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Eakin, Sybil – TECHNOS, 1996
Summarizes the 1996 National Education Summit at Palisades, New York. Contents: (1) "A New Initiative in the Battle for Standards"; (2) "Perspectives and Observations on the Summit" from participating governors, chief executive officers, educators, standards writers, and textbook publishers; and (3) "Clearinghouse 'Entity'…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Government School Relationship
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Frizzell, Gary A., Ed. – Journal of College Admissions, 1985
Contains seven articles that focus on educational partnerships throughout the United States. Articles describe partnerships between American corporate enterprise and secondary schools; among school, business, and city officials; among secondary school and college teachers; a one-to-one partnership; and several school-college partnerships. (NRB)
Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Government School Relationship, Higher Education
DeCoker, Gary, Ed. – 2002
This book is a collection of works that explore the implications of a national U.S. curriculum through the study of Japanese education. It consists of 10 chapters: (1) "The Development of the Course of Study and the Structure of Educational Reform in Japan" (Hiroshi Azuma); (2) "Setting National Standards: Educational Reform, Social…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship
Rothman, Robert, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2007
In "City Schools," Robert Rothman and his colleagues at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University put forward a vision of "smart education systems" that link a highly functioning and effective school district with a comprehensive and accessible web of supports for children, youth, and families. One-third of…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, School Effectiveness, School Business Relationship
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Davies, Julia; Sheldrake, Mark – Management Education and Development, 1990
Includes "Transformation in the Public Sector" (Foster); "Implementing the Vision" (Frater); "Enabling Authority" (Stewart); "Local Authority of the 1990s" (Bichard); "Training for 'Next Steps'--Initiative in the Public Service" (Wright); "Organizational Development" (Dodd);…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correctional Institutions, Government School Relationship, Leadership Training
Institute of International Education, New York, NY. – 1986
Developments in international education in Asia during 1985 are considered in three essays presented in the Biennial International Education Seminars conducted by the Institute of International Education. Countries covered by the essays and the authors are: China, Hong Kong, and Thailand (Jay Henderson); Macau (Josef Silny and Jay Henderson); and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Geographic Regions
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. – 1986
Issues and recommendations concerning a national policy for undergraduate science education are examined from the perspectives of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the corporate sector, and the National Higher Education Associations' Task Force. In "The Federal Role in Undergraduate Science and Engineering Education," NSF Director…
Descriptors: College Science, Economic Factors, Engineering Education, Federal Aid
Williams, John B., III, Ed. – 1988
Issues concerning desegregation of U.S. campuses and federal regulation of higher education under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 are considered in 12 essays. Titles and authors are as follows: "Title VI Regulation of Higher Education" (John B. Williams, III); "The Production of Black Doctoral Recipients: A Description of…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Students, College Attendance, College Desegregation
Smith, James P., Ed.; Weiland, Steven, Ed. – 1980
Six essays exploring the uses of the humanities in public programs are presented. They relate to the traditional and current interests of the disciplines, and discuss matters that bear on the conduct of projects and the activities of participating humanists in state programs. They are the result of a study of the concepts and practices in the…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Community Programs, Community Role, Essays
Buchert, Lene, Ed.; King, Kenneth, Ed. – 1995
This monograph contains 14 papers on the role of higher education in the developing world stimulated by discussion of that issue in "Higher Education: The Lessons of Experience" (World Bank, 1994). The first two papers offer background on the World Bank paper: "World Bank Traditions of Support to Higher Education and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Comparative Analysis, Developing Nations, Educational Finance
Barba, William C., Ed. – 1995
In a set of 10 papers this volume explores nationally pressing issues in higher education, particularly financial and access issues, by examining those issues in the New York State's higher education system. The papers are: "Factors that Have Shaped Higher Education in New York State: A Historical and Current Perspective" (William C.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Role, Community Colleges, Economic Factors
Brennan, John, Ed.; de Vries, Peter, Ed.; Williams, Ruth, Ed. – 1997
The papers in this book reflect current debates on academic standards and quality assurance, and speak from the perspective of institutional leaders and national quality bodies and higher education researchers. Included are reports on the progress of several international quality initiatives and studies on the impact of external quality assurance…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Change Strategies
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1923
Hampton Institute has developed an educational technique in several lines which is of interest especially to those institutions that are still trying to find their way under difficulties and that for lack of vision as well as lack of support are unable to reach the high ideals of training which have resulted from the careful working out of the…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Administrative Organization, Extension Agents, Vocational Education