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Jordan, June B., Ed.; Ramirez, Bruce A., Ed. – 1987
This yearbook provides special education information (for the period July 1, 1985 to June 30, 1986) including federal policy actions, state policy, important reports, statistical data on exceptional students served and personnel employed, and directory listings of key offices and officials concerned with special education. Summaries are presented…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy
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Rothenberg, Dianne – International Journal of Early Years Education, 1996
Presents abstracts of 10 documents and 11 journal articles representing recent research related to early childhood education, policy and educational provision in Canada, Italy, Latin America, Caribbean, Great Britain, Japan, Africa, Sweden, El Salvador, and Australia. Topics include child labor and basic education, culture and curriculum, social…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Day Care, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Gaither, Gerald; And Others – 1994
This report examines the development and implementation of performance indicators in higher education, focusing on the factors driving increased demand for accountability in higher education and the use of performance indicators in the United States and other countries. It discusses the public and political concern for increased productivity,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Benchmarking, College Outcomes Assessment, Colleges
Jordan, June B., Ed. – 1989
This yearbook contains information on federal policy actions, state policy, important reports, statistical data on exceptional students served and personnel employed; and directory listings of key offices, officials, and organizations concerned with special education. Generally, the yearbook covers reports issued from July 1987 through June 1988.…
Descriptors: Awards, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education, Washington, DC. – 1995
The November 1994 symposium on adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction and literacy brought together ESL, literacy, and adult education professionals to share perspectives. Two keynote addresses are summarized: "Facing the Facts of Life, Literacy, and Work" (Shirley Brice Heath), which looks at trends in the nature of work…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Change Strategies, Educational Change
Biemiller, Andrew; And Others – 1985
In order to describe early childhood care and education in Canada and to discuss some related political realities and issues, this overview paper is divided into four sections. The first section concerns the use and administration of early childhood programs, including some discussion of the cultural and linguistic realities confronted by Canadian…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy