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Download full textMahoney, Beverly Saxton, Ed.; Brown, Kelli McCormack, Ed. – Health Education Monograph Series, 1999
This monograph provides a collection of articles on health educators' approaches to advocacy: "The Role of Health Education Advocacy in Removing Disparities in Health Care" (John P. Allegrante, Donald E. Morisky, and Behjat A. Sharif); "The Role of Health Education Associations in Advocacy" (M. Elaine Auld and Eleanor…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Age Differences, American Indians, Disadvantaged
Thoman, Elizabeth, Ed.; Silver, Rosalind, Ed. – Media & Values, 1988
This issue of "Media & Values" explores the influence of mass media on the perceptions about cultural pluralism and ethnic diversity in society. The essays present various interpretations of that influence and the implications for the society. Articles include: (1) "Promoting Pluralism" (Joseph Giordano; Irving M. Levine); (2) "Does TV Shape…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Relations
Zahorski, Kenneth J., Ed.; And Others – 1991
This annual journal issue contains 22 papers on issues of faculty development, diversity, adult learners, and instructional improvement in higher education. Many of the papers were developed for the annual conference of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD). The papers are: (1) "What Theories…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Beginning Teachers, College Faculty, Consultants
Link, 1991
These three newsletter issues describe what pilot sites sponsored by the State Vocational Education Consortium are doing to improve the academic competencies for general and vocational students. The first issue summarizes the activities occurring in pilot sites, including establishing higher expectations for general and vocational students,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Basic Skills, Black Students
Cohen, Leonora M. – OSSC Bulletin, 1988
To foster individual development, educators must seek the gifts in every child, in those not demonstrating academic abilities as well as in the most brilliant. Instead of stifling thinking, creativity, and interest development, educators must encourage these behaviors. Currently, a big discrepancy exists between the child's potential and what…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Cognitive Development, Creative Thinking, Curiosity
Cavanaugh, Lisa M. – Insights into Open Education, 1995
The use of multicultural literature in the classroom can play a significant part in the learning and acceptance process of students. Multicultural books should be brought into the classroom to enhance textbook materials in all subject matters. To implement a multicultural program in the classroom, teachers must become knowledgeable about the…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Classroom Environment, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education
Smeyers, Paul, Ed.; And Others – Pedagogisch Tijdschrift, 1994
This 6-issue, complete year of a Belgian-Dutch collaboration offers complete articles on pedagogical subjects, some with an English-language summary; reviews of new Dutch-language books; and titles from related Dutch-language journals. Articles include: "On the Policies of the Journal of Pedagogy" (P. Smeyers); "Pedagogic…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy
Genthon, Michele; Joscelyn, Mary K., Ed. – 1989
This paper explores the course-planning activities of faculty teaching introductory undergraduate courses, in order to assess influences on the process of curriculum revision. The findings of a survey of 2,311 faculty members in 97 institutions of higher education are previewed here, prior to publication. The study found that faculty from…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Committees, Curriculum Development, Higher Education
Moody, Charles D.; Linn, Eleanor – Title IX Line, 1986
The role of mathematics as a critical determiner of employment is noted, and the "significant absence of women and minority students in mathematics classes" is given attention. The need to gain competence in mathematics skills and confidence in mathematical abilities calls for programs to increase student participation, motivation, and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Learning Activities, Literature Reviews
School Research Newsletter, 1986
Girls tend, far less than boys, to opt for science or technical subjects in upper secondary school and higher education. A plan to study females' experiences, ideas, and attitudes to science and technology is reviewed in this report. The study's intent is to follow two groups of Swedish students from the beginning of grade 7 to their choice of…
Descriptors: Females, Foreign Countries, Naturalistic Observation, Qualitative Research
Gubbins, E. Jean, Ed.; Siegle, Del, Ed. – The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented Newsletter, 1999
These two newsletters of The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) present articles concerned with research on the education of gifted and talented students. The articles include: "NRC/GT: Making Decisions and Determining Next Steps" (E. Jean Gubbins); "Free Summer Programs for Talented Teens" (D. Betsy McCoach); "High End…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Research and Development, Sex Differences
Latimore, Sonja, Ed. – ESR Journal, 1992
The ESR Journal presents educational frameworks that promote divergent viewpoints, stimulate critical thinking about controversial issues, teach creative and productive ways of dealing with differences, promote cooperative problem solving, and foster informed decision making. The theme of this particular issue is: "Educating for Democracy." The 8…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development, Democracy
Scarr, Margaret, Ed.; Varro, Tim, Ed. – BCATA Journal for Art Teachers, 1993
This theme issue presents art advocacy as a necessary means of bringing art and art education to an elevated status in the elementary secondary curriculum and educational system. Articles include: (1) "Editor's View" (Margaret Scarr); (2) "Art Education: Why Is It Important" (Arts Education Partnership Working Group); (3)…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Art Education, Change Strategies, Cultural Differences
Hiatt, Evelyn Levsky, Ed.; Covington, Jeanette, Ed. – Update on Gifted Education, 1991
This document, a first "theme" issue of a projected quarterly publication on developments in gifted education, focuses on theoretical principles and practical suggestions concerning student identification for gifted programs in Texas. The first article, "Developing Defensible Identification Procedures," is by Tommie Sue…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Compliance (Legal), Elementary Secondary Education
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1989
This concept paper is intended to assist educators to understand why American culture has become so diverse, to review certain guiding principles and related research in effective educational practices for language instruction, and to present a number of instructional implications derived from the research. The recommendations for teachers which…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
