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Kloster, Alexander J. – 1978
Intermediate School Districts (ISDs) provide services to and draw strength from the larger environment of which they are a part. This study examines the functions and responsibilities of ISDs with the purpose of creating a more effective network linking state agencies with local school districts. It is divided into five sections: identification of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Ancillary Services, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
BALL, SAMUEL
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS (NAM) HELD FOUR TYPING LABORATORIES IN 1965 AND 1966 AT NAM HEADQUARTERS (NEW YORK CITY), COLLEGE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (INDIANAPOLIS), CHEMICAL BANK NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY (NEW YORK CITY), AND PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY (SAN FRANCISCO) TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM OF TRAINING TYPISTS WITHIN THE…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Dropouts, Educational Background, Employment
GODFREY, ELEANOR P.; AND OTHERS – 1965
A FOLLOWUP SURVEY WAS MADE OF 238 SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF VARIOUS SIZES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES TO SURVEY CHANGES IN THE USE OF AUDIOVISUAL RESOURCES OVER AN INTERVENING 3-YEAR PERIOD. THE SURVEY EXAMINED NOT ONLY THE EXTENT AND DURATION OF CHANGE, BUT ALSO THE IMPACT OF VARIOUS SCHOOL DISTRICT CHARACTERISTICS ON CHANGE. FROM QUESTIONNAIRES ADDRESSED…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Instruction, Educational Change, Educational Media
Tuttle, David Chester – 1965
Interviews collected information from 135 graduates of the trades and industrial cooperative education training program, and 30 employers in Des Moines, Iowa, to appraise the effectiveness of training in relation to post high school employment. Graduates and employers commented on the value of core area training, school counseling, and different…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Cooperative Education, Doctoral Dissertations, Employers
Engdahl, Lilla E., Comp. – 1978
This publication is the first regular report of the newly-funded Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Project on Expanding Regional Cooperation in Graduate and Professional Education. Information about approvals terminations, and adjustments in doctoral programs from July l, 1974 to June 30, 1977 was compiled from a survey of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs, Higher Education
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
Wert, Lucille M.; Powell, Ronald R. – 1975
The Illinois project entitled Measurement and Evaluation of Public Library Services is being conducted by the Library Research Center (LRC) at the University of Illinois. The long range goal of the project is to make available meaningful information for the evaluation and improvement of local public libraries. Two immediate objectives are to test…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Librarians, Library Administration
Martin, Anita L. – 1970
This survey concentrated on evaluating the present structure of public school adult education (PSAE) in Massachusetts, adult access to education throughout the state, characteristics of local programs, and possible future directions. Analyses were made of the history, objectives, and policies of 100 local programs, followed by student body,…
Descriptors: Administrators, Curriculum, Educational Opportunities, Enrollment
Vanecko, James J.; And Others – 1970
This is the statistical and methodological appendix to a report on the first part of a two phase community action program (CAP) research project. Construction of variables is covered, with attention to changes in income and minority group composition of social service agencies, increased interagency cooperation, publicity, scope of service, social…
Descriptors: Community Action, Decision Making, Demography, Disadvantaged
Iverson, Maynard J.; And Others – 1970
To identify the characteristics of students in the technical agriculture programs in Ohio and to determine the association between selected student characteristics, their success in the program, and their success in the world of work, this research report was conducted by staff members of The Ohio State University Agricultural Education…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Technicians, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys
Divita, Charles, Jr. – 1969
A survey was made of 4,912 students in the Adult Basic Education program in West Virginia to determine their backgrounds, characteristics, aspirations, and attitudes. They were found to be in sociological and economic patterns similar to those of their parents; both groups were school dropouts from rural areas and both were undereducated,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Age Groups, Aspiration, Educational Background
Cooperative Educational Research Lab., Inc., Northfield, IL. – 1969
To determine the long-run impact of the CERLI training program, the trainees' abilities to function as Specialists in Continuing Education (SCE) had to be measured and assessed. This assessment is a followup to "Assessment of the CERLI Training Program Specialist in Continuing Education" (EA 002 706). The document reports on attempts to…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Inservice Teacher Education, Laboratory Training, Measurement Techniques
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Div. of Program and Staff Development. – 1973
This report, one of six volumes presenting the results of Georgia's statewide testing program, provides test results for grades 4, 8 and 11 by school system category and, within categories, by school system. The categories, totaling 48 for individual schools and 48 for systems, were devised in an effort to make comparisons between schools and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Grade 11, Grade 4
Schriver, William R.; Bowlby, Roger L. – 1971
To analyze the differential benefits from vocational training, a study was made involving 1,701 former students selected at random from 19 area vocational-technical schools in Tennessee. Major objectives of the study were to determine: (1) economic justification of vocational training, (2) wage differences among the vocationally trained and…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Followup Studies, Job Placement, Program Costs
Parker, Charles A. – 1972
A cost benefit analysis of the Community College of Vermont revealed that (1) the proportions of State support of the total budgets for Vermont's institutions of higher education are 22.7% at UVM, 37.2% at the VSC, and 12.7% for the Community College; (2) tuition is budgeted for FY73 to generate 27% of total cost at UVM, 29.6% at the VSC, and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Cost Estimates, Educational Finance
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