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Jackson, Tony – 2000
This report examines the status of Burundi's formal education system, focusing on elementary and secondary schooling. It addresses the issues of access to education and quality of education as well as the role of the state and donors in funding the system. It explains how the protracted civil war in Burundi has paralyzed the education system,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Donors, Dropout Rate, Educational Finance
Gillikin, Jo, Ed.; Johnson, Fran Holman, Ed. – WILLA, 1995
These four annual issues of WILLA (Women in Literature and Life Assembly) presents articles that focus on the crucial issues regarding the status and image of women and girls in every educational setting, from pre-kindergarten to continuing education. Articles and poetry in the first issue are: "On the Twentieth Anniversary of the Founding on…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Career-Technical and Adult Education. – 2001
This book is designed to help academic teachers in middle or secondary education develop an appreciation of career-focused education and begin the process of designing career-focused instruction. (Career-focused instruction is educational programming in which curriculum content and learning experiences clearly connect to the world of work.) For…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Art, Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum Development
Rainforth, Beverly, Ed.; Kugelmass, Judy W., Ed. – 2003
This collection of papers shows how an integrated approach to classroom teaching can support and advance inclusion in elementary schools. There are 10 papers in three sections. Section 1, "Designing Elementary Education for All," includes: (1) "Searching for a Pedagogy of Success" (Judy W. Kugelmass and Beverly Rainforth); (2)…
Descriptors: Art, Behavior Problems, Constructivism (Learning), Cultural Differences
Littman, Michael J. – 1994
A study synthesized findings of research in marketing education (ME) from 1979-89 in these 10 categories: administration, curriculum, evaluation, guidance/counseling, human resource, instruction, learner characteristics, philosophy and objectives, program design, and teacher education. During the 1980s, continued environmental threats and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development
McDonald, JoAnn Montes; McDonald, Robert B. – 2002
This chapter is a part of a book that recounts the year's work at the Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi. Rather than an "elitist" laboratory school for the children of university faculty, the dual-language ECDC is a collaboration between the Corpus Christi Independent School District…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Child Development, Child Development Centers, College School Cooperation
San Jose State Univ., CA. – 2001
This report discusses the activities and outcomes of Project Zenith, which was designed to recruit two cohorts of bilingual graduate students to complete a graduate program with specialized skills in the diagnosis and treatment of communicative disorders in multicultural populations in the public schools. Included in the specialized training is…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers, Communication Disorders, Course Content
Simon, Judith, Ed.; Smith, Linda Tuhiwai, Ed. – 2001
The Native Schools system was a system of village primary schools for Maori children operated by the New Zealand state from 1867 to 1969. The official purpose of the system was assimilation. Virtually all previous historical accounts of the Native Schools have been written by Pakeha (non-Maori, usually of European descent) and based on material…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Child Health, Colonialism, Culture Conflict
Alberta Learning, Edmonton. Direction de l'education francaise. – 2002
Noting that parents are vital partners in the educational system, this French-language handbook provides parents with information about the Grade 1 curriculum in Alberta, Canada. Based on the Alberta Learning "Program of Studies: Elementary Schools," the handbook describes the knowledge, skills, and attitudes students in Alberta are…
Descriptors: Art Education, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary School Students
Hase, Stewart; Davis, Lester – 2002
A 3-year research program on workplace learning was based on action research and involved the gradual implementation of "Work Activity Briefings" every 2 weeks or whenever a major task was to be undertaken at selected construction sites managed by an Australian mining and construction company. The briefings were regular meetings between…
Descriptors: Building Trades, Construction Management, Employer Employee Relationship, Foreign Countries
Williams, Jean – 2001
This document presents a total of 48 references and annotations of works published after 1995 that are in some way related to the topic of adult literacy, learning disabilities, and technology. The first part of the document presents annotations of 30 online articles, journal articles, books, and book articles devoted to the following topics:…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Students
Elliott, Claire – 2002
This document presents a total of 109 references and annotations of works that are in some way related to the topic of math for learning and life. Section 1 presents 68 annotated references with keywords drawn from the Canadian Literacy Thesaurus. Selected topics covered in the listed publications are as follows: numeracy as social practice; the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Urban Agenda Issue Brief, 2000
The Experience Corps Program, which was initiated in 1996 in New York's South Bronx, connects retirees with children in elementary schools. The Experience Corps' volunteers, who are mostly lifelong residents of the South Bronx, work a minimum of 15 hours each week throughout the school year as mentors, tutors, and special assistants. Since 1997,…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Community Programs, Elementary School Students, High Risk Students
McGivney, Veronica – 2002
The different views regarding what constitutes learning success and progression in England's post-16 learning sector and the problem of meeting current policy and funding priorities stressing tangible and measurable outcomes while simultaneously responding to learners' needs and preferences were examined in a discussion that drew upon policy…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Alternative Assessment
Roca, Ana, Ed.; Colombi, M. Cecilia, Ed. – 2003
This collection of papers includes the following: (1) "Insights from Research and Practice in Spanish as a Heritage Language" (M. Cecilia Colombi and Ana Roca); (2) "Toward a Theory of Heritage Language Acquisition: Spanish in the United States" (Andrew Lynch); (3) "Profiles of SNS Students in the Twenty-First Century:…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Bilingual Students, Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education
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