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Direct linkHerman, Joan, Ed.; Hilton, Margaret, Ed. – National Academies Press, 2017
The importance of higher education has never been clearer. Educational attainment--the number of years a person spends in school--strongly predicts adult earnings, as well as health and civic engagement. Yet relative to other developed nations, educational attainment in the United States is lagging, with young Americans who heretofore led the…
Descriptors: College Students, Academic Achievement, Student Evaluation, Interpersonal Competence
Willis, Sherry L., Ed.; Dubin, Samuel S., Ed. – 1990
In response to the issues of global competition, the aging workforce, and the rapid rate of technological innovation and how today's professionals must meet these challenges, an examination is made of the key developmental approaches to maintaining and enhancing the knowledge and skills of midcareer and senior-level professionals. Twenty-one…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Competence, Competency Based Education, Evaluation Criteria
Schmitt, Paul; Armenta-Schmitt, Fernanda – Blind Childrens Center, 2004
In general, families have the opportunity to determine the kind of lives they wish to lead. In order for families of children with special needs to exercise such self determination, they require opportunities that perpetuate a sense of well being, strengthen natural abilities, and promote an internalized sense of competency. They may have to learn…
Descriptors: Mentors, Training, Parents, Peer Relationship
Peer reviewedTakanishi, Ruby, Ed.; Le Menestrel, Suzanne, Ed. – National Academies Press, 2017
Educating dual language learners (DLLs) and English learners (ELs) effectively is a national challenge with consequences both for individuals and for American society. Despite their linguistic, cognitive, and social potential, many ELs--who account for more than 9 percent of enrollment in grades K-12 in U.S. schools--are struggling to meet the…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Bilingualism, Teaching Methods, Elementary Secondary Education
