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Gilman, Barbara J. – Great Potential Press, Inc., 2008
Formerly titled "Empowering Gifted Minds: Educational Advocacy That Works", the author believes this book is the definitive manual on gifted advocacy for gifted students. The author tells parents and teachers how to document a child's abilities to provide reasonable educational options year by year. This book provides imperative information on…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Academically Gifted, Learning Disabilities, Underachievement
Baptiste, H. Prentice, Jr., Ed.; And Others – 1990
This collection of essays focuses on the intersection between equity and excellence in educational leadership and urges a reconceptualization that gives appropriate consideration to women and ethnic and racial minorities. The book begins with an introductory chapter, entitled "Equity and Excellence in Educational Leadership: A Necessary…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrator Role, Educational Administration, Educational Opportunities
Logsdon, John M., Ed. – 1982
U.S. research institutions are undergoing significant changes from patterns established in the decade following World War II. Declining undergraduate enrollments are predicted to lead to "steady-state" universities; federal policy is emphasizing industry-university research cooperation and calling for a decreased federal role in the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Employment Opportunities, Engineering, Federal Aid
Goldstein, Harold; Fraser, Bryna Shore – 1986
This book investigates how workers use computers and how they learn the needed skills, based on a study of 140 occupations in which computers are currently used. Its main finding is that relatively few workers need a lot of computer-related training. Chapter 1, the introduction, discusses the rapid growth and spread of computers across a wide…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Data Processing Occupations, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Council for Cultural Cooperation, Strasbourg (France). – 1978
Reports on recent developments and problems in the diversification of tertiary education in seven Western European countries are presented by members of the Working Party on the Diversification of Tertiary Education. Policy analysis and evaluation and recommendations for future policy are also provided. As a policy, diversification refers to the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Role, Comparative Education, Coordination
American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. – 1986
An educational "'Marshall Plan' form the States," targeted to strengthen public schools and colleges at all levels and in every region of the country, is called for to prepare the American people for life in the 21st century. A number of social, political, economic and educational conditions, including the rising dropout and illiteracy…
Descriptors: Black Students, Blue Ribbon Commissions, College Role, Dropout Rate