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Kjøllesdal, Anders; Asheim, Jonas; Boks, Casper – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2014
Sustainable design issues are complex and multi-faceted and need integration in the education of young designers. Current research recommends a holistic view based on problem-solving and inter-disciplinary work, yet few design educators have brought these ideas to their full consequence. Sustainability education for designers is still often rooted…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Interdisciplinary Approach, Design
Peace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 1985
This booklet was developed to help Peace Corps trainers relate to older volunteers and facilitate the older volunteers' orientation into the organization. The manual is organized into four short sections. Each section raises some potential problems likely to be experienced by older volunteers and offers suggestions for overcoming the problems.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Aging (Individuals), Cross Cultural Training, Developing Nations
Wzorek, Carol – 1987
The 2.5-day workshop described in this manual was designed to meet the growing concern that small projects administered by the Peace Corps were not truly community projects or priorities. To foster more community involvement in the design, implementation, and evaluation of projects, this workshop is geared to the training of Peace Corps volunteers…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Planning, Decision Making
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Langone, Christine A. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2004
Strategic leadership is perhaps the area where undergraduate students have the least experience. Therefore, a focus on developing these skills is critical for college-level leadership educators. Teaching strategic leadership requires that educators design programs that make explicit, direct, and formal links between theory and practical…
Descriptors: Models, Leadership Training, Undergraduate Students, Teaching Methods
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1986
The accountability movement has forced educators to expend energys during the past few years ensuring that students master a developmental sequence of skills in the major content areas. In mathematics this has resulted in an emphasis upon computational proficiency, and, in the view of many mathematics educators, not enough time has been spent on…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematical Enrichment
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1986
The accountability movement has forced educators to expend energys during the past few years ensuring that students master a developmental sequence of skills in the major content areas. In mathematics this has resulted in an emphasis upon computational proficiency, and, in the view of many mathematics educators, not enough time has been spent on…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Intermediate Grades
STENZEL, ANNE KATHERINE – 1963
RESEARCH IDENTIFIED CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE GIRL SCOUT VOLUNTEER TRAINERS AND DEVELOPED CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING EFFECTIVENESS. TWELVE PROBLEM SITUATIONS, SECURED THROUGH A CRITICAL INCIDENT TECHNIQUE, TESTED EVALUATIVE JUDGMENT AND WERE SCORED FOR PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION. FORCED CHOICE QUESTIONS TESTED CONTENT VERSUS GROUP ORIENTATION.…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Critical Incidents Method, Doctoral Dissertations, History
Indiana State Dept. of Public Instruction, Indianapolis. Div. of Adult and Community Education. – 1978
This curriculum guide is aimed at Adult Basic Education (ABE) directors, teachers, paraprofessionals, and volunteers who are working in the local programs. Developed around adult performance level (APL) objectives, it provides teaching/learning activities and resources for helping adult learners develop basic skills and knowledge necessary to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Communication Skills, Community Resources