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Webb, Norman L.; Heck, Daniel J. – 1997
This document reports on a workshop held January 4-5, 1996. Participants of this conference represented the areas of science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (SMET) education and attempted to develop questions regarding systemic education reform. Contents include: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "Evaluation Questions…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering Education, Equal Education
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Directorate for Education and Human Resources. – 1996
This conference, cosponsored by the NSF and the National Research Council (NRC), focused on developing and implementing strategies for improving undergraduate education in science, math, engineering and technology (SMET). Represented at the conference were various types of 2-year and 4-year institutions, private industry, professional societies,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Conference Proceedings, Educational Change, Engineering
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1982
Transcripts of four panel discussions are presented in these proceedings of a symposium held by the Congressional Black Caucus to review implementation of the Science and Technology Equal Opportunities Act of 1980. Topics and issues discussions include the underrepresentation of women and minorities in science and engineering (S/E); participation…
Descriptors: College Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering, Engineering Education
Fuller, Robert G., Ed. – 1983
This nine-paper collection from a June 1983 Open University (OU) campus workshop in Milton Keynes, England, describes an interactive video project developed for an OU undergraduate course, T252, Introduction to Engineering Materials, and discusses varied aspects of interactive videodisc program development. The following papers are included:…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Design Requirements, Engineering Education, Flow Charts
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Div. of Marine Sciences. – 1983
This report contains recommendations on advanced university curricula in ocean engineering and related areas, emphasizing the needs of developing countries. A decision matrix is included to assist users in developing the necessary criteria for designing appropriate curricula to prepare university students for careers in different ocean engineering…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, College Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 1981
Two conferences were held to: (1) study the decline in mathematics and science academic performance among elementary and secondary students; (2) examine the dramatic lack of participation of women, Blacks, Hispanics, American Indians, and others historically underrepresented in these academic areas; and (3) propose strategies to improve these…
Descriptors: Conferences, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Dix, Linda S., Ed. – 1987
The substantial underrepresentation of minority groups such as Blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans in the United States science and engineering labor force is perceived by many to be a matter of national concern. This report documents a workshop, sponsored jointly by the National Science Foundation and the National Academy of Sciences, which…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, College Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Cutcliffe, Stephen H.; Goldman, Steven L. – 1984
This conference was designed to provide information on the development and implementation of seven undergraduate science courses primarily for non-science majors at Lehigh University, to examine what ought to be the objectives of courses such as these in the liberal arts curriculum, and to describe parallel efforts with similar educational…
Descriptors: College Science, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Society for College Science Teachers. – 1982
Abstracts of papers presented at the 1982 Annual Meeting of the Society for College Science Teachers (SCST) are listed alphabetically by first author in this two-part program. The first set of 28 abstracts represents a wide range of topics and issues in college science teaching, including among others, solar energy, scientific/technical writing,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, College Science, Computer Oriented Programs, Curriculum Development
Institution of Engineers (India). – 1979
This volume of proceedings contains the keynote addresses, theme papers, and reports of the various technical sessions of the National Seminar on Educating the Engineers of the Future. A total of 10 technical sessions were held. Areas addressed included: (1) social and technological scenarios and technological forecasting; (2) technologies…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Science, Engineering Education, Engineers
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. National Science Board Commission on Precollege Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology. – 1983
Using available data and analyses on the current situation in science and technology education, it was determined that science and technology education in the United States is lacking in two critical areas: recruitment and training of scientists and engineers, and nurturing a general scientific/technological literacy useful in all facets of daily…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement
New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces. – 1985
Research findings on college instruction and technology and the future are discussed in 15 papers from the first Regional Conference on University Teaching at New Mexico State University. Titles and authors are as follows: "Technology, Teaching, and the Future" (William F. May); "Bauhaus Experience: A Team Method of Teaching Technology" (Euguene…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Artificial Intelligence, College Instruction, College Science
Dix, Linda S., Ed. – 1987
Women have been markedly underrepresented in science and engineering in the United States. Statistical reports have documented this underrepresentation which persists despite the fact that women and minorities are an increasingly important source of talent for maintaining world leadership in these areas. This document reports on a workshop…
Descriptors: College Science, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering Education
Maryland Univ., College Park. Univ. Coll. – 1984
Eighty papers from a 1984 international conference on improving university teaching are presented. Topics include the following: predicting achievement and overcoming disadvantages for first-year students, the impact of technology on higher education, using student conceptions of learning and teaching, problems and solutions for teaching…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Administration, College Faculty, College Freshmen
Hood, Mary Ann G.; Reardon-Anderson, Kathleen – 1979
Based on a 1978 symposium sponsored by National Association for Foreign Student Affairs (NAFSA), information is presented on foreign students in the United States, the case of Saudi Arabian government-sponsored students in the U.S., the U.S. response to the needs of foreign students and their countries, and unresolved issues. The profile of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Admission, College Curriculum, College Role