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Download full textStark, Joan S. – Planning for Higher Education, 1975
Consumer dissatisfaction is discussed as a force affecting traditional assumptions and operating procedures in many areas of society. It is noted that all levels of government are now considering proposals for increased regulation of postsecondary education. The alternative of self-regulation is suggested, and the principal higher education…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Consumer Economics, Consumer Protection, Educational Economics
Peer reviewedSimonson, Michael; And Others – TechTrends, 1993
Outlines the structures, technologies, participants, and benefits of the proposed project, "Iowa Distance Education Alliance: Partnerships for Interactive Learning through Telecommunications," which received a U.S. Department of Education Star Schools Program grant in October 1992. Project goals, timetables, and activities are listed.…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Continuing Education, Curriculum Development, Distance Education
Hammer, Patricia Cahape, Comp. – 1996
This directory provides information on organizations and resources related to rural education. The first section lists 62 national and multistate organizations, including agencies, associations, centers, clearinghouses, and federal programs. Each entry includes address, contact person, telephone number, and a brief profile of organizational…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Higher Education
Department of Education, Washington, DC. Office of the Secretary. – 2000
This guide features information about the latest initiatives by the U.S. Department of Education, an update on specific programs for schools and teachers, and a list of services and resources, both at the Department's headquarters in Washington, DC, and nationwide. Introductory pages provide information on nine of the Department's latest…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Education, American Indians, Beginning Teacher Induction
Page, Stephen, Ed.; Shaw, Danielle, Ed. – Laboratory for Student Success (LSS), The Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory, 2004
Beginners in many disciplines learn that correlation never proves causation, but sometimes, even in public health, correlation, mistaken for causation, becomes the basis for policy and great expenditures of public and private money. "True experiments" with random assignment to experimental and control groups hold a special place in the…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Teaching Methods, Federal Legislation, Statistical Studies
Rohland, Mark, Ed. – Laboratory for Student Success (LSS), The Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory, 2003
Work-based education (WBE), including traditional vocational education and other career-focused programs, was an important curricular component in American schools for most of the 20th century. The 1990s was a period of substantial change for work-based education (WBE). Spurred on by a concern about the international competitiveness of the…
Descriptors: Politics of Education, Educational Change, Tech Prep, Education Work Relationship
