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Gwinn, Nancy E.; And Others – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1980
A program to develop managers for academic and research libraries is reviewed through the eyes of eight participants. Former interns relate their experiences and impressions while in the program and its effect on their professional careers. (RAA)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Internship Programs, Library Administration, Management Development
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Sugarman, Leonie; Palmer, Stephen – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2000
Reviews the topics of the symposium covered in this issue of the "British Journal of Guidance and Counselling." The papers, focusing primarily on the United Kingdom, comment on the past, present, and future of counseling, guidance, and psychotherapy. Specific topics include the rise of psychoanalysis, the development of the counseling…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Conferences, Counseling, Foreign Countries
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Social Education, 1986
Provides the full text of the resolutions and standing committees' reports at the November, 1985 meeting of the National Council for the Social Studies. (JDH)
Descriptors: Civics, Core Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Professional Associations
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Cieslak, Bert – Social Education, 1988
Presents a summary of the tape-recorded minutes of the thirty-first House of Delegates meeting of the National Council for the Social Studies which took place in Dallas, Texas, November 1987. (GEA)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Meetings, Minority Groups
Currents, 1985
Thirty colloquium participants, representing campus practitioners and external constituencies, examined the institutional advancement profession at a CASE conference and offered recommendations for its future course. Proposals for ethics, research and scholarship, and professional development are presented. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Administrators, College Administration, Ethics, Futures (of Society)
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Young Children, 1992
Summarizes the National Association for the Education of Young Children's efforts to address inadequate teacher compensation. The organization's plans for 1992-93, and its role in the Worthy Wages Coalition, are discussed. (BG)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Compensation (Remuneration), Day Care, Early Childhood Education
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Hall, Gene E.; Hord, Shirley M. – Journal of Teacher Education, 1981
In 1978 and 1979, the Texas Research and Development Center for Teacher Education initiated extended discussions, commissioned papers, and sponsored a conference on major topic areas that cut across the teacher education continuum. The planning processes, the conference and its formation, the final report, and national agenda are described. (JN)
Descriptors: Conferences, Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Educational Planning
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Pohland, Paul; Bova, Breda – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2000
Analytically describes the annual Educational Leadership Development Conference held at St. Peter's College, Oxford University. Highlights the venue, participants, program goals, activity structure, and learning processes, drawing from the literature in adult learning, andragogy, and transformational learning and using Cranston's process model as…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Conferences, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Rossmiller, Richard A. – Journal of Education Finance, 1987
Outlines the development of thinking concerning equal educational opportunities as related to school finance. Discusses effective schools research and its implications for educational equity, school operation, and professional preparation and practice. The roles of individual schools and competent leadership should prevail over preoccupation with…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance
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Waller, Edmund – Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 1991
Basic training in the earth sciences, social sciences, and visual arts is discussed as essential for the education and training of government advisers on physical planning matters. Urban planning examples are presented that highlight the ecological factors, social influences, and aesthetic values which need to be considered when dealing with…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Ecological Factors, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
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Chickering, Art; Chickering, Jo – College Student Affairs Journal, 1983
Presents proceedings of a teleconference forum of the Southern Association for College Student Affairs. The discussion centered on social changes affecting higher education, and particularly, the adult student. Perceived barriers to adult students and the response of colleges and society to these problems were also discussed. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Students, Higher Education, Nontraditional Education
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Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, 2000
Presents abstracts of papers presented at the 29th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS) held in Quebec on May 27-29, 2001. Topics include: professional development; librarian/library roles; information technology uses; virtual libraries; information seeking behavior; literacy; information retrieval;…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Information Management, Information Retrieval
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Journal of Health Education, 1996
Presents proceedings from a conference cosponsored by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing and the Coalition of National Health Education Organizations. Twenty-four professionals developed goals to provide direction for the profession, identifying internal and external actions to move health education into a significant role…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education
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Opheim, Cynthia – Teaching History: A Journal of Methods, 1990
Describes an institute held at Southwest Texas State University on the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution for social studies teachers to enhance their professional preparation. Notes major activities and teaching strategies of the program. Provides quantitative and qualitative evaluations of the effectiveness of the institute and a schedule of…
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Education, Educational Needs, Evaluation Methods
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Journal of School Health, 1996
Summarizes proceedings from a 1995 conference in Georgia on the Health Education Profession in the 21st century. The 24 participants developed goals intended to provide direction for the profession, identify actions needed to move the profession into a significant role, and create an action plan to identify who will do what. (SM)
Descriptors: Advocacy, Agency Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education