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Galbraith, Michael W., Ed. – 1998
This book contains 21 papers devoted to understanding and facilitating adult learning. After "Foreword to the Second Edition" (Malcolm S. Knowles) and other introductory materials, the papers are: "Becoming an Effective Teacher of Adults" (Michael W. Galbraith); "Understanding Adult Learners" (Huey B. Long); "Identifying Your Philosophical…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Download full textHalstead, D. Kent, Ed. – 1984
A bibliography of readings in higher education, which covers 1968-1981, deals with subjects generally approached from an aggregate state or national perspective. For each publication, the following bibliographic information is provided: title, author(s), publisher, and number of pages, and abstracts. Subject and author indexes are included. The…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, College Administration, College Role, College Students
Dickey, Ann K., Ed. – 1986
The evolving profession of institutional research as it exists in 1985, historical antecedents, and ideas about possible futures are presented in two addresses, a panel discussion, and an awards program from the Association for Institutional Research's annual forum. In "Promoting Excellence: Pursuing the Challenge of Quality," Burton R.…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Higher Education, Information Science, Institutional Characteristics
American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, DC. – 1990
This document contains 16 papers on family roles and caregiving presented at a conference on aging. The papers, grouped into themes of trends and implications, resourceful roles (grandparenting and caregiving), and an agenda for the future, include the following: "Demographic Potential and the Quiet Revolution" (Opening Remarks by Robert A.…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Community Services, Demography, Drug Addiction
Peer reviewedVaughan, George B., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1980
These nine articles question the community college's fulfillment of its educational and social roles. George Vaughan summarizes the writings of prominent critics of the community college and suggests that two-year college educators analyze and profit from their criticisms. Burton Clark reconsiders the community college's "cooling out" function and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Bibliographies, College Role
Hodgson, Ann, Ed.; Spours, Ken, Ed. – 2000
This document presents and discusses case studies that examined the relationship between part-time employment and advanced level study at 15 schools in Essex, England. "Foreword" (David Jones) provides a brief overview of the project. "Finding a Balance--Fifteen Institutional Case Studies on the Relationship between Part-time Work…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Catholic Schools, Curriculum
Wilson, Virginia S., Ed.; Litle, James A., Ed.; Wilson, Gerald Lee, Ed. – 1993
This book of essays provides a set of reference sources on the field of social studies. The introduction places the discipline in context, connecting it with the society and the world that it helps to explain. The 15 chapters include: (1) "Persistent Issues in the Social Studies" (Stanley P. Wronski); (2) "Reform Revisited: The Story of Elementary…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Economics, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)
Suydam, Marilyn N., Ed.; Kasten, Margaret L., Ed. – Investigations in Mathematics Education, 1985
Abstracts of 12 mathematics education research reports and critical comments (by the abstractors) about the reports are provided in this issue of Investigations in Mathematics Education. The reports are: "More Precisely Defining and Measuring the Order-Irrelevance Principle" (Arthur Baroody); "Children's Relative Number Judgments:…
Descriptors: Blacks, Calculus, Cognitive Processes, Computation
Belanoff, Pat, Ed.; And Others – 1991
This book provides a theoretical underpinning for the strategy of freewriting through a collection of 16 essays that are very diverse in focus, methodology, and point of view. The essays are as follows: "Recording and Transforming: The Mystery of the Ten-Minute Freewrite" (Sheryl I. Fontaine); "Freewriting: An Aid to Rereading…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Creative Writing, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. – 1986
This hearing addressed Senate Bill 1384, which deals with the copyright issue and seeks to alter the 5-to-4 decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the Mills Music case. The question under consideration is whether the law should be made explicit to the effect that the class of intended beneficiaries of all royalties under the…
Descriptors: Authors, Copyrights, Federal Legislation, Hearings
Chronicle of Higher Education, 2005
"Chronicle of Higher Education" presents an abundant source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators. This March 18, 2005 issue of "Chronicle of Higher Education" includes the following articles: (1) "After a Loss, Silence?" (Silin, Jonathan G.); (2) "Is Frantz Fanon…
Descriptors: Democracy, Taxes, Higher Education, Teaching Conditions
Fiske, Edward B., Ed. – 1999
This report identifies how involvement with the arts provides unparalleled opportunities for learning that enables young people to reach for and attain higher levels of achievement. The research provides examples of and evidence why the arts should be more widely recognized for their current and potential contributions to the improvement of U.S.…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Creative Development, Creativity
Eadie, Douglas C., Ed. – 1985
This proceedings contains the papers presented at the 1985 "Striking New Bargains" conference, which brought 200 representatives of business, labor, government, and education together for a dialogue on strengthening state and local economic and human resources development efforts in Ohio. The proceedings contains: (1) "The Federal…
Descriptors: College Planning, College Role, Community Colleges, Economic Development
Catherall, Thomas, Ed.; Hafen, William J., Ed. – 1983
The following papers are included in these proceedings: (1) "A Needs Assessment for Computer Applications" (Bruce Holley); (2) "The Home, School, Community Partnership through Community Education" (Jim Burgon); (3) "Building Level Coordinators--How They Spend Their Time" (Burton Olsen and Murray Meszaros); (4) "Programming and Financing the…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Leisure Time, Outdoor Education, Parks
Karson, Jill, Ed. – 1998
Intended as an accessible resource for students researching America's greatest literary figures, this collection of essays about John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" contains a biography of the author and essays taken from a wide variety of sources. The essays are edited to accommodate the reading and comprehension level of young adults;…
Descriptors: Classics (Literature), Drama, Higher Education, Literary Criticism
