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Washington State Council on Higher Education, Olympia. – 1973
This document reports on the May 24, 1973 conference at the University of Washington concerning the external degree. Emphasis is placed on the future needs of higher education, the external degree, the student population for the external degree, England's Open University, and external degree models in Colorado, California, New Jersey, and…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Educational Needs, External Degree Programs, Higher Education
McEwen, Nelly, Ed. – 2000
This document describes the outcome of a 1999 symposium that was convened to develop the goal, principles, key considerations, and administrative requirements for a student-improvement program in Alberta. Named the Alberta Initiative for School Improvement (AISI), this program is an extension of Alberta's accountability framework that has been in…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Practices
Friedman, Dana E., Ed. – 1982
Included in this document are 24 preconference workshop papers prepared for the 1982 annual convention of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), entitled "Shaping the Employer Role in Child Care." The purposes of the workshop were (1) to provide NAEYC members with a realistic picture of current employer involvement…
Descriptors: Conferences, Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education, Employer Supported Day Care
O'Connor, John E., Ed. – 1977
This report on a conference, which brought together representatives of various humanistic disciplines to explore the cross-disciplinary appeal of film study as well as the use of film in stimulating scholarship and teaching, includes a narrative summary of the day's conversations and issues raised, as well as of reprints of articles that suggest…
Descriptors: American Culture, Anthropology, Documentaries, Film Criticism

Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1985
Four newsletter issues examine aspects of rural special education. Issue number one considers the generic problems or solutions in rural special education leadership, the need for innovative preservice preparation for rural educators, preservice training for Native American professionals and paraprofessionals, a model for rural early intervention,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education
Sivirine, Jean-Michel – 1988
The final conference of the Council for Cultural Co-operation's Project No. 8 on "Innovation in Primary Education in Europe" was held in Nice, France from November 30 to December 2, 1987. Involving approximately 120 participants, the conference brought together delegates from the Council's member states, representatives of the Standing…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Innovation, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
McHale, George – 1990
This report summarizes the findings of a national conference on mentoring. Mentoring involves a structured relationship between two people, with the first imparting support, insight, and experience to the second. The following varieties of mentoring are discussed: (1) mentoring from the business community; (2) career mentoring within specific…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education
Zappen, James P., Ed.; Katz, Susan, Ed. – 1991
Based on the theme of issues, questions, and controversies in program development and review, this proceedings presents papers delivered at the annual meeting of the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC). Papers in the proceedings are divided into four sections: Benchmarks for Quality: Developing Criteria for…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Advisory Committees, Case Studies, College Faculty
Chapman, Jane E.; And Others – 1973
This symposium proceedings includes summaries of papers and discussions by participating industrial representatives and early childhood professionals on various aspects of child care relating to industry's role in initiating and maintaining child care programs for employees. The impact of child care programs on absenteeism, personnel turnover and…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Cooperative Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Day Care
Burrows, Ann, Ed. – 1975
Workshop proceedings in San Francisco and Los Angeles concerning the development of the Management Approach to Teaching Consumer and Homemaking Education (MATCHE) are examined in this report. Basic information gleaned from presentations, reports, and transcripts of taped lectures of both workshops are included. Subjects contained in the report are…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Conceptual Schemes, Consumer Education, Home Economics Education
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. – 1999
A workshop on Global Perspectives on Early Childhood Education brought together leading experts on preschool education and early learning in other countries. The workshop was intended to stimulate the exchange of ideas on early childhood education by providing an opportunity for early childhood educators, researchers, and policy experts from…
Descriptors: Child Development, Conference Papers, Cultural Influences, Day Care
Sivirine, Jean-Michel – 1990
This report summarizes the proceedings of a seminar held in Switzerland to disseminate the findings of the Council for Cultural Cooperation's (CDCC) project on innovation in primary education. Additional aims were to: (1) compare the CDCC's primary innovation project with five school development projects carried out in Switzerland; (2) test a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Environmental Education
Creamer, John J.; Gilmore, Joseph T. – 1974
Reported are proceedings of a conference on competency based teacher education (CBTE) and the preparation of special educators. Papers on the following topics are included: CBTE and the education of the handicapped (H. Saettler); models for coalitions in special education teacher training (M. Reynolds); principles and practices for designing…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Competency Based Teacher Education, Conference Reports, Exceptional Child Education
Lawton, Stephen B., Ed.; Tanenzapt, Elaine, Ed.; Townsend, Richard G., Ed. – 1994
These proceedings are divided into two sections that explore collaboration between schools and communities. In Part I, the first four papers, analytic frameworks are described that provide different perspectives on collaboration. In Part II, descriptions of concrete programs and advice for developing better school-community relations are offered.…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Brenneke, Judith Staley, Ed. – 1981
The papers in this publication will help elementary and secondary educators integrate economic concepts and tools into consumer education courses. Responses to the papers are also included. There are eight chapters. Chapter one describes the project that is the subject of this publication and that resulted in the national seminar. The goal of the…
Descriptors: Classification, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Economics Education