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Losure, Joyce – 1982
The fifth annual conference of People United for Rural Education (PURE) focused on developing alternative strategies in a time of austerity. In two general sessions recognized national leaders gave a conference overview and spoke on the roots of rural education inequity and the National Institute of Education's rural education research initiative.…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role
Strand, Theresa – 1978
Twenty-six papers concerning Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I program evaluation--presented at the 1978 American Educational Research Association/National Council on Measurement in Education meeting--are summarized. Speakers from the federal government are: C.T. Cross (see ED 156 695); R.L. Fishbein; and D. Ozenne. State department…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
National Inst. for Educational Research, Tokyo (Japan). – 1986
A regional workshop on "The Study of Secondary Education in Asia and the Pacific" was attended by 18 participants from Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Western Samoa. The major objective of the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Developing Nations, Educational Policy, Educational Research
Brun, Judy K., Ed.; Rhoads, Andre F., Ed. – 1983
The purpose of this conference was to provide a framework for improving the quality and increasing the quantity of nutrition education research. Emphasis was placed upon examining the research process from the standpoint of theory or model building. Presentations were made on: (1) "Nutrition Education Research Policy in Washington"…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Eating Habits, Educational Theories, Government Role
Smith, Douglas H.; Dowling, William D. – 1978
Prepared for discussion at an Adult Education Research Conference, this paper offers commentary and summative evaluation of eleven doctoral dissertations on the process of determining educational or training needs of specific adult populations. As context for discussion Joe Ellis' definitions of needs--Felt, Real, and Education--are noted along…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Needs
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. – 1981
The following papers on research in foreign language are presented: (1) "Research and Design," by Thomas C. Cooper; (2) "Action Research versus Needed Research for the 1980s," by Gilbert A. Jarvis; and (3) "Second Language Acquisition Research: Needs and Priorities," by Stephen D. Krashen. The first paper discusses three research procedures…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Learning Processes
British Columbia Univ., Vancouver. Adult Education Research Centre. – 1980
These proceedings contain forty three- to seven-page papers presented at an adult education research conference as well as two alternate papers, a background paper for a poster session, and abstracts and background papers of six symposia. Focus of the reports is on research needs, tools, and methods as they pertain to adult education. Issues…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Correspondence Study, Educational Needs
American Statistical Association, Washington, DC. – 1979
Twenty-two papers and discussions presented at the 1979 annual meeting of the American Statistical Association are reproduced. Papers dealing with student evaluation of instruction include "An Analysis of Student Evaluation of Instruction and Relationships Among Salary, Chairman's Ratings, and Student Ratings of Faculty," by Alvin C. Rencher;…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction
Gross, Beatrice; Gross, Ronald – 1982
This conference report identifies research needs in evaluating and documenting large scale school improvement efforts to serve disadvantaged populations. Summaries of the conference presentations are provided, grouped into three sections. The first section examines the basis of conducting evaluations. Several basic assumptions are challenged,…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Facilities Improvement
Cook, Desmond L., Ed.; Stoycheff, Peter A., Ed. – 1973
The papers comprising these proceedings discuss the nature and purpose of the Independent Educational Accomplishment Audit (IEAA), a concept born in the late 1960's to establish accountability for mandatory technical assistance programs funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: (1) origins and rationale of the Independent Educational…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Ford Foundation, New York, NY. – 1976
Thoughtful use of past research experience to guide future study and action was the basis for a conference at Reston, Virginia in November 1975 to propose priorities for new research on television and children. The conference had two objectives: (1) to assemble as broad a range of people as possible to think through the many directions future…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Children, Conference Reports, Information Dissemination
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 2002
This workshop was the first of two designed for the purpose of developing specific recommendations for a program of research on adolescent literacy. Together these workshops, jointly sponsored by government and private sector entities, will draw on the knowledge and experiences of researchers and practitioners who work with adolescents and their…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Agenda Setting, Illiteracy
Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. – 1989
The proceedings of a July 1989 conference of directors of research grants and research-based contracts funded by the Division of Innovation and Development of the Office of Special Education Programs are presented. The meeting featured a combination of general sessions, small-group discussions on research issues and content areas, and a panel…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Exceptional Child Research
National Center for Health Services Research (DHEW/PHS), Hyattsville, MD. – 1980
In addition to publishing the papers given at key meetings, this series on health facilities includes discussions and responses. The series is intended to help meet the information needs of health service providers and others who require direct access to concepts and ideas evolving from the exchange of research results. Health facility reuse is an…
Descriptors: Facility Planning, Financial Support, Health Facilities, Health Needs
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. – 1991
Section B of the Miscellaneous Studies section of the proceedings contains the following 16 papers: "Ethics--Is It on the Media's Agenda: A Content Analysis of Three Trade Magazines" (Steven R. Snyder and Roxanne Buchanan); "Blacks, Whites and Read All Over: Ending Slurs on Newspaper Use by Race" (Gerald Stone); "Ethics in…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Communication Research, Ethics, Feminism
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