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Direct linkJeynes, William H. – SAGE Publications (CA), 2007
Designed for undergraduate and graduate courses in education, this book covers education developments and trends beginning with the Colonial experience through the present day, placing an emphasis on post-World War II issues such as the role of technology, the standards movement, affirmative action, bilingual education, undocumented immigrants,…
Descriptors: African Americans, United States History, Civil Rights, Females
Peer reviewedvan Dam-Mieras, M. C. E.; Rikers, J. H. A. N. – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2007
In the context of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD), United Nations University (UNU) initiated the creation of a network of Regional Centres of Expertise (RCEs) for Education for Sustainable Development. This paper describes the philosophy behind the activities performed by one of those RCEs, RCE Rhine-Meuse, an RCE…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Advisory Committees, Sustainable Development, Nonformal Education
Download full textFalkenberg, Karen; McClure, Patricia; McComb, Errin M. – SERVE Center for Continuous Improvement at UNCG, 2006
In considering science in afterschool, research was reviewed and is presented in this document on how students learn science; how science is assessed, particularly inquiry science; recommended practices for afterschool science; and current afterschool science programs. Databases such as ERIC, Wilson Web, and PsychINFO were searched using…
Descriptors: Student Projects, After School Programs, Active Learning, Skill Development
UNESCO Bangkok, 2006
The training guide is based on a TOT (Training of Trainer) workshop conducted in September 2005 in Chiangmai, Thailand jointly by Asia Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU) and UNESCO's Asia Pacific Programme of Educational Innovation for Development (APEID). The publication provides a comprehensive guide to trainers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Workshops, Educational Innovation, Justice
Devaney, Elizabeth; O'Brien, Mary Utne; Resnik, Hank; Keister, Susan; Weissberg, Roger P. – Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (NJ3), 2006
Following up on the SEL program guide, "Safe and Sound: An Educational Leader's Guide to Evidence-Based Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Programs," this latest tool for front-line educators provides answers to questions frequently asked by educators, such as, "Now that I have selected a good program, how do I integrate it with the rest of what…
Descriptors: Program Guides, Program Effectiveness, Program Content, Organizational Change
Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers, 2006
Some students with disabilities need accommodations or modifications in their educational program in order to be successful in school. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and its regulations do not offer a definition for an accommodation or modification. However, there is general agreement as to what the terms mean. An…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Disabilities, Individualized Instruction, Definitions
Armor, David J. – Academic Questions, 2006
"Brown v. Board of Education" only presumed to eliminate the "de jure" apartheid that existed in 1954. It was never intended to resolve the "de facto" gap in minority achievement that still faces education policymakers today. Sociologist David J. Armor goes beyond "Brown" to identify a set of definite risk…
Descriptors: Popular Culture, Racial Segregation, Academic Achievement, Underachievement
US Senate, 2005
The Subcommittee convened this hearing to examine the challenges facing charter schools as they expand in the District of Columbia. They heard testimony from witnesses who are all founders and directors of innovative charter schools in the District. These witnesses shared their success stories as well as the individual issues and challenges facing…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Public Schools, Urban Schools, Federal Legislation
Sweet, James R.; Rasher, Sue P.; Abromitis, Barbara S.; Johnson, Elizabeth M. – Learning Point Associates / North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL), 2004
To what extent can educational technology help schools close achievement gaps? What types of educational technology can administrators, teachers, and students use to help close achievement gaps? What kinds of educational technology practices and policies can help schools close achievement gaps? In order to address these questions, the North…
Descriptors: African American Students, Hispanic American Students, High Achievement, Educational Technology
Coolahan, John – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2002
This paper attempts to position the teaching career within the context of the changing policy paradigm of lifelong learning. The paper locates the emergence of this policy within some of the fundamental social and economic changes which are re-shaping contemporary society. It emphasises that society's requirement of a highly educated, well…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Effectiveness, Lifelong Learning, Preservice Teacher Education
Graafland-Essers, Irma; Cremonini, Leon; Ettedgui, Emile; Botterman, Maarten – RAND Corporation, 2003
This report presents the current understanding of the advancement of the Information Society within the European Union and countries that are up for accession in 2004, and is based on the SIBIS (Statistical Indicators Benchmarking the Information Society) surveys and analyses per SIBIS theme and country. The report is unique in its coherent and…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Foreign Countries, Technological Advancement, Measurement
Graafland-Essers, Irma; Cremonini, Leon; Ettedgui, Emile; Botterman, Maarten – RAND Corporation, 2003
This report presents the current understanding of the advancement of the Information Society within the European Union and countries that are up for accession in 2004, and is based on the SIBIS (Statistical Indicators Benchmarking the Information Society) surveys and analyses per SIBIS theme and country. The report is unique in its coherent and…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Foreign Countries, Technological Advancement, Measurement
McGrath, Daniel J.; Luekens, Michael T. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2000
The Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) serves two important purposes for the educational community. The first purpose, at which SASS has been very successful, is providing data that describe and track over time the state of schools and staffing (the capacities of teachers, school libraries, schools, and school districts, and the organization of…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Data, Administrative Organization, Teaching (Occupation)
Rodgers, James Frederick – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1927
From every standpoint there has been progress during the past biennium in making the health of the school child something more than a mere theoretical objective. Not only has the day become less remote when it will be considered poor policy to waste the time and energy of the teacher (along with public funds) in trying to accomplish the impossible…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Hygiene, Rural Schools
Michaelis, Bill – Teaching Elementary Physical Education, 2005
In physical education, playful teaching practices are essential to relationship building and creating "connections" for successful group dynamics. Perhaps most importantly, playful teachers develop positive attitudes in their students and help students understand that learning can be fun and joyful. Playful teaching practices also greatly enhance…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Physical Education, Group Dynamics, Experiential Learning
