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Rasmussen, Janet E. – Liberal Education, 1991
Increased coordination between foreign language study and international studies programs on college campuses is urged. Recommendations include integration of student language development into courses outside the language department; a revamping of language department curricula; and addressing diversities between developed and developing cultures…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Doram, Colin; And Others – 1987
This document describes a curriculum framework to which higher education and adult education institutions can relate in providing assistance for those who are interested in starting small businesses. The report begins by attempting to identify the particular population groups affected by the problem and relating to the opportunities for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Administration, Business Education, Curriculum
Heinrich, Cherry; Hunter, Bronwen; Payne, Bob – 1999
This guide is designed to help those involved with the United Kingdom's Workers' Educational Association (WEA) to recognize the learning needs of and to develop teaching methods for students with visual impairments (VIs). Introductory materials cover objectives and how to use the guide. Section 1, "What Do We Mean by VI?" compares…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Adult Education, Curriculum Development
Laur-Ernst, Ute; Kunzmann, Margaret; Hoene, Bernd – 2000
An extension of the 1999 Manual, "Development of Standards in Vocational Education and Training," this second volume presents the key terms and attitudes, reports on experience and knowledge in standards development collected in recent years on the basis of questions raised during the process, and suggests how to deal with the problems…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Adult, Community, and Further Education Board, Melbourne (Australia). – 2000
Written for managers and teachers working in further education (especially in Australia), this guide was designed to accompany "Transforming Lives, Transforming Communities: A Conceptual Framework for Further Education" and explains what the conceptual framework for further education is (although it does not assume that the reader has…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Continuing Education, Course Content
Cook, Michael – 1986
These guidelines were developed as one of a series of studies aimed at developing training in information technology (IT) for the information professions, and encouraging and structuring the harmonization of education and training among librarians, information scientists, and archivists, the three main professions which together make up the…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
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Woodhouse, D.; Jones, A. J. – Computers and Education, 1988
Discussion of the process for integrating computer assisted instruction into an existing curriculum emphasizes current practices in Australia. Topics discussed include international trends; administrative aspects; teacher education; writing courseware; curriculum planning; computers in the stages of learning; models of integration; and teaching…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment
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National Inst. for Curriculum Development (SLO), Enschede (Netherlands). – 1990
The lives of people in developing countries need to be compared with and connected to the lives of people in prosperous countries. This is a central issue in what is known in Europe as the North-South problem. This publication argues that it is a problem that deserves a more central place in the political education of young people in Europe. Ideas…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Developed Nations
Shore, Sue; And Others – 1993
A project was conducted in Australia to put together guidelines for developing gender-inclusive, ethnic-inclusive, and nonagist material in adult literacy curricula. Another purpose was to develop examples of adult literacy curricula exemplary in the use of nonsexist, nonagist, and nonracist material. This document combines the executive summary…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Age Discrimination, Curriculum Development
Anderson, Jonathan; And Others – 1986
Designed to provide educational policy-makers and decision-makers with a basis for the development of guidelines for the development of education programs, this report presents an overview of trends and issues in computer education within the countries of the Asia and Pacific region. The impact of computers on society is described, as well as the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
International Co-operation Europe Ltd. (ICEL), Brussels, Belgium. – 2001
Career Space is a consortium of major information and communications technology (ICT) companies working in partnership with the European Commission to encourage and enable more people to join and benefit from a dynamic e-Europe and to narrow the current skills gap. It believes the way in which engineering and computer studies students are educated…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Communications, Computer Science Education, Curriculum Development
Institute for Food and Development Policy, San Francisco, CA. – 1979
This guide reviews resources used to develop the analysis of world hunger in "Food First: Beyond the Myth of Scarcity," Houghton Mifflin, 1977. The objectives are to help people understand the economic and political factors that contribute to food deprivation, document this analysis with credible sources, and inform high school, college, and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Community Education, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1987
This resource contains checklists, worksheets, and examples to encourage staff to share their views and to precipitate action. It assumes an open system of college management with a desire to be efficiently and effectively responsive to local needs. Section I describes briefly some challenges the further education system faces. Section II…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Administration, Colleges, Continuing Education
Arnold, Rick; And Others – 1991
Intended for educators, this book aims to build their skills and confidence as they educate for social change. Chapter 1 is about strategy--factors to consider before getting involved in an educational program. It discusses the importance of putting oneself as an educator into the picture and of analyzing the broader social context in which…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Check Lists
Malone, Susan E.; Arnove, Robert F. – 1998
This booklet, which is intended for individuals engaged in educational planning and administration, senior government officials, and policymakers in developing and developed countries alike, provides guidance regarding planning, implementing, and administering learner-centered adult literacy programs. Chapter 1 examines the following topics…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs