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Download full textGeraci, Joseph J. – 1983
Outlined in this report is the nature and disposition of research and development (R&D) funding on the part of Federal agencies responsible for implementing changing national energy policy objectives for 1971-84. These funding data are presented in three major sections: (1) Federal role in energy R&D support (focusing on recent trends,…
Descriptors: Alternative Energy Sources, Budgets, Development, Energy
Turner, Alfreda – 1986
Even when the socioeconomic background is controlled, there is still a difference between blacks and whites in academic achievement. Studies have shown that, though social class is a factor in that difference, ethnicity is the primary factor. This report discusses ideologies that have tried to explain that ethnic difference. It discusses the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bias, Black Education, Black Stereotypes
National Advisory Council on Adult Education, Washington, DC. – 1980
This report traces the roots of Federal involvement in adult basic education in order to place the Adult Education Act in historical perspective. A brief chronological narrative focuses attention on the Federal role in adult education in three broad program categories: education for Federal employees, labor force development programs, and programs…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Educational Legislation, Federal Government
Narode, Ronald – 1989
The recent increase in enrollments in college remedial mathematics courses makes clear the need for the development of pedagogy and curriculum which is tailored to this relatively new class of service courses. Besides the need for courses which teach basic skills in arithmentic, general mathematics, and elementary and intermediate algebra, a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Mathematics, Course Descriptions, Educational Strategies
McManus, Marilyn C., Ed. – Focal Point, 1987
This issue focuses on assisting adolescents with serious emotional handicaps to make transitions from youth serving systems into society. A framework for developing transition-oriented programs is prevented that incorporates into the specific service goals of the current environment the skills required to function in the projected environment.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Programs, Competency Based Education, Education Work Relationship
Chirichiello, John; Crowley, Michael – 1981
An overview of two science and technology resources (financial support and scientific/technical personnel) is presented, based on a series of National Science Foundation (NSF) surveys on research and development (R&D) resources and scientific/technical personnel in the United States. Areas addressed related to national perspectives of R&D…
Descriptors: College Science, Development, Employment Opportunities, Engineering Education
Oregon Univ., Eugene. Center for Educational Policy and Management. – 1977
This manuscript discusses strategies, designs, and techniques used by staff consultants of the Documentation and Technical Assistance project in order to facilitate problem solving capacities in urban schools. Intervention techniques described were geared to a model of the ideal school organization, conceived of as one which features self renewal…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Parent Participation
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Morges, (Switzerland). – 1982
Recommendations of the World National Parks Congress, which met in Bali, Indonesia, are provided in this document. These recommendations address issues related to: information on protected areas; global system of representative terrestrial protected areas; marine and coastal protected areas; Antarctica; the role of protected areas in sustainable…
Descriptors: Conferences, Conservation (Environment), Environmental Education, Environmental Standards
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1982
Analysis of data pertaining to the nature, scope, and effectiveness of business involvement in employment and training programs reveals that private sector experiments in employment and training, such as the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) Title VII and the Skill Training Improvement Program (STIP), have produced results superior…
Descriptors: Business, Delivery Systems, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Peavy, R. Vance – 1981
This textbook for counselor trainees examines three key concepts in counseling: empathy, decision-making, and learning. It is intended to be used by counselors working with adults, especially in the area of decision-making skills. The importance of the counselor's direct perception of the client's situation is emphasized along with accurate…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Development, Case Studies, Communication Skills
Smith, Kemper D., III; Hall, Melody H. – 1985
A review of student development literature reveals that the goal of student affairs has changed from the mission of controlling and serving students to that of developing students. Implementing a residential life program grounded in student developmental strategies requires careful planning. Three developmental strategies incorporated with sound…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Environment, College Housing, College Students
Tremaine, M. G., Ed.; Wagner, G. A., Ed. – 1980
Readability in distance learning, the cloze procedure as a means of assessing readability, and the preparation of distance learning materials are addressed in the following 14 conference papers: "Some Suggestions for Improving the Reading/Comprehension Skills of Students at a Distance" (Jean Anderson); "Student Response to the…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Design Requirements, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
Yager, Geoffrey G.; And Others – 1981
This paper, directed to beginning counselors who have not experienced counseling supervision, discusses the general purpose of supervision and the relationship between the supervisor and trainee. Five supervision models are described: (1) direct teaching; (2) therapeutic; (3) interpersonal process recall; (4) self-supervision; and (5)…
Descriptors: Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Educators, Counselor Training, Counselors
Thier, Herbert D. – 1975
In-service training of elementary school science teachers, the topic of the United States-Japan Joint Science Seminar held in Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan in 1975, is presented. Program innovations and their relationship to in-service education in the United States and Japan are discussed. The role of Japanese science centers and schools is included in…
Descriptors: Conferences, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers
Castor-Lewis, Carla; Styczynski, Lyn E. – 1980
This paper describes a model for an adolescent girls group used as an adjunctive therapy to focus on the issue of maturity. Background information about the group members is provided and the group is described as an ego-supportive group which functions to maintain areas of positive functioning and to aid in the development of personal resources.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Counseling Effectiveness, Developmental Stages, Emotional Adjustment
