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Lofstrom, Mark D., Ed.; Wedemeyer, Dan J., Ed. – 1992
This volume includes the papers presented at the 1992 conference of the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC), which focused on challenges of regional telecommunications integration. The more than 150 papers in this collection represent a wide range of interests, locales, and perspectives. Satellites were of special interest to discussions…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Developing Nations, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
Alliance for Excellent Education, 2007
This fact sheet highlights the statistics of the status of the Asian Pacific Islander American high school students living in the continental United States in terms of: population; graduation, dropouts, and preparedness; schools, segregation, and teacher quality; special education and learning disabilities; and English language learners. Because…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Pacific Islanders, Learning Disabilities, Dropouts
Neal, Larry L. – 1989
Horace Greeley was historically correct when he admonished the early pioneers to "Go West!" While historically insightful he was geographically limited. The West now extends beyond the borders and across the vast Pacific Ocean to the entire Pacific Rim. Characteristically, these countries are growing economically, politically, and socially with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Global Approach, International Educational Exchange, Leisure Education
Anderson, Erik T.; Makus, Larry; Fanno, Wayne; Swan, Mike – 1998
The Tri-State Agricultural Distance Delivery Alliance (TADDA) is a new distance education consortium. The three land grant universities in the Pacific Northwest (the University of Idaho, Oregon State University, and Washington State University) developed TADDA in cooperation with Eastern Oregon University and four of the region's community…
Descriptors: Agricultural Colleges, Agricultural Education, Bachelors Degrees, Community Colleges
Pacific Telecommunications Council, Honolulu, HI. – 2000
This proceedings of the 2000 conference of the Pacific Telecommunications Council contains papers and summaries of sessions in the following areas: (1) socio/economic, including regional studies of China, the South Pacific, Southeast Asian, Latin America, Oceania, Korea, India, and the Asia-Pacific telecommunications market; (2) applications,…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Computer Networks, Developing Nations, Distance Education
Lofstrom, Mark D., Ed. – 1991
The purpose of this report is to facilitate decision making concerning attendance at the many concurrent sessions of the 1992 conference of the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC). The report augments the collection of full length papers submitted in time for publication in the PTC '92 Proceedings by providing summaries for concurrent…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Developing Nations, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
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Sullivan, Keith, Ed. – Oxford Studies in Comparative Education, 1998
This book on education and challenges in the Pacific Rim contains 12 papers as follows: "Introduction: Education Issues in the Pacific Rim" (Keith Sullivan); "We Can Change Tomorrow by What We Do Today: Aboriginal Teacher Education in Canada" (Lynn McAlpine); "Judging Education: Implications of the Canadian Charter of…
Descriptors: Conservatism, Educational Change, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Wedemeyer, Dan J., Ed.; Nickelson, Richard, Ed. – 1997
This PTC'97 volume contains papers presented at the 19th annual conference of the Pacific Telecommunications Council, "Pacific Connections: Policy and Technology in the Information Economy" (1997). Three super-session groupings--industry, policy, and technology--provide attendees with a conceptual foundation from which subsequent…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Developing Nations
Alliance for Excellent Education, 2009
Nearly one third of the more than six million students with disabilities in U.S. public schools are of traditional high school age. Though research indicates that the majority of high school-age students with disabilities and their parents are satisfied with the services they receive, many still face barriers and challenges to receiving an…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Dropout Rate, Pacific Islanders, American Indians
Savage, James G., Ed.; Wedemeyer, Dan J., Ed. – 1994
This volume comprises the papers presented at the 1994 conference of the Pacific Telecommunications Council. This gathering, which focused on the theme, "Forging New Links: Focus on Developing Economies," brought together more than 1,100 participants from over 40 countries. The 146 papers are organized chronologically, according to date…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Computer Networks, Developing Nations, Distance Education
Wedemeyer, Dan J. Ed.; Nickelson, Richard, Ed. – 1996
The Pacific Telecommunications Council's 18th annual conference is presented in two volumes. The PTC'96 gathering focused on seven streams: socio-economic issues; regulatory, legal and political issues; business and finance solutions; country studies; education, training, and human resources; convergence and networks; and technologies and…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Computer Networks, Developing Nations, Electronic Libraries
Indigenous Affairs, 1998
This document contains the four 1998 English-language issues of Indigenous Affairs and the four corresponding issues in Spanish. These periodicals provide a resource on the history, current conditions, and struggles for self-determination and human rights of indigenous peoples around the world. The first issue is a theme issue on the indigenous…
Descriptors: American Indians, Civil Liberties, Colonialism, Conservation (Environment)
Asian/Pacific American Concerns Staff (ED), Washington, DC. – 1980
This program offers fourteen resolutions with corresponding strategies for improving education for Asian and Pacific Americans. These strategies are specifically directed to the Asian/Pacific American Concerns Staff and other Asian/Pacific American organizations. Issues addressed include: (1) insufficient State and Federal funding for bilingual…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Bilingual Education, Career Counseling, Educational Improvement
McLaughlan, Robert; Kirkpatrick, Denise; Maier, Holger; Hirsch, Philip – 2001
The Mekong e-Sim involved more than 140 students across Australia and overseas participating in an online roleplay-simulation over a four-week period. Set in the Mekong region of South East Asia, it allowed for debates over development issues arising from clear-cut differences and conflicts in values and interests. The geography and engineering…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Programs, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries
Ertle, Vicki, Ed. – 1995
This fifth annual publication contains descriptions of exemplary prevention and intervention efforts in nine states and Pacific territories. These are: American Samoa, Alaska, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Republic of Palau, Washington, and Wyoming. The programs are grouped by categories: (1)…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Drug Abuse, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship
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