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Chicago P&I (Performance and Instruction), 1988
This journal issue focuses on the professional ethics of performance technologists. A brief statement on the focus of the issue by Michael P. Monar is followed by: (1) "Musings," which points out that having a code of ethics is nice, but it doesn't cause people to act ethically (Odin Westgaard); (2) "Report of the Ethics…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Educational Technology, Ethics, Information Technology
Pioneer Inst. for Public Policy Research, Boston, MA. – 1995
A draft of a book, "School Choice: The Cultural Logic of Families, the Political Rationality of Institutions," received a great deal of media attention. The book contains research from nine different studies of school choice and includes an introduction and conclusion by Harvard professors Richard Elmore, Gary Orfield, and Bruce Fuller. The…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Competition, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Grover, Paul L.; And Others – Professions Education Researcher Notes, 1985
Changes within Offices of Research in Medical Education are reported, based on surveys conducted in 1979 and 1983. Thirty-nine of 53 offices responded. Most were state-supported institutions: 32 were U.S. medical schools, and 7 were Canadian schools. Office directors provided information on goals, organizational relationships, funding, effort…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Educational Objectives, Educational Research, Educational Trends
Palla, Pier Giovanni, Ed. – Cooperation in Education: International Quarterly of the Institute for University Cooperation, 1984
Proceedings of the 1984 International University Congress (ICU) on the social implications of the university's preparation of professionals are presented. Studies on this topics were undertaken in more than 400 universities in about 40 countries. After Philippe Monod summarizes the activities carried out worldwide, Ana Maria Vergara briefly…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Instruction, College Role, Education Work Relationship
Quigg, H. Gerald, Ed. – 1986
A collection of 22 chapters on capital campaigns is presented to provide: resource for both veterans and newcomers; technical information for fund-raising professionals and key volunteers; and a record of all aspects of current thinking on the capital campaign. Chapter titles and authors are as follows: "What Is a Capital Campaign in Today's…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Budgeting, Capital, College Presidents
Pinette, Clayton, Ed.; Smith, Kent, Ed. – Forum For Reading: The Journal for College Reading Improvement, 1980
This issue of "Forum for Reading" contains four essays of interest to reading instructors at two-year colleges. Joan Gregg, Beth Pacheco, and Serena Nanda discuss the benefits for students of providing thematic unity in reading courses. The essay considers the selection of a theme, such as rebellion, identity, or family, that will lend…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Attitude Measures, Basic Skills, Questioning Techniques
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Gardner, Paul L., Ed. – Research in Science Education, 1994
This volume contains 41 papers, 10 abstracts/research notes, and an after-dinner speech "The Book of Genesis and the Chronicles of the People of ASERA (Australasian Science Education Research Association). Paper titles include: "Improving students' understanding of carbohydrate metabolism in first-year Biochemistry at tertiary…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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
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Kulik, Barbara J., Ed. – Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services, 2000
These two journal issues discuss topics relating to the physical and health disabilities of children and adults. The first issue contains the following articles: (1) "Position Statement on Specialized Health Care Procedures," by the Council for Exceptional Children's Division on Physical and Health Disabilities that calls for all…
Descriptors: Adults, Asthma, Cerebral Palsy, Daily Living Skills