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National Committee for Citizens in Education, Columbia, MD. – 1980
A three-day conference on effective schools sponsored by the National Committee for Citizens in Education brought educational researchers, school practitioners, and parents together to discuss a promising approach for restoring the quality of urban schools. This paper, a report of the conference, provides a succinct review of the literature on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Conferences, Educational Environment
Coombs, Jerrold R., Ed. – 1980
Forty papers and responses from the 1979 annual meeting of the Philosophy of Education Society are reproduced in unabridged form, including the papers from both general and concurrent sessions. The Presidential Address discusses the concept of rational thinking. (JD)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavioral Objectives, Cultural Differences, Educational Philosophy
Association of Commonwealth Universities, London (England). – 1979
The proceedings of the twelfth Congress of the Universities of the Commonwealth (Canada) are reported. Two papers were presented at the first plenary session: "Reconciling National, International and Local Roles of Universities with the Essential Character of a University," by Charles Wilson and "The World Food Problem and the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrative Policy, College Role, Educational Quality
Annunziato, Frank R., Ed.; Johnson, Beth H., Ed. – 1994
This collection of 25 papers addresses current issues related to collective bargaining in higher education. The papers include: (1) "Higher Education Today" (Keith Geiger); (2) "Political Correctness, Academic Freedom, and Academic Unionism: Introductory Comments" (Matthew Goldstein); (3) "Academic Freedom and Campus…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Budgets, Case Studies, Collective Bargaining