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Download full textPracana, Clara, Ed.; Silva, Liliana, Ed. – Online Submission, 2013
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends 2013, taking place in Madrid, Spain, from 26 to 28 of April. Our efforts and active engagement can now be rewarded with these three days of exciting new developments about what we are passionate about: Psychology and its connections. We take pride…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Psychoeducational Methods, Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes
Peer reviewedOzmusul, Mustafa, Ed. – Online Submission, 2018
These proceedings contain the abstracts of papers of EDUSREF 2018, which was held in Ankara, Turkey on 6-7 April 2018. Establishing in 2018 as a scientific initiative; Education, Society & Reform Research (EDUSREF-2018) is an International Conference that aims to bridge the knowledge gap, promote social research esteem, and produce democratic…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Social Systems, Social Integration
Florida State Dept. of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Tallahassee. – 1987
This document includes an introduction by Marie E. Cowart and the following papers: (1) "Building Partnerships" (Margaret Lynn Duggar); (2) "Rating Scale of Communication in Cognitive Decline" (Rick Bollinger and Carol J. Hardiman); (3) "Role Adaptation in the Employed Adult Female Caregiver Following Transitional Nursing…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Home Programs, Human Services, Older Adults
Tomlinson, Louise M., Ed. – 1990
This conference was designed to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas relevant to how parents, teachers, and other concerned individuals can contribute to the strengthening of the educational support system, and to generate practical information on strategies to improve achievement levels of youth. The first article, titled "Conference…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Counseling, Elementary Secondary Education, Minority Groups
Dean, Diana; And Others – 1991
This document is the transcript of a symposium that presented information to persons employed or anticipating employment in the human services field in order to assist them in providing support for survivors attempting to cope with the death of a special person. The symposium included the following topics: models of responses to bereavement (those…
Descriptors: Bereavement, Death, Emotional Response, Human Services
Berlin, L. S., Ed. – 1985
This document contains the following papers on practical applications of research on adult and continuing education: "Elderly Criminal Behavior: Linking Research to Practice," by Donald J. Bachand and Carl I. Brahce; "Father? Teacher? Friend? Instructor-Student Relationships in a Refugee Class," by Gary J. Bekker; "The Small Group: Understanding…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Walker, Sylvia, Ed.; And Others – 1986
The proceedings of a 1984 conference on improving rehabilitation services to minority populations with handicaps contains 24 papers grouped into six sections. Two papers in the first section focus on changes which have occurred in the rehabilitation systems and current challenges. The second section, which focuses on research, contains five papers…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Blacks, Career Development, Disabilities
Rose, Peter I., Ed. – 1986
This book contains a transcript of discussions at a 1983 conference held at Smith College (Massachusetts) for refugee workers. Included are presentations by official representatives of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, foreign service officers, administrators of key voluntary agencies, immigration lawyers, social workers, case…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Agency Role, International Relations, Land Settlement
Bliss, Steven – 2001
This publication highlights key messages and themes of a conference to discuss critical questions, challenges, and opportunities facing California's welfare and workforce development systems. It is intended as a resource manual that presents the most up-to-date thinking on how policies and services can be designed to better meet the needs of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, At Risk Persons, Career Centers, Economically Disadvantaged
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1984
The proceedings of 34 workshops held to consider ways of solving the problems of black single mothers, held in 1984 in different cities, are collected in this report. All of the workshops were part of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority's pilot program, "Summit II: A Call to Action in Suppprt of Black Single Mothers," an effort to strengthen the…
Descriptors: Black Family, Black Mothers, Black Organizations, One Parent Family
Carr, Theresa, Ed. – HKNC-TAC News, 1993
These two newsletter special issues focus on personal futures planning (PFP) for people with deaf blindness, with emphasis on technical assistance activities involved in implementing a PFP program. PFP guides a team through three phases of activities: (1) developing a "circle of support" for an individual with deaf blindness; (2)…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Cooperative Planning, Deaf Blind, Goal Orientation
Wilkerson, Sharen E., Ed. – 1985
This document is a guide for the establishment and maintenance of parent support groups. It is a result of a conference on building parent support groups sponsored by the Colorado State Department of Social Services which brought together professionals and parents. The suggested audiences are people interested in forming similar groups; non-profit…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Children, Fund Raising
Dwyer, Kathy, Ed.; Spas, Diana, Ed. – 1991
This document summarizes a conference sponsored by the Montana University Affiliated Rural Institute on Disabilities (Rural Institute). The Rural Institute is a center for interdisciplinary, multi-organizational research, service, and training projects aimed toward improving the lives of persons with disabilities who live, work, and recreate in…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Federal Legislation
Miles, Mike – 1985
This report synthesizes the discussions which took place at an international conference on profound mental handicap held in Madrid, Spain (November, 1984). An overview of the issues involved in helping people with profound handicaps cites several positive trends, such as education for all, family support services, home visitations by direct care…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Coping, Family Involvement, Foreign Countries
Clark Coll., Atlanta, GA. – 1983
This document presents reports of three 1983 workshops held at Clark College in Atlanta on the needs of the elderly on the southside of Atlanta. The first workshop focused on the needs of the elderly in the areas of resources, housing and public safety, transportation, support groups and self-help, nutrition, and church involvement. The second…
Descriptors: Blacks, Community Resources, Financial Support, Gerontology
