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Quintana, Erica, Ed. – Morrison Institute for Public Policy, 2019
In the past few years, people have come to realize that family and child well-being are public health issues. Helping families and children be happy, healthy and resilient helps the larger community. This report will discuss various aspects of family life including the systems that exist to support them, ways families can have more positive…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Child Rearing, Child Development, Community Role
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Reston, VA. National Dance Association. – 1987
This monograph contains reprints of lectures presented by National Dance Association Scholars from 1977 through 1987. The following Scholars are represented: (1) Elizabeth R. Hayes; (2) Miriam Gray; (3) Ruth L. Murray; (4) Araminta Little; (5) Mary Frances Dougherty; (6) Charlotte York Irey; (7) Lois "Betty" Ellfeldt; (8) Mary Alice "Buff"…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Dance, Dance Education, Fine Arts
Smith, Ralph A., Ed. – 1991
Thirteen experts in the visual arts, literature, music, dance, and theater responded to the arguments of E. D. Hirsch's "Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know", focusing particularily on his alarm at the serious slippage that has occurred in the background knowledge and information prerequisite for effective communication.…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Cultural Activities
Tuttle, Frederick B., Jr., Ed. – 1985
In this anthology the issues related to the fine arts (music, theater, visual arts) in the elementary secondary curriculum are examined. The fifteen articles, ranging in length from one to seven pages, are followed by a biographical page briefly identifying the contributors. The articles are: "What's It All About?" (Frederick B. Tuttle, Jr.);…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Expression, Creativity
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, VA. – 2000
This topic pack, revised for 2000-2001, is designed to provide timely information on arts education. The topic pack includes the following: full-text articles from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development's (ASCD) publications which have been carefully chosen and may include articles from "Educational Leadership" magazine,…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Art Education, Dance
Gold, Maxine, Ed. – 1985
The dreams and contributions of 15 outstanding New York City women are presented through interviews. The women are involved in various fields, such as the professions, the arts, business, sports, and politics. They also represent the diversity of cultures and nationalities of the city. The profiles provide examples of how women in the 1980s are…
Descriptors: Activism, Athletes, Authors, Dance
de Silva, K. M., Ed.; Peiris, G. H., Ed. – 1995
This book reviews the history of university education in Sri Lanka, paying special attention to the University of Peradeniya, originally the University of Ceylon. The book focuses on how an institution of higher learning, modeled initially on the older universities of Britain, has been influenced by the challenges and constraints of continuing…
Descriptors: Agriculture, College Role, Dental Schools, Developing Nations
Johnson, Daniel M., Ed.; Bell, David A., Ed. – 1995
This volume contains 29 readings reprinted from the journal "Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum," selected to demonstrate the unique mission and characteristics of metropolitan universities and to recognize the special challenges they face in addressing the nation's major urban issues. The papers include: "What Is a Metropolitan…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Role, College School Cooperation, College Students