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Ihrig, Jane; Wolla, Scott – Social Education, 2020
The Federal Reserve (the Fed) is the central bank of the United States. It has a congressional mandate to promote maximum sustainable employment and price stability. In normal times, the Fed seeks to achieve this mandate by setting the position or "stance" of monetary policy, primarily by managing the level of short-term interest rates.…
Descriptors: Public Agencies, Federal Government, Economic Climate, Employment
Piccardo, Enrica; North, Brian – Multilingual Matters, 2019
This book presents the background to the current shift in language education towards action-oriented/action-based teaching, and provides a theorization of the Action-oriented Approach (AoA). It discusses the concepts and theories that paved the way for the AoA and explores their relevance for the way language education is conceived and implemented…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Curriculum Development
Sandall, Susan; Schwartz, Ilene; Joseph, Gail; Gauvreau, Ariane – Brookes Publishing Company, 2019
Expanded with timely new content and consistent with DEC Recommended Practices, the third edition of this bestselling book will fully prepare a new generation of early childhood educators to teach and include every child. Like the groundbreaking previous editions, this updated "Building Blocks" guide gives pre- and inservice teachers…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Inclusion, Teaching Methods
Arnold, Carolyn; And Others – 1995
Designed to provide the academic departments at California's Chabot College with information on state matriculation and academic standards, this handbook provides information on procedures for establishing course prerequisites and corequisites, as well as background information on conducting content reviews, course research, and assessments of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Fontaine, France; Bernhard, Paulette – 1988
Intended for use as a practical guide by teachers of librarianship, information science, and archives administration, this guide includes exercises and explanations to assist in writing learning objectives in these areas. The examples presented relate to the various levels of training, and illustrate the diversity of topics in this subject area;…
Descriptors: Archives, Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum Development, Documentation
Tibbles, April; And Others – 1991
Prepared by the National Middle School Association (NMSA) and approved by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), this handbook presents curriculum guidelines and worksheets for undergraduate and graduate teacher preparation programs focusing on grades 5 through 9. Specifically, the guidelines are designed to assist in…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Elementary School Teachers
Saltiel, Iris M.; Russo, Charline S. – 2001
This book, which is intended for adult educators and human resource developers, presents guidelines for using the principles of cohort programming and learning to improve adult learners' educational experiences. The following are among the topics covered in the book's eight chapters: (1) cohort programming and learning (cohort programs defined;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Students