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Peer reviewedWhite, Herbert S. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1987
A past president of the American Society for Information Science discusses the past and present status of the organization and the field of information science and the advantages and problems resulting from the interdisciplinary composition of the field. (CLB)
Descriptors: Group Membership, History, Information Science
Peer reviewedStrand, Theresa; Anderson, Charles C., Jr. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 1997
Traces the history of the Mid-Western Educational Research Association (MWERA) from preformative events in 1970 through 1994, focusing on its mission and goals and their fulfillment. Profiles MWERA today, including governance, structure, operations, membership, constitutional amendments, and publications. Includes recollections of a past…
Descriptors: Conferences, Educational Researchers, Group Membership, Organizational Objectives
Download full textEdelson, Paul J. – 1990
The National University Extension Association (NUEA) was formed in 1915 by 21 colleges and universities--state, land grant, and independent. From its inception, the organization moved rapidly to codify academic formats, operational procedures, and administrative structures for extension education based upon prevailing models found within…
Descriptors: Colleges, Consortia, Continuing Education, Educational History
Peer reviewedHorne, Sharon – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1999
Provides overview of the types of women's groups that have developed since the initiation of consciousness-raising groups in the 1960s. Documents the important historical processes in women's group work and reviews literature conducted with women's groups, including self-help groups and informal support groups. Concludes that the absence of…
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Females, Group Dynamics, Group Membership
John, Walton C. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1935
This study aims to give essential facts regarding the development, general control, and administration of graduate work, including the principal standards, requirements, and practices that relate to the granting of degrees on the graduate level. In recent years, along with the expansion of graduate work in many of the older universities, a great…
Descriptors: School Personnel, Graduate Study, Universities, Federal Government
Hall, Morrill M. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1957
For a number of years, particularly since the early 1940's, there has been a growing movement emphasizing the importance of local boards of education, how they function, and how their effectiveness may be improved. Evidences of this movement are found within a variety of sources: In the increasing amount of research dealing with school boards and…
Descriptors: School Administration, Boards of Education, State Legislation, State Departments of Education
