The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Mike Abramson, John Bird, Anne Stennett); "Partnership Imperatives: A Critical Appraisal" (Mike Abramson); "Further and Higher Education Partnerships: The Evolution of a National Policy Framework" (John Bird); "Finance: The Bedrock of Good Partnerships"…

The collection of essays on language contact and language conflict includes: "Language Choices: Contact and Conflict?" (Martin Putz); "Language Ecology: Contact Without Conflict" (Peter Muhlhausler); "Towards a Dynamic View of Multilingualism" (Ulrike Jessner); "A Matter of Choice" (Florian Coulmas); The…

The guide was designed to help immigrants and refugees, learners of English as a Second Language, prepare for employment in the United States. While the focus is on development of job search, application, and work environment skills, development of appropriate vocabulary, some grammar, and communication skills are also emphasized. The materials…

The curriculum presented in this teacher's guide is designed to provide limited-English-proficient adults, primarily refugees and immigrants, with language, communication, and employment-related skills for successful job acquisition and performance. It draws on experience in working with the refugee community, and includes input from employers and…

This publication contains 25 papers from a conference on defining quality higher education. Opening sections cover the conference program and members of the conference's steering committee. A representative sampling of papers includes the following: "The College Student Experiences Questionnaire: A Follow-Up Study of Academic and Social…

Reflecting contemporary research and widely held beliefs about how children grow, develop, and learn, this publication describes standards for child development programs for preschool and school-age children. The text is divided into three main sections which discuss background material, program components, and the program quality review process.…

This yearbook contains 19 papers (selected by referees) that concentrate on the "hidden curriculum"--integrated topics often taught or needing emphasis, but having limited coverage in classroom textbooks. The book is organized in three parts. Part I calls attention to the subject of excellence versus mediocrity, introduces the reader to current…

The planning and evaluation process at Central Florida Community College (CFCC) is based on the identification of demonstrable outcomes measures, referred to as indicators of excellence (IE's). The indicators were developed during a 4-year long, institution-wide effort in which every employee had the opportunity to comment on proposed indicators.…

This study used the Multiple Worlds Model, with culture as a central component, to examine adolescents' worlds and the types of transitions they make as they move from one context to another. Material for case studies was obtained from a 3-year research project with 55 adolescents varying in gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, achievement…

This document contains four papers from a symposium on university instruction in human resource development (HRD). "Comparison of Student Reactions in Traditional and Videoconferencing Courses in Training and Development " (Julie A. Furst-Bowe) finds few differences in student attitudes about the two types of courses. "The…

The first implementation year is reported of a Classical Greek magnet program at Paul Robeson Classical Studies Middle School in Kansas City, Missouri. The following program components are summarized: educational environment, community component, multi-cultural component, athletic and health components, personal value system, classics component,…

This book is designed to help workers plan for success on the job in a changing workplace and increasingly global economy. The following are among the topics discussed in the book's 12 chapters: understanding the changing job scene (foreign competition, technological change, new styles of management, jobs of the future); attitudes (developing and…

This module for a 1-semester Total Quality Management (TQM) course for high school or community college students discusses the concepts of customer satisfaction, customer surveys, and quality functional deployment. The concept of customer satisfaction begins with identifying the customer. Surveys are suggested as one way that students can learn…

The first year of teaching is difficult. New teachers are overwhelmed by all the "firsts" they must face in that year in order to survive it. This book serves as a reference for beginning teachers to help them get through all the "firsts" in teaching--things college professors spend little or no time explaining. For example,…

This paper reviews and critiques empirical evidence concerning knowledge gaps and misconceptions among secondary school students, parents/guardians, and educators about postsecondary education and student financial assistance opportunities and prerequisites, in particular, how Michigan's middle school based Project Awareness may affect student…