The results of a questionnaire-based investigation carried out across China regarding teachers' professional development were used to create an extensive database. Chinese teachers' subjective evaluation of a number of professional development policies was statistically analyzed. From their ratings, it is shown that in schools across China,…

The purpose of this action research case study was to explore attitudes and beliefs regarding strategies to improve math placement scores for low-socioeconomic community college students at an urban campus. Using a pragmatic worldview, qualitative techniques were used to gather data to explore this problem at a single community college located in…

Over the last years, several comprehensive training programs for problem gambling have been developed and implemented in various casinos around the world. However, the efficacy of these programs has rarely been assessed and evaluated scientifically. A workshop called "Des gens qui font la difference" (People Making a Difference) was…

During the fall of 1974, the Higher Education Panel of the American Council on Education conducted a survey of continuing education opportunities available to professional scientists, engineers, and mathematicians who are employed full-time in industry and government. The survey sought to gain information on the nature and extent of offerings…

In 1988, a study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to assess the needs of registered nurses in the college's service district for continuing education courses, seminars, and workshops. A survey was mailed to 6,228 registered nurses to determine their awareness of and/or past participation in WRHC's continuing education program,…

The paper discusses a study which was conducted to identify and analyze attitudes of young lawyers towards legal specialization and relicensing of lawyers. A sample of 1485 readers of "Barrister Magazine" participated in the study. Lawyers responding to the survey valued specialization both as a means for providing better legal services…

A study was initiated to assess the effectiveness of broadcast television in the post-medical education of practicing doctors in Britain. High quality programs presenting new medical knowledge were broadcast in an effort to promote continuing education of general practitioners working away from centers of medical sciences. Studies using mailed…

A study analyzed the system of vocational training in Egypt, including school-based and post-school training of different categories of workers at skilled-worker level and craft level. Special attention was given to favorable and unfavorable conditions affecting access to vocational education and training for the benefit of working classes.…

A project was designed to implement a curriculum for a short-term re-entry course for licensed practical nurses (LPN) who wish to return to employment after some absence. Southeast Community College used an advisory committee of RNs and LPNs to assist in identifying objectives, content, and method of instruction. A survey questionnaire was mailed…

A pilot-model for evaluating state-of-the-art short-courses for engineer practitioners was developed based on assessments of 10 Continuing Education in Engineering (CEE) courses offered by University Extension of the University of California, Berkeley. Instruments used in the study included student questionnaires, faculty interviews, follow-up…