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van Wijk, Nikil; de Leeuw, Edith; de Bruijn, Jeanne – Field Methods, 2015
To collect reliable statistical data on domestic violence in Curaçao, we conducted a large-scale quantitative study (n = 816). To meet with the special needs of the population and topic, we designed a tailored mixed-mode survey to assess the prevalence of domestic violence in Curaçao and its health consequences. Great care was taken to reduce…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Violence, Surveys, Statistical Data
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Yurtseven, Nihal; Bademcioglu, Mehtap – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2016
The purpose of this study is to carry out a content analysis about the studies on teachers' professional development and to determine the tendencies in these studies. Within this scope, 60 studies that were registered to Turkish National Thesis Centre and ProQuest database between the years 2005-2015 were examined. Of the 60 studies, 37 of them…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Content Analysis, Educational Trends
Besikof, Rudolph Joseph – ProQuest LLC, 2010
A 2008 statement from the Foundation for California Community Colleges in the Chronicle of Higher Education revealed that two-year institutions provide education for approximately half of the nation's undergraduate students (Wiessner, 2008). However, when it comes to benefiting from dollars that are raised from donors for postsecondary schools,…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Fund Raising, Community Colleges, Alumni
Adler, Stacey L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This dissertation examined the impact that Proposition 227 had upon the identification and placement of English language learners in Special Education programs in small, necessary Special Education Local Plan Areas (SELPAs) in the state of California. Furthermore, this dissertation studied the practices and strategies used by small, necessary…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Administrator Attitudes, Identification, Statistical Data
JOHNSON, ROBERT L. – 1966
THE INCREASED PRESSURE FOR GREATER EXPERTISE OF EXTENSION AGENTS, COMBINED WITH LIMITATIONS FOR SPECIALIZATION IMPOSED BY COUNTY LINES, HAS RESULTED IN VARIOUS APPROACHES TO AREA WORK. THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO TEST THE POSSIBILITY OF INCREASING EFFICIENCY, PROVIDING BETTER SERVICE, DEVELOPING A HIGHER DEGREE OF COMPETENCY AMONG STAFF…
Descriptors: Extension Agents, Interviews, Job Satisfaction, Personnel Data
Somers, Gerald G. – 1969
This eight city pilot survey tested the feasibility of conducting a nationwide mail survey of training in business and industry, including feasibility of the project for specific industry groups. Other objectives were to specify subject areas on which data might or might not be available; suggest a single questionnaire or series of questionnaires;…
Descriptors: Business, Data Collection, Feasibility Studies, Industrial Training
BELL, GORDON – 1968
THIS STUDY WAS AN EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THREE COURSES IN THE SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM CONDUCTED IN BRITISH COLUMBIA--PERSONNEL, MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING, AND MARKETING FOR MANUFACTURERS. THE CONCEPT OF ADOPTION WAS USED TO DETERMINE THE DEGREE TO WHICH RESPONDENTS MADE USE OF SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES. DATA WERE COLLECTED…
Descriptors: Accounting, Administrator Education, Adoption (Ideas), Business
1966
A SURVEY WAS TO BE MADE IN ENGLAND AND WALES TO ASSESS THE OVERALL ADEQUACY OF PROVISIONS MADE FOR ADULT EDUCATION BY LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITIES, UNIVERSITY EXTRAMURAL DEPARTMENTS, WORKERS' EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION DISTRICTS, AND VOLUNTEER ASSOCIATIONS WITH AN EDUCATIONAL FUNCTION. SIX AREAS WERE SELECTED USING STATISTICS ON TERMINAL EDUCATION AGE…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educational Attitudes, Educational Background
Oastler, John L.
Using both the interview and questionnaire methods, a survey was made concerning the electronics curriculum at the College of DuPage. In addition to institutional objectives related to the survey, other aims of the study were to develop an instrument to determine the professional's concept of a highly trained graduate, to determine whether there…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Curriculum Evaluation
Hamilton, I. Bruce – 1976
A statewide study of the needs of continuing education opportunities for persons motivated toward further study but unable to take advantage of conventional delivery systems of postsecondary education is reported. Four data collective activities were utilized: a learning interest interview field poll of 800 respondents; an inventory of current…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Continuing Education Centers, Educational Innovation
Brandon, Edgar Ewing – United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1913
This volume is the result of personal observation and investigation. During the latter part of 1911 and the first part of 1912 the author traveled in almost all the countries of Latin America, studying the institutions of higher and special education. The author visited practically all the universities and a great many normal, commercial,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Special Education, Foreign Countries, Student Publications
Kirst, Michael W., Ed.; Venezia, Andrea, Ed. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2004
This book reveals why so many students are entering college unprepared for college level work and often unable to complete a degree. This important book presents the findings of the Bridge Project, a major national research study conducted by Stanford University and funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the U.S. Department of Education. The…
Descriptors: Research Design, Educational Change, Graduation Rate, College Admission
Wonacott, Michael E. – 2002
Since 1982, studies have shown statistical evidence that career and technical education (CTE) can play a role in reducing the number of high school dropouts, especially among students who are at high risk of dropping out. Case studies at several High Schools That Work sites showed improvements in retention and graduation at the same time that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Career Academies, Case Studies