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Salter, Linda – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
This article describes the first phase of a two-phase, mixed-method study. The study, now in progress, explores how and to what extent willingness to engage in learning in mature adulthood is influenced by prior experiences and specific individual personality variables, such as perceived locus of control and degree of self-efficacy. Study…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Open Education, Maturity (Individuals), Self Efficacy
Gallagher, Robert E. – 1975
The document studies the problem of student overload in vocational agriculture programs in the State of Washington, examining its impact on teaching effectiveness and shop safety. The present teaching load is compared with an evaluation of an acceptable teaching and student load. Two questionnaires collected data: (1) regarding the present…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Data Analysis, Educational Needs, Educational Problems
Rasp, Alfred, Jr. – 1982
High School and Beyond is a national longitudinal study of the 1980 classes of high school sophomores and seniors. It is part of a larger program of national longitudinal surveys commenced in 1972 by the National Center for Education Statistics. The state of Washington participated directly in the study by expanding the number of schools selected…
Descriptors: Data Collection, High Schools, Interviews, Longitudinal Studies
Sampson, M. W. – 1972
This report presents the results of a questionnaire sent to the daily and weekly newspaper editors in Washington to evaluate their sources of agricultural news. Responses were obtained from 16 of 21 daily newspaper editors queried and 63 of 140 weekly editors. The questionnaire was designed to check the accuracy of newspapers' mailing addresses,…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Data Collection, Evaluation, Extension Agents
Chrismer, John M.; Beardemphl, Robert – 1981
This evaluation manual consists of information pertaining to the program evaluation process and the Washington Community College Evaluation Model. Following a discussion of evaluating vocational education programs, an annotated bibliography of nine works on vocational program evaluation is provided. Covered next are legal implications of program…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Data Bases, Data Collection, Definitions
Washington Univ., Seattle. Educational Assessment Center. – 1970
A questionnaire survey of student attitudes toward correspondence study at three of five four year colleges in the state of Washington, conducted by the Office of Institutional Education Research of the University of Washington, using a format similar to its study of faculty attitudes in 1968, brought a response of 50% , which was augmented by a…
Descriptors: College Credits, Correspondence Study, Demography, Extension Education
Winchester, E. Anne; Gilbertson, James P. – 1973
This report focuses on the problems and needs of foreign students in Washington's colleges and universities. A brief historical review, a survey of international student programs in Washington institutions of Higher Education and a survey of international students all supported by tables of statistical data. Recommendations are offered in the area…
Descriptors: Foreign Nationals, Foreign Students, Higher Education, International Education
Rasp, Alfred, Jr. – 1972
The study was designed to identify a broad range of desired outcomes for the common schools of Washington to serve as the basis for developing a statement of educational goals. A special Delphi technique was developed and put into operation. The sample of 866 (of which 360 returned all three questionnaires) was based on four sociogeographic and…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning, Educational Research
Washington State Legislature, Olympia. Senate. – 1975
A survey of almost 6,500 community college faculty, trustees, students, presidents, and administrators was conducted to study the question of faculty relations in the Washington State community college system, with special emphasis on collective bargaining. Respondents (38 percent of the questionnaire distribution) favored including part-time…
Descriptors: Administrators, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1973
This document contains the Delphi materials used by the Washington State Department of Education in establishing future educational goals. A variety of persons interested in education were asked to respond to a 3-part survey to help identify desired educational outcomes of the future. Included in the materials is the final distribution of…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Futures (of Society)
Orlich, Donald C.; Rust, Gary A. – 1975
The study's purpose was to determine the supply and demand for vocational agriculture (Vo-Ag) teachers in Washington State for 1975-76. Primary source data were collected from the files of the State superintendent; institutional information was obtained from Vo-Ag teacher program directors of five regional State universities; and a questionnaire…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Enrollment Trends, Faculty Mobility, Program Development
Washington State Advisory Council on Vocational Education, Olympia. – 1975
The study of vocational education success measures and related concerns in Washington State is based on surveys of employers, graduates of vocational programs, current students in vocational programs, and local advisory committee members. Current vocational students regard the quality of present programs more highly than do either vocational…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Employer Attitudes, Graduate Surveys, Job Placement
BYRD, F. ROSS; PERKINS, EDWARD A., JR. – 1966
AN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH MODEL WAS DEVELOPED TO IDENTIFY AND CORRELATE MAJOR TASKS OF OFFICE WORKERS AND MAJOR REQUIRED KNOWLEDGES FOR PERFORMANCE OF THOSE TASKS. THE PURPOSE WAS TO SHOW ESSENTIAL COMBINATIONS OF TASK-KNOWLEDGE CLUSTERS FOR USE BY CURRICULUM PLANNERS IN DEVELOPING APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS FOR OFFICE…
Descriptors: Business Education, Curriculum Research, Data Collection, Job Analysis
Campos, Rosemary G.; And Others – 1976
To determine what resources are available to community health nurses, a survey was conducted of 345 agencies in WICHE's 13 western state region (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming). Major findings were: (1) only two percent of responding agencies had a full-time…
Descriptors: Budgets, Facilities, Financial Support, Higher Education
HOSSOM, H. KENNETH – 1967
THE CONCERN OF THE UNITED STATES FOR ITS RELATIONS WITH LATIN AMERICA AND THE APPARENT LACK OF FACILITIES FOR INSTRUCTION IN THIS AREA AMONG THE MEDIUM AND SMALLER INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION LED TO THIS STUDY OF INSTRUCTION IN INTER-AMERICAN RELATIONS. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION LED TO THREE HYPOTHESES--(1) LITTLE IS BEING OFFERED IN…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Colleges, Curriculum, Curriculum Development
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