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Washington School Research Center, 2002
The 4th and 7th grade Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) scores for the past several years have indicated that the percentage of students meeting the new higher standards is not satisfactory, although improvement is being shown every year. There are indications, however, that while some elementary and middle/junior high schools are…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Academic Achievement, Well Being, Research Reports
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Brown, Pamela U. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2005
This chapter will explore the "shadow curriculum" (a term used by those who question the assumption that direct selling to students who are compelled to attend school is questionable on several levels--ethical, moral, and democratic) and its connection to media literacy. The author first summarizes the kinds of marketing in schools that…
Descriptors: Television Viewing, Marketing, Decision Making, Corporations
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Debande, Olivier; Ottersten, Eugenia Kazamaki – Higher Education Management and Policy, 2004
In this article, we focus on the implementation and development of ICT in the education sector, challenging and developing the traditional learning environment whilst introducing new educational tools including e-learning. The paper investigates ICT as a tool empowering and developing learners lifelong learning opportunities. It defines a model of…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Technology Integration
Don Gibala; Wendy Stuhldreher – Link, 2001
The internship program for undergraduate-level community health students at Slippery Rock University in Butler, Pennsylvania, is designed as a capstone experience bridging the gap from academia to practice. Students in the internship program spend 12 weeks during the summer of their senior year working in any health organization of their choice,…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Capstone Experiences, Communication Skills, Community Health Services
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Abrami, Philip C.; Bernard, Robert M.; Wade, Anne; Schmid, Richard F.; Borokhovski, Eugene; Tamim, Rana; Surkes, Michael; Lowerison, Gretchen; Zhang, Dai; Nicolaidou, Iolie; Newman, Sherry; Wozney, Lori; Peretiatkowicz, Anna – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2006
This review provides a rough sketch of the evidence, gaps and promising directions in e-learning from 2000 onwards, with a particular focus on Canada. The authors searched a wide range of sources and document types to ensure that we represented, comprehensively, the arguments surrounding e-learning. Overall, there were 2,042 entries in their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Evidence, Barriers
Horsch, Elizabeth – Inverness Research Associates, 2006
Many of the people who live in Knott County today are direct descendants of the early settlers of the region. Today the people of Knott County share an identity that is grounded in the place they and their ancestors called home. Perhaps the public endeavor in which the influence of place is most evident is education. In Knott County education has…
Descriptors: United States History, Females, Educational Change, Federal Programs
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1994
During the 1993-94 program year, more than 1.2 million Californians were enrolled in vocational education (VE) at a secondary high school, adult education program, or regional occupational center. An additional 1.2 million Californians were enrolled in community college VE programs. VE services were provided to significant numbers of students with…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Adult Vocational Education, Annual Reports
Mississippi State Dept. of Education, Jackson. Office of Vocational and Technical Education. – 1994
During fiscal year 1994, 106,054 individuals were enrolled in secondary-level vocational education (VE) courses and 78,699 individuals were enrolled in postsecondary-level VE courses in Mississippi. Eight performance standards and core measures were developed and used to evaluate all VE programs in Mississippi. The percentages of the various types…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Adult Vocational Education, Annual Reports
Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. Div. of Vocational and Adult Education. – 1995
During fiscal year (FY) 1995, $20,933,342 in federal, $45,074,084 in state, and $84,449,547 in local funds were expended to support vocational education throughout Missouri. Enrollment in Missouri vocational education included 120,874 secondary students, 57,885 postsecondary students, and 101,914 adults. During FY 1995, work continued on the…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Adult Vocational Education, Annual Reports
Kett, Joseph F. – 1994
This book traces the history of adult and continuing education in the United States from 1750 through 1990. The following topics are among those examined in the book's 12 chapters: literature, philosophy, and self-education in the 18th century; uses of knowledge in the antebellum period (law and learning, piety and learning, commerce and culture);…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Community Colleges
Guy, Talmadge C., Ed.; And Others – 1994
The following papers were presented at a research preconference on the implications of Afrocentrism for adult education: "The African American Adult Education Pre-Conference: Historical Reflections" (Colin); "The Perspective 'Is' the Paradigm: The Congruence of World View and Research Methodology" (Dozier-Henry);…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Afrocentrism
Smoke, Trudy, Ed. – 1998
The collection of essays on the politics of adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction includes: "The Politics of Adult ESL literacy: Becoming Politically Visible" (Pamela Ferguson); "Learning To Be Legal: Unintended Meanings for Adult Schools" (Pia Moriarty); "The Relationship Between Knowing Our Students' Real…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Anorexia Nervosa, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
American Association of Univ. Professors, Washington, DC. – 1988
This document presents the 1988-91 agreement between Oakland University (Michigan) and the Oakland University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors. The following 32 articles are detailed: definitions; recognition; work of the bargaining unit; academic titles; association rights; University management; faculty employment,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty
American Association of Univ. Professors, Washington, DC. – 1988
This document presents the agreement between Central State University and the Central State University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) for the period September 1, 1988-August 31, 1991. The contract details the following 48 articles: agreement; agreement construction; recognition of the bargaining unit; AAUP…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty
Beasley, Georgia Blair, Comp. – 1979
This annotated bibliography is an attempt to provide a fairly extensive listing of available resource materials related to home economics. It does not attempt to include materials listed in readily available catalogs produced by commercial sources, government agencies, or other agencies which normally supply their lists to teachers. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Clothing Instruction, Consumer Education
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