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Littlefield, John F., Ed. – 1985
These proceedings contain four papers. In "Identifying Learning Disabilities in Correctional Facilities," Ronald E. Fritsch and Donna D. Tynan discuss two types of learning disabilities that may affect incarcerated youth: developmental (problems in attention, memory, perception, thinking, and oral language) and academic (problems in reading,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavior Change, Correctional Education, Delinquency
Rubin, Kenneth H., Ed.; Asendorpf, Jens B., Ed. – 1993
Noting that some forms of solitude may reflect maladaptation, while others may not, this book seeks to promote better understanding of the developmental meanings, causes, and courses of social solitude in childhood. The five sections of the book cover conceptual and methodological issues; biological and familial factors; social behaviors, skills,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Behavior, Child Development, Children
Ebuchi, Kazuhiro, Ed. – 1989
This volume reports on a seminar structured around three themes: institutional policies toward the flow of foreign students in member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD); specific measures and programs for foreign students; and social and cultural adjustment by foreign students. The volume contains seminar…
Descriptors: College Programs, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Background, Educational Policy
Rutherford, Robert B., Jr., Ed.; DiGangi, Samuel A., Ed. – 1990
The monograph presents a collection of 13 papers originally presented at a conference of teachers of children with behavioral disorders. Articles have been grouped into the following five categories: (1) keynote papers; (2) social skills; (3) adolescents; (4) school-based programs; and (5) related issues in behavioral disorders. Papers have the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Correctional Education
Kalliopuska, Mirja, Ed. – 1989
This publication reports the proceedings of the Fenno-Hungarian Conference on Recent Family Types, which was held in Lahti, Finland, in July, 1989. The purpose of the conference was to discuss the effect of changing social conditions on the family, family types, and home education in Hungary and Finland. A series of papers was presented. Topics…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Athletics, Child Development, Children
Kokaska, Charles J., Ed. – 1981
The document contains eight papers on research in career development of the handicapped, and is one of three volumes of selected papers presented at a November, 1981, international conference on the career development of handicapped individuals. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Research in the Area of Career Development for the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Career Development, Disabilities
Jordan, June B., Ed.; And Others – 1980
Thirteen author contributed papers are presented from a 1979 conference on disruptive, alienated, and incarcerated youth. Presenters represented fields of education, social work, public policy, and psychology. Included are the following titles and authors: "Juvenile Justice: Where We Have Been and Are Today" (R. Sarri); "Youth as a National…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Bilingual Education, Child Advocacy
Senchuk, Dennis M., Ed. – 1984
Arranged in four parts, this collection of conference papers addresses selected philosophical and social questions being faced by contemporary educators. Part 1 contains the presidential address, the subject of which is conceptions of the educated person, and a response to that address. Part 2, the general session, contains two papers which…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Childrens Literature
Boylan, Colin, Ed. – Online Submission, 2006
The papers contained in this document represent the keynote addresses, refereed and non-refereed conference papers from the 22nd National Conference of Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia (SPERA). The theme for this national conference was: Community Diversity and Innovation in Rural and Remote Education and Training. Keynote…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Foreign Countries, Innovation, Rural Education