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Houghton, Mary – 1996
Within the educational reform debate, there is general agreement that the development of high academic standards is an important first step toward improving academic outcomes. This report highlights the standards initiatives being implemented in Colorado, Delaware, Minnesota, and South Carolina. All four states have made substantial progress in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives

Solomon, George T., Ed.; Whiting, Bruce G. – 1986
The following papers are included: "The Visionary Entrepreneur" (Sidney J. Parnes); "Creative Discipline: Entrepreneurial Objective or Oxymoron" (Arthur Lipper III); "Wowing Your Customers" (Stew Leonard); "Results of Recent Studies Examining the Effect of Need for Achievement and Other Variables upon…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Business Education, Economic Opportunities, Entrepreneurship
Hord, Shirley M., Ed.; Adams, Ronald D., Ed. – 1981
The first paper in this collection of symposium papers presents the results of a survey of nearly 800 educational institutions and provides information on institutional characteristics, institutions engaged in teacher education evaluation, scope of data collected, methods of data collection, relationship between size of program and method of data…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Decision Making, Evaluation Criteria
Alexander, John B., Comp.; And Others – 1990
The declining emphasis on science, mathematics, and engineering education in the United States together with the necessity of the nation to ensure a continuous supply of trained practitioners in those fields was the consideration that prompted the conference reported in this document. The conference participants--who were representatives of the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Distance Education, Educational Media, Educational Needs
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. Equal Educational Opportunity Section. – 1982
This monograph presents a discussion of the problems involved in implementing sex-fair coeducational classes in physical education. Suggestions, which grew out of a symposium on coeducational physical education, are offered on procedures that may be used for ability grouping, such as what type of test(s) are appropriate and when to use single or…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Coeducation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Nellum (A.L.) and Associates, Washington, DC. – 1980
This report describes the purpose, process, and outcomes of the Symposium on "Policy and Program Issues Related to Child and Family Services to Black Americans," sponsored by the Division of Black American Affairs of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). In stage one of the symposium task group activities, the participants, who came…
Descriptors: Blacks, Child Rearing, Child Welfare, Children
Solomon, George T., Ed.; And Others – 1988
The following papers are included: "Defining the Win and Thereby Lessening the Losses for Successful Entrepreneurs" (Arthur Lipper III); "It Can Be Done" (Anthony Lemme); "A Self-Portrait of Entrepreneurs" (George T. Solomon, Erik K. Winslow); "Software Entrepreneurship: Lessons Learned" (John Coyne);…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Business Education, Creativity, Economic Opportunities
Hoeschler, Parki, Comp. – 1981
Five papers, three panels, and descriptions of six technical assistance workshops are presented from a national conference for sex equity coordinators and directors of vocational education for each state. The first section contains the five papers addressing the topics of vocational education's role in reindustrialization from one of five…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Educational Planning, Employed Women, Evaluation Criteria