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Franklin, Elizabeth, Ed. – Insights into Open Education, 1991
In interview excerpts, three teachers at Dowa Yalanne Elementary School on the Zuni Indian Reservation discuss ways they use community resources to help their students learn. The teachers explain the importance of introducing concepts by grounding them in familiar activities from home and community. They suggest that, for them, the…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Class Activities, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Curriculum
Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. Education and Work Program. – 1985
This issue examines successful partnerships in the Northwest that have emerged from strategic alliances between business and education. Some models are described briefly. These partnerships are then described: Private Initiatives in Public Education (PIPE), the adopt-a-school conduit; Business Youth Exchange, a structure for work-study; Business…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation
Carpenter, Don A., Ed. – Focus: A Forum on Teaching and Learning in the Community Colleges, 1991
Originally designed as a vehicle for presenting all arguments regarding the creation of a community college system in Utah, "Focus" currently seeks to promote originality, innovation, and needed changes in the state's two-year colleges. The 1991 issue of this annual journal includes the following articles: (1) "Access, Quality and…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Experiential Learning
Shafer, Jeffrey E.; Spooner, Kendrick L. – 1978
This implementation handbook is second in a series of three handbooks developed for individuals, school districts, and agencies interested in implementing career education programs. This handbook is divided into the following eight units: (1) clarification of program objectives; (2) management planning; (3) budgeting; (4) staff development; (5)…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Advisory Committees, Career Education, Community Resources
Kraft, Richard J., Ed.; Kielsmeier, James, Ed. – 1985
This anthology of 58 pieces originally published in the "Journal of Experiential Education" focuses on the value of experiential learning and the need to incorporate direct experience in formal education. Chapter 1 summarizes and reviews the findings of "A Nation at Risk" and other major national reports on education. Chapter 2…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Jungheim, Nicholas O., Ed. – JALT Journal, 2002
These two journal issues include the following articles: "Assistant Foreign Language Teachers in Japanese High Schools: Focus on the Hosting of Japanese Teachers" (Great Gorsuch); "Communicative Language Teaching (Organizational Effectiveness of Upper Secondary School English Language Departments and Their Commitment toward…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development