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Walker, Jude; Smythe, Suzanne – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2020
In 2015, the Government of British Columbia (BC), Canada, reversed a long-standing mandate to provide tuition-free Adult Basic Education (ABE) to all adults. Drawing upon internal government policy documents and inter- and intra-ministerial communications obtained through Freedom of Information (FOI) tools, key policy documents, social media…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Basic Education, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis
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Amzalag, Meital; Elias, Nelly; Kali, Yael – Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning, 2015
Students of Ethiopian origin belong to one of the weakest sectors in the Jewish population of Israel. During their studies they have to deal with social alienation, cultural gaps, economic hardships, and racial stereotypes which reduce their chances to successfully complete their academic degree. In this respect, the present research asks whether…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Minority Group Students, Blacks, Immigrants
Reedy, Alison; Boitshwarelo, Bopelo; Barnes, Joshua; Billany, Trevor – Australian Teacher Education Association, 2015
Professional development for teacher educators is critical in a rapidly changing environment where graduate teachers are expected to have 21st Century skills and knowledge. As made explicit in a recent report on teacher education in Australia, "the evidence is clear: enhancing the capability of teachers is vital to raising the overall quality…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Educational Change, Virtual Universities
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1982
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 10 titles deal with the following topics: (1) press bias in Northern Ireland; (2) the nature of news media selection; (3) the agenda-setting function of the press; (4) a training program for newsroom supervisors using video taped…
Descriptors: Advertising, American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies, Communication Research
Byrd, Theresa S. – 1997
This study examines the implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM) in the Library/Learning Resources Centers (LRC) of Columbia State Community College, Columbia, Tennessee; Delaware County Community College, Media, Pennsylvania; and Guilford Technical Community College, Greensboro, North Carolina. To place the LRCs' TQM experiences in proper…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Colleges, Learning Resources Centers, Library Administration
Delgrosso, G. M., Ed.; Colford, G. D., Ed. – 1975
These conference papers deal with many topics of current interest to community college educators in Canada and the United States. Subjects discussed include: performance-based, individualized, self-paced, and personalized systems of instruction; institutional goals; systems approaches to instruction; the integration of community colleges, public…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Collective Bargaining, Community Education, Competency Based Education
Minter, Marty – 1983
Few sex education materials especially designed for the deaf population are available, and modification of existing materials and media is necessary. The average deaf person cannot easily gain information from books, magazines, or newspapers, for the majority of deaf students read at a level below others of comparable ages. This communication and…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Deafness, Health Education, Higher Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 17 titles deal with the following topics: first- and second-language oral reading of Mexican-American children; language development of Chicano and Anglo kindergarten children; teachers' perceptions of black dialect; elements of…
Descriptors: American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce. – 1986
H.R. 3216, the Children's Television Act of 1985--a bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to increase the availability of educational and informational television programs for children, deals with establishing a quantifiable children's programming guideline. This bill would establish substantial burdens under the license renewal process for…
Descriptors: Accountability, Broadcast Industry, Childhood Needs, Children