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Peer reviewedDepaepe, Marc, Ed. – International Journal of Educational Research, 1997
The six articles of this theme issue relate the history of empirical research in education to its sociohistorical background, examining the proposition that the rise of empirical research in education was linked to complex factors such as the rise of positivism in the 19th century or the institutional growth of an educational market. (SLD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Educational History, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
History of Higher Education, 1993
This annual compilation examines issues in the shaping and adaptation of the modern university, in five articles. The first article, by Amy Sue Bix, is titled "'Backing into Sponsored Research': Physics and Engineering at Princeton University, 1945-1970." It reviews the process by which Princeton University (New Jersey) made a series of…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Development, Educational History, Engineering
Download full textFerguson, Philip M.; Squires, Jane – OSSC Bulletin, 1998
This monograph reviews the research in linkages between schools and families of children with disabilities. An introductory section offers vignettes showing a typical school/home relationship of a family with a Down syndrome child in either 1958, 1978, or 1998. Part 1 considers what research has found about family functioning in terms of the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational History, Educational Trends
Resources for Welfare Decisions, 2002
Asset development is an emerging approach to promoting self-sufficiency for low-income workers. By promoting and rewarding savings, asset development strategies encourage individuals to set long-term economic goals. Asset development strategies can accomplish the following objectives: (1) give low-income workers the knowledge required to navigate…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Banking, Educational History, Educational Practices
Rutkowski, Edward, Ed. – Journal of the Midwest History of Education Society, 1980
The papers presented cover three general themes: modern education and curriculum; the legacy of educational thought; and origins and issues in U.S. educational development. Part 1 begins with "The 'New Social Studies' and Curriculum Innovation: The Amherst Project Experience, 1959-1972" (C. E. Samec) which describes the project's…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Black Education, Community Organizations, Curriculum Research
Ding, Xingfu – 1999
A new conceptual framework for comparative analysis of distance higher education systems, called the Systems Analysis, Typology and Shaping Mechanism (SATS), was used to compare the structures and functions of the DE systems of Australia (which includes external studies and open learning components) and China (which includes correspondence…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Delivery Systems, Distance Education
Higginbottom, George, Ed.; Romano, Richard M., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1995
Presented as a practical guide and reference for reexamining or restructuring general education programs, this volume examines the aims of and rationale for general education at selected campuses and focuses on the process of curriculum reform at the campus and system levels. The 10 chapters are: (1) "General Education in the Heartland: Black Hawk…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Citizenship Responsibility, Communication Skills, Community Colleges
