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Frankel, Mark S., Ed. – 1988
The field of ethics and values studies in science and technology has experienced an expansion since the 1970s including increased numbers of organizations, publications, research studies, workshops, and conferences. As a consequence, scholarly and public attention focus more frequently on ethics and values issues. In an effort to pause and reflect…
Descriptors: Educational Principles, Engineering Education, Ethical Instruction, Ethics
Joranson, Philip N., Ed.; Anderson, C. Alan, Ed. – 1973
This is the proceedings from a workshop that focused on the capacity of religious systems around the world to deal with environmental problems. Included in this publication are an introduction, the workshop schedule, a participant roster, and five papers presented at the workshop. Topics covered in the papers include: Religious Reconstruction for…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Ecology, Environment, Ethics
Cogito Corp. Ltd., Montreal (Quebec). – 1975
The Cogito Conference Report is a record of speeches and practical workshops by 35 quest speakers on 18 current concerns in secondary school education. General session topics were: priorities in education; and hard schools vs. soft schools or the false liberal consciousness. The workshops discussed topics such as: student responsibility and…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Community Resources, Conference Reports, Curriculum Development
Africa Leadership Forum. – 1988
This document summarizes discussions at an invitational workshop on leadership for development in Nigeria. The following views on the essence of leadership were expressed: (1) the majority of current leaders tend to be selfish, self-centered, and incapable of performing their jobs effectively; (2) most current leaders have impeded the growth of…
Descriptors: Democratic Values, Developing Nations, Developmental Programs, Foreign Countries
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Whelan, W. Michael; Warren, William M. – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1980
Describes an experimental death awareness workshop based on Kubler-Ross' theory. The effects of the workshop reveal cognitive and emotional changes indicating participants in the workshop to be moving towards an acceptance of death. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Death, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Response
Sandmeyer, Louise E. – Vocational Guidance Quarterly, 1980
Women making the transition from home to paid employment often need help identifying their values, setting goals, assessing abilities and interests, and organizing a job search compaign. An overview of a three-day workshop planned to address these issues is presented. (Author/CC)
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Choice, Career Development, Employed Women
Africa Leadership Forum. – 1990
This document summarizes discussions at an invitational workshop on the role of culture in development in Nigeria. The discussion centered on encouraging those elements of traditional African culture that contribute to the national development and on identifying a national Nigerian culture. The following broad topics were discussed: (1) the…
Descriptors: African Culture, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Influences, Cultural Traits
Maryland Univ., College Park. Univ. Coll. – 1986
Workshop and seminar summaries and abstracts of papers from the twelfth international conference on improving university teaching are presented. Theme presentation and seminar topics are: distance education; ways that associations improve university teaching; corporate, labor, university partnerships; and teaching part-time students. Workshop…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Course Descriptions, Departments
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology