This paper is a brief account and argument for using Built Environment Education Workshops (BEEWs) as a data collection method. The research is based on women of African descent and the connections among their social practices, the spaces that generate them and are generated by them, and the language they use to mediate and/or negotiate those…

This publication contains a collection of curriculum projects developed by educators who were participants in the 2001 Fulbright-Hays Summer Seminars Abroad Program in Morocco and Tunisia. The 13 curriculum projects in the publication are entitled: "Women in Morocco, Artists and Artisans" (Virginia da Costa); "Cultures of…

The Tech Prep Perspectives for School Counselors Workshop was offered by distance learning at 2 sites to 30 participants. Its goal was "Participants will learn information to help students acquire accurate knowledge of Tech Prep programs to use when making class choices and career plans." Cooperative learning activities developed a…

A study examined the effect of a structured writing process on student comprehension during a year-long classroom writing workshop. Subjects included 10 sixth-grade students of average reading and writing comprehension who completed an initial writing survey as well as quarterly writing behavior self assessments and writing evaluation conference…

Outlines the development of educational communication in the field of agriculture. (RK)

Projects for teachers which stress the use of multisensory aids, provide for experimentation, and encourage exchange of ideas and experiences are described. The goal of these recommended programs is the establishment of a purposeful, creative, self-directive learning environment. (LS)

A workshop program sponsored by the Pasadena Art Museum to help overcome cultural handicaps. Results justify the use of creative art in changing the personality and learning patterns of disadvantaged children. (Author/AP)

Describes a workshop for college women designed to facilitate awareness of alternative ways of viewing personal relationships so that personal and professional needs can be met. The group format explores the range of available relationships, considers vocational choices and sociocultural influences and includes a review and evaluation. (JAC)

Describes a staff development project to sensitize job service counselors to the needs and employment problems of older rural jobseekers and to develop a model in-service project. Counselor response to the program was positive. Applicant surveys showed older rural job seekers generally lack good job-seeking skills. (JAC)

A series of workshops demonstrating technical skills and practical procedures in internal medicine was conducted for fourth-year medical students. The workshops provided the students the chance to observe and in some situations to perform the technical procedures under supervision before beginning their residencies. (Author/MLW)

A two-day workshop for beginning school system supervisors and consultants was held in Edmonton, Alberta, to heighten awareness of supervisory tasks, develop skills, and stir interest in professional growth. Program goals and topical themes--communication, interpersonal relations, supervisory strategies, and time management--are discussed.…

From the results of this study it can be concluded that teachers ranked the 12 inservice education topics differently on the basis of importance, knowledge, and application. (SSH)

Reviews the history of the Television Service of the University of Glasgow, describes the influence of television as an educational medium, compares the use of educational television with the use of film, and considers the advantages of radio as an educational medium, particularly in light of production costs and accessibility. (JL)