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Evans, G. Edward – 2000
This fourth edition of the standard work on library centers addresses the challenges of electronic publishing, and puts issues of collection development into perspective. It provides students and practitioners with a broad understanding of the collection development process. Each chapter has been expanded and updated. The chapters are: (1)…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Censorship, Electronic Publishing, Government Publications
Wade, Suzanne E., Ed. – 2000
This book presents readings and teaching cases designed to prepare teachers for inclusive education. Part 1, "Readings," provides an overview of issues related to inclusive education and describes approaches for creating inclusive classrooms and schools, including: (1) "Creating Inclusive Classrooms: An Overview" (Suzanne E. Wade and Judy Zone);…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development
Battistoni, Richard M., Ed.; Hudson, William E., Ed. – 1997
This volume is part of a series of 18 monographs service learning and the academic disciplines. This collection of essays focuses on the use of service learning as an approach to teaching and learning in political science. Following an Introduction by Richard M. Battistoni and William E. Hudson, the four essays in Part 1, "Service-Learning as…
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Citizenship, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights
Bottoms, Gene; Presson, Alice – 1997
The academic achievement of students in health occupations programs at High Schools That Work (HSTW) sites in 1996 was compared to academic performance levels at HSTW sites in 1994. Health occupations students at HSTW sites improved their average reading scores from 269 in 1993 to 278 in 1996. During the study period, the gap widened between HSTW…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Allied Health Occupations Education, Comparative Analysis, Educational Policy
Bottoms, Gene – 1997
The academic achievement of students in family and consumer sciences programs at High Schools That Work (HSTW) sites in 1996 was compared to performance levels in 1994. Family and consumer sciences students at HSTW sites significantly improved their average reading scores (from 261 in 1994 to 269 in 1996). The percentages of family and consumer…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Consumer Education
Bottoms, Gene; Presson, Alice – 1997
The effects of work-based learning on student achievement were examined by analyzing data from the 1996 High Schools That Work (HSTW) assessment. The comparison focused on the experiences of 12th-graders in structured work-based learning programs and 12th-graders with after-school jobs. A larger percentage of students earning school credit for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Education, Education Work Relationship
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Tetreault, Mary Ann – PS: Political Science and Politics, 1996
Discusses strategies aimed at moving undergraduates beyond the traditional stereotypical and demonized portrait of the Middle East. Suggests focusing on boundaries (shifting between national, cultural, religious, and economic), on bases of information (different students bring different knowledge levels), and using a wide variety of biographies…
Descriptors: Arabs, Area Studies, Conflict, Cultural Context
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Kaufman, Joyce P. – Social Studies Review, 1996
Maintains that the explosion of communications technology represents both content and method for social studies courses. Praises the International Negotiation Project (INP) as an educational resource that incorporates both. The INP is a computer-assisted simulation of international negotiation and foreign policy decision making. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education
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Croll, Paul; Moses, Diana – Educational Studies, 1990
Interviews 50 primary school head teachers, 304 primary teachers, and 223 secondary department heads in England and Wales to evaluate the National Curriculum's impact. Reveals primary personnel's concern for increased assessment and recordkeeping and secondary heads' concern over language and science instruction. Discovers anxiety over curricular…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, British National Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Rosenberg, Adam – Instructor, 1994
Describes an interdisciplinary survival project that piques middle school students' imaginations as it tests their problem solving and critical thinking skills in a survival setting. The futuristic time travel project integrates subject areas and fosters skills in communication, cooperation, and group decision making. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Creative Teaching, Critical Thinking
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Corrado, Anthony – Update on Law-Related Education, 1996
Examines the effects of new information and communication technologies on the structure and practices of U.S. politics. Maintains that the success or failure of digital-era democracy will depend ultimately on citizen participation. Includes a brief look at current innovative U.S. voter registration programs. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Civics, Computer Mediated Communication
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Vocational Instructional Materials Lab. – 1995
This Occupational Competency Analysis Profile (OCAP), which is one of a series of OCAPs developed to identify the skills that Ohio employers deem necessary to entering a given occupation/occupational area, lists the occupational, academic, and employability skills required of individuals entering the occupation of precision machinist. The…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Communication Skills, Competence
Heidari, Farzin – 1996
This report addresses the barriers college students with disabilities face in the laboratory setting. In engineering, mathematics, and science education most courses require laboratory work which may pose challenges to those with disabilities. Instructors should be aware of the individual needs of students with disabilities and make necessary…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), College Students, Compliance (Legal)
Idol, Lorna; And Others – 1996
This book provides a rationale for, discussion, and extensive examples of curriculum-based assessments (CBA) for students with disabilities in the regular classroom, in the context of the collaborative consultation model. The model stresses the need for input from people with diverse expertise to generate creative solutions to mutually defined…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Curriculum Based Assessment, Dictionaries, Disabilities
Carrasquillo, Angela L.; Rodriguez, Vivian – 1996
The book is an introduction to the teaching of students whose first language is not English, especially limited-English-proficient (LEP) students, in the regular classroom. An introductory chapter defines terms, offers guiding principles, and outlines issues in the education of this population. The second chapter looks at the characteristics of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Environment, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Needs
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