Adults with Disabilities. Proceedings of a Conference (Washington, D.C., March 11-12, 1991).
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Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED), Washington, DC. – 1991
These proceedings contain presentations and materials from a conference to discuss the need for a system of lifelong learning for youth and adults with disabilities. Section I, "Welcome and Conference Challenge," presents brief opening remarks by Betsy Brand and Robert Davila. Section II contains an executive summary and the keynote…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Coordination