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Download full textNational Association for Retarded Citizens, Arlington, TX. Research and Demonstration Inst. – 1980
Proceedings of a conference to help educators and other professionals create positive student attitudes among nonhandicapped students toward handicapped students are summarized. Preliminary sessions focused on definitions of mainstreaming, public attitudes, barriers to attitudinal change, and ways to begin and maximize effective interaction in the…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Community Attitudes, Disabilities
Schweinberger, Otto W. – 1977
A major conference was held on December 16, 1976 in Moline, Illinois to provide representatives from colleges and communities through the state with an opportunity to meet with academic humanists in a discussion of the history, present role, and potential of the community college. Local conferences were then developed in four sections of Illinois,…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Community Attitudes, Community Colleges, Conference Reports
Entmacher, Paul S.; And Others – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1987
This section offers eight papers presented at a symposium on the quality of comprehensive school health programs. Topics discussed include (1) building community support; (2) overcoming barriers; (3) teacher initiatives; (4) inservice education; (4) state leadership; and (5) federal support. (CB)
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role
Huitzing, D. A., Ed. – 1988
The efforts of national organizations, whether governmental or voluntary, to promote conservation and to develop public awareness and sympathy will be successful only in proportion to the extent that people identify these efforts with their own quality of life. This report focuses on the main theme of the conference held in May, 1985, by the North…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Support, Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment)
Baus, F., Ed. – 1980
Baseline information for the would-be cable television educational programer is provided by two papers, one an overview of the state of the cable television industry, and the other a report on a marketing study conducted to determine consumer attitudes toward cable TV as an educational medium. In "The Promise and Reality of Cable…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Community Attitudes, Economic Factors, Educational Television
Bossone, Richard M., Ed.; Polishook, Irwin H., Ed. – 1993
This publication presents 13 papers selected from a conference on school choice, which was designed to shed light on what is meant by school choice, what proposals are being advanced to achieve choice, and how various sections of the community view the issue. Following a preface and a list of participants in the conference, an essay by Christopher…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Educational Change, Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education
Bressler, Marvin; And Others – New York University Education Quarterly, 1982
Presents perspectives of five authorities in education on the question of academic freedom in elementary, secondary, and higher education. Suggests that the meaning of academic freedom has become more ambiguous and elusive as new social and educational settings have developed in recent years. (Author/MJL)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Board of Education Role, Censorship, Civil Liberties
Sheppard, N. Alan, Ed.; Sherrard, Frances, Ed. – 1977
A national conference attended by representatives from 35 States and the District of Columbia generated the following proceedings: (1) Three major addresses focusing on two urgent needs: Upgrading the image of modern vocational education in the eyes of the black community and raising the priority of vocational education in the educational…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Black Colleges, Black Community, Black Education
Canadian Consultative Council on Multiculturalism, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1980
This report presents the proceedings of a conference held by the Canadian Consultative Council on Multiculturalism. Included are transcripts of the opening and welcoming remarks to the conference, a resume of the proceedings of the entire conference, and a series of papers presented, all of which focused on ethnic groups and their participation in…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Community Attitudes, Community Involvement, Community Organizations
National Association of Child Advocates, Washington, DC. – 1999
The need for an adequate financial base for the future of quality early care and education (ECE) for young children is being increasingly recognized. This document compiles four papers commissioned to frame the discussion at a 1999 working meeting of individuals from diverse fields to identify and explore possible actions related to financing ECE…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Advocacy, Community Attitudes, Day Care
Gim, Wever; Litwin, Tybel – 1980
Five case studies describe experiences in the resettlement of Indochinese refugees in Albuquerque, New Mexico; San Diego, California; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota; and Des Moines, Iowa. The case studies focus on local government and community attitudes toward the refugees; patterns of resettlement; and the nature and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Attitudes, Community Role, Educational Needs
Boykin, William C., Comp.; And Others – 1979
Sessions during the four day meeting of the Rural Sociology Section explored 14 major areas of interest. Most of the papers presented are included in this document which serves as the proceedings of the 1979 annual meeting. The first session of the meeting was devoted to methodology; four papers were presented and three of them are included in the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Area Studies, Aspiration, Banking
Moore, Thomas J., Ed.; And Others – 1981
The conference focused on the role of the Mexican American's cultural language, tradition, life style, health practices, and media utilization in the design of effective health education and information programs. Representing various local, state, and national health, education, and media organizations, the 108 participants attended sessions on…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Bilingual Instructional Materials, Cardiovascular System, Case Studies
Mid-Atlantic Teacher Corps Network, Philadelphia, PA. – 1979
The conference's keynote address is presented by Bernard C. Watson. Papers include: Vantage from the State Department of Education, by Robert G. Scanlon (Pennsylvania); Minimum Competency: As the Public Sees the Question, by Jacqueline Grennan Wexler; Minimum Competency Testing (MCT): A Tripartite Response from the Profession, by W. James Popham;…
Descriptors: Accountability, Bureaucracy, Community Attitudes, Educational Policy
Howard, Roy E. – 1985
Proceedings of a Navajo Bilingual Education Conference held April 26 and 27, 1985, are summarized in this report which focuses on the implementation of Navajo language and cultural education at the Dzlith Na O Dith Hle Community School (DCS). The paper begins by stating that the conference was intended to assist educators in understanding and…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers
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