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1997

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Full-Text Articles in Education

Cost Effectiveness Of Maintaining Students With Emotional Disorders In The Public School System, Robert C. Macmillan, Michael Grimes, Bill Filler, Christie Norton, Nancy Cooper, Teresa Gibson Sep 1997

Cost Effectiveness Of Maintaining Students With Emotional Disorders In The Public School System, Robert C. Macmillan, Michael Grimes, Bill Filler, Christie Norton, Nancy Cooper, Teresa Gibson

Robert C. MacMillan

This report examines the cost effectiveness of the Marchus School's 599/1261 Project, one of two programs funded by the State of California, that established an inclusive education program for 17 students with serious emotional disturbances at risk for nonpublic school placements. The project teaches academic, social, and conflict resolution skills by using a social cognitive approach that fosters healthy emotional development and academic achievement. The active support and participation of each student's family is also encouraged. "Wrap around services" provided by mental health and other agencies support the classroom staff and include services such as a one-to-one assistant, a mobile …


Technology And Distance Education - Lecture 1, David Morgan Lochhead Jan 1997

Technology And Distance Education - Lecture 1, David Morgan Lochhead

Dr. David Morgan Lochhead

First of three talks presented to the SACEM Annual Meeting, Brite Divinity School, Fort Worth, Texas, January 10-12, 1997: Content and Context in Education


Hadhramaut And The Hadhrami Diaspora: Problems In Theoretical History, Syed Farid Alatas Jan 1997

Hadhramaut And The Hadhrami Diaspora: Problems In Theoretical History, Syed Farid Alatas

farid alatas

If we understand history as a field constituted by a type of research and inquiry that concerns itself with human action in the past and is based on the interpretation of evidence, regardless of whether positivist or interpretive methods are used, then it can be said that historical works on Hadhramaut and its diaspora have been written. These works can be divided in broad terms into the two general categories of Arab and Western historiography. Nevertheless, in both cases, owing to certain theoret- ical problems that have beset these works, little progress has been made in the advancement of Hadhrami …


La Modernización De La Educación Superior En México: Una Agenda Para La Discusión, Roberto Rodríguez-Gómez Jan 1997

La Modernización De La Educación Superior En México: Una Agenda Para La Discusión, Roberto Rodríguez-Gómez

Roberto Rodríguez-Gómez

Se describen las líneas de política de educación superior emprendidas en México a partir de los años ochenta. Se presentan antecedentes y se analiza el repertorio de políticas desarrollado durante la década de los noventa.


Política Y Universidad En América Latina, Roberto Rodríguez-Gómez Jan 1997

Política Y Universidad En América Latina, Roberto Rodríguez-Gómez

Roberto Rodríguez-Gómez

Se revisan las políticas de educación superior de varios países de la región latinoamericana durante el periodo de 1960 a 1989. Se hace notar la importancia de las opciones de régimen político sobre la definición y orientación de dichas políticas. Se describen algunas pautas de convergencia entre los sistemas nacionales de educación superior de la región en el periodo, y se apuntan, asimismo, las diferencias más significativas en la comparación.


Danger In The Safety Zone: Notes On Race, Resentment, And The Discourse Of Crime, Violence, And Suburban Security, Cameron Mccarthy, A. Rodriguez, E. Buendia, S. Meacham, S. David, Heriberto Godina Phd, K. E. Supriya, C. Wilson-Brown Jan 1997

Danger In The Safety Zone: Notes On Race, Resentment, And The Discourse Of Crime, Violence, And Suburban Security, Cameron Mccarthy, A. Rodriguez, E. Buendia, S. Meacham, S. David, Heriberto Godina Phd, K. E. Supriya, C. Wilson-Brown

Heriberto Godina PhD

No abstract provided.


Orientation Workshops For Interpreters Of All Languages: How To Strike A Balance Between The Ideal World And Reality, Holly Mikkelson, Hanne Mintz Jan 1997

Orientation Workshops For Interpreters Of All Languages: How To Strike A Balance Between The Ideal World And Reality, Holly Mikkelson, Hanne Mintz

Holly Mikkelson

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Faculty Development Programs In Helping Teachers To Improve Student Learning Through Writing, Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Elizabeth Ann Caldwell Jan 1997

The Role Of Faculty Development Programs In Helping Teachers To Improve Student Learning Through Writing, Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Elizabeth Ann Caldwell

Mary Deane Sorcinelli

Writing is central to the activities of academic life; writing-to-learn programs for faculty are well received and help faculty improve their own writing as well as their students' writing and understanding of course content.