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Download full textElufiede, Kemi, Ed.; Flynn, Bonnie, Ed.; Olson, Joann S., Ed. – Adult Higher Education Alliance, 2017
The 41st annual conference of the Adult and Higher Education Alliance (AHEA) was held at the University of Central Florida in March 2017 and explored the theme, "Writing Our Way: Giving Voice to Adult Learning." Papers in these proceedings include: (1) Transformative Learning Following Job Loss-A Dissertation Renewal (Robert Benway); (2)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Higher Education, Conference Papers, Transformative Learning
Mlinarevic, Vesnica, Ed.; Brust Nemet, Maja, Ed.; Husanovic Pehar, Jasmina, Ed. – Online Submission, 2021
4th International Scientific and Professional Conference Intercultural Education and especially this proceedings of scientific and professional papers authored by scientists and practitioners contributes to greater sensitivity to diversity and the creation of an inclusive culture of life in educational institutions and in a multicultural…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Diversity, Cultural Differences, Bilingualism
Russell, William Benedict, III, Ed. – International Society for the Social Studies, 2015
The "International Society for the Social Studies (ISSS) Annual Conference Proceedings" is a peer-reviewed professional publication published once a year following the annual conference. The following papers are included in the 2015 proceedings: (1) Local History and Local Culture at the Core of Elementary Social Studies Curriculum (C.…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Social Studies, Elementary Education, Local History
Papadima-Sophocleous, Salomi, Ed.; Bradley, Linda, Ed.; Thouësny, Sylvie, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2016
The 23rd EUROCALL conference was held in Cyprus from the 24th to the 27th of August 2016. The theme of the conference this year was "CALL Communities and Culture." It offered a unique opportunity to hear from real-world CALL practitioners on how they practice CALL in their communities, and how the CALL culture has developed in local and…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Kim, Choong H.; Sexton, Irwin M. – 1974
When representatives of public libraries with programs to deliver books to patrons by mail met in Las Vegas, Nevada, in June of 1973, the conference brought to a sharp focus the emergence of two different types of books by mail (BBM) programs. One is the urban or metropolitan program serving the four to six percent of the urban population who are…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Costs, Delivery Systems, Library Circulation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 1998
This hearing transcript presents oral and written statements made at a congressional hearing on the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, specifically Title III which supports programs to strengthen institutions and Title XI which encourages colleges and universities to provide urban community service programs. Opening statements by Congressmen…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
United States Conference of Mayors, Washington, DC. – 2001
This compendium report presents papers on what mayors have done to revitalize their cities. These efforts have been concentrated on improving schools and educational outcomes, renewing strong neighborhoods, investing in infrastructure, improving public health facilities, and reducing crime. The reports include: "City of Akron: The Akron…
Descriptors: City Government, Community Development, Economic Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Moore, John W. – 1977
This essay offers several propositions related to the problems of urban areas and notes the implications of these problems for urban universities and their colleges of education. The quality of life in urban America is deteriorating as is the quality of service being provided by urban schools and social service agencies. A large portion of the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Schools of Education, Teacher Educators, Urban Areas
Roger Tory Peterson Inst. of Natural History, Inc., Jamestown, NY. – 1991
This document reports on a conference about the use of existing resources to teach nature education to urban children. The conference was organized around the question of how to encourage more positive use of parklands for outdoor nature education. The conference was held in New York City's Central Park and over 80 leaders representing city…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Nature Centers
PSI Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1981
In November 1980, the National Institute of Education (NIE) sponsored a roundtable on Issues in Urban Reading, the proceedings and recommendations of which are included in this paper and focused on two major questions: What is contributing to the drop in reading scores during the elementary and middle school years? and What are the skills and…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Conferences, Elementary Education, Junior High Schools
Latino Inst., Chicago, IL. – 1994
A statistical profile of the working poor in Chicago (Illinois) and the proceedings of the Working Poor Policy Forum held to discuss the findings of the profile are presented. In America it is supposed to be impossible to work and remain chronically poor, but in fact this is not the case. There are many ways to define the income working families…
Descriptors: Blacks, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Patterns, Family Income
Romo, Harriet D., Ed. – 1990
This symposium investigates the condition of urban Latinos and Blacks two decades after reports by the Kerner, Eisenhower, and Katzenbach commissions recommended sweeping reforms in urban policy. Twenty-nine researchers, politicians, and policymakers analyze the condition of the urban poor and the role of minorities in forming policies. The…
Descriptors: Blacks, Community Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Hispanic Americans
Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France). – 1978
Appendix I presents national inventories and analyses of the problems, objectives, and instruments pertinent to the rural areas of 21 countries. Data, including land area, agricultural ratio, and report and map sources, are provided for Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Communications, Comparative Analysis, Land Use
Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Community Relations Service. – 1979
This report presents the proceedings of a conference held to examine the relationship between the police and minority groups with a focus on the problem of police use of excessive force. Successful community-police efforts to increase safety and reduce the use of force are described in case studies from four cities. Also presented are the texts of…
Descriptors: Black Community, Hispanic Americans, Law Enforcement, Minority Groups
Peck, Magda G., Ed. – 1993
This report presents highlights from a conference convened to discuss issues related to the enhancement of the ability of urban maternal and child health (MCH) programs at the local level to improve the health and well-being of children and families. In part 1 of the document, speeches concerning the federal and local perspectives on maternal and…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Child Health, Community Programs, Economically Disadvantaged
