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Download full textASPBAE Courier Service, 1982
This journal contains a series of articles dealing with the theme of development in Asia and rural Indonesia. Included in the journal are the following articles: "Nonformal Education in Rural Areas of Developing Countries," by members of the Rural Project Team from the Centre for Continuing Education at Australian National University;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Continuing Education, Developing Nations
Black, Neil – UNEVOC INFO, 1997
Experts in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) from 11 countries participated in a UNESCO International Workshop. The countries were: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, India, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Poland, Republic of Korea, and South Africa. Workshop participants identified a range of issues relating to improving the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Shrestha, Bijaya K. – OSSC Bulletin, 1989
Issues pertaining to thinking skills are discussed in an attempt to clarify what thinking skills are and their components, how they function and how they can be developed in the teaching-learning environment. Chapter 1 reviews the definitions of thinking skills. These definitions are selected from the current literature on education and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education
Lockwood, Anne Turnbaugh – Focus in Change (Newsletter of the National Center for Effective Schools), 1991
Authentic performance assessments--when used simultaneously with matching curricular practices--are a promising development for practitioners and students alike. A major benefit for practitioners appears to be the opportunity to redefine the curriculum and guide instruction. Benefits for students include the opportunity to engage in authentic work…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Objectives
Giere, Ursula; And Others – Bulletin of the International Bureau of Education, 1990
This bibliographic review is a guide to publications on literacy in developing countries, which are available in English, French, Spanish, and German. Section I focuses on literacy and its relationship to orality. Section II addresses the interdependence of literacy and development. Definitions and conceptual approaches to literacy are discussed…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Bibliographies, Developing Nations, Dropouts
Villeneuve, Phyllis, Ed. – FACTC Focus, 1997
This report, from the Faculty Association of Community and Technical Colleges (FACTC) in Washington, focuses on various distance learning courses offered by the state's two-year colleges. The report contains 16 articles from faculty members and students, including: (1) "The Emperor's New Tutor: A Confession" (Sydney Wallace Stegall); (2)…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Distance Education
Baxter, Virginia – Foundation Development Abstracts, 1992
Once a community college foundation is well established, an alumni program can be developed, although the focus should be on making contacts and gaining supporters rather than raising funds. The following steps can help establish a successful alumni program: (1) conduct a feasibility study on campus; (2) form a committee to establish program…
Descriptors: Alumni, Alumni Associations, Community Colleges, Database Management Systems
ASPBAE Courier, 1994
This theme issue contains 10 articles related to core issues of the World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen in March 1995. "Social Summit, People, and Education" (Om Shrivastava) addresses the summit's focuses: elimination of poverty, reduction of unemployment, and social integration. "Education for All by the Year…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Developing Nations, Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Johnson, David W.; Johnson, Roger T. – Curriculum Report, 1984
In cooperative learning, as opposed to competitive and individualistic learning, students work together to accomplish shared goals. It is the most important of the three types of learning, but least used. Research indicates students will learn more, like school better, like each other better, and learn more effective social skills when cooperative…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Techniques, Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Hoskyn, Janita J. – McRAT Report, 1994
A report on implementation of the Multicultural Reading and Thinking (McRAT) Program in Arkansas from 1989-92 chronicles the program's development, operation, and results. McRAT is a staff development program designed to help teachers infuse higher order thinking processes and multicultural concepts into regular classroom curricula (grades 3 to…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Beginning Teachers, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Phelps, L. Allen, Ed.; Greenan, James P., Ed. – 1982
Seven policy papers identify and address several issues pertaining to linkages between Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs and vocational education, special education, and vocational rehabilitation. The first paper examines barriers encountered in administration of federal legislation dealing with education and employment of…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs
Peer reviewedFarmer, Edgar I., Ed.; Key, Cassy B., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1997
Focusing on the role of community colleges in implementing the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994, the 12 essays in this volume describe strategies and practices developed by colleges to address the provisions of the Act and help develop a global workforce. The following articles are provided: "Assessing the Community College Role in…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Curriculum, College Role, Community Colleges
ASPBAE Courier, 1983
This journal consists of eight articles dealing with self-help and community education. Included in the volume are the following articles: "An Uphill Struggle--Self-Help in Bangladesh," by S. Harrison and Judy Saul; "How Not to Help a Local Community: A Case from South India," by Nora Sammut and Maria Theresa; "The High…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Community Education, Community Services
Resources in Vocational Education, 1981
This issue contains approximately 250 abstracts selected from the ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education related to vocational and technical education research and development from the June through November 1980 Resources in Education. Abstracts, ordered by ED number, may include some or all of the following information:…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Access to Education, Adult Vocational Education, Agricultural Education
Duke, Chris; And Others – Adult Education and Development, 1990
This supplement to "Adult Education and Development," a journal for adult education in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, refers to and is intended as a companion volume to "Combatting Poverty through Adult Education: National Development Strategies" (Croom Helm 1985). In addition to an introductory chapter and a conclusion, this…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Comparative Education, Developing Nations
