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Who's Who among American High School Students, Northbrook, IL. – 1988
This monograph about the college selection process is desigend to help students explore choices and options. It contains 20 articles, designed to complement the counselor's guidance efforts. These are: (1) "Getting the Most from Your High School Counselor," (James Warfield); (2) "The Use of the SAT at Selective Colleges,"…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Access to Education, Achievement Tests, Admissions Counseling
Download full textMcGraw, James H., IV; Frank, Charlotte K. – 1995
This document profiles five schools that were selected as winners of the "Fifth Annual Business Week Awards for Instructional Innovation: Schools in the Age of Technology": Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences (Falls Church, Virginia); Hunterdon Central Regional High School (Flemington, New Jersey); John Muir Elementary School…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Awards, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction
Kay, Patricia M., Ed. – 1974
Provided are some of the proceedings of a conference on assessment of competency based teacher education (CBTE) programs in special education. Presentations by conference participants cover the following topics: research findings regarding evaluation and validation in performance based teacher education (Robert S. Soar); the New York state…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Competency Based Teacher Education, Conference Reports, Evaluation Methods
Walsh, Patricia Ann, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1979
Improving the reponsiveness of community colleges to the needs of non-traditional students is the topic of 14 essays, grouped into sections focusing on older adults, the handicapped, and women. David Demko describes a program designed to integrate older adults into a community college's service population. Jared Sharon provides guidelines for…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Colleges
Levenstein, Aaron, Ed.; Lang, Theodore H. – 1978
The proceedings of a conference on collective bargaining in higher education sponsored by the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education are presented. The contents are as follows: an introduction; welcoming address by Joel Segall; keynote address by Harold Newman; "The Impact of Collective Bargaining Upon Those Who…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, College Administration
Mock, David B. – 1985
This volume contains transcripts of four oral history interviews that were conducted during a study of the history of vocational education in Florida. The first interview is with Maxwell Samuel Thomas, a vocational educator who began his career in 1932 and has since served as a vocational education teacher and administrator, participated in…
Descriptors: Blacks, Business Education, Cooperative Education, Educational Administration
Johnson, B. Lamar, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1982
Issues in defining and conceptualizing general education in the two-year college are examined in this collection of essays. After introductory remarks, B. Lamar Johnson reviews the findings of the 1952 California Study of General Education and discusses their current applicability. Next, K. Patricia Cross reviews trends in general education from…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Role, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Gallagher, James J.; Clifford, Richard M.; Maxwell, Kelly – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2004
The development, care, and education of children from birth to age 5 has been the focus of rapidly increasing public interest, and numerous early childhood public policy initiatives have focused attention on a major problem of coordination and collaboration of services for young children. Four segments of services for young children--(1) child…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Education, Child Care, Program Development
Peer reviewedDonmoyer, Robert, Ed.; Merryfield, Merry M., Ed. – Theory into Practice, 1995
This theme issue highlights the diversity of reform initiatives in order to provide a deep understanding of the complexities associated with educational reform in general and the reform of science education in particular. Systemic reform initiatives at the national and state levels along with locally-inspired efforts at reform are outlined.…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Science Curriculum, Science Education
Echternacht, Lonnie, Ed. – 1991
This yearbook has 18 chapters written by selected experts on business education and the international scene. The chapters are organized into four parts. Part I, "Global Perspectives in Business Education," includes two chapters: "Internationalizing the Business Education Curriculum" (LaNeta L. Carlock); and "The…
Descriptors: Business Education, Community Colleges, Comparative Education, Curriculum Development
Relating Medical Students' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Experience to an Interest in Geriatric Medicine
Direct linkFitzgerald, James T.; Wray, Linda A.; Halter, Jeffrey B.; Williams, Brent C.; Supiano, Mark A. – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: This study examined medical students' interest in geriatrics: Are knowledge, positive attitudes, and prior experience with older adults associated with an interest in geriatric medicine? Design and Methods: Entering University of Michigan medical students completed three surveys: the Revised Facts on Aging Quiz, the University of…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Physicians, Older Adults, Geriatrics
American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, DC. – 1990
This document contains 20 papers on lifelong education presented at a conference on aging. The papers, grouped into themes of trends and implications, resourceful roles (students and learners, teachers and mentors) and an agenda for the future, include the following: "Demographic Potential and the Quiet Revolution" (Opening Remarks by Robert A.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Szymanski, Edna Mora, Ed.; Parker, Randall M., Ed. – 1996
This text presents the context, theories, resources, and strategies necessary to promote the employment of people with disabilities. The book is intended for rehabilitation professionals, special educators, psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, vocational counselors, and vocational educators. The 12 chapters are based on a model…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Education, Compliance (Legal)
Farmer, Marjorie N., Ed. – 1986
Published in conjunction with the diamond jubilee of the National Council of Teachers of English, the essays in this yearbook explore the dichotomies characterizing Council debates over the years, such as freedom and discipline, tradition and reform, theory and practice--all reflecting a profession defining itself in a rhythm of consensus and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives
Piper, Paul S., Ed.; Tag, Stan, Ed. – 2003
This book contains 19 personal essays on the role that fathers play in fostering connections between their children and the natural world. Written from the perspective of adult children or of fathers themselves, most essays show how outdoor activities, particularly hunting and fishing, are replicated across the generations and serve to foster…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Environmental Education, Essays
