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Download full textIntercultural Development Research Association, 2015
English language learners make up the fastest growing segment of the student population, but they are one of the lowest academically performing groups of students and the achievement gap widens as students progress through school. Dr. Oscar Jimenez-Castellanos, the Intercultural Development Research Association's (IDRA's) inaugural Jose A.…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Equal Education, Excellence in Education, Academic Achievement
Finger, Glenn, Ed.; Ghirelli, Paola S., Ed. – Australian College of Educators, 2015
The 2015 Australian College of Educators (ACE) National Conference theme is "Educators on the Edge: Big Ideas for Change and Innovation." ACE presented an opportunity for all education professionals to gather, discuss, and share cutting-edge, creative and innovative practices, nationally and globally at the conference held on September…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Innovation, Educational Change, Conferences (Gatherings)
Peer reviewedSampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed.; Mascia, Maria Lidia, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2019
These proceedings contain the papers of the 16th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2019), held during November 7-9, 2019, which has been organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) and co-organised by University Degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Cooperative Learning, Engineering Education, Critical Thinking
Direct linkTight, Malcolm, Ed.; Mok, Ka Ho, Ed.; Huisman, Jeroen, Ed.; Morphew, Christopher, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2009
This volume is a detailed and up-to-date reference work providing an authoritative overview of the main issues in higher education around the world today. Consisting of newly commissioned chapters and impressive journal articles, it surveys the state of the discipline and includes the examination and discussion of emerging, controversial and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Progress, Higher Education, Political Science
College Entrance Examination Board, Washington, DC. – 1987
Educational access and achievement in the United States are considered in these proceedings of a 1987 symposium sponsored by the College Board. Of concern are federal responsibility for education, what has been accomplished, and what remains to be done as public policy debate continues about how to achieve equity, excellence, and reform in U.S.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Agency Role, Black Students
American Association for Higher Education, Washington, DC. – 1980
Strategies regarding retrenchment in higher education are examined in three papers and commentaries. In "Basing Public Policy on Student Achievement: A New Agenda Item," Francis Keppel recommends that the federal government undertake a program of acquiring data on student achievement in certain areas of the college curriculum to provide…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions)
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, CA. – 2003
This essay is based on a roundtable of higher education leaders and policy officials convened in June 2002 as part of a larger research effort undertaken by the Alliance for International Higher Education Policy Studies (AIHEPS), an international collaboration for comparative research on higher education policy. The roundtable focused on AIHEPS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy
de los Santos, Alfredo G., Jr., Ed. – 1987
An overview is provided of the discussion at the conference, as well as edited versions of the keynote address and nine commissioned papers prepared as background for the working sessions: "Achieving Quality and Equality" (Donald M. Stewart); "Financial Aid and Ethnic Minorities" (Jacob O. Stampen and Robert H. Fenske); "Minority Education…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Administrative Policy, American Indians
US Commission on Civil Rights, 2010
The Black College and University Act defined an historically black college and university (HBCU) as one that existed before 1964 with a historic and contemporary mission of educating blacks while being open to all. An HBCU must either have earned accreditation from a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association or be making reasonable…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, School Effectiveness, Civil Rights Legislation, Student Development
North East Association for Institutional Research. – 1999
This proceedings contains papers from the 1999 annual conference of the North East Association for Institutional Research. The papers are: (1) "A Marketing Research Program for Commuter Colleges" (Michelle S. Appel and Craig A. Clagett); (2) "Where Do I Start? Determining Institutional Information Needs beyond Mandated Reporting" (Michelle S.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Colleges, Conferences
Crocker, Linda; Zieky, Michael – 1995
The National Assessment Governing Board and the National Center for Education Statistics sponsored a Joint Conference on Standard Setting for Large-Scale Assessments to provide a forum for technical and policy issues relevant to setting standards at local, state, and national levels. This executive summary conveys the essence of the conference by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bias, Educational History, Educational Policy
Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (USDA), Washington, DC. Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. – 1999
Noting that many schools do not participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's School Breakfast Program despite evidence that poor nutrition affects children's school attendance and performance, this document presents the proceedings of a 1999 symposium on links between breakfast and school performance and the implications for public policy.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Brain, Breakfast Programs
Grissmer, David W., Ed.; Ross, J. Michael, Ed. – 2000
In November 1998 a group of researchers and scholars gathered to explore methodological issues related to the measurement of student achievement, with a more specific focus on the sharing of perspectives on the black-white test score gap. Papers from this conference are: (1) "Introduction: Toward Heuristic Models of Student Outcomes and More…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Analysis, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Williams, Byron, Ed. – 1980
This collection of conference papers examines various policy issues significant to the education of California's ethnic minority students. The document supports the view that educational improvements should not be based upon compensatory programs that assume linguistic and cultural deficiencies among students, but rather should look toward…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Role, Cultural Pluralism, Desegregation Litigation
Reeves, Cynthia – 2001
In response to a state supreme court decision that the state's system of schooling was unconstitutional, the Kentucky legislature passed the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990. In December, 2000, a Louisville conference brought together educators, policymakers, and researchers to discuss research findings and lessons learned during 10 years of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
