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Kerckhoff, Alan C., Ed. – 1996
Some leading students of social stratification in the United States present empirical and theoretical essays about the institutional contexts that shape careers. These 15 essays work toward the goal of identifying and assessing the processes by which a birth cohort is distributed in the stratification system, given its position of origin in that…
Descriptors: Agenda Setting, Career Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Environment
Warkentin, Robert, Ed.; Rea, Dan, Ed. – 1998
This book offers practical principles and programs for establishing "youth-adult partnerships" to bridge the generation gap and prepare youth for a future free of unnecessary risk. Following an introduction titled "Diversity as Strength in Partnerships: Collective Responses to Complex Problems" by Robert Warkentin and Dan Rea, the papers are: (1)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Disadvantaged Youth, Diversity (Student)
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This document contains the following full and short papers on computer-assisted language learning (CALL) from ICCE/ICCAI 2000 (International Conference on Computers in Education/International Conference on Computer-Assisted Instruction): (1) "A Computer-Assisted English Abstract Words Learning Environment on the Web" (Wenli Tsou and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Environment, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Rea, Dan, Ed.; Warkentin, Robert, Ed. – 1999
This book contains papers from a conference on at-risk youth that focused on building strengths and empowering youth by giving them skills for school and life. Following an introduction titled "Motivational Strategies for Empowering Youth-At-Risk" by Dan Rea and Robert Warkentin, the papers are: (1) "The Role of Learning Environments: Social…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Skill Development
Silverman, Randy, Comp.; Grandinette, Maria, Comp. – 1993
This kit provides 24 essays on book repair: (1) "Conservation at the American Philosophical Society: An Institutional Profile in 1992" (H. Kyle); (2) "The Book Repair Program at Brigham Young University: An Institutional Profile" (R. Silverman); (3) "Book Repair and Conservation: Conservation Center for Art and Historic…
Descriptors: Books, Essays, Guidelines, Higher Education
Teasdale, G. R., Ed.; Rhea, Zane Ma, Ed. – 2000
Papers in this collection, derived from several sessions of the Commission for Indigenous Education, contain insightful accounts of the role of indigenous knowledge in higher education institutions across a variety of societies. The contributors examine the move to reaffirm the significance of local knowledge and wisdom and the resulting…
Descriptors: College Role, Cultural Awareness, Epistemology, Foreign Countries
Burkett, Ruth S., Ed.; Macy, Michelle, Ed.; White, James A., Ed.; Feyten, Carine M., Ed. – 2001
This document contains the papers on preservice teacher education from the SITE (Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education) 2001 conference. Topics covered include: preparing tomorrow's teachers; insights for pre-service teachers about computer use; geographic information systems in teacher education; digital cameras in education;…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
McKay, Veronica, Ed.; Treffgarne, Carew, Ed. – 1999
Papers in this collection address issues related to participatory approaches to assessing impact. The first section, "What Is an Impact Study and How Should We Do It?" contains: (1) "Participatory Impact Assessment" (John Shotton); (2) "Participatory Action Research as an Approach to Impact Assessment" (Victoria…
Descriptors: Action Research, Evaluation Methods, Models, Program Evaluation
Sugrue, Ciaran, Ed.; Day, Christopher, Ed. – 2002
This volume presents a selection of the 200 papers given at the 1999 biennial conference of the International Study Association on Teachers and Teaching. The theme of the conference was "Teachers and Teaching: Revisioning Policy and Practice for the Twenty-First Century." The 15 papers are: (1) "Teaching in a Box: Emotional…
Descriptors: Accountability, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Research
2000
This document contains the full and short papers on system design and development from ICCE/ICCAI 2000 (International Conference on Computers in Education/International Conference on Computer-Assisted Instruction) covering the following topics: a code restructuring tool to help scaffold novice programmers; a framework for Internet-based…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Thompson, Mary, Ed.; Price, Jerry, Ed. – 2002
This document contains 142 papers on PT3 (Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to use Technology) from the SITE (Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education) 2002 conference. Topics covered include: a technology in urban education summit; student professional development; meeting NCATE (National Council of Teachers of English) standards;…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Higher Education, Information Technology
2002
This document contains the following papers on social studies from the SITE (Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education) 2002 conference: (1) "Technology Portfolios in Pre-Service Social Studies Teacher Education" (Marsha Alibrandi); (2) "North Carolina's Sixth Graders Go to Russia: A Global Education/Curriculum Integration Project…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Roach, Linda E., Ed. – 2000
This document contains the following papers on science instruction and technology: "A 3-D Journey in Space: A New Visual Cognitive Adventure" (Yoav Yair, Rachel Mintz, and Shai Litvak); "Using Collaborative Inquiry and Interactive Technologies in an Environmental Science Project for Middle School Teachers: A Description and…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Kirkpatrick, Andy, Ed. – 2002
This collection of papers comprises proceedings from the 5th English in South East Asia Conference, held in December 2000 at Curtin University of Technology in Perth. The 19 papers include the following: (1) "Global English and Local Language Policies" (Robert Phillipson); (2) "Hong Kong Parents' Preference for English-Medium…
Descriptors: Cantonese, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education
Sarner, Ronald, Ed.; Mullick, Rosemary J., Ed.; Bauder, Deborah Y., Ed. – 2002
This document contains the following full and short papers on concepts and procedures from the SITE (Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education) 2002 conference: "Exploring Minds Network" (Marino C. Alvarez and others); "Learning Communities: A Kaleidoscope of Ecological Designs" (Alain Breuleux and others);…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Educational Technology
