ERIC ED385057: A Perspective on Education and Assessment in Other Nations: Where Are Students with Disabilities? Synthesis Report 19.
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This report reviews five major international comparative studies on educational practices, assessment systems, and educational outcomes for students with disabilities. The five studies reviewed are: (1) the Reading Literacy Survey conducted by the International Association for th…
ERIC ED390414: A History of Toy Lending Libraries in the United States Since 1935.
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This paper traces the history of the toy library, a facility or program created to loan toys to children, parents, child care providers, teachers, and play therapists. Types of toy lending libraries are the community toy library, the supplemental toy library, the cooperative neig…
ERIC ED392151: A Systems Approach to Education.
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An often-quoted Nigerian proverb holds that it is the responsibility of the whole village to teach a child. This paper argues that this goal might not even be possible, given the complex educational system of the 1990s. The paper provides a framework for effective change based on…
ERIC ED399362: Establishing Partnership in Technical and Vocational Education. Co-operation between Educational Institutions and Enterprises in Technical and Vocational Education. A Seminar for Key Personnel from Africa
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This report contains materials from a seminar designed to assist in the coordination between educational institutions and enterprises in preparing people for, and maintaining them within, the world of work. Chapter 1, Introduction, describes the International Project on Technical…
ERIC ED399943: Literacy: Traditional, Cultural, Technological. Selected Papers from the Annual Conference of the International Association of School Librarianship (23rd, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 17-22, 1994).
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Themes of the 23rd Annual International Association of School Librarianship conference included "Traditional Literacy,""The Current Status of Libraries,""Literacy in a Technological World," and "Preserving Cultural and Historical Literacy." The following papers were presented at…
ERIC ED402777: Technical Language Manual for AFSI/NRM Volunteers: Zarma.
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This guide is designed for Zarma language training of Peace Corps workers in agriculture in Nigeria, and reflects daily communication needs in that context. An introductory section provides background information on the program's objectives and its role in the Nigerian village co…
ERIC ED412144: International Migration Policies and the Status of Female Migrants. Proceedings of the United Nations Expert Group Meeting on International Migration Policies and the Status of Female Migrants (San Miniato
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This proceedings contains papers and recommendations focusing on the international migration of women. Growing numbers of women are opting for international migration as a means of improving life chances. This proceedings addresses some of the issues resulting from such migration…
ERIC ED413253: Visual Arts Research, 1995.
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This document consists of the two issues of the journal "Visual Arts Research" published in 1995. This journal focuses on the theory and practice of visual arts education from educational, historical, philosophical, and psychological perspectives. Number 1 of this volume includes…
Jerry Garcia Tribute San Francisco KPFA 8/13/95
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FM radio broadcast of Jerry Garcia Tribut e on 8/13/95 (the weekend after his death) on KPFA-FM, Berkeley CA. Music and multiple interviews, plus coverage of the Garcia Memorial in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco on that same day. KPFA's on-air host Robbie Osman covered this duri…
Ozzie's Travels: Destination Mexico Demo
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Awesome! I'm so glad you've decided to join me and my friends Iggy, Toshiko, Rani, Erik, Mulu, and Sydney as we set sail and explore one of the coolest places around... Mexico! There's lots to see and do in Mexico. We can visit the ruins, eat some tacos, play Culture Hunt, make a…
Africa Trail
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The combinatorics of Mancala-type games: Ayo, Tchoukaitlon, and 1/pi
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Certain endgame considerations in the two-player Nigerian Mancala-type game Ayo can be identified with the problem of finding winning positions in the solitaire game Tchoukaitlon. The periodicity of the pit occupancies in $s$ stone winning positions is determined. Given $n$ pits,…
Best stories from the Texas Storytelling Festival
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171 pages : 26 cm "22 raconteurs contribute 34 stories, all previously told at the Texas Storytelling Festival." Mr. Cramer: a true ghost story of Houston / Jeannine Pasini Beekman -- La cucarachita ; Tio Conejo and the hurricane / Mary Ann Brewer -- Maid Maleen / Nancy Burks --…
CIA Reading Room 06796493: THE NPT EXTENSION CONFERENCE: A CHALLENGING ENDGAME
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Approved for Release: 2019/09/24 C06796493 Intelligence Report Office of Scientific and Weapons Research 10 April 1995 The NPT Extension Conference: A Challenging Endgame The Western Group enters the 1995 NPT Review and Extension Conference in a relatively strong position, with a…
Constitutions of the world
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xxi, 338 pages ; 25 cm A guide to the constitutions and constitutional histories of eighty nations. Each chapter profiles one country in an easy-to-use format, such as general information, constitutional history, influences, preamble to the constitution, fundamental rights, divis…
Democratization and the protection of human rights in Africa : problems and prospects
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1 online resource (xxii, 216 pages) Development was achieved in the West by capitalism and industrialization before liberal democracy was introduced as a viable form of government. Africa is grappling with the problems of underdevelopment. Yet, the West insists on liberal democra…
Emeka's gift : an African counting story
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19 unnumbered pages : 23 x 28 cm A heartwarming story of a young african boy as he travels through his village in search of a gift. Stunning photographs taken in Emeka's southern Nigerian village illustrate this narrative
Enciclopédia Digital MARKVISION (1995) [CDRM1-OEM]
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# # CD Enciclopédia Digital MARKVISION CDRM1-OEM # GLLG Informática, Maps & World Data Bank, Cartesia Software, (C) RLM & MGA, (C) Gonzalo Luis Labrada, (c) NASA, JPL # # Anuário Estatístico do IBGE # Atlas Astronômico - L&L # Atlas Geográfico Brasileiro - L&L # Enciclopédia Brit…
Engendering wealth and well-being : empowerment for global change
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xv, 311 p. ; 24 cm Includes bibliographical references and index Introduction: Engendering wealth and well-being in an era of economic transformation / Rae Lesser Blumberg -- Gender dynamics of restructuring in the semiperiphery / Valentine M. Moghadam -- Gender and economic cris…
Geomorphology and groundwater
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viii, 213 pages : 25 cm Exploring common ground between the disciplines of geomorphology and hydrogeology, this work reports on the application of both fields to arid-zone water supply, groundwater pollution, wetland conservation, fisheries management and landscape protection Inc…
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