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Download full textSartisky, Michael, Ed.; Dennis, Thomas A., Ed. – 1990
This report contains the proceedings of a public forum held to explore and exchange definitions and theories of literacy and to present examples of successful literacy programs in Louisiana in 1990. The following presentations are included: "Conference Welcome" (Patti Roemer); "Conference Introduction" (Michael Sartisky);…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Gladstein, Jill, Ed.; Silver, Rita Elaine, Ed. – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 1994
This collection of six papers consists of works in progress undertaken by students and faculty of the University of Pennsylvania's Language in Education Division of the Graduate School of Education. The papers are: (1) "Language Planning and Identity Planning: An Emergent Understanding" (Rebecca Freeman); (2) "Communicative…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Environment, Cultural Influences, Descriptive Linguistics
Driscoll, Marcy P. – 1994
This cognitively-oriented book focuses on learning and instruction. Specific applications and implications of learning theories are discussed and examples are drawn from educational situations and educational problems. Theoretical concepts are illustrated in concrete terms and a wide variety of examples are provided. The text embodies a theme of…
Descriptors: Behaviorism, Biological Influences, Cognitive Restructuring, Constructivism (Learning)
Kraemer, Barbara A. – 1993
This study examined factors affecting academic persistence for Hispanic college students at a private 2-year bilingual junior college (St. Augustine College, Illinois) in terms of the students' integration into the academic and social environment at the college. A sample of 277 Hispanic graduates (78 percent female) participated in the study.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Adjustment (to Environment), College Students
Achtenhagen, Frank – 1994
The effects of various megatrends in social and economic life on vocational education in Germany and other countries are discussed, and the evaluation of one approach to facing these megatrends is described. Trends include demographic changes and the conditions resulting from new technologies and environmental concerns. Such megatrends are…
Descriptors: Business Education, Curriculum Research, Demography, Economic Factors
Dorkenoo, Efua; Elworthy, Scilla – 1992
In Africa today, women's voices are being raised against female genital mutilation. Inspired by the United Nations Decade for Women, this report seeks to present information in a logical, coherent manner to stimulate support for eradication of the practice. It describes steps African governments, Western states, and international agencies can take…
Descriptors: African Culture, Change Strategies, Child Health, Cultural Influences
Maybin, Janet, Ed. – 1994
Readings on language and literacy within their social context include: "The Problem of Meaning in Primitive Languages" (Bronislaw Malinowski); "Toward Ethnographies of Communication" (Dell Hymes); "Language as Social Semiotic" (M. A. K. Halliday); "Language and Ideology" (V. N. Volosinov); "Family…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Cultural Context, Ethnography, Family Influence
Howey, Kenneth R. – 1994
This study analyzes data from surveys of faculty and leaders of teacher education programs about their influence on state policy, relationships with elementary and secondary schools, budgets, relationships within the larger institution, and factors that affect morale among college faculty, such as promotion criteria and institutional support of…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Budgets, College Faculty, College School Cooperation
Richardson, Richard C., Jr. – 1991
This report presents an analysis of the data developed from a survey involving case studies of 10 public colleges and universities with good records for graduating African Americans, Hispanics, or American Indians. The survey identified 36 state and 68 institutional practices associated with high, or improved, equity outcomes during the 1980s. Ten…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, American Indians, Blacks
American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. – 1991
This document articulates the directives of the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AASCU) in achieving its major goal of providing citizens with equal opportunity for access to a college education. Based on the policy directives of the AASCU Board of Directors and the recommendations of the Council of State Representatives, the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Agenda Setting, Educational Finance
Hativa, Nira – 1991
This report summarizes the results of studies of four computer-assisted integrated learning systems (ILS) designed to teach students arithmetic: two in Israel (TOAM--distributed in the United States as DEGEM and SEMEL) and two in the United States (CCC and WICAT). The qualitative and quantitative studies identified cognitive, sociological, and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Competition, Computer Assisted Instruction
Otto, Luther B. – 1989
This edition of a handbook aimed at helping parents help their children make a career choice has been rewritten and updated. New material begins with the introduction, which provides a rationale for involving parents in their sons' and daughters' career decisions. Other new material includes sections on women and work, minorities and work,…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Choice, Career Education, Career Exploration
Delgado-Gaitan, Concha; Trueba, Henry – 1991
With the rapid increase of ethnic minorities entering industrial societies and interacting with mainstream cultures, issues of cultural and linguistic differences must be addressed. Particularly relevant to educators is understanding the process of acculturation and socialization of uprooted ethnic or low-income minority children. Such children…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Childrens Games, Cultural Influences, Educational Anthropology
Carter, Edith H., Ed. – Community College Journal for Research and Planning, 1990
Providing a forum for the exchange of information among members of the National Council for Research and Planning, this refereed journal offers articles on various aspects of community college research, management, and planning. The two issues of volume 7 contain the following articles: (1) "Case Studies of Community College High Risk…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Environment, College Planning, College Role
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1982
The link between student charges, enrollment, financial aid needs, and institutional revenues at California community colleges, the University of California, and the California State University is examined. After reviewing the public and individual costs and benefits of higher education, attention is directed to current institutional charges for…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Educational Benefits, Educational Demand, Enrollment Influences
