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Bell, William G., Ed.; Ashford, Norman J., Ed. – 1984
These conference proceedings contain the texts of 62 papers. The first 17 papers include 4 keynote presentations as well as reviews of: major developments in several countries (Brazil, Canada, Great Britain, Jordan, Netherlands, Sweden, United States) and Hong Kong; handicapped travelers' access to air transport; and application of microcomputer…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Air Transportation, Area Studies, Cost Effectiveness
Lee, Charles C.; And Others – 1987
Three conference papers on rehabilitation technology, authored by staff members of the Trace Research and Development Center, form this collection. The first, "Keyboard Equivalent for Mouse Input" by Charles Lee and Gregg Vanderheiden, describes implementation of a keyboard mouse input device using the numeric keypad. The paper discusses…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Computer Terminals, Disabilities
Hartmann, Heidi I., Ed.; And Others – 1986
This report, prepared by the Committee's Panel on Technology and Women's Employment, identifies and analyzes the effects of technological change on the quantity and quality of women's paid employment. Chapter 1 defines technological change, describes changes in information technologies, discusses the measurement and characteristics of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Automation, Demand Occupations, Employed Women
Freedman, Leonard – 1987
Criteria for determining quality in continuing education at the college level are addressed. After considering conceptual and practical difficulties to assuring quality in continuing higher education (CHE), the background characteristics, capabilities, and performance of adult learners and traditional college students are compared. The following…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Faculty, College Instruction, College Programs
CAUSE, Boulder, CO. – 1988
Seven papers from the 1987 CAUSE conference's Track IV, Support Services, are presented. They include: "Application Development Center" (John F. Leydon); "College Information Management System: The Design and Implementation of a Completely Integrated Office Automation and Student Information System" (Karen L. Miselis);…
Descriptors: Administrators, Automation, College Administration, Computer Software
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1988
This document concerns the operation and evaluation of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center (ERC) program. Included with a general letter addressing the operation of the program are several appendices which attempt to answer the questions put forth in the letter. These appendices include considerations of: (1)…
Descriptors: College Science, Engineering, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology
Hu, Chengren – 1988
This paper describes a study that was undertaken at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to compare the databases selected by 75 inexperienced student online searchers aided by an existing gateway system--INFOMASTER, a version of EASYNET--with databases selected manually by four experienced searchers who were reference librarians from…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Artificial Intelligence, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. – 1988
This report addresses the opportunities offered by technological advances to improve the dissemination of federal information and highlights two major problems: maintaining equity in public access to federal information in electronic formats, and defining the respective roles of federal agencies and the private sector in the electronic…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Advisory Committees, Depository Libraries, Electronic Publishing
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources. – 1984
This report assesses the adequacy of United States resources in support of mathematics. Section I (the introduction) considers the support of research, the scope of mathematics, and relationships of mathematics to computer science and education. Section II discusses strengths and opportunities in the mathematical sciences by considering…
Descriptors: Computation, Computer Science, Engineering, Federal Aid
Redden, Martha Ross, Ed.; Stern, Virginia W., Ed. – 1983
This book is based upon group participation and presentations given at three regional workshops on science and technology for the handicapped. The first workshop focused on issues in technology for daily living. Papers presented examined such areas as daily living technology for the disabled, psychological aspects of rehabilitation engineering,…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Chemistry, Computer Oriented Programs, Daily Living Skills
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1984
This self-study by the public services staff of Brown University Library provided an opportunity for them to examine past, present, and future operations. The study was conducted by 33 volunteers from the library staff, who were organized into 1 study team and 5 task forces; they worked more than 14 months to develop the recommendations and plans…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Services, Library Administration
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. – 1983
This document presents in detail the master plans for the 1983-84 school year of the District of Columbia public schools. Priority areas were identified as instruction, management improvement, planning, quality assurance, resource development, and community relations. General statements of long-range objectives and achievement indicators are…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives
Murphy, Elaine M.; Cancellier, Patricia – Interchange (Population Education Newsletter), 1982
A brief introduction to futures education, an annotated listing of resources, and three ready-to-use student activities are provided. The introduction discusses the benefits of futures education; for example, it encourages students to make responsible decisions about the future. Next, it lists a variety of techniques developed by futurists to…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Lowe, Norman K., Ed. – 1983
This four-part volume examines trends, problems, and issues related to school science equipment. Part 1 focuses on laboratory work and practical activities in science and technology education, considering equipment and curriculum development, equipment development related to curricula in Brazil, uses of local resources for practical work,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Utilization
CAUSE, Boulder, CO. – 1989
Seven papers from the 1988 CAUSE conference's Track I, Policy and Planning, are presented. They include: "Developing a Strategic Plan for Academic Computing" (Arthur S. Gloster II); "New Technologies Are Presenting a Crisis for Middle Management" (M. Lewis Temares and Ruben Lopez); "An Information Utility: The Light, Gas,…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Planning
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