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Fuller, Gerald R.; Phipps, Lloyd J. – 1968
Project REDY (Rural Education-Disadvantaged Youth) was initiated by the University of Illinois on June 1, 1965, and is scheduled to terminate June 30, 1970. The objectives of the project were: (1) to study in depth a depressed rural area and to identify conditions and trends that typify the area; (2) to develop and conduct a model…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Experimental Programs
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Plant, Helmut; Stehr, Christian – Unterrichtspraxis, 1973
Describes implementation and results of a filmed German language course at the University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. The series, Guten Tag: A German Language Course for Television,'' is available from the International Film Bureau, Inc., Chicago, Illinois. (RS)
Descriptors: Experimental Programs, Foreign Language Films, German, Instructional Innovation
Richards, Henry J.; Salas, Teresa C. – Bull Assn Dep Foreign Lang, 1969
Descriptors: Administrators, Degree Requirements, Experimental Programs, Language Skills
Winebarger, Richard L. – 1971
In this report, the author attempts to (1) report the findings of an informal research survey concerning the perceptions of a sample of professional and lay personnel in Kentucky in regard to what they believe to be the inhibitors of change in education; and (2) extrapolate the sense of the findings into some generalizations regarding what might…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Experiments, Educational Innovation, Experimental Programs
McGuckin, Robert H.; Winkler, Donald R. – 1974
In the past decade, many colleges and universities have reduced or eliminated the number of required general education courses, which had the original purpose of assuring a 'well-rounded' liberal education. The important question is how such curriculum reforms, which increase student choice as opposed to university choice of courses, affect the…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Degree Requirements, Experimental Programs
Ford Foundation, New York, NY. – 1967
VOLUME I OF THE FORD FOUNDATION RESPONSE TO THE ORIGINAL AND SUPPLEMENTAL FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) NOTES OF INQUIRY CONTAINS SUGGESTIONS FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN THE PROPOSED SYSTEMS OF THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC TELEVISION (CPTV) AND THE BROADCASTERS' NONPROFIT SATELLITE CORPORATION (BNSC) ON STRUCTURE, FISCAL POLICY, AND…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Agency Cooperation, Commercial Television, Communications Satellites
Fishburne, R. P., Jr.; Mims, Diane M. – 1975
An experimental Basic Electricity and Electronics course (BE/E) utilizing a lock-step, instructor presentation methodology was developed and evaluated at the Service School Command, Great Lakes. The study, directed toward the training of lower mental group, school nonqualified personnel, investigated comparative data on test performance, attitude,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Experiments, Electricity, Electronics
Fruchter, Dorothy A.; Higginson, George M. – 1975
A third party evaluation was conducted of an experiment in service training program (Project Interact) in career education using duplex (two-way) television to reach several groups in different cities simultaneously. Two main aspects of the project were under study: the particular curriculum content on career education and the use of the Texas…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Career Education, Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Television
1970
To provide a personalized curriculum and to test certain hypotheses concerning vocational students, the Hudson School System has been operating an experimental vocational education project. This 4-year project has now been absorbed into the regular school program and has been extended to a cooperative vocational education program with neighboring…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation
Fuller, Gerald R.; Phipps, Lloyd J. – 1968
One aspect of Project REDY (Rural Education-Disadvantaged Youth) was to identify elements of family living which were satisfying to residents of an economically depressed rural area in Southern Illinois. McVoy's Wants and Satisfaction scale was administered to 115 family heads to determine the degree to which certain wishes and interests of…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Experimental Programs
Pittsburgh Univ., PA. Research and Training Center in Vocational Rehabilitation. – 1969
The Rehabilitation Education Advancement and Placement (REAP) program, a pilot demonstration project sponsored by the Research and Training Center at the University of Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Center (PRC), operated for 30 weeks and provided Adult Basic Education Training for rehabilitation clients. The ultimate goal of the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Attitude Measures, Bibliographies, Experimental Programs
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. – 1973
End of budget period reports are presented for an experimental and demonstration program aimed at increasing the learning process and achievement of K-4 children and to effect internal and external change in teachers' attitudes and behavior. The program, instituted in a rural, low income area, consists of an Orff music program and a theater…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Child Development, Cultural Activities, Data Analysis
Greaves, Fred – 1974
The Salinas Union High School District's Concurrent Enrollment Program, in which credit for college courses successfully completed can be applied toward high school graduation, was evaluated. The evaluation covered the period from September 1972 to January 1974, during which 201 high school students were concurrent-enrollment and…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Dual Enrollment
WARREN, RICHARD D.; AND OTHERS – 1966
AN EXPERIMENTAL ACTION AND RESEARCH PROJECT WAS CONDUCTED DURING 1960-64 BY THE IOWA AGRICULTURAL AND HOME ECONOMICS EXPERIMENT STATION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, TO DETERMINE THE INFLUENCE OF AN INTENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR GENERAL MANAGERS OF LOCAL RETAIL FARM SUPPLY RETAIL BUSINESSES DEALING IN FERTILIZER AND…
Descriptors: Administration, Agricultural Supply Occupations, Analysis of Variance, Attitudes
BEAL, GEORGE M.; AND OTHERS – 1966
TWO RESEARCH FRAMEWORKS, SOCIAL ACTION AND GROUP FORMATION AND MAINTENANCE, WERE CHOSEN TO ANALYZE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY EXTENSION WORKERS. IN A STUDY ON THE INTRODUCTION OF PROGRAM PLANNING INTO A COUNTY, THE FULFILLMENT OF EACH OF 34 STEPS IN THE SOCIAL ACTION PROCESS WAS ANALYZED AND FOUND TO BE ONLY SOMEWHAT…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Action, Criteria, Experimental Programs
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