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Eitzen, Maggie, Comp. – 1975
This document reports on a "charrette" held in Phoenix, Arizona aimed at helping community colleges initiate and implement programs and services to solve problems facing women students. A "charrette" is defined as a working conference which includes an intensive effort to complete a project. Teams of one administrator and one faculty member from…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Conference Reports, Educational Innovation
Fea, Henry R., Ed.; And Others – 1974
Two papers given at a conference on compensatory/remedial education are provided. The first paper, "How to Plan a Developmental English Program with College-Wide Cooperation" by Edith A. Freligh, discusses the hypothesis that certain kinds of personalities are attracted to certain kinds of disciplines, applying it to teachers, students, and…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Colleges, Compensatory Education, Conference Reports
National Rural Education Association, Fort Collins, CO. – 1997
This proceedings contains 18 papers and presentations from the annual conference of the National Rural Education Association. The contents include: (1) "Strategies for Improving Math and Science Achievement in Rural Appalachia" (Hobart Harmon, Roy Blanton); (2) "Reform in One Community: Factors in Establishing a Firm Foundation" (Bernadette…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Improvement Programs
Kent State Univ., OH. Ohio Literacy Resource Center. – 1998
This document contains 51 poems, essays, and short stories that were authored by adult student writers throughout Ohio. The works were selected from 130 pieces of writing submitted by the students of 51 adult basic and literacy education (ABLE) teachers who encouraged their submission for presentation at the first Ohio Literacy Resource…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Creative Writing
Bullock, Lyndal M., Ed.; Gable, Robert A., Ed. – 1998
This document is comprised of presentations and highlights from a 1997 forum on implementing the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The forum focused on provisions of IDEA that relate to individualized education program (IEP) requirements in the areas of conduct, social skills, academics, and ways to…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Compliance (Legal), Discipline, Educational Legislation
Fedler, Anthony J., Ed. – 2001
The Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation (RBFF) aims to increase participation in recreational boating and fishing and thereby increase public awareness, appreciation, and stewardship of aquatic natural resources. This document contains a summary and 11 commissioned papers from an RBFF workshop to create guidelines for best educational…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment), Educational Practices, Educational Principles
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Anderson, M. Brownell, Ed. – Academic Medicine, 2000
This collection contains research papers selected for presentation at a conference. Papers include the following: (1) "Morning Report: Focus and Methods over the Past Three Decades" (Z. Amin, J. Guajardo, W. Wisniewski, G. Bordage, A. Tekian, and L. G. Niederman); (2) "Context, Conflict, and Resolution: A New Conceptual Framework for Evaluating…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Higher Education, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Medical Education
Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. Literacy, Language, and Communication Program. – 1999
This publication on reading assessment and evaluation is an outgrowth of the "Assuring Competency in Reading Advisory Conference." It features abstracts, presentations, handouts, and activities from the conference. Following a short introduction, Section One, "Promising Practices", includes the following articles: "Tips…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Multiple Intelligences, Parent Student Relationship, Reading Achievement
Heft, Riva, Ed.; Rovinescu, Olivia, Ed. – 1993
The following papers from a conference on the dimensions of literacy in a multicultural society are included in this volume: "Literacy: Affirmation and Empowerment in a Multicultural Society" (Simms); "Literacy, Border Pedagogy, and Multiculturalism in the Aftermath of the Los Angeles Uprising" (Giroux); "Alphabetisme et…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Civil Liberties
Koehnen, Timothy, Ed.; Cristovao, Artur, Ed. – 1993
This proceedings report is organized into four sections dealing respectively with: (1) global issues facing extension education; (2) extension strategies and methods; (3) extension planning and evaluation; and (4) training and curriculum development. The following papers are included: "Extension Science: To Broaden the Scope" (van…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agricultural Education, Case Studies, Continuing Education
Sanford, James F., Comp.; Reithlingshoefer, Sally J., Ed. – 1990
Alternative approaches to learning are the subject of these approximately 50 papers on non-traditional and interdisciplinary programs in higher education. The first set of papers addresses adult learning, including possible teaching and learning strategies, and ways to develop faculty and student performance through college fairs for adults, adult…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Continuing Education
Rural Development Service (USDA), Washington, DC. – 1982
The executive summary of the first meeting of the National Advisory Council on Rural Development gives highlights of remarks and presentations by 16 speakers and discussions by subgroups on supporting state and local government (management and rural development roles), on new ways for rural development, and on financing rural development. Purposes…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Development, Federal Aid, Federal Government
City Univ. of New York, NY. Instructional Resource Center. – 1988
Papers presented at the City University of New York's English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) Council conference on maximizing the chances for success of limited-English-proficient college students include the following: "Thresholds, Alienation, and Syntax" (Geoffrey Summerfield); "Storytelling: Starting with the Familiar" (A. Duku…
Descriptors: Alienation, Classroom Techniques, College Bound Students, Developmental Studies Programs
Gannett Foundation, Arlington, VA. – 1990
The first of two conferences on adult literacy focused on what needs to be done to give all nonreading U.S. adults the chance to learn to read, write, and do basic math. The number of adults seeking help in learning basic skills far exceeds the capacity of current adult literacy services to help them. Barriers to remedying the problem include lack…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Basic Skills
van Trommel, Jacques, Ed. – 1990
Thirty papers from the International Symposium on Fieldwork in the Sciences (ISFIS) are presented. The program was divided into four blocks: (1) trends in fieldwork and curriculum aspects; (2) fieldwork activities, followed by discussion and reflection; (3) implementation and dissemination; and (4) field excursions to typical Dutch landscapes.…
Descriptors: Biology, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
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