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Ó Tuama, Séamus; O'Sullivan, Siobhán – Commission for International Adult Education, 2015
Cork, the Republic of Ireland's second most populous city, is one of 12 UNESCO Learning Cities globally. Becoming a learning city requires a sophisticated audit of education, learning and other socio-economic indicators. It also demands that cities become proactively engaged in delivering to the objectives set by the "Beijing Declaration on…
Descriptors: Neighborhood Improvement, International Organizations, Program Design, Program Implementation
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Valcke, Jennifer; Alfaro, Elena Romero – Research-publishing.net, 2016
Due to the increasing internationalisation of higher education, universities must ensure the professional development of their teaching staff in English-Medium Instruction (EMI). Nevertheless, very few universities have the means to invest in teacher training and offer their teachers the opportunity to develop the competences that will ensure best…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Teacher Education
Tuthill, Doug; And Others – 1987
The National Education Association's Mastery-in-Learning Project (MILP) seeks to empower students and teachers to become agents of democratic reform within the schools. It provides teachers and students with the necessary time, resources, skills, and motivation to restructure their schools into self-renewing centers of inquiry. Twenty-seven MILP…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Demonstration Programs, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Alexander, Edith E.; Jeffries, Dianne – 1997
An initiative was undertaken to introduce technology-enabled and distance learning to the Defense Information School (DINFOS), Ft. Meade, Maryland. The effort to introduce instructional technology reflected the need to find a creative solution to Armed Forces requests for increased student quotas, reduced pool of military instructors, and an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Military Training
Stalker, Sandy; Whitney, Terri – 1994
In 1992, North Shore Community College received a grant to develop a multimedia program for literature instruction based on Homer's "Odyssey." Rather than providing the text of the work, the program, "Journey Home," provides access to a wide array of related materials related to the "Odyssey," including 150 excerpts…
Descriptors: Classical Literature, Community Colleges, Computer Software, Educational Technology
Reece, Gary T.; Alvarez, Frank R. – 1988
This paper presents the State of New Jersey Board of Education's evaluation of the Operation School Renewal (OSR) Program, a multi-year assistance program involving the urban school districts of Trenton, East Orange, and Neptune Township (New Jersey). Goals included the following: (1) attendance improvement; (2) reduction of disruptive pupil…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Pilot Projects, Program Design