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Laurencin, Cato T., Ed. – National Academies Press, 2022
On December 7 and 8, 2020, the Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a virtual workshop that examined how to strengthen mentoring and advising of Black students and professionals in science, engineering, and medicine. Presenters…
Descriptors: Mentors, African American Students, African American Teachers, African Americans
Hofstein, Avi, Ed.; And Others – 1995
This publication is a collection of selected papers from the conference on science education in developing countries. The goals of this conference were to review past experiences about theory and practice in science education in both developed and developing countries, identify factors influencing successful practice around the world, distinguish…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation
Webb, Norman L. – 1999
This document reports on the National Institute for Science Education (NISE) forum on the Evaluation of Systemic Reform in Mathematics and Science. The purposes of the forum were to reflect upon what to understand about the evaluation of reform in the educational system, and to encourage and support continuing efforts to learn more about how…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Research
Webb, Norman L.; Heck, Daniel J. – 1997
This document reports on a workshop held January 4-5, 1996. Participants of this conference represented the areas of science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (SMET) education and attempted to develop questions regarding systemic education reform. Contents include: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "Evaluation Questions…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering Education, Equal Education
Tisher, Richard P., Ed. – 1988
Selections of papers from the 19th annual conference of the Australian Science Education Research Association are presented in this volume. A diversity of themes are addressed and include new topic areas as well as concerns that have been cited in previous issues. These papers focus on issues including: (1) students' misconceptions; (2) classroom…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Cognitive Development, College Science
Tisher, Richard P., Ed. – 1989
Diverse themes from the annual conference of the Australian Science Education Research Association are addressed in this volume. New topic concerns as well as concerns that have been cited in previous issues are identified. Papers focus on issues including: (1) science and technology; (2) classroom practices and processes; (3) international…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Cognitive Development, College Science
Rubba, Peter A., Ed.; Rye, James A., Ed. – 1998
The 40 papers from this international conference addressed the major theme of facilitating science literacy for all teachers and students. Papers include the following: (1) "Confronting the Gender Gap in Science and Mathematics: The Sisters in Science Program" (P. Hammrich); (2) Teaching Instructional Materials for Science Educators with…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Tisher, Richard P., Ed. – 1987
A diversity of themes are addressed in the papers presented in this document; they include new topic areas as well as concerns that have been cited in previous issues. The papers focus on such topics as: (1) problem solving; (2) cognition; (3) the learning environment; (4) energy education; (5) the use of diagrams; (6) scientific methodology; (7)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, College Science, Elementary School Science
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Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2015
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2015-END 2015, taking place in Porto, Portugal, from 27 to 29 of June. Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the human being, in the way one thinks, feels and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Development, Educational Change, Educational Trends
National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (NJ1), 2011
This volume presents 64 abstracts of keynote and parallel paper presentations of the Irish National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning's (NAIRTL) conference on the theme of flexible learning. The Flexible Learning conference was a joint initiative by NAIRTL and the Learning Innovation Network. The keynote presentations can…
Descriptors: Open Education, Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Educational Technology
Chambers, Jack A., Ed. – 1995
This collection of 18 papers covers four broad areas of teaching and learning in higher education: innovative college teaching/learning strategies; effective classroom research/assessment activities; advanced classroom technology; and developing teaching and learning centers. Titles include: (1) "African American Students' Perceptions of…
Descriptors: Black Students, Calculus, Classroom Techniques, Computer Science
Miller, Greg, Ed. – 2000
These proceedings contain 48 presentations and 15 poster abstracts. Papers include "Computer Tasks Required in Selected Undergraduate Agriculture Courses" (Johnson, Ferguson, Vokinnns, Lester); "College of Agriculture Faculty Perceptions of Electronic Technologies in Teaching" (Dooley, Murphy); "Steering Through Turbulent…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Sciences