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Chase, Cheryl M.; Kane, Michael B. – 1983
Recommending that every state increase the duration and intensity of academic learning time (ALT) in schools, this working paper provides a rationale, discusses related research, offers guidelines for selecting and implementing activities, and describes actions schools can take to implement change. In the discussion, duration refers to the total…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Educational Innovation, Educational Needs
Field, John – Adults Learning (England), 1994
The European Union is reshaping its education and training programs to focus on the need for the whole community to learn throughout life. However, resources continue to be targeted mostly on initial schooling and undergraduate education. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Mobility, Foreign Countries, Job Training
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Mundrake, George A.; Brown, Betty J. – Journal of Education for Business, 1988
The authors discuss considerations for integrating microcomputer software into the classroom at the postsecondary level. They describe a design paradigm that may help avoid the trap of "technology for technology's sake." (CH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Novick, Rebecca – 1996
The key to developmentally appropriate practices is to let a child construct his or her own knowledge through interactions with the social and physical environment. Because the child is viewed as intrinsically motivated and self-directed, effective teaching capitalizes on the child's motivation to explore, experiment, and to make sense of his or…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Constructivism (Learning)
McDonald, Rod; And Others – 1995
This book is the fourth in a series aiming to promote international exchange of ideas, experiences, and studies relating to technical and vocational education. The introduction reviews traditional practices in assessment and chapter 2 highlights the connections between assessment and learning, emphasizing that assessment is the most significant…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Credits, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Ratcliff, James L.; And Others – 1992
This handbook presents a process for the assessment of college curricula and student learning in general education and liberal learning. The key concepts of the Coursework Cluster Analysis Model (CCAM) are described and explained. Some of the general guidelines on interpreting the results of CCAM analyses are presented as well as key decisions…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cluster Analysis, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, Thessaloniki (Greece). – 1997
This booklet details the policy guidelines to which the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) will adhere when working to achieve its medium-term priorities in 1997-2000. The following items are stated in the booklet's six sections: legal requirements, agreements, and publications on which CEDEFOP's policy guidelines…
Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
Scannell, Tess; Roberts, Angela – 1994
This document is designed to enlarge and expand the intergenerational community service mission and serve as a practical tool to anyone (including policymakers and program planning professionals) who wishes to learn about or start intergenerational community service programs (ICSPs). The following ICSP topics are discussed: rationale (building…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Community Needs, Community Programs