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Direct linkBarratt-Pugh, Caroline; Anderson, Karen; North, Sue – Australian Library Journal, 2013
Libraries across Australia are becoming increasingly involved in the development and implementation of family literacy programs, placing librarians at the centre of this initiative. "Better Beginnings" is a family literacy program developed by the State Library of Western Australian and delivered throughout the state. The program…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Family Programs, Librarian Attitudes, Librarians
Download full textBoucouvalas, Marcie, Ed.; Avoseh, Mejai, Ed. – Commission for International Adult Education, 2016
The Commission on International Adult Education (CIAE) of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) provides a forum for the discussion of international issues related to adult education in general, as well as adult education in various countries around the globe. The following purposes summarize the work of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Independent Study, Undergraduate Students
Guhlin, Miguel – Technology & Learning, 2007
Open source has continued to evolve and in the past three years the development of a graphical user interface has made it increasingly accessible and viable for end users without special training. Open source relies to a great extent on the free software movement. In this context, the term free refers not to cost, but to the freedom users have to…
Descriptors: Computer Software, School Community Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Technology
Barker, Donald – Australian Library Journal, 2007
The "Victorian Free Library Service Board Act" of 1946 was the culmination of a long campaign to replace the mechanics' institute model of library provision with free libraries funded by state and local government. Given that library reform required legislation by the state government, this paper is mainly concerned with the political…
Descriptors: Library Services, Public Libraries, Educational Change, Local Government
Michie, Joan; Chaney, Bradford – 2000
The purpose of this study was to find out how school and public libraries were performing as education providers and how well they were responding to the country's urgent demands for school improvement. This general audience report summarizes the results of the assessment of school and public libraries. It discusses staffing and patronage, the use…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Library Equipment
Peer reviewedFitzgibbons, Shirley A. – School Library Media Research, 2000
Explores the range of successful, cooperative relationships between public libraries and school library media centers and delineates factors that need to be considered in building such relationships. Discussion includes: rationale for cooperative relationships; historical perspective; 1990s perspective; roles and goals of each library; cooperative…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Educational Change, Educational Development
Lynch, Mary Jo; Dunn, Christina; Halstead, Kent; Fox, Bette-Lee; Jones, Emily J. – Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 1999
Presents: "Research on Libraries/Librarianship in 1998"; "Assessment of the Role of School/Public Libraries in Support of Education Reform"; "Number of Libraries in the United States, Canada, and Mexico"; Highlights of NCES Surveys"; "Library Acquisition Expenditures, 1997-1998: United States Public,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Federighi, Paolo; Parlavecchia, Giovanni – 1994
Since the mid-1980s, the Tuscany (Italy) regional government, the University of Florence (adult education department), and the Commune of Castelfiorentino have participated in a joint project aimed at narrowing the ever-widening gap between different segments of the Castelfiorentino population with regard to education and culture. The project…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Cooperative Programs, Educational Change
Loertscher, David V. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1995
Discusses educational reform and examines the role of library media programs based on fictional scenarios, including centralization with public libraries; educational consultants; teacher-librarians and curriculum development; information literacy programs, including assessment techniques; and implications for library collections, automation,…
Descriptors: Centralization, Consultants, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Vandergrift, Kay E. – 1994
This book illustrates the roles of the school library media specialist as instructional consultant and teacher as well as information specialist and frames these roles in a background of relevant educational concerns. Chapter 1 surveys current efforts to restructure the education system and stresses the importance of the school library media…
Descriptors: Course Integrated Library Instruction, Critical Thinking, Educational Change, Educational Technology
Watkins, Karen, Ed. – 1979
Brief, two-page abstracts are provided for 15 educational topics of interest to community college faculty, administrators, and staff. Each abstract is coded to indicate intended audience, subject category, and level of concern. The topics covered by the abstracts are: (1) five major components of teacher evaluation; (2) writing an abstract; (3)…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Basic Skills, Classroom Environment, Cloze Procedure
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1917
The effective education of the Negroes of the United States is essential to the welfare of the entire Nation, and especially of the Southern States. In view of this fact, the information contained in this bulletin has immediate and practical value of a very high degree. Noteworthy elements in the preparation of this report on Negro education are:…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, African American Education, Educational Facilities, United States History
