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Organization for Autism Research, 2004
The goals of this guide are to: (1) Educate teachers and help them prepare for having a student with autism in their classroom; (2) Emphasize the critical importance of communication and collaboration with the parents of their student with autism; (3) Support the creation of an inclusive environment for all the learners in their classroom; and (4)…
Descriptors: Autism, Teacher Competencies, Special Needs Students, Inclusive Schools
Simon, Jo Anne, Comp. – PEPNet-Northeast, 1999
When Congress passed the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, it included Section 504 which forbade discrimination against persons with disabilities by programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance, which included virtually every institution of higher education, except the U.S. military academies and a few small religious schools. This was…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities
Beaudoin, Marie-Nathalie; Taylor, Maureen E. – Corwin Press, 2004
Even in elementary school, students suffer from bullying and harassment at the hands of other students. Often, educators resort to using stricter forms of behavior modification to stop bullying. But usually this fails to solve the problem while threatening the student-teacher relationship. Chosen by the National Bullying Prevention Campaign for…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Prevention, Class Activities, Behavior Modification
Coppola, Albert J.; Scricca, Diane B.; Connors, Gerard E. – Corwin Press, 2004
As an administrator, new or experienced, you are faced with a myriad of administrative, curricular, and supervisory tasks, while at the same time expected to provide ongoing professional training for your staff. How well prepared are you to deal effectively with the day-to-day business of supervising teachers? What specific support and training…
Descriptors: Clinical Supervision (of Teachers), Professional Training, Personnel Selection, Educational Environment
Harris, Ray; Miske, Shirley; Attig, George – UNESCO Bangkok, 2004
An inclusive, learning-friendly environment (ILFE) welcomes, nurtures, and educates all children regardless of their gender, physical, intellectual, socio-economic, emotional, linguistic and other characteristics. "Inclusive" in the school setting generally refers to the inclusion or children with disabilities into regular classrooms designed for…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Educational Environment, School Community Relationship, Family School Relationship
Johnson, Kay; Magusin, Elaine – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2005
This book, which is a volume in The Jossey-Bass Online Teaching and Learning series, addresses the key issue of library services for faculty and their students in the online learning environment. Written by librarians at Athabasca University, a leading institution in distance education, this book shows how faculty can effectively use digital…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Online Courses, Librarians, Library Services
Bastiaens, Theo; van Merrienboer, Jeroen; Hoogveld, Bert – 2002
Human resource development (HRD) specialists are searching for instructional design models that accommodate e-learning platforms. Van Merrienboer proposed the four-component instructional design model (4C/ID model) for competency-based education. The model's basic message is that well-designed learning environments can always be described in terms…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Competency Based Education, Definitions, Distance Education
Williams, David L., Ed.; Munstermann, Ulrich, Ed.; Bouwsma, Maria, Ed.; Dubock, Linda, Ed.; Rot, Karen, Ed. – 2001
This document contains action paper reports from an international youth assembly that was held to enable young people from around the world to discuss a variety of social and economic issues and develop a common vision and plan of action. The report by the Committee on Youth Employment and Education examines the current state of education, its…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment), Economic Change, Educational Opportunities
Romer, David, Ed. – 2003
This collection of papers focuses on common influences that result in a number of interrelated risk behaviors, summarizing presentations and discussions from a recent conference at which a group of specialists from different health traditions synthesized current knowledge on the subject. There are 39 papers in four parts. Part 1, "Adolescents…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Blacks
2002
The American Hospital Association's Commission on Workforce for Hospitals and Health Systems identified the workforce development related challenges facing health care institutions and issued a series of recommendations regarding how hospital leaders can build a thriving workforce. The change strategies identified by the commission were as…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Blacks, Change Strategies, Demand Occupations
International Labour Office, Geneva (Switzerland). – 1999
Historically, the roles of the public and private sectors in VET have been characterized by the following broad stages: (1) unstructured and unregulated VET; (2) supply-driven, state dominated VET; and (3) market-driven VET. More recently, the combined forces of globalization, technological change, and liberalization of markets have forced…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cooperative Planning, Economic Factors, Educational Administration
Zill, Nicholas; Resnick, Gary; Kim, Kwang; O'Donnell, Kevin; Sorongon, Alberto; McKey, Ruth Hubbell; Pai-Samant, Shefali; Clark, Cheryl; O'Brien, Robert; D'Elio, Mary Ann – 2003
In 1997, Head Start launched the Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES), a study of a national random sample of Head Start programs, designed to describe characteristics, experiences, and outcomes for children and families served by Head Start. In 2000, FACES began data collection on a new national cohort of 2,800 children and their families…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Educational Quality, Family Characteristics
Glonti, Kote; Ejibadze, A.; Nanobashvili, K.; Mickaia, L.; Natsvlishvili, E.; Imedashvili, M.; Mikeladze, A. – 2002
The state of vocational education and training (VET) in the Georgia Republic in 1999-2000 was examined. The study focused on the following topics: (1) the socioeconomic context of VET; (2) Georgia's labor market (the current labor market situation, employment, unemployment); (3) management of VET (legislation and policy, responsible bodies,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Continuing Education, Curriculum, Economic Change
2002
The state of vocational education and training (VET) in Moldova was examined. The study focused on the following topics: Moldova's socioeconomic conditions; Moldova's labor market; governance of VET; Moldova's VET system; and anticipation of skill needs and standards. Selected findings were as follows: (1) the educational share of state…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Continuing Education, Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship
Shcherbak, O. I.; Tomashenko, V.; Berizko, M.; Golik, L.; Yanevich, L.; Nichkalo, N.; Simak, A.; Zaytseva, O. – 2002
The state of vocational education and training (VET) in Ukraine was examined. The study focused on the following topics: Ukraine's socioeconomic conditions; Ukraine's labor market; general VET policy and legislation; and Ukraine's VET system. Selected findings were as follows: (1) although Ukraine's socioeconomic situation continues to be…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Continuing Education, Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship
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