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McLaren, Peter – 1998
This book describes one individual's reinvention as an educator, from a liberal humanist to an advocate of critical pedogogy. It examines relationships between schooling, the wider social relations that inform it, and historically constructed needs and competencies that students bring to schools, focusing on the social conditions of disaffected…
Descriptors: Black Students, Critical Thinking, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged Youth
Halsne, Alana M. – 2002
This study compares the learning styles of community college students who have enrolled in an online course via the Internet with the learning styles of comparable community college students who are taking the same course on-campus in the community college setting. The students taking the online course were off-campus students. A sample consisting…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Community Colleges, Computer Mediated Communication
Freeman, Peter; Aspray, William – 1999
This study is designed to improve understanding of the supply of and demand for information technology (IT) workers in America and contextual issues surrounding that topic. Chapter 1 examines aspects of the political context concerning IT workforce issues. Chapter 2 outlines a way to distinguish IT workers from a much larger class of workers whose…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Science Education, Data Analysis, Demand Occupations
Goldsmith, Sharon S.; Presley, Jennifer B. – 1999
This report results from an evaluation of the National Research Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship program. The study sought to determine: (1) whether NSF fellows show evidence of more timely degree completion and early career success; (2) whether graduate fellows and minority graduate fellows experience similar education and career…
Descriptors: Awards, Education Work Relationship, Educational Research, Fellowships

Merryfield, Merry M.; And Others – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1995
Presents three reactions to James A. Banks' article, "Transformative Challenges to the Social Science Disciplines: Implications for Social Studies Teaching and Learning." Calls for more emphasis on global education, agrees that teaching and learning strategies should be changed, and recommends changes in preservice teacher education.…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development
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
Plewes, Thomas J. – 1992
Four trends will alter the way the education and training system and other human resource agencies will do business. Themes that reflect them are captured in four words: flexibility, quality, diversity, and scope. The reaction to the current economic downturn remains one of flexibility. Flexibility has emerged as the way in which employers look at…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Career Education, Cultural Pluralism, Dislocated Workers
Koerner, Mari E.; Hulsebosch, Patricia – 1995
This study followed six "culturally aware" elementary school teachers through student teaching and their first two years of teaching to look at how their life experiences as minority people affected their classroom practices. The study was a qualitative inquiry based on reciprocal and interactive relationships. The approach was…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Beginning Teachers, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin. – 1994
This document presents reports on the current representation of minorities in various elements of Texas public higher education and offers recommendations for improving minority participation. The status reports are based on data supplied by higher education institutions to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Section 1 covers…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrators, Asian Americans, Black Colleges
Asian Cultural Centre for UNESCO, Tokyo (Japan). – 1991
This report contains materials from a workshop aimed at the production and usage of video programs in the field of functional literacy, especially as literacy follow-up materials. Chapter I contains the proceedings and consists of an introduction, objective, and summaries of opening speeches, presentations, and group work. Chapter II provides…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Audiovisual Aids, Community Development
Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School, Lexington, MA. – 1992
A study examined the nature and requirements of biomanufacturing work force development in Massachusetts. The jobs created by biotechnology and skill requirements for the different levels of biotechnology jobs were analyzed. Next, study task force members visited 23 companies throughout Massachusetts and interviewed a wide selection of personnel,…
Descriptors: Biotechnology, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Educational Strategies
Casale, Ellen – 1989
This manual collects experiences of successful linkage programs to demonstrate the promise of linkage and to show its limits and risks. It is intended to help communities assess the capacity of linkage to meet their needs and evaluate the considerable commitment this strategy requires. (In linkage programs, developers who receive community…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, City Government, Community Change, Community Cooperation
White, Patricia E. – 1992
Effective policy formulation depends on an assessment of the current situation and of recent trends in science and engineering participation rates of all segments of U.S. society. This volume, the sixth in a series, is designed to provide such an assessment. It has been prepared for the Congress, the administration, and others who influence the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students, College Science
Mortenson, Thomas G. – 1989
The way in which costs enter the potential college student's calculation of the benefits of college attendance is examined. In particular, the paper considers how costs not considered in financial aid need analysis can increase college attendance costs and thereby decrease net benefits of college attendance for those who use financial aid. The…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Attendance, College Students, Cost Effectiveness
Cecil Community Coll., Elkton, MD. – 1990
A cooperative demonstration project between Cecil Community College (Maryland) and corporate partners developed four model vocational training programs in basic carpentry skills, basic dry wall/finishing skills, straight truck driver training, and tractor trailer driver training. The objective of the project was to improve access to vocational…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Carpentry, College Programs, Community Colleges