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Roth, Gene L.; Tesolowski, Dennis G. – Computing Teacher, 1984
This joint research and development project of two state departments of education used the DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) process to identify microcomputer competencies for vocational instructors. Brainstorming techniques were used to identify five categories of microcomputer applications and to determine which competencies belonged in each…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Microcomputers, Minimum Competencies, Postsecondary Education
Download full textNational Center for Research in Vocational Education, Berkeley, CA. – 1995
This document outlines the National Center for Research Vocational Education's 1995 agenda. The agenda is divided into two parts. Part 1 summarizes the center's plans for research and development activities on the following six themes: the economic context of vocational education (VE); institutions, "systems," governance, and policy;…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Accountability, Conferences, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedPateman, Neil – Arithmetic Teacher, 1989
Summarizes two examples of cooperative activities developed in Australia between teachers and teachers and other professionals. Discusses what has been learned from the examples. (YP)
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedByrne, Marilyn Kent – Remedial and Special Education, 1995
This response to an article by Jeanne Schumm and Sharon Vaughn on professional development programs to help teachers accommodate students with disabilities in the regular classroom considers the process of connecting personal knowledge to the external knowledge base gained through theoretical, empirical, or practical information sources. (SW)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Practices, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
National Commission on Research, Washington, DC. – 1980
The national need for an ample pool of research scientists is considered. Research in universities and in the federally funded research facilities is described, and the importance of the research these institutions do and the interweaving of research and instruction in universities are noted. Some manpower projections are included and questions…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Employment Projections, Federal Aid, Government Role
National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy, Boston, MA. – 2002
Since its establishment in 1996, the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) has actively conducted and disseminated research to help build effective, cost- efficient adult education and literacy programs for adults who have low literacy and math skills, limited English skills, and/or no high school diploma. Funded as…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Gubbins, E. Jean; And Others – 1995
This monograph discusses the organization and mission of the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) and describes the research studies and commissioned papers that the Center has sponsored. Part 1, "Dream and Design for the NRC/GT," provides an overview of the Center as an organization and describes how the research…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Educational Practices, Educational Research, Educational Strategies
