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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
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
Barnes, Milford E. – 1974
Reported are the proceedings from a 1974 conference on programing for gifted children which was sponsored by the Pennsylvania Association for the Study and Education of the Mentally Gifted. Reviewed in a keynote address by J. Gowan are 12 outstanding research studies conducted during the past 25 years regarding identification and education of…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Creativity, Curriculum Development, Exceptional Child Education
1976
This summary of the reports and papers presented at a seminar organized by the ABU in collaboration with the Prix Jeunesse Foundation and with the assistance of UNESCO includes reports on television programming for very young children in Europe, Japan, Australia, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Korea, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore,…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Childrens Television, Developing Nations, Educational Television
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
Drake, Angela, Ed.; Anonsen, Kay, Ed. – 2000
This document contains the proceedings of a conference on family literacy that was attended by representatives of community-based literacy and family literacy programs in Newfoundland and Labrador. The document begins with an executive summary of the conference activities. The texts of the following keynote addresses are presented: "A…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Brain, Community Education
Seittelman, Elizabeth E., Ed. – 1973
This booklet reports the proceedings of a conference of the Queens Association for the Education of the Exceptionally Gifted Child, Inc., held on 3 March 1973 in conjunction with the New York State Education Department and York College of the City University of New York. Five panel discussions are abstracted: "Identifying the Gifted and Developing…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Academically Gifted, Conference Reports, Educational Finance
American Council on Rural Special Education. – 1985
The proceedings from the March 1985 conference on rural special education present papers, abstracts, and presentation materials on a wide range of topics. Topics include: rural delivery models, a learning center approach to health and physical education, the microcomputer as an electronic teacher's aide, supervision strategies for a rural…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Inservice Teacher Education
Maryland Univ., College Park. Cooperative Extension Service. – 1973
Presented are the proceedings from a 1973 national conference on the development of service programs for and with deaf people. Opening papers include an introduction to the use of American Sign Language in community programs, a deaf woman's view of her world, and guidelines for the family physician in diagnosing and treating the deaf. In the next…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Community Resources, Community Role, Conference Reports
Oregon Univ., Eugene. Northwest Regional Special Education Instructional Materials Center. – 1975
Conceived as an idea book for educators, parents, concerned citizens, and others interested in special education services for handicapped children living in rural areas, these proceedings constitute the results of a 3 day workshop. Used as a guide, this document may serve as an index to possible resources for use in any typical rural area. The…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administration, Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Role
Starks, Joann, Ed.; Garcia-Moya, Rodolfo, Ed. – 1982
The document summarizes proceedings of the working institute which focused on bilingual special education in the areas of training, research, and project management. An initial section contains general session papers with the following titles and authors: "Clarification of Past and Future Bilingual Special Education Training Needs and the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutes (Training Programs)
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
Asheim, Lester, Ed.; And Others – 1983
The items in this book were drawn from a symposium intended to (1) recommend priorities in national educational policy relating to reading; (2) focus attention on the essential role of an active two-way, family-school partnership in encouraging reading as a lifetime habit; and (3) help various organizations concerned with literacy and reading…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship, Library Role
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
Weinberg, Anita – 1989
On June 6, 1988, a statewide conference was held in New Jersey to increase cooperation between public, private, voluntary, and business communities working to expand child care services in the state. Substantive sections of this report of the conference provide: (1) statistics on child care in New Jersey; (2) a description of the day care…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Employed Parents, Employer Supported Day Care, Family Problems
