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Geisler, Cheryl; Jarratt, Susan C. – Rhetoric Review, 1989
Summarizes the discussions and conclusions of the 1988 Conference on College Composition and Communication Research Network workshop. Suggests issues that should be addressed by the group in future meetings. (RAE)
Descriptors: Empowerment, Higher Education, Language Usage, Research Methodology
Smith, Douglas H.; Dowling, William D. – 1978
Prepared for discussion at an Adult Education Research Conference, this paper offers commentary and summative evaluation of eleven doctoral dissertations on the process of determining educational or training needs of specific adult populations. As context for discussion Joe Ellis' definitions of needs--Felt, Real, and Education--are noted along…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Needs
Cervenka, Edward J.; And Others – 1980
Follow-up studies are necessary for investigating the long-term, enduring, anticipated effects of bilingual education. Investigations need to be based on a recognition of their value to educational audiences, the relative merits of research issues, attention to the problem of attrition, proper selection of dependent measures, and the merits of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Followup Studies, Measurement Objectives
Rudes, Blair A.; And Others – 1980
This report presents a comprehensive discussion of issues affecting the use of ethnographic research methods in bilingual education classroom research. Quantitative methods alone have not provided an adequate understanding of how the bilingual classroom operates, the meaningful features of the classroom, how children learn, and what…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Audiovisual Aids, Bilingual Education, Classroom Observation Techniques
Plomp, Tjeerd, Ed.; And Others – 1992
Three volumes present, in three chapters each, summaries of the papers delivered at the June 1992 European Conference on Educational Research. In 1992 the annual Dutch Educational Research Association conference became international. The 9 themes of the conference, arranged in 9 chapters, and the number of papers presented for each theme are as…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Curriculum, Educational Administration, Educational Assessment
Hoachlander, Gary; And Others – 1996
At the Futures Conference held by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in 1995, discussants from inside and outside the NCES considered the commissioned papers and contributed their expertise. This volume assembles the papers and commentary and summarizes some considerations for policy, research, and practice in future operations of…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Change, Educational Policy
Ingels, Steven J.; And Others – 1988
The National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) is a major new panel study of educational outcomes sponsored by the Center for Education Statistics of the United States Department of Education. The NELS:88 is designed to provide trend data about critical transitions experienced by young people as they develop, attend school, and embark…
Descriptors: Field Tests, Grade 8, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools
Guggenheim, Eric Fries, Ed. – 2002
This document contains 11 reports from a 2-day meeting on how to report on investments in vocational education and training in enterprises and whether such reporting is worthwhile. The document begins with a brief overview of the meeting and the meeting agenda. The remainder of the report is devoted to the meeting papers, which are titled as…
Descriptors: Corporate Education, Corporations, Data Analysis, Data Collection
US Commission on Civil Rights, 2006
On July 28, 2006, a panel of experts briefed members of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on the putative benefits of racial and ethnic diversity in elementary and secondary education. Four experts presented written statements to the Commissioners that assessed the social science literature on this issue. They also addressed whether or not…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Civil Rights, School Desegregation, Secondary Education