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Download full textMaryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Office of Special Education. – 1981
Six presentations and a discussion summary are included from a 1981 symposium on educating handicapped infants. N. Johnson, "Assessment in Infant Education: Paradigms and Problems," notes shortcomings in current assessment approaches and addresses the importance of diagnosis, identification of educational goals, and evaluation of child…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Handicap Identification, Infants, Interdisciplinary Approach
Kamii, Mieko; Harris-Sharples, Susan – 1988
A report is given of a conference which recommended changes in the manner in which new teachers are inducted into the schools in Massachusetts. The focus of the conference was on mentoring programs. The basic philosophy of the conferees was that an effective mentoring program must be a communal enterprise, drawing upon and fostering a collegiality…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College School Cooperation, Collegiality, Elementary Secondary Education
Jones, Leroy, Ed.; Hamby, Trudy M., Ed. – 1980
This publication is a compilation of keynote addresses and workshop presentations given at the Child Development Associate (CDA) Seminars held in Miami, Florida, May 20-21, 1980. The document includes an introductory overview of the CDA program; two keynote sessions dealing with providing quality care for children, and future implementation of the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Certification, Child Caregivers, Competency Based Teacher Education
Barletta, Charles, Ed.; And Others – 1978
Bringing together parents, teachers, and researchers, this conference was intended to provide a climate in which participants could examine their own needs and develop their own action plans for the development and implementation of parent and community participation in schools. The goals of the conference were to provide descriptions of proven…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Involvement, Conference Reports, Decision Making
Foundation for Excellent Schools, Middlebury, VT. – 1997
The Foundation for Excellent Schools (FES) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of American public education through programs designed to increase opportunities and improve the academic performance of all students by bringing together educators, students, parents, and the local business community. Since 1987, the FES and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College School Cooperation, Community Development, Cooperation
Indian Education Training, Inc., Albuquerque, NM. – 1980
Recognizing the need for a new approach to the problem of federal/state jurisdictional overlaps in delivery of services to Indians, the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped contracted with the National Association of State Boards of Education and Indian Education Training, Inc. to conduct a series of national and regional conferences which…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, American Indian Education, American Indians, Child Advocacy
Development Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1976
This workshop was convened by the Office of Child Development (OCD) to identify research issues and to set priorities for research related to bilingual/bicultural early childhood development programs proposed by OCD. Workshop participants were researchers and persons with expertise in the development of bilingual/bicultural preschool programs. The…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Child Development
Macbeth, Robert B., Comp. – 1980
Focusing on the problems of and recommendations for identified areas of concern in the education of Hispanics in the Southeast, this conference report has three major sections. Section I, "Conference Report," outlines the conference proceedings and presents a compilation of critical issues and recommendations concerning affirmative…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Affirmative Action, Bilingual Education, Educational Policy
Senate Committee of Canada (Ontario). Standing Senate Committee on Health, Welfare and Science. – 1978
Experiences in prenatal life and early childhood that may cause personality disorders or criminal behavior in later life are examined in these proceedings of the Subcommittee on Childhood Experience as Causes of Criminal Behavior of the Standing Committee on Health, Welfare and Science. This issue, the sixteenth in a series of 19 hearings dating…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Antisocial Behavior, Change Strategies, Cooperative Programs
Heep Hong Society for Handicapped Children (Hong Kong). – 1989
this monograph presents the proceedings of a symposium on early childhood special education. The proceedings stress: (1) the importance of a family-centered approach in early intervention; (2) the need for more parents' participation; and (3) the value of continuity and coordination in service provision. After the text of a brief opening speech by…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Problems, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems
Maker, C. June; King, Margaret A. – 1996
This book and video are based on a symposium on ways to foster giftedness in children in kindergarten through third grade. Emphasized throughout are DISCOVER projects, federally funded research and development projects to assist Arizona educators in identifying and planning programs for gifted children from diverse cultural, ethnic, and linguistic…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Design
Thomas, Nancy E., Ed.; Friesen, Barbara J., Ed. – 1990
The Next Steps Conference was one of a series of meetings held for the purpose of increasing the capacity of family members, professionals, and other interested citizens to work together on behalf of children who have serious emotional disorders and to shape an agenda for improved services. The conference was organized around four major issues:…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, Child Advocacy, Child Custody
Travis, Mike – 1980
This introduction to the development of bilingual/bicultural programs in Alaska features models depicting the most common basic approaches to bilingual/bicultural education. Program models included are: (1) transitional - moves the child from his native language to English by completion of third or fourth grade and does not attempt to support…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians, Bilingual Education
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. – 1979
Designed to meet the needs of all persons involved or interested in bilingual/multicultural education in Alaskan communities, the Fifth Annual Bilingual-Multicultural Education Conference provided workshop presentations, speeches, and exhibits in the areas of program planning, curriculum and materials development, staff training, classroom…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians, Bilingual Education
West Virginia Coll. of Graduate Studies, Institute. – 1976
Resulting from a West Virginia training institute, the document provides guidelines (in outline form) for stimulating change in vocational education for handicapped students at the secondary level. Section I on the operational world provides a basis for developing sound organization needed for proper implementation of the guidelines. Steps geared…
Descriptors: Career Education, Confidentiality, Curriculum, Due Process
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