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Seline, Richard – Community College Journal, 2006
Five trends are emerging that will not only change the role of human capital in the United States but will also challenge the legacy system of workforce development, skills and competency-focused institutions, and assuredly, community colleges. Workforce investment boards, for example, are currently geographically constrained in environments that…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Labor Force Development, Competition, Science and Society
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Finkel, Liza; Early, Heidi; Fuller, Erin; Gleske, Angel; Hadwen, Sandy; Menard, Christina; Roderick, Stefanie – Science Teacher, 1998
Presents details of how a local stream is studied as part of a ninth-grade science curriculum, the goal of which is to learn about the school's ecosystem. Provides examples of specific group projects related to the stream. (DDR)
Descriptors: Biology, Data Analysis, Drinking Water, Ecology
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Brody, Michael J.; Koch, Helmut – Journal of Environmental Education, 1990
Described is a study in which scientific research on the Gulf of Maine was used as a framework for establishing the extent of Maine students' knowledge about the nature and management of marine systems. Methodology, frameworks, data analysis, comparisons with other standardized tests, and results are presented. (CW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Conservation (Environment), Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education