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Download full textDepartment of Education, Washington, DC. – 1996
Technological literacy--computer skills and the ability to use computers and other technology to improve learning, productivity, and performance--has become as fundamental to a person's ability to navigate through society as traditional skills like reading, writing, and arithmetic. The Technology Literacy Challenge, envisioning a 21st century…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education
Kibirige, Harry M. – 1996
Information has become an increasingly valuable commodity. Access to full-text information, containing text, images, and in some cases, sound, is becoming vital to decision-making for organizations as well as individuals. The book covers the following topics: (1) the information marketplace in a cyberculture; (2) the telecommunications foundation…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Interfaces, Computer Literacy, Computer Mediated Communication
McFadden, Mark – 1997
This paper explores the way that opportunity of access to higher education, particularly for women of color and those disadvantaged by homelessness, is placed at risk by market approaches to education. In England, Asian and Afro-Caribbean women, have been able to access higher education through funds made available under the Race Relations Act of…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Access to Education, Accountability, Adult Students
Department of Education, Washington, DC. Office of the Secretary. – 1992
The federally-mandated report on the status of bilingual education in the United States: (1) reports on programmatic, research, and training activities administered by the Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs (OBEMLA) within the Department of Education; (2) describes the coordination of OBEMLA programs with other offices…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Demography
Carnegie Corp. of New York, NY. – 1994
This report outlines what is known about the requirements for optimal development during the first 3 years of life, considers the ways in which society might reverse the trends toward risk for families and children, and describes the necessary conditions for families to function well in the interests of their young children. Part 1 describes "the…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Development, Child Health
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. – 1983
The report of the 25-member National Advisory Council on Rural Development, appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture, defines rural needs and sets forth strategies for rural development in the 1980's. A review of the decade between 1970 and 1980 discusses rapid economic growth of rural areas, social progress, and changes in public service, and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Citizen Participation, Credit (Finance), Data Collection
Balde, Maatje; And Others – 1989
Twenty adult education programs being conducted in the Netherlands are described in the case studies in this packet. The courses range from adult basic education to continuing education courses in languages, from basic nursing courses to advanced neurology. The following programs are profiled: (1) open school (Balde); (2) study house for adults…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Case Studies
Central Office of Information, London (England). – 1981
British education from nursery school to university, and particularly its organizational characteristics, is described broadly in this pamphlet. After an introduction which discusses general policies, administration and expenditure, the information presented falls under four main headings: (1) Schools (management, nursery and primary schools,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Compulsory Education, Curriculum
National Commission for the International Year of Disabled Persons, Bonn (West Germany). – 1983
The report presents recommendations resulting from a national reassessment of rehabilitation for the disabled in the Federal Republic of Germany. Described is the purpose of the reassessment, which was initiated by West Germany in response to the United Nations' goal of obtaining reports on the status of the disabled from member nations for the…
Descriptors: Building Design, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Diagnosis
Schweinhart, Lawrence J. – 1985
The first in a series of papers by the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation on policy issues in early childhood care and education, this report describes the status of early childhood care and education in the United States in the 1980s, with emphasis on publicly funded programs. First presented are data from the October 1980 Current…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Day Care, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Berve, Nancy M., Ed. – Higher Education in the States, 1980
This issue contains the annual reports from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five of the seven Canadian province-wide agencies (Alberta, Manitoba, Maritime Provinces, Ontario, and Saskatchewan) focusing on problems, activities, achievements, and other areas of interest to the postsecondary education community. For each state or area,…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Annual Reports, Budgets, College Desegregation
Andrews, Grover J. – 1978
A study was undertaken for the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation to develop evaluative criteria and procedures for the accreditation of nontraditional education. The summary report presents the major activities and findings of the study. The Introduction gives its history and background and outlines its scope, including the goals,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Administrative Organization, Conventional Instruction
Melo, Alberto; Benavente, Ana – 1978
The first in a series of studies of lifelong learning, this paper discusses educational activities undertaken in Portugal after the fall of the dictatorship in 1974 and through 1976. Intended for educational planners and for those working in popular education, the study emphasizes original strategies and experiments, particulary those encouraging…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Development
Hood, Mary Ann G.; Reardon-Anderson, Kathleen – 1979
Based on a 1978 symposium sponsored by National Association for Foreign Student Affairs (NAFSA), information is presented on foreign students in the United States, the case of Saudi Arabian government-sponsored students in the U.S., the U.S. response to the needs of foreign students and their countries, and unresolved issues. The profile of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Admission, College Curriculum, College Role
Statistics Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). Education, Science, and Culture Div. – 1977
Financial statistics of Canadian universities and colleges are presented in this annual report. The report is divided into three sections: historical tables, summary tables, and detail tables. The historical section includes information on Canadian Association of University Business Officer (CAUBO) member institutions and also provides estimates…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Budgets, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Educational Economics
