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National Governors' Association, Washington, DC. Center for Policy Research and Analysis. – 1986
To focus national attention on early childhood issues, the National Governors' Association's Committee on Human Resources and Center for Policy Research and Analysis sponsored a conference, "Focus on the First Sixty Months." Through keynote addresses and panel presentations, information was shared on the needs of young children and state programs…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Day Care, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
Download full textFoundation 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
Saint Louis Univ., MO. – 1996
In September 1996 academic and community members met for a 3-day conference entitled "Neighbor-to-Neighbor: Reflecting on Action." More than 20 community, school, or government based organizations presented papers in collaboration with an interdisciplinary group of Saint Louis University faculty to reflect on collaborative community programs. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College School Cooperation, Community Involvement, Cooperation
Shapira, R., Ed.; And Others – 1981
Issues and developments concerning the education of Israeli youth in residential schools are summarized in this report of a seminar which brought together educators from the United States and Israel. The first part of the report describes the residential school and gives its history as both part of a long tradition, and as it particularly evolved…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Compensatory Education, Disabilities, Disadvantaged Youth
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific. – 1981
Participants from India, Korea, Maldives, Nepal, Thailand, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia met to formulate strategies and develop alternative methods of teaching multiple classes and educating disadvantaged groups. Activities of the Study Group Meeting included four phases: presentation and discussion of country experiences relating to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Involvement, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Awareness
Farmer, Edgar I., Ed.; Smith, Ronald O., Ed. – 1980
This monograph contains seven papers from a workshop for pre- and in-service administrators and teachers serving special needs students. In "Identification Factors and Criteria for Determining Disadvantaged: Definition of Terms" Edgar I. Farmer, Sr., sets workshop parameters and defines terms. Royce Bland, in "Suggested Techniques…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education, Disabilities, Disadvantaged Youth
Spiegel, Marilyn R., Ed.; Safrit, R. Dale, Ed. – 1992
These conference proceedings contain abstracts of papers or complete papers that were submitted for presentation, along with descriptions of all workshops from a conference on reaching families and youths who have limited resources. The following are included: "Volunteerism and Limited Resource Audiences" (Safrit, Smith); "Cultural Do's and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Basic Education, Alcoholism, Career Development
Manning, Sabine, Ed.; Raffe, David, Ed. – 2000
These 24 papers represent the proceedings of a program presented by the research network on vocational education and training (VET). They include "School-Arranged or Market-Governed Workplace Training?" (Ulla Arnell-Gustafsson); "Prospects for Mutual Learning and Transnational Transfer of Innovative Practice in European VET"…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Courseware, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change
