A questionnaire was mailed to an unstratified random sample of 250 graduates from a population of 2,159 who graduated between 1966 and 1970, in order to obtain comprehensive data regarding the demographic characteristics of graduates, the graduates' evaluation of experiences at Delhi College, the status of employed graduates, evaluation of…

The papers in this monograph reflect doctoral candidates' efforts to understand and influence teacher education and the changes through which it is going. Following an introduction, papers are presented as follows: (1) "Reflective Inquiry in Teacher Education" (Lynn Zeltzer); (2) "Creating a Reflective Practitioner in the Social…

The High Priority Location Stipend Program (HPLSP) provides monetary incentives to staff assigned to work at school sites designated as high priority locations. HPLSP was first implemented in the Dade County Public Schools, Florida, during the 1982-83 school year. The purposes of this study were to determine the impact of HPLSP on: (1) staff…

General educators' perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs towards gifted learners and education of the gifted at both elementary and secondary levels in small, rural schools were examined. Eighteen teachers from a rural K-12 Kansas district having 518 students completed questionnaires during summer 1985 and during the 1985-86 school year, and the…

This paper summarizes the results of a National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC) survey of community-based organizations (CBOs) about the effects of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Findings are summarized in these areas: (1) changes in funding for training disadvantaged youth, (2) changes in service to youth, (3) the role of CBOs in the…

A case study approach was used to evaluate the statewide reading improvement project in Louisiana called Special Plan Upgrading Reading (SPUR). SPUR emphasized a change agent approach by providing Technical Assistants and small stipends (approximately $5,000) to participating school districts. During the first two years of the evaluation,…

Included in this final report of the K-14 three-year Penasco, New Mexico, career education project are presentation of the project's goals and objectives, description of general design and implementation procedures, lists of results and accomplishments, the third-party evaluation report, and conclusions and recommendations. General objectives…

This monograph focuses on issues involved in delivering effective career education to minority persons. Section 1 reviews concerns and fears of minority leaders relating to career education as a concept and discusses the six career education missions of the U.S. Office of Education. Section 2 discusses the applicability of process and programmatic…

The goals of this study were to trace the development of students' desire to participate in mathematics or to avoid it whenever possible, and to examine closely differences between boys and girls in reasons for enrollment or avoidance. To trace this decision-making process, information was collected from nearly 2,000 students. In the 1976-77…

The interim report for FY 1974 is the first program evaluation, conducted midway through the first year of operation, of the secondary level Experience-Based Career Education Program at Far West School (FWS). A brief introduction surveys the FWS program and discusses the organization of the report. Section 2, descriptions of data collection…

The reported study attempted to determine for program planners the felt training needs of adult basic education (ABE) directors and teachers in Texas. The questionnaire (appended) was prepared at Texas A and M University and revised after review and field-testing. Of 1,900 questionnaires mailed, approximately half were completed and returned; the…

The study examined selected perceptions and attitudes of randomly identified members of the American Vocational Association (AVA) regarding some of the goals and objectives of this organization. The sample was assessed to determine the relationships among isolated variables (collective bargaining, State legislation, Federal legislation,…

Presents two scales constructed to measure farmers' attitudinal changes toward improved agricultural practices and toward adult literacy as a result of their participation in the Farmers' Functional Literacy Programme in India. (MF)

Environmental statutes and regulations have become so complex that many law firms and corporations need lawyers who have specialized in the field. In response to this growing demand, some U.S. law schools have radically revised their curricula to produce a new breed of lawyer and consequently, have attracted higher caliber students. (Author)

With the global information boom, and rapid developments in electronic media and the World Wide Web (Web) within the last two decades, the Singapore government envisioned a need for Singapore to be Information Technology (IT) equipped and competent in every industry, beginning most importantly with the education sector. Taking its cue, the…