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East-West Center, Honolulu, HI. – 1989
For the United States perhaps the most pressing issue today is the need to increase the national capacity to understand and interact with the peoples and economies of Asia and the Pacific. The East-West Center (Honolulu, Hawaii) has undertaken a project in this direction, the Consortuim for Teaching Asia and the Pacific in the Schools (CTAPS).…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Curriculum Enrichment, Curriculum Study Centers
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McAllister, Wendy – British Educational Research Journal, 1995
Reports on an action research study by a classroom teacher with 24 12-year-old students to determine whether they can work effectively in cooperative groups without training. Recommends that teachers take time to discover interpersonal relationships and factors in the students' social framework. (CFR)
Descriptors: Action Research, Cooperative Learning, Foreign Countries, Group Activities
Hounsell, Dai, Ed.; McCulloch, Mary, Ed.; Scott, Mary, Ed. – 1996
This inventory, is based on the database derived from Assessment Strategies in Scottish Higher Education (ASSHE) project, a survey of information about changing assessment practices in all 22 Scottish higher educational institutions. Its aims are to spotlight the diversity of assessment strategies and practices, identify core themes and…
Descriptors: Change, Computer Assisted Testing, Cooperative Learning, Educational Assessment
Learning and Skills Development Agency, London (England). – 2003
This teaching and learning guide is designed to provide practical advice and support for teachers who are delivering and assessing the key skill "Working with Others" at Levels 1-3 in schools and colleges in the United Kingdom. It is useful as an introduction to the key skill, source of teaching ideas, reference, or handbook. Section 1…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Developed Nations, Employment Potential, Foreign Countries
Hubbard, Robert L.; Ennis-Applegate, Mari – 1988
This manual contains materials for a 2-week workshop to train extension staff and community leaders working at the village level in the Solomon Islands. The aim of the course is to improve participants' skills so they are better able to help communities and community groups design and manage community projects. An introduction addresses the team…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Community Involvement, Community Programs
Keehn, Martha, Ed. – 1982
The manual is addressed to nutrition and health educators interested in trying out new participatory ways of working at the community level and describes simple techniques to train field staff to approach local communities more sensitively and involve them more fully in achieving better health. Techniques and materials are all experiential and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Health Services
Keehn, Martha, Ed. – 1983
A Spanish version of a manual on workshops for training nutrition and health field educators to approach communities more sensitively emphasizes techniques for involving community members in efforts to achieve better health and nutrition. Experiential workshop materials and techniques have been field-tested in several countries, including…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Health Services