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Maree, Jacobus G.; Molepo, Jacob M. – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2004
With little or no effort to test underlying assumptions in the South African context, South African career counsellors have traditionally depended on "proven" assessment methods. Career counselling needs to move away from the almost sole use of psychometric tests to an approach that recognises an individual's social and historical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Career Counseling, Context Effect
Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education, 2005
This article presents an interview with historian David Halberstam who graduated from Harvard University in 1955 after serving as managing editor of the "Harvard Crimson." Upon graduation, he joined the staff of the "Daily Times Leader" newspaper of West Point, Mississippi, and then moved on to the "Nashville…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Civil Rights, War, Historians
Santiago, Deborah A. – Excelencia in Education (NJ1), 2008
Too often, conversations about Latinos in education are based on ignorance. Put simply, ignorance is "not knowing." As often as not, people in these conversations assume they know more than they actually do--based on individual experiences or cliches shared by others--rather than on data. Excelencia in Education addressed this by providing…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Academic Achievement, Law Enforcement, Education Work Relationship
Pusser, Brian; Breneman, David W.; Gansneder, Bruce M.; Kohl, Kay J.; Levin, John S.; Milam, John H.; Turner, Sarah E. – Lumina Foundation for Education, 2007
This report presents a summary of findings from the Emerging Pathways project, which seeks to identify the diverse needs and characteristics of adult learners, understand patterns of enrollment in credit and non-credit-bearing courses and offer advice to postsecondary institutions and policymakers committed to adult learners' success. Among its…
Descriptors: Contract Training, Continuing Education, Adult Students, Adult Learning
Ladson-Billings, Gloria – Educational Researcher, 2006
The "achievement gap" is one of the most talked-about issues in U.S. education. The term refers to the disparities in standardized test scores between Black and White, Latina/o and White, and recent immigrant and White students. This article argues that a focus on the gap is misplaced. Instead, we need to look at the "education…
Descriptors: White Students, Standardized Tests, Scores, Educational Research
Lanki, Jari – E-Learning, 2006
This article looks at the ethical implications of the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in bringing about development in developing societies. Any proposed means to enhance development has costs as well as benefits. Hence, the evaluation of a given means to development should always be a matter of "applied ethics".…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Ethics, Program Implementation, Developing Nations
Neild, Ruth Curran; Balfanz, Robert – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2006
Despite the growth of a variety of alternatives to the neighborhood high school, most students in big-city school systems still attend large comprehensive high schools that serve a particular residential area. The authors contend that the extreme concentration of educational need at these schools is often overlooked by policymakers, school reform…
Descriptors: School Demography, Educational Needs, Student Characteristics, Grade 9
Hobbs, Daryl – 1995
In the last decade, unprecedented rates of job growth and improvements in adult education were accompanied by increased numbers of children living below the poverty line and a decline in real income for most families. There are several possible explanations: (1) a kind of job growth that produces disincentives for a significant number of people to…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Objectives
Lakin, Michael, Ed. – 1994
This report attempts to present the main issues that emerged in the discussion during the four topical sessions and three roundtables of the second meeting of the International Consultative Forum on Education for All. The Forum reflected the widespread dissatisfaction over the irrelevance and poor quality of much basic education today, as well as…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Educational Development, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs
Theilheimer, Ish, Ed.; Eisner, Kathy, Ed. – Transition, 1996
This issue of the Canadian quarterly "Transition", in French and English language versions, examines issues related to the demographic shift Canada will experience as the baby boom generation enters "old age." Major articles in this issue are: (1) "Of Mutual Benefit," which outlines some of the challenges Canada faces…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Attitude Change, Change Strategies
Hollenbeck, Kevin – 1990
This study examined the characteristics of dislocated workers' wage profiles upon reemployment. In particular, it related these profiles to the model developed by Mincer and Ofek (1982). An inference from this model was that workers recovered wage losses relatively rapidly. Explanations for a steeply sloped reentry wage profile were as follows:…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Change, Career Education, Dislocated Workers
Ball, Stephen J. – 1996
School choice is a controversial topic in educational politics in the United Kingdom. This paper focuses on how parents choose between state and private schools. The theoretical framework is based on P. Bourdieu's work, "Distinction" (1986). It is argued that choice is a key mechanism in the uneven accumulation and reproduction of…
Descriptors: Educational Economics, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Free Enterprise System
Rural Sociological Society, Bozeman, MT. – 1993
In this volume, the Rural Sociological Society Task Force on Persistent Rural Poverty analyzes the leading explanations of persistent rural poverty and points out new directions in theory that should provide a firmer foundation for antipoverty policies and programs. Written by over 50 leading social scientists, the Task Force report explains that…
Descriptors: Children, Demography, Females, Human Capital
Farkas, George – 1996
An intervention designed to increase the reading skills, habits, and styles of low-performing elementary school students was implemented in the Dallas Independent School District (Texas). The issues surrounding implementation illustrate many of the problems of inner-city schooling and disadvantaged students and offer some solutions. The Reading…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Ethnicity
Couto, Richard A. – 1994
This book provides an overview of economic trends and social issues in the 13 states and 399 counties of Appalachia, with emphasis on implications for families, children, and communities. It places the trends and issues of the Appalachian region within a national context. These trends include declining employment opportunities and wages, increased…
Descriptors: Child Health, Children, Economic Factors, Educational Attainment