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Christensen, Jack – 1973
The purposes of this research activity included: (1) evaluation of the model for testing a public information program designed to increase awareness of high school students for career planning; and (2) assessment of the effectiveness of the St. Louis Regional Industrial Development Corporation's public information campaign. The campaign consisted…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Counselor Attitudes
Van Ausdle, Steven L. – 1980
A survey of 35 two-year colleges with exemplary institutional planning systems was conducted to determine the present status of institutional planning and to develop a conceptually sound planning process model. The 35 colleges were asked to complete a survey instrument focusing on over 250 variables; 32 colleges responded. Survey results indicated…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Problems, College Administration, College Planning
Efurd, Martha – 1978
A study involving 81 freshmen nursing students at Westark Community College was conducted during 1975-76 to determine the role reading proficiency plays in the academic success of nursing students and the extent to which a developmental reading course improves reading capability. Using the Nelson-Denny Reading Test, student vocabulary,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Grade Point Average, Nursing Education
Jones, Thomas W. – 1979
A report of a 3 day teacher workshop attended by 12 teachers of severely handicapped children is presented. Based on nine competencies, such as that teachers should be able to utilize assessment procedures and conduct a task analysis of objectives, the workshop involved a practicum, didactic instruction, modeling, and simulation techniques.…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Minicourses
KLAUSMEIER, HERBERT J.; QUILLING, MARY R. – 1967
THIS PAPER DESCRIBES THE RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTION (R/I) UNITS WHICH WERE ORGANIZED IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN FIVE WISCONSIN CITIES TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING AND TO FACILITATE SCHOOL-RELATED RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND INNOVATION. EACH UNIT IS COMPOSED OF A LEADER (TEACHER SPECIALIST), CERTIFIED TEACHERS, NONCERTIFIED AIDES, AND STUDENTS. THE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Teachers, Classroom Environment, Disadvantaged Youth
Crosby, Jeanie; Massey, Sara – 1980
A Teacher Corps project at the University of Southern Maine College of Education consisted of a competency-based teacher education program including components in special education, human relations, reading, and language development. The responses of 24 former participants indicate the impact of the program on the participants, their work, in the…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Innovation, Higher Education
Benjamin, Ronald; And Others – 1981
This conference synopsis presents the views of educators, researchers, and a journalist who maintain that inner city schools are effective, and can be more so, in educating disadvantaged students. The claim that inner city schools cannot overcome deficits in family background unless students' socioeconomic position is first improved is challenged.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Disadvantaged Schools, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Environment
Barger, Robert N. – 1981
Motivational bases for affirmative action programs, particularly as these programs pertain to postsecondary education, are considered. "Motivational bases" refers to the basic incentives that are invoked in order to gain public support for affirmative action programs. Three types of motivational bases are addressed: those associated with reasons…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Comparative Analysis, Compliance (Legal), Educational Opportunities
Hull, W. Frank, IV; And Others – 1977
Specific goals sought by a group of off-campus study program directors were identified in an effort to develop an appropriate instrument for assessing whether the student participants perceived these goals as having been actualized within themselves. An Individual Opinion Inventory was developed for this purpose. Students participating in overseas…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Noboa, Abdin – 1978
This paper argues that the intent of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 and subsequent amendments to improve and equalize educational opportunities for the disadvantaged have been aborted by impotent enforcement and insufficient appropriation of resources. Research findings and highlights from major educational evaluations…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrative Problems, Compensatory Education, Educational Finance
Arce, Aaron; Sosa, Xavier – 1975
The 1974-75 Austin Independent School District bilingual/bicultural program was designed as a comprehensive program of bilingual (Spanish and English) education for schools with the highest concentrations of Spanish-dominant Mexican American students. Bicultural instruction was inherent in the program which used both languages for a portion of all…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Enrollment
Nimnicht, Glen; And Others – 1967
The New Nursery School (NNS) program was set up to help 3- and 4-year-old, Spanish-surnamed, environmentally deprived children. The objectives set were (1) to improve self-image, (2) to increase perceptual acuity, (3) to improve language ability, and (4) to improve problem-solving and concept-formation skills. The school is organized as an…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Disadvantaged Environment, Enrichment Activities, Language Skills
Cornett, Joe D.; Askins, Billy E. – 1978
A 6-year followup study was conducted for 36 low birth weight Spanish-American children (3 to 5 years old) who participated in a special intervention program. The program, designed around the Responsive Environment concept, provided educational stimulation. Utilizing teacher interviews, achievement measures, and trend analysis, the study found…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Body Weight, Cultural Differences, Developmental Disabilities
Cohen, Alan J.; And Others – 1977
A study of cooperative education in the United States over the period of July 1975 through November 1977 had two purposes: (1) to determine the degree to which it is a viable educational and/or financial aid mechanism for higher education institutions to adopt; and (2) to determine the effectiveness of the federal role in supporting cooperative…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Cooperative Education, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Bates, A. W. – 1973
The Open University of Great Britain provides home-based instruction via broadcasts and correspondence. Since technical arguments for the superiority of open-network, cable, or cassette television systems are inconclusive, the university has been forced to develop a decision-making model to determine which system is the most cost effective. For…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Cable Television, Cost Effectiveness, Costs
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