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Rivera, William M., Comp.; Walker, Sharon M., Comp. – 1987
Among the 46 papers in this proceedings are the following 36 selected titles: "The Intergenerational Exercise/Movement Program" (Ansello); "Using Computers for Adult Literacy Instruction" (Askov et al.); "Measuring Adults' Attitudes toward Computers" (Delcourt, Lewis); "Issues in Computers and Adult Learning" (Gerver); "Preassessment of Adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Lally, J. Ronald; And Others – 1987
The Syracuse University Family Development Research Program (FDRP), which ran from 1969 to 1975, provided support and day care for five years to very deprived families with newborn children. Participants, recruited in the third trimester of pregnancy, were low-education families with an annual income of less than $5,000, 85 percent of which were…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Child Development, Day Care, Delinquency
McDonnell, Lorraine M. – 1983
In the face of fiscal crisis, today's education reform measures must be both cost-efficient and classroom effective. Experience shows that successful measures incorporate lessons gained from the growth years of the 1970's. New teaching practices, for example, can be transferred from site to site; schools can use to their advantage past efforts of…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement
Campbell, Paul J.; Grinstein, Louise S. – 1988
The changing role of mathematics in society may require a different mathematics curriculum in the schools. Curriculum builders work constructing pieces of the new mathematics curriculum. To last, this new curriculum must be based on a foundation of experience and research. This book provides access to that foundation for secondary schools and…
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculus, College Mathematics, Computer Software
Smith, Stuart C., Ed.; Piele, Philip K., Ed. – 1989
Recognizing the importance of good leadership to the achievement of educational excellence, the second edition of this handbook synthesizes a large body of school leadership literature and explores the subject from three perspectives: the person, the structure, and the skills. Part I examines characteristics of today's educational leaders;…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Communication Skills
Kelley, Tina – 1988
The Comprehensive School Improvement Program (CSIP), which was mandated by New York State to address issues of school reform, was a disappointment both in the way the State conceived the program and in the way it was implemented. CSIP was designed to encourage cooperative planning among teachers, principals, parents, and other school staff to…
Descriptors: Accountability, Attendance, Decentralization, Educational Facilities Improvement
Montebello Unified School District, CA. – 1985
Noting that some elementary school children may have difficulty learning to read using basal readers, this paper describes the successful implementation of the Big Books for Beginning Readers reading program in a California elementary school. The first section of the paper discusses the problems students were having with reading, including a lack…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Books
Garcia, Eugene E., Ed.; Padilla, Raymond V., Ed. – 1985
Papers on theory, technology, and public policy in bilingualism and bilingual education are collected in this volume designed to fill the need for systematic, high quality research related to bilingual populations in the United States. Part 1, "Language and Culture," contains five papers that discuss first and second language…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Cultural Pluralism
Wang, Josephine, Comp. – 1984
Summaries of 40 papers on the broad topic of entering the mainstream are provided. Three keynote speakers spoke on the problems of entering the mainstream, on the commission on excellence in education, and on the Asian American contribution to the American Dream. The first session discussed Congressional developments in education and new theories…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Adolescents, Adult Education
Cresswell, Anthony; And Others – 1980
The intent of this document is to describe approximately 30 management science and organizational behavioral techniques with practical applications in school business management. Each technique is described by the mechanics of using the technique, specific applications of the technique, and requirements and constraints in the use of the technique.…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Guides, Cost Effectiveness, Critical Path Method
Padilla, Raymond V., Ed. – 1980
The second of three volumes that present the three basic factors of the bilingual education equation--public policy, theory, and technology--this volume focuses on the theoretical aspects of bilingual education. Papers from the areas of language, culture, neurolinguistics, and pedagogy include: (1) "Ethnic and Linguistic Processes: The Future…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Code Switching (Language), Cognitive Development
Herr, Kay U. – 1978
SALT, suggestive-accelerative learning and teaching, is the Americanized version of a pedagogy developed in Bulgaria. While most extensively applied to foreign language teaching, the methodology may be applied to any discipline, particularly one based upon a foundation of learned facts. This document applies the method to ESL classes. The teacher…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Alexander, Karl L.; And Others – 1978
In investigating educational goals, academic performance, academic self-esteem, and educational attainment, researchers should realize the importance of the school environment as well as individual student characteristics. To evaluate the significance of school effects, a project was undertaken to ascertain why students in high status schools were…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, College Attendance
Jarvis, Gilbert A., Ed. – 1974
The relationship of communication to the foreign language profession is addressed in this volume. The following articles are presented: (1) "Communication and the Foreign Language Teacher," by Charles T. Brown; (2) "Rationale for Language Study," by Jane N. Lippman; (3) "Public Awareness: How Can Associations and Institutions Use Public Relations…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Communication Skills
Blatchford, Charles H., Ed.; Schachter, Jacquelyn, Ed. – 1978
A selection of 29 papers presented at the 1978 TESOL convention is presented. Part one consists of the plenary addresses which concern the following: a survey of the profession, the notional-functional syllabus, the humanization of English as a Second Language, and a review of inconsistencies of national policies and priorities regarding the…
Descriptors: Class Size, Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Development, Educational Policy
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