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Download full textHansen, W. Lee – 1985
Reasons for the increasing numbers of independent college students are considered, with attention to the provision for independent students in the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (Pell) program. The availability of grants to independent students may have two consequences: college students under age 22 with access to parental resources might…
Descriptors: Age, College Students, Definitions, Dependents
Bidlack, Betty J. M. – 1984
After a pilot study identified possible responses that children and adolescents give when defining concrete and abstract nouns, a study investigated the development of concrete noun (specific objects) and abstract noun (concepts) definitions given by 10, 14, and 18-year-olds, as well as whether abstract and concrete nouns are defined in a parallel…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Child Language, Children
Trailor, Colette B.; Huntley, Lois – 1988
The paper describes a Norwich, Connecticut, program for gifted learning disabled students. After a definition of giftedness, a chart lists characteristics of gifted/learning disabled students, and a brief discussion examines application of the Enrichment Triad Model of Joseph Renzulli to this population. Other program information pieces include a…
Descriptors: Definitions, Demonstration Programs, Gifted, Handicap Identification
National Commission on Excellence in Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 1982
Perspectives regarding education for the gifted and talented and excellence in education are addressed in this third volume of a 1982 public hearing. Statements from professional associations and from the public concerning education for the gifted are provided. The following positions are taken: there must be increased development of fully-funded…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Articulation (Education), Definitions, Educational Needs
Wood, Frank; And Others – 1982
The guide lists information on 56 resources (journal articles, books, reports, monographs) dealing with the education of children with behavioral disorders and published between 1950 and 1983. An introductory section reviews issues involved in the definition of the population, considers implications of the term "emotional disturbance,"…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Child Advocacy, Curriculum, Definitions
McCully, James S., Jr., Comp. – 1981
This volume, the second in a series of five publications for use in teaching basic vocational agriculture in Mississippi secondary schools, consists of the final eight lessons in a 15-lesson introduction to livestock production. Covered in the individual lessons included in this volume are the following topics: types of livestock production…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Behavioral Objectives, Birds
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students. – 1979
The manual outlines procedures for Florida school districts in serving students with speech and language impairments. State and federal regulations are cited at the beginning of each section with recommended best practices for their implementation in the following 15 areas: definition, eligibility criteria, screening, referral, evaluation,…
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Language Handicaps
Goss-Caldwell, Elsie – 1988
This manual was developed to help low-reading-level adults understand how the tax system works. It is not intended to teach them how to prepare their own taxes, but to be more familiar with the tax system and what is required of them. The manual is organized in 10 chapters that cover the following material: introduction to taxes; who files and who…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Definitions, Federal Government
Cakmak, Sibel – 1989
Intercultural literacy is an urgent need in today's world of global interdependency. A contextually adaptable agenda for promoting intercultural literacy through English can be adapted in different contexts to generate various communicative activities. Teachers and students can collaborate to work towards becoming intercultural citizens, based on…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development, Definitions
Texas State Dept. of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Austin. – 1988
Four technical assistance papers developed by Texas' Joint Task Force on Emotional Disturbance comprise this manual. The first paper, "Definition of Emotional Disturbance," is intended to clarify federal regulations and Texas State Board of Education rules on identifying emotionally disturbed students. Specific citations from appropriate…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Definitions, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Needs
Center, David B. – 1989
The exclusionary term, "social maladjustment," the definition in Public Law 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) of serious emotional disturbance, has been an enigma for special education. This paper attempts to limit the interpretation of social maladjustment in order to counter effects of such decisions as…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Disorders, Court Litigation
Hodkinson, Steve; Thomas, Linda – 1984
Intended to introduce educators in secondary schools and colleges to discussion promoting economic literacy for all students, this paper offers a critique of the typical economics curriculum, a rationale for economics education, and a working definition of economic literacy. The first section reviews and critiques current curriculum planning in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Sutaria, Saroj – 1987
The literature review examines the issue of whether categorical differentiation and placement of mentally retarded and learning disabled students is educationally warranted. First, the two conditions are defined; next, a comparison between the two on psychological, behavioral-social, and educational characteristics usually ascribed to children so…
Descriptors: Classification, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Differences
Delta Coll., University Center, MI. Allied Health-Community Affairs. – 1986
This manual provides definitions of terms related to developmental disabilities and special education. The first section focuses on categorical areas of impairment, defining concepts such as educable mentally impaired, trainable mentally impaired, severely mentally impaired, severely multiply impaired, hearing impaired, visually impaired,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Definitions, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities
Nickerson, Raymond S. – 1985
The problems and extent of adult illiteracy are presented in this workshop report, which explores how computer and communication technology might be applied in adult literacy education. The introduction provides statistics and a discussion of past and current attempts to teach illiterate adults. The major portion of the report focuses on what…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science, Definitions
