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Research on the Population of China: Proceedings of a Workshop (Washington, D.C., October 28, 1980).
Download full textLapham, Robert J., Ed.; Bulatao, Rodolfo, A., Ed. – 1981
The workshop provided an opportunity for U.S. technical specialists and policy makers to review the growing body of information on the Chinese population and to discuss ways to promote collaborative population research involving both Chinese and American experts. Demographic research is the focus of the papers in part 1. Current prospects for…
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Demography, Family Life, Family Planning
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1983
To further the knowledge of the resources of coastal ecosystems and the general lines along which they function, Unesco implemented a "Major Interregional Project on Research and Training Leading to the Integrated Management of Coastal Systems" (COMAR). In addition, a proposed regional cooperative program called the "Regional…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Developing Nations, Ecology, Higher Education
Chadsey-Rusch, Janis, Ed.; Levy, Merle, Ed. – 1986
This volume provides an overview of the proceedings of a 1986 meeting which looked at Transition Institute at Illinois programs that help students with disabilities move into postsecondary study or work, discussed how participants could receive technical assistance, and disseminated project information. Included are the agenda, the findings from…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Employment Potential
Carroll, Claudia A., Ed.; Gottlieb, Bruce, Ed. – 1983
This publication presents papers from a 1982 child sexual abuse conference sponsored by the Colorado State Department of Social Services, designed to identify major issues and trends and to stimulate the exchange of perspectives and practices among persons concerned about preventing and treating child sexual abuse. The first section of the…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Children, County Programs, Court Litigation
Rubin, Allen, Ed.; Rosenblatt, Aaron, Ed. – 1979
Major papers presented at the Conference on Research Utilization in Social Work Education are compiled in this sourcebook. The conference focused on six topics that reviewed the state of the art of research utilization and suggested directions for the future. The papers included are: Understanding Research Utilization in Social Work (Stuart A.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Quality, Field Experience Programs
McGuire, Thomas G., Ed.; Weisbrod, Burton A., Ed. – 1981
The papers in this volume are revisions of those presented at the Conference on Economics and Mental Health. The purposes of these papers and the conference at which they were discussed were to identify issues to facilitate wise public decision-making about mental health care, to assess the current state of knowledge, and to suggest directions for…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Counseling Effectiveness, Decision Making, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled)
Cates, Carolyn S., Ed. – 1979
An overview is presented of the background and proceedings of a conference planned to share information on dissemination and utilization research conducted by National Institute of Education sponsored projects in educational laboratories and R&D centers in order to form a community among those who share similar research objectives and problems.…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Diffusion, Educational Development, Educational Innovation
Kelley, Patrick M., Ed.; And Others – 1982
Articles in these proceedings of a conference of the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication represent the views of professional communicators and academicians who share a concern for providing breadth and quality of preparation for present and future technical communicators. Among the topics discussed in the 17 articles are…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Masters Programs
Pearsall, Thomas E., Ed. – 1974
Drawn from a conference that addressed the problems and challenges facing technical communication educators, the papers in this collection deal in general with career opportunities and educational programs in technical communication. Specifically, the papers discuss the following topics: (1) internship programs and job interviews at Rensselaer…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Communication Skills, Editing, Education Work Relationship
Taylor, John L., Ed. – 1984
This conference was designed to identify salient elements of the national science/mathematics teacher shortage, add corollary data to the existing body of knowledge, and to influence and guide future NIE research in the area. The proceedings include: welcoming and keynote addresses by, respectively, Manuel J. Justiz and T. H. Bell; five…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Chouinard, Amy, Ed. – 1981
This document presents 12 seminar papers describing research and development efforts in self-instructional programs being undertaken in six countries: the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Jamaica, Liberia, and Canada. The following are topics covered in the individual papers: research and development activities in primary schools; the technology…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Independent Study, Individualized Instruction
Good, Thomas L.; Hinkel, Gail M. – 1983
A shortage of certified and qualified science and mathematics teachers is one of the most visible and critical problems faced by our nation's schools. Because of the various approaches taken by different groups and agencies to solve the problem, the Improvement of Science and Mathematics Team (ISME) of the National Institute of Education (NIE) was…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
American Vocational Association, Arlington, VA. Agricultural Education Div. – 1984
This document contains the texts of 27 presentations given at the National Agricultural Education Research Meeting. The papers in the proceedings are grouped under 10 themes with a critique for each group. The themes (with speakers' names in parentheses) are as follows: supervised occupational experiences (Gregory W. Fletcher, David L. Williams,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Classroom Techniques, Computer Oriented Programs
Western Sydney Univ., Macarthur (Australia). Language Acquisition Research Centre. – 1997
The conference aimed to provide a forum for discussion of a wide variety of issues that relate to Interpreting and Translation, to share research results, training strategies and practice experiences, and to focus on the relationship between research, training, and practice. Papers include: "What Do We on translation and interpreting include:…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Courts, Cultural Context
