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Kadlec, Alison; Friedman, Will – Public Agenda, 2007
This study details parents' and students' current thinking about math, science and technology (MST) education and their satisfaction with the existing curriculum which most experts see as vastly below world-class standards. The study finds just 25% of Kansas/Missouri parents think their children should be studying more math and science; 70% think…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Program Attitudes, Science Education
Hanson, Thomas L. – 1989
This study investigates curricular change, coinciding with the implementation of a number of educational reforms aimed at raising Florida's academic standards, in Dade County secondary schools between 1982-83 and 1986-87. To ascertain the degree and type of change experienced, curriculum information on class section quantities and enrollments was…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Educational Improvement, Educational Trends
Williams, Terry M.; And Others – 1979
A study was conducted to identify the tasks relevant to sixteen occupations with the IDECC (Interstate Distributive Education Curriculum Consortium) course, General Merchandising: Department Store, in order to test new standards of occupational task analysis. Job relevancy data were provided by three types of task data: (1) extent that task is…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Curriculum Research, Distributive Education, Minimum Competencies
Katz, Virginia T. – 1978
This document consists of tabulations of the responses from teachers and principals in 225 junior and senior high schools in Minnesota to questions related to speech and theater programs. Questions directed to principals asked for information about school size; grade levels served; support for speech and theater courses from students, faculty, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Research, Secondary Education, Speech Communication, Speech Curriculum
Maus, Henry – Community College Social Science Journal, 1981
Describes the findings of a study of Native American Studies in the State University of New York Community College System. Details information on specific courses offered and their enrollments; coverage of Native American topics in broader courses; and reasons for lack of courses. Includes the questionnaire. (WL)
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, College Curriculum, Community Colleges
Sorensen, Nathalie – 1984
Between October 1982 and May 1983, a survey was conducted to study educational practices across Canada with regard to the general education component of community college programs and to ascertain the opinions of faculty and administrators about what these practices should be. By means of a questionnaire mailed to a stratified cluster sample of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Curriculum Problems
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National Inst. for Educational Research, Tokyo (Japan). – 1999
This report explores educational-research projects initiated by the National Institute for Educational Research (NIER) of Japan. Selected counties in Asia and the Pacific region, as well as in other areas, were invited to undertake national studies of school curriculums. To share their experiences and to facilitate a comparative analysis of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum, Curriculum Research, Educational Environment
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Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1979
A survey was conducted of the principal decision-makers in each institution and district in the Illinois public community college system to determine research needs for statewide, interinstitutional, and locally conducted studies. Over 80% responded. The results indicated that the areas with the most pressing general statewide research needs were…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Community Surveys, Curriculum Research
Gateway Technical Inst., Kenosha, WI. – 1979
To assess the relationship between the competencies taught in ten Wisconsin two-year Associate Degree Electronic Technology programs and the competencies needed on the job, a study surveyed program graduates and employers of graduates regarding the effectiveness of the curriculum. The survey instruments were based on the 120 broad competencies…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Attitudes, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Evaluation
Center for Education Statistics (ED/OERI), Washington, DC. – 1988
This bulletin reports the findings from a 1987 nationwide school survey of arts and humanities instruction conducted by Westat, Inc. for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities. (The data are representative of approximately 15,250 operating school districts in the United States, 75% of which have…
Descriptors: Art Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Research, Elementary Education