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Griffin, Barbara – 1995
The theme for the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) 1993-94 was to promote professionalism, collaboration, and advocacy. To facilitate these goals, the ACES president, Barbara Griffin, engaged the members in a dialogue about change--a change supportive of collaboration and advocacy, a change that called for a strong…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Change Strategies, Constructivism (Learning), Cooperation
Gall, Meredith D.; Vojtek, Roseanne O'Brien – 1994
Many educators and policymakers find that deciding on the right staff-development program has become increasingly difficult. This brief, three-part monograph organizes staff-development objectives, models, and program-design features into an understandable, comprehensive framework. Part 1 advises readers on how to weigh a program's objectives.…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Faculty Development, Inservice Education, Instructional Improvement
Gilzow, Douglas F. – 2002
Schools and school districts across the United States are establishing and expanding foreign language programs. Although most programs are found at the secondary school level, an increasing number are being established in elementary schools. A survey by the Center for Applied Linguistics indicates that 31% of U.S. elementary schools are offering…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Articulation (Education), Elementary Education, Financial Support
Kreidler, Carol – 1987
Although the teaching of English as a second language (ESL) is a relatively new profession, it is an old activity. Until World War II, ESL instruction in the United States was irregular. In 1940, the first ESL teachers enrolled in a University of Michigan training program based on structural or descriptive linguistics. The Army Language School…
Descriptors: Certification, Educational History, Educational Trends, English (Second Language)
Crandall, JoAnn – 1994
Most teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL) face a number of challenges: large and heterogeneous classes, specialized student needs, and poor funding and employment continuity. Many work part time, often in more than one program and serving simultaneously as administrator and teacher. While most have college degrees, their training is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Needs, English (Second Language)
Schwartz, Wendy – 1998
The purpose of this digest is to help educators develop a curriculum for multiracial students that fosters their ability to develop a positive identity and achieve academically. To this end, the digest briefly reviews identity formation in multiracial children and then presents schoolwide and classroom strategies that have been shown to be…
Descriptors: Child Development, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR. – 1985
This annotated bibliography reviews 12 publications on preparation of principals. Of these, three (entries 1, 7, and 11) concern internships: essential elements thereof, a proposed "critical incident" technique for internships, and a practicum program in South Carolina. Three of the articles (2, 5, and 9) focus on models or approaches to…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Elementary Secondary Education
Johnson, Lynn G. – 1984
Cooperative arrangements between academic institutions and industry are examined, with attention to linkages in high technology research and development (R&D), the commercial application of R&D (technology transfer), and the preparation and continuing development of scientific and engineering personnel. Incentives and barriers to campus/corporate…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Cooperative Programs, Economic Progress, Engineers
Wonacott, Michael E. – 2001
Leadership development is an important, longstanding concern in career and technical education (CTE). CTE's focus on leadership development has traditionally started in secondary programs, continued in postsecondary programs, and included formal credit and noncredit activities for preservice or inservice CTE teachers or administrators. Because of…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Effectiveness, Adult Learning, Conventional Instruction
Imel, Susan – 2002
Electronic learning, also known as e-learning, is generally defined as instruction and learning experiences that are delivered via electronic technology such as the Internet, audiotape and videotape, satellite broadcast, interactive television, and CD-ROM. Web-based learning, computer-based learning, and virtual classrooms are some of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Access to Education, Adult Education