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BLK Group, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1975
Included are issue statements, workshop reports, and recommendations. The conference was held for educators and educational data collectors to exchange ideas on improving postsecondary education surveys and to plan for making such surveys universally compatible. Among the issues discussed are the uses of information, government concerns in…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Economic Factors, Educational Planning, Educational Quality
Ingels, Steven J.; And Others – 1988
The National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) is a major new panel study of educational outcomes sponsored by the Center for Education Statistics of the United States Department of Education. The NELS:88 is designed to provide trend data about critical transitions experienced by young people as they develop, attend school, and embark…
Descriptors: Field Tests, Grade 8, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools
Harris, Cameron – 1987
This report emphasizes the rationale for and procedures of a high school graduate follow-up telephone survey in Hampton, Virginia, conducted on classes of even-numbered years. The survey instrument and charts of results from 1982-86 comprise over three-fourths of the document. The follow-up survey was initiated to gather information for a school…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Graduate Surveys
Cooperation in Education: International Quarterly of the Institute for University Cooperation, 1983
In this proceedings, attention is focused on career preparation and the relationship between general and specialized studies, as well as the link between theoretical knowledge and practical experience. The preparatory study for the congress was conducted in about 300 universities, primarily in Europe and America. Nearly 15,000 interviews were…
Descriptors: College Students, Economics Education, Education Work Relationship, Experiential Learning
McLaughlin, Donald H., Ed. – 1979
This report is a record of a one-day seminar sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The theme of the conference was the timely issue of the role of nonpublic schools in educating American children. The participants were: (1) representatives of private schools, (2) federal policymakers; and (3) researchers. Jay Noell…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Hammond, Carol, Ed. – 1990
Five of the seven papers in this collection focus on the use of technology for information retrieval and resource sharing: (1) "Teaching Students How To Search Bibliographic Retrieval Systems: The Unit Record Approach" (George Bell); (2) "The Online Catalog and Bibliographic Databases as Shared Resources: The Impact and Issues of Networking a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Ryan, William C., Ed. – 1986
The l50 papers and 28 panel discussion reports in this collection focus on innovations, trends, and research in the use of computers in a variety of educational settings. Topics discussed include: computer centers and laboratories; use of computer at various levels from K-12 through the university, including inservice teacher training; use of…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education
Public Health Service (DHHS), Rockville, MD. – 1980
A summary of proceedings of the Forum on Arthritis Research and Education in Nursing and Allied Health is presented. The keynote address, "The Burden of Arthritis," by Dorothy P. Rice, provides data collected by the National Center for Health Statistics on the prevalence of arthritis, the burden it imposes, and the volume, type, and cost…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Bibliographies, Disease Incidence, Diseases
American Nurses' Association, Kansas City, MO. – 1975
This report of a conference on state boards of nursing and education for nursing contains the following papers: "Relationship between State and Voluntary Accreditation," by Eloise R. Lewis; "Statewide Planning for Nursing Education," by Donald P. Draine; "Nursing Education Today and in the Future," by Irene S. Palmer;…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Allied Health Occupations Education, Certification
Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ., Blacksburg. – 1990
This collection of 24 articles provides examples of innovative practices in professional development for part-time faculty. Included in the proceedings are the following: (1) "Identifying Professional Development Programs for Two-Year College Occupational/Technical Faculty" (James L. Hoerner and others); (2) "Part-Time Faculty, Full-Time…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Educational Trends, Faculty Development, Faculty Evaluation