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Reed, Helen M.; Kuipers, Judith L. – 1976
In a 1972 interview survey of 250 rural families in 2 East Tennessee counties, patterns of family functioning were shown to be directly related to economic level, husband's age, and husband's educational level. Within the sample population consisting of family households of 2 or more members, the mean age of husbands was 49, and of wives, 46. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communications, Community Resources, Consumer Economics
Laughlin, Margaret A. – 1980
The children of migrant agricultural families are the most educationally disadvantaged group in the United States; they under-perform all other groups, have the highest dropout rate, have the lowest academic level, and have the highest number of school failures. The majority are Mexican American, Black, and Puerto Rican children whose families…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Culture Conflict, Disadvantaged Environment, Dropouts
McKelvy, Troy V. – 1978
It is the assumption of this study that, through the assessment of the adult education and training needs of urban American Indians, programming can be designed to meet these needs, thereby providing the education and the skills which will enable Indians to improve their social condition and retain their culture. To assess cultural and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Education, Aspiration, Cultural Awareness
HUDGINS, BRYCE B.; SMITH, LOUIS M.
GROUP FUNCTIONING AND ACTIVITIES WERE STUDIED IN TWO CONTEXTS, THE LABORATORY AND THE REGULAR SCHOOL CLASSROOM. THE LABORATORY STUDY INVOLVED SMALL GROUP PROBLEM-SOLVING IN ARITHMETIC AND IN SOCIAL STUDIES. STUDIES CONSISTED OF GROUP PERFORMANCE, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE HIGH ABILITY STUDENTS TO GROUP PERFORMANCE, THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Arithmetic, Classroom Research, Group Activities
Download full textWILLEY, DARRELL S. – 1966
IN CONJUCTION WITH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY INSTITUTE AT NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY, A SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDES OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN THE PROVISION OF EQUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ANGLO, SPANISH-AMERICAN AND INDIAN CHILDREN IN AZTEC AND TULAROSA, NEW MEXICO. THE MAJOR QUESTIONS…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Academic Aspiration, Achievement
WILLOWER, DONALD J.; AND OTHERS – 1967
QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES FROM EDUCATORS IN 13 URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS (12 IN PENNSYLVANIA AND ONE IN NEW YORK STATE) WERE ANALYZED TO DETERMINE THE INFLUENCE OF ROLE AND PERSONALITY FACTORS IN THE PUPIL CONTROL IDEOLOGY OF PUBLIC SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS. PUPIL CONTROL IDEOLOGY WAS CONCEPTUALIZED AS A CONTINUUM, RANGING FROM…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
CHRISTENSEN, VIRGIL E.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THE STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, THE PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES, THE PROCEDURES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES, RESOURCES (LEADERSHIP, INSTITUTIONS, SOURCES OF FUNDS), AND EXPECTED RESULTS ARE OUTLINED FOR 10 PROPOSED RESEARCH STUDIES--(1) "DESIGN FOR CAREER CHOICE," (2) "EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND SELECTION…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Attitudes, Career Choice, Career Guidance
NICHOLS, ROBERT C.; ROBERTS, ROY J.
DATA ON THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE 1964 NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (NASP) FOR NEGRO YOUTH WERE COLLECTED AND COMPARISONS MADE BETWEEN NOMINEES, FINALISTS, WINNERS, NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP FINALISTS, OTHER NONWHITE STUDENTS, AND THE SCHOOL POPULATION GENERALLY. THE AIM OF NASP IS TO FIND THE MOST ABLE NEGRO YOUTH AND TO HELP THEM…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aspiration, Black Youth, Career Choice
Amarillo Coll., TX. – 1980
During 1978, a study was conducted at Amarillo College (AC) to determine: (1) selected demographic and socio-economic characteristics of AC students; (2) selected academic background characteristics, AC enrollment classifications, and educational goals of students; (3) students' motivations for attending AC and for choosing their major programs;…
Descriptors: College Choice, Community Colleges, Educational Background, Enrollment
Hossler, Donald R. – 1980
An attempt was made to determine if high school seniors based their decision to pursue a college education upon cost-benefit considerations. The sample of 409 male and 319 female seniors attended 12 high schools in the greater Los Angeles area. A questionnaire asked the students to: indicate their plans after high school; report the importance of…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Career Planning, College Attendance, College Bound Students
Enlow, George; And Others – 1979
Records maintained by rural extension designees on the Missouri Small Farm Family Program, (initiated in 1972 by the cooperative extension service to help low income farm families learn to use available resources to improve their quality of life) provided data re: family characteristics, farm improvement progress, and improvement in the quality of…
Descriptors: Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Production, Agriculture, Economic Status
Cheng, Maisy; And Others – 1980
An overview is provided of streaming in the Toronto school system and a summary of studies presented from Toronto and other Ontario school systems which have examined the relationships between streaming and academic achievement, ethnic background, social origin and future placement of students. Streaming is defined as the placement of pupils in…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Career Planning
Molnar, Joseph J.; Dunkelberger, John E. – 1980
The trend to fewer and larger farm units means fewer individuals will actually have the opportunity to engage in farming, yet increasing numbers of farm students are interested in farm and agriculture-related careers. Five background and experiential factors thought to be predictors of the initial expectation to farm were tested via mail surveys…
Descriptors: Blacks, Clubs, College Students, Economic Status
Gaumnitz, W. H. – 1938
Information on the salaries and education of rural school personnel was obtained via 3,445 questionnaires mailed to superintendents of rural schools in 1934-35. Data were received for 183,733 white teachers, 13,072 Negro teachers, 7,569 white principals of rural schools, and 131 principals of Negro schools under the administrative supervision of…
Descriptors: Black Teachers, Blacks, Educational Background, Educational Status Comparison
Johnson, Richard R. – 1979
A survey carried out to test the reliability of college and university ranking methods is reported. A questionnaire sent to all college and university deans in the United States asked for the names and ratings of five institutions felt to be: (1) influential in the present structure of the respondent's institution; (2) most useful if consulted for…
Descriptors: Colleges, Community Colleges, Educational Innovation, Evaluation Criteria
