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Handbook of Research on Critical Issues in Special Education for School Rehabilitation Practices. Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education (AECKE) Book Series
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Singh, Ajay, Ed.; Yeh, Chia Jung, Ed.; Blanchard, Sheresa, Ed.; Anunciação, Luis, Ed. – IGI Global, 2021
Rehabilitation professionals working with students with disabilities and the families of those students face unique challenges in providing inclusive services to special education student populations. There needs to be a focus on adaptive teaching methods that provide quality experience for students with varying disabilities to promote student…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Inclusion, Special Education, Teaching Methods
Campaigning for Literacy: Eight National Experiences of the Twentieth Century, with a Memorandum to Decision-Makers.
Bhola, H. S. – 1984
Advocating the literacy campaign as the most appropriate and adequate means for dealing with large-scale illiteracy, this book presents eight case studies of national campaigns as examples and illustrations of this approach. The book notes that mass literacy campaigns are not the exclusive province of any particular ideology, but are possible…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Case Studies, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
The Growth Chart: A Tool for Use in Infant and Child Health Care.
World Health Organization, Geneva (Switzerland). – 1986
Written to assist managers of child health programs, this publication explains the features and uses of a simple visual chart for monitoring childhood growth and detecting changes in nutritional and health status. The first part of the book introduces the basic principles and procedures for measuring changes in growth and knowing when these…
Descriptors: Charts, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Assessing Needs for Teaching Information Science in Brazil.
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Menezes de Figueiredo, Nice; Menou, Michel J. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1988
Describes a study in which the textbooks and specialized periodicals in information science used by 26 Brazilian library schools were grouped by 39 course topics and evaluated by various criteria. A methodology for identifying gaps in coverage by the available instructional materials and establishing priorities for production is presented. (8…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Course Objectives, Developing Nations, Evaluation Methods
Reforming Higher Education Systems: Some Lessons to Guide Policy Implementation.
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Eisemon, Thomas Owen; Holm-Nielsen, Lauritz – Higher Education, 1995
Experiences of different countries in establishing mechanisms to coordinate development of higher education systems, diversify institutional financing, and increase efficiency of public investments are examined. Attention is drawn to the need for effective policy structures to manage higher education, link reform costs to benefits, acknowledge…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Comparative Education, Cost Effectiveness, Developing Nations
The Repeat and Drop-out Problem: A Study in Brazil on the Role of the Teacher.
Davico, Maria Izabel – Prospects, 1990
Compares first grade dropout and repetition rates between regions and within two cities, Belem and Porto Alegre, Brazil. Focuses on teacher selection, qualifications, and attitudes through classroom observation, 72 interviews, and 155 questionnaires. Shows first grade teachers expect low-income students to fail and encourage failure through…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Classroom Observation Techniques, Developing Nations, Dropout Rate