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McKenzie, R. W. – 1980
Reports on all the research projects performed under the aegis of the Nedlands College Research Committee since July 1978 are presented in summary form. Abstracts on the following projects are offered: (1) Nedlands action project; (2) measurement of academic staff workloads; (3) measurement of student workloads; (4) causes of student withdrawals;…
Descriptors: Discipline, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Minority Group Children
Korizek, William A. – 1971
The purpose of the project was to find ways to bring about the implementation of more career education and occupational information in all levels of education. Specific objectives of this project include: (1) broadening occupational orientation at the elementary and secondary levels, (2) preventing dropouts, (3) developing opportunities for work…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Guidance, Curriculum Development
Robinson, Chris – 1999
This paper examines how to increase the national vocational education and training (VET) research effort in Australia and the mechanisms to increase the knowledge about and use of research results. Section 1, "Introduction," addresses the rapid change in VET and importance of a national VET research effort. Section 2, "Increasing…
Descriptors: Diffusion (Communication), Educational Research, Evaluation Utilization, Foreign Countries
Buller, Jeffrey L. – 1992
Guidelines and lesson plans are presented for teachers of Latin using historical films as instructional and support materials. A discussion of the use of historical films addresses these issues in classroom practice: the legality of using films in the classroom (copyrights); techniques for using historical films as sources of cultural information;…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Classroom Techniques, Copyrights, Cultural Education
Beishuizen, Jos; Moonen, Jef – 1992
This paper describes the research strategies employed in the Dutch Technology Enriched Schools (TES) project, which was initiated in 1987 to introduce computers into secondary education, to encourage extensive and intensive use of computers in a small number of secondary schools, and to study the effects of computer use on the classroom, the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Experimental Programs
British Council, London (England). English Language and Literature Div. – 1986
A review of the status of English language instruction in Kuwait begins with an overview of the role of English in the society in general, and outlines the status of English use and instruction in the educational system in secondary, higher, vocational, adult, and teacher education. Also discussed are characteristics and training of English…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Planning, English Instruction, English (Second Language)
Lakes, Richard D. – 1985
Few dissertations on vocational educational history are being written by graduate students. Reasons for this paucity of research include: (1) few opportunities exist for employment in the foundations of education field; and (2) few mentorships are availabile for those with training in both historical methods and vocational education fields. The…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Educational Policy
Neshaminy School District, Langhorne, PA. – 1972
The purpose of this project was to develop a more relevant and utilitarian English/language arts and communications media program for technical school students in Grades 10-12. During Phase I, the curriculum was developed by a team of teachers and implemented at each of the grade levels. Evaluation of the program was accomplished through surveying…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Developmental Programs, Educational Research
Lieberman, Marcus – 1975
The growing number of value clarification curriculum materials is an indication that moral education is becoming a major focal point of curriculum. This study looks at one social studies course that includes both a moral development component and an inquiry approach. The hypotheses of the study are that students will show significant growth in (1)…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Cognitive Objectives, Curriculum Evaluation, Discussion
Alameda County School Dept., Hayward, CA. – 1972
The purpose of this project was to evaluate the effects of a comprehensive career development program operating during the 1971-72 school year on selected behaviors of students, parents, school staffs, and community participants. Through career development experiences within the normal curriculum in certain experimental schools the project had as…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Career Development, Career Education, Community Involvement
National School-to-Work Opportunities Office, Washington, DC. – 1998
The National School-to-Work Office in collaboration with the National Association for Gifted Children, the Council for Exceptional Children, the Association for the Gifted, and the Council of State Directors of Programs for the Gifted have identified 11 gifted education/school-to-work (GT/STW) models that are either best practices or unique…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Career Education, Career Exploration, College School Cooperation
Johnson, Barbara, Ed. – 1977
The handbook provides a compilation of presentations and papers on the development of potential leadership in the education of gifted and talented students. Chapter I, "Certain Criteria Lead Toward Leadership" (P. Judkins), discusses identification of potential leadership characteristics. In Chapter II, "Leading Leaders" (J. Olivero), leadership…
Descriptors: Community Role, Creativity, Definitions, Exceptional Child Education
Dwyer, Francis M. – 1976
During 12 years of investigation, data were obtained from 2,500 high school students and 10,000 college students concerning the effect of specific types of visualizations in producing optimum levels of achievement. The studies considered such qualities of illustrations as: realism, color, relation to oral presentations, relation to educational…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Audiovisual Aids, College Students, Educational Objectives
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1971
Two organizations experienced in test construction, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and Science Research Associates (SRA) assumed, under contract, the responsibility for formulating statements of career and occupational development (COD) objectives acceptable to scholars, educators, and lay citizens. Development of the COD objectives…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Affective Objectives, Behavioral Objectives, Career Education
National Center for Research in Vocational Education, Berkeley, CA. – 1991
This agenda document begins with the mission statement for the National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE), a statement which briefly discusses the four objectives around which the research and service agendas of NCRVE have been organized. Part 1 of the document, contains descriptions of research projects that will be conducted.…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Educational Administration, Educational Development
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