NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing 1,021 to 1,035 of 1,102 results Save | Export
Darling-Hammond, Linda – 1994
This paper offers an overview and analysis of the status of teaching as an occupation and of teacher development in the United States. An opening section describes the development of the industrial-based education model that has been in place for this century and the reform movements that have started in the past two decades. A section on the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development
Khalil, Edna M., Ed. – 1987
This report of the proceedings of a meeting on graduate education in the United States contains papers from plenary and concurrent sessions, information on the Council of Graduate Schools' (CGS) business meeting, copies of the CGS constitution and bylaws, CGS list of member institutions, and accounts of award presentations. Papers have the…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, College Administration, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Practices
Bowen, Jeffrey M. – 1985
To improve the quality of teaching in New York State's schools, state and local policy-makers must consider a number of issues that affect teaching quality. These issues are outlined in this booklet, which also provides a number of policy recommendations. The basic concepts reviewed are (1) the assumptions that underlie the collaborative endeavor…
Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, Educational Environment, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1984
Methods of attracting, preparing, and retaining a solid cadre of dedicated, effective teachers in Wisconsin's schools are considered. Ideas and programs are offered for local school boards, the state legislature, teachers and administrators, and the general public. Specific recommendations are made on: (1) attracting competent individuals to…
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Choice, Career Ladders, Change Strategies
Glazer, Judith S.; Venezia, Jennie F. – 1988
A unique public/private collaboration of colleges (City University of New York, Fordham University, New York University, St. John's University, and Teachers College at Columbia University) and high schools in New York City is described. The collaborative model's purpose is to attract talented minority high school students to teaching and related…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Grade 11
Horn, Jerry G. – 1985
Perceived negative aspects of teaching in rural areas, including personal and professional isolation, multiple subject preparation, etc., provide barriers to effective recruitment and retention of quality teachers. The predicted shortage of teachers will likely have a significant impact on an already competitive market for high quality, rural…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Job Satisfaction
PDF pending restoration PDF pending restoration
Bureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Juneau, AK. – 1974
Presenting a brief outline of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' (BIA) educational program in Alaska, this pamphlet describes: BIA day school operations (52 schools); the 2 boarding school operations (Mount Edgecumbe and Wrangell Institute); higher education programs; the school nutrition program; school construction; cooperation in educational…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Alaska Natives, American Indians
Mayer, Lynne S. – 1981
The purposes of advisory committees within Marshall University, West Virginia, are outlined, and membership lists of committees are presented. The advisory committees within the President's Office, School of Medicine, Provost's Office, Student Affairs, academic colleges, and the library are advisory in nature and stand apart from the Institutional…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Advisory Committees, Career Counseling
Lee, Jasper S.; And Others – 1978
Based on the findings of a national survey of agricultural education state supervisors, teacher educators, and a sample of vocational agriculture teachers, this document presents procedures used in the recruitment, selection, and preparation of non-teaching degree professionals for teaching positions in vocational agriculture/agribusiness. (ERIC…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, College Graduates
Miller, Susan W., Comp. – 1980
Resources are enumerated for community college personnel working with economically and/or academically disadvantaged students and with students who speak limited English. The document first provides operational definitions for these groups and then lists and discusses resources under the following headings: (1) needs assessment, (2) instruction…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Career Planning, Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged
CLOWES, RICHARD M.; AND OTHERS – 1967
A STATEWIDE STUDY OF K-12 TEACHER SUPPLY AND DEMAND IN CALIFORNIA FOR THE 1965-1975 PERIOD FOUND THAT--(1) THERE WILL BE LARGE ANNUAL SHORTAGES OF NEW ELEMENTARY TEACHERS IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS BUT AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF SECONDARY TEACHERS. (2) A MAJOR FACTOR IN THE ELEMENTARY TEACHER SHORTAGE IS A CHANGE IN THE NUMBER OF CERTIFICATED GRADUATES IN…
Descriptors: Administrators, Career Choice, Elementary Schools, Faculty
Spellman, Charles R.; And Others – 1980
Project PRIDE, a regional model for providing educational services to severely/profoundly handicapped school-aged individuals in rural southeastern Kansas, was designed to develop exemplary services in multiple special education cooperatives using a regional resource team approach. Resource team members served as consultants to classroom personnel…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Education Service Centers
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, DC. – 1966
THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DIMENSIONS OF THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT PROGRAMS FOR 1965. FROM AUGUST 1962, WHEN TRAINING UNDER THE MANPOWER ACT BEGAN, THROUGH DECEMBER 1965, MORE THAN 10,000 INSTITUTIONAL, ON-THE-JOB, AND EXPERIMENTAL AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS WERE APPROVED TO SERVE OVER 625,000 PEOPLE. THE…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Annual Reports, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Allen, Don Cameron – 1968
A study of the Ph.D., financed by the Danforth Foundation and conducted by the Modern Language Association's Advisory Committee for the Ph.D., is based on responses to 3,623 questionnaires sent to department chairmen, directors of graduate study, graduate teachers, and recent recipients of the Ph.D. in English and American literature. Two chapters…
Descriptors: Careers, College Faculty, Degree Requirements, Degrees (Academic)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1973
The publication provides information and analyzes certain problems in the education and training of technical and vocational teachers, and suggests various general guidelines for developing countries. The study reflects present trends and possible directions in these countries in two major areas: institutional structures and organization of…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Demonstration Programs
Pages: 1  |  ...  |  64  |  65  |  66  |  67  |  68  |  69  |  70  |  71  |  72  |  73  |  74