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American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, DC. – 1990
This document contains 16 papers on family roles and caregiving presented at a conference on aging. The papers, grouped into themes of trends and implications, resourceful roles (grandparenting and caregiving), and an agenda for the future, include the following: "Demographic Potential and the Quiet Revolution" (Opening Remarks by Robert A.…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Community Services, Demography, Drug Addiction
Download full textAlster, Judith, Ed.; And Others – 1992
This document, which is based on a symposium devoted to capitalizing on the new work force, contains five reports describing how major U.S. corporations are dealing with the demographic changes currently under way in the United States. "Whither the Work Force?" (Delores Wolf) discusses the proper role of corporations in coping with a lack of…
Descriptors: Corporate Education, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Demography
Kanaskie, Nancy J., Ed. – 1985
Eight papers presented at a 1-day conference on poverty in Wisconsin are collected in this volume. The first six papers focus on poverty within the state and its effects on particular groups such as women, racial minorities, the elderly, and those in rural areas. The last two papers examine these findings in light of current poverty programs and…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Demography, Fatherless Family, Federal Programs
Berman, Phyllis W., Ed.; Ramey, Estelle R., Ed. – 1982
These proceedings consist of 26 papers delivered at a conference devoted to research on the health and development of women. The focus of the conference was on women's health concerns, female development from infancy to womanhood, women and work, reproduction and giving birth, women and the family, sexuality, and the middle and later years.…
Descriptors: Demography, Employment Patterns, Family Life, Females
American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1980
Highlights are presented of a national conference conducted to share specific models for community college programs for older adults and to devise financial and political strategies to ensure the continuation of these programs. After discussing the conference design, the report presents a summary of Bentley Lipscomb's keynote address on the…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Career Counseling, Community Colleges, Demography
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Inst. (DHHS/NIH), Bethesda, MD. – 1994
This report summarizes expert panel presentations and large and small group discussions focused on identifying educational opportunities as part of a public education effort to prevent obesity. Panel 1 reported on the epidemiology of obesity and cardiovascular disease, including obesity in both children and adults. Panel 2 reported on…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Child Health, Demography, Eating Habits
Brocklehurst, Nancy – College Board Review, 1979
Major forces that will create more change in adult education programs and new concepts for the future of the adult learning society are described in this report of the Adult Education Conference of 1979. Changing demographics, new delivery systems, career education, competency-based education, credit for experience, and illiteracy are discussed.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Adelman, Nancy E. – 1989
This document is a thematically organized summary of the proceedings of a seminar that included presentations and reactions to presentations by a field of international researchers on the effects of worldwide structural change on employment, education, and training in the service sector. The papers presented are part of a 10-country study of labor…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Demography, Economic Change, Employment Level
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1984
These proceedings contain the texts of, panel reaction to, and panel discussions of the papers presented at the national conference on "Vocational Education and Training Policy for Today and Tomorrow." Included in the volume are the following conference presentations: "Trends and Changes in Federal, State and Local Government Roles during the…
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Change, Educational Needs, Educational Planning
Johnson Foundation, Inc., Racine, WI. – 1978
Four conference presentations analyze changing workforce needs and consider their implications for higher education. Richard Hey presents an overview of trends in lifestyles in the United States, discussing the changing roles of women, new structures of primary relationships, mid-life career change, increased lifespan, and attitudes toward…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Demography, Educational Objectives, Employed Women
Nanus, Burt – Selections: The Magazine of the Graduate Management Admission Council, 1984
The developments and issues in the future of management education, as defined and discussed by a panel supported by the Graduate Management Admission Council, are outlined and discussed briefly. The information is taken from a larger report entitled "Future Influences on Management Education." (MSE)
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Demography, Educational Needs, Educational Technology
Canadian Teachers' Federation, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1985
The recruitment of young people into the teaching profession declined in Canada during the late 1970's and early 1980's. By 1985 the average age of teachers in most provinces rose to around 40. Three major papers presented at a 1985 seminar focused on the implications of this changing age structure for employment policies and services. In…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Aging in Academia, Change Strategies, Demography
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Boulder, CO. – 1986
This report of a symposium includes the remarks of two nationally-known speakers on topics affecting the future of higher education in the West and across the nation, and a summary of panel response offering the perspectives of western educators and business people. The first speaker, Harold Hodgkinson, discusses dramatic demographic trends,…
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Factors, Educational Demand, Educational Economics
Bruckner, D. J. R., Ed. – 1980
The book contains eight papers originally presented at a University of Chicago conference on October 27-28, 1978, to discuss the socio-political consequences of different policies toward the Spanish language in the United States. Each pair of papers is followed by the remarks of the official discussants. The papers and their authors are:…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cultural Pluralism, Demography
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1996
This publication reports on a 1994 forum on integrating research on college and university faculty and presents the commissioned papers and findings of the forum along with references to relevant research on faculty. A description of the forum notes that it addressed the lack of integration in current policy discussions about college and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Demography, Educational Change, Educational Environment
