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Cook, Katherine M. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1935
With the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands as a Territory in 1898, the people of the United States assumed responsibility for leadership of the Hawaiian people toward social and economic goals, as well as for the establishment and maintenance of democratic government. In a democracy education is the chief means of promoting stability of…
Descriptors: Democracy, Public Education, Educational Objectives, Citizenship Education
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1915
Volume I begins with the Commissioner of Education's introduction and a general education survey. Data and discussion are included on education administration; city schools systems in cities of both more than and less than 25,000 population; rural education; secondary education; higher education; medical education; homeopathic medical education;…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Urban Schools, Rural Schools, Secondary Education
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Santamaria, Lorri; Thousand, Jacque – International Journal of Whole Schooling, 2004
This article describes one school's year-long effort to provide equitable access to the core curriculum to a very culturally, linguistically, and academically diverse student body while increasing teachers' needs for responsive professional development by piloting a dramatic change in the special education service delivery system with the support…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Core Curriculum, Democracy, Individualized Instruction
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Popov, Nikolay, Ed.; Wolhuter, Charl, Ed.; Ermenc, Klara Skubic, Ed.; Hilton, Gillian, Ed; Ogunleye, James, Ed.; Chigisheva, Oksana, Ed. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2014
This volume contains papers submitted to the 12th Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES), held in Sofia and Nessebar, Bulgaria, in June 2014, and papers submitted to the 2nd International Partner Conference, organized by the International Research Centre 'Scientific Cooperation,' Rostov-on-Don,…
Descriptors: Role of Education, Global Approach, Competence, Comparative Education
American Bar Association, Chicago, IL. Special Committee on Youth Education for Citizenship. – 1995
Dedicated to celebrating the importance of law in U.S. life, the 19 stories collected in this volume are about legislators who enact the law, judges who interpret it, and lawyers who practice it. The stories describe the contributions to the United States through the law of distinguished individuals, emphasizing the devotion of many lawyers to…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Civics
Stromquist, Nelly P. – 1997
This book presents a case study of the MOVA (Movimento de Alfabetizacao de Jovens e Adultos) literacy program in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1989-1993. It examines the meaning and uses of literacy at the micro- and macro-levels, the interplay between both levels, and forces influencing educational policy formation and outcome. The foreword provides…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel. – 1993
Agencies, organizations and foundations offering financial and instructional support for advanced education and research are listed in this directory. A chart indicates, for each program, the level of study (undergraduate, graduate, dissertation, postdoctoral, other), disciplines (unrestricted, life/medical sciences, physical sciences/math,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Biological Sciences, Citizenship, Eligibility
Nunes, Evelyn H., Ed. – 1992
This manual contains evaluations of 196 instructional products listed in Virginia's Adult Basic Education Curricula Resource Catalog. It is intended as a convenient reference manual for making informed decisions concerning materials for adult learners in adult basic education, English-as-a-Second-Language instruction, and general educational…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Career Development, Career Education, Citizenship Education
Hull, Glynda – 1992
This paper describes ethnographic research in a community college banking and finance program in the context of the opposing positions of the need for basic skills and preparation for jobs and the need for critical skills and preparation for citizenship in a democracy. After these positions are reviewed, research is described on students in the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Banking, Basic Skills, Blacks
Courson, Roger; And Others – 1984
This curriculum guide, the first part of a core curriculum for a rural agriculture program, consists of materials for use in presenting the first seven units of a nine-unit course for high school vocational agriculture students living in rural areas. Addressed in the individual units of the guide are the following topics: educational and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry
Carey, John J. – 1987
Law related education learning modules and lesson plans are presented in this curriculum guide, which is designed to meet three broad goals: (1) to encourage good citizenship and respect for the law by teaching students how to effectively function within the law and to demonstrate and value lawful conduct; (2) to promote a better understanding for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
National Center for Voluntary Action, Washington, DC. – 1978
The document views citizenship education from the perspectives of the past and present and offers recommendations for improving citizenship education programs. The document is presented in three chapters, preceeded by an introductory essay highlighting major developments in citizenship education in the United States since the colonial period.…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Childhood Attitudes, Citizen Participation, Citizenship
Whitcomb, Emeline S. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1925
A national conference of city supervisors of home economics was called by the U.S. Commissioner of Education, and attended by representatives from 20 States and the District of Columbia, plus one representative from New Zealand. The three-day conference was convened in Washington, D.C., to: (1) bring together supervisors, teachers of home…
Descriptors: Health Education, Home Economics Education, Citizenship, Home Economics
Chronicle of Higher Education, 2004
"Chronicle of Higher Education" presents an abundant source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators. This October 8, 2004 issue of "Chronicle of Higher Education" includes the following articles: (1) "Game for Anything" (Ruggill, Judd Ethan; Neelakantan, Shailaja); (2)…
Descriptors: Part Time Faculty, Teacher Employment Benefits, Drinking, Standardized Tests
Howard, Jeffrey, Ed. – 1993
This book is addressed to faculty trying to incorporate or use community service learning in their courses. The 17 papers are grouped into those on generic issues, on undergraduate course models, and on graduate course models. The papers are: "Community Service in the Curriculum" (Jeffrey Howard); (2) "Preparing Students to Learn…
Descriptors: Architecture, Biology, Case Studies, Citizenship Education
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