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Booth, Pat F. – 1985
This publication is one in a series of booklets designed to provide basic, practical guidance to information workers and students. It is intended to assist information workers (i.e., librarians, information scientists, archivists, indexers, bibliographers, database managers, information officers--and many other titles by which these workers are…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Documentation, Guidelines, Information Scientists
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1908
This bulletin presents a list of publications of the United States Bureau of Education for the years 1867 to 1907, prepared under the direction of the present librarian of the Bureau. This list is intended to make the publications of the Bureau better known and to facilitate their use. It should be of service to librarians and to students of…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Government Publications, Library Materials, Annual Reports
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (NJ1), 2007
It is the position of the National Association of Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) and the College and University Physical Education Council (CUPEC) that all colleges and universities uphold a physical activity instructional program for students as a strong and integral part of the academic curriculum. Bombarded by popular culture, newfound…
Descriptors: Position Papers, Young Adults, Peer Influence, Physical Activities
Watt, Shirley L., Ed. – 1984
This collection of 20 articles from "The Science Teacher" and "Science and Children" is provided to assist teachers, students, and parents in preparing for science fairs. Four major questions about science fairs are addressed in the articles. They are: (1) Who should participate in a science fair? (2) How should a fair be organized? (3) What makes…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Position Papers, Science Education
McCollister, Betty, Ed. – 1989
The creation/evolution controversy can be best thought of as a contest over control of a portion of educational policy. Scientists do not dispute the right of fundamentalist Christians to believe that Genesis is a history and a science textbook. The difficulty arises when fundamentalists seek to bring their sectarian religious faith into biology…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Creationism, Evolution
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of Instructional Services. – 1981
Intended for use by schools in studying their library programs and services, this needs assessment packet is designed to serve as an instrument for determining what exists as a program of services and to assist in setting direction for planned growth of an effective library program. The philosophy and services quoted in the document were derived…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Planning, Library Services
Huttemann, Lutz, Ed. – 1985
Based on the belief that socioeconomic and cultural development in the pan-African region can be best promoted if it is supported by sound information and documentation services, the education and training of information personnel has become one of the major program areas of the Education, Science and Documentation Centre of the German Foundation…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Documentation, Higher Education, Information Needs
Block, Cathy Collins, Ed.; Parris, Sheri R., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2008
Now in a substantially revised and updated second edition, this comprehensive professional resource and text is based on cutting-edge research. In each chapter, leading scholars provide an overview of a particular aspect of comprehension, offer best-practice instructional guidelines and policy recommendations, present key research questions still…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Reading Comprehension, Reading Research, Global Approach
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Wiley, Karen B. – PS: Political Science and Politics, 1991
Compares teaching of engineers with teaching of policy analysts. Emphasizes similarities. Presents briefing format to be used in teaching students basics of policy analysis. Includes briefing instructions, selecting an issue, writing a proposal and briefing paper, and preparing the oral briefing. Suggests methods of evaluating students' efforts,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Engineering Education, Higher Education
Rampp, Lary C., Ed.; Guffey, J. Stephen, Ed. – 2000
This document, which is intended as a primer for adult continuing education, contains 11 chapters examining the philosophical foundations of adult and continuing education. The chapter titles and authors are as follows: "Progressivism and Adult Continuing Education" (Michael Day); "Progressivism: An Anthology" (Andrea Reeve);…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Behaviorism, Comparative Analysis