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Bates, Percy; And Others – Equity Coalition for Race, Gender, and National Origin, 1989
This inaugural edition of "Equity Coalition" introduces a new publication from the Programs for Educational Opportunity at the University of Michigan, one of 10 regional centers funded by the Federal Government to provide technical assistance to school districts on issues concerning race, gender, and national origin equity. This issue…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Cooperation, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Waterman, Betsy B. – NICHCY News Digest, 1994
This newsletter issue focuses on the assessment of school-aged children to: (1) determine if a child has a disability and is eligible for special services, and (2) provide information that can drive educational programming. Section 1 is an introduction which addresses a definition of assessment, how students are identified for assessment, federal…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Compliance (Legal), Cultural Differences, Definitions
Manning, Sabine, Ed. – 2002
This document contains summaries of the presentations and discussions that were part of a conference on human resource development (HRD) research and practice across Europe that focused on the theme of creativity and innovation in learning. The document begins with summaries of the following presentations: "Introduction" (Jim Stewart);…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Creativity
Berthet, Thierry; Cuntigh, Philippe; Guitton, Christophe – Training & Employment, 2002
France's employment policy has historically been governed by a strategy of interventions aimed at specific categories of individuals, including victims of industrial restructuring, entry workers, the long-term unemployed, and the disabled. Since the 1980s, France has had the following main lines of employment policy: (1) assistance to victims of…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Cultural Differences, Definitions
Wagner, June G. – Keying In, 2003
This newsletter contains two articles dealing with the changing shape of corporations. The article "Trends in Business Culture" argues that Wal-Mart's emergence as the largest corporation in the United States reflects the larger economic shift in the U.S. economy from production of goods to provision of abstract goods such as services…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Case Studies
Wagner, June G. – Keying In, 2002
This document contains three articles on teaching the growing population of nontraditional students. "The Changing Demographics of the Classroom" defines "nontraditional students"; reviews the characteristics, risk factors, and special needs of nontraditional students; and identifies the following services as particularly important to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Students