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Download full textCohen, Sanford, Ed. – 1966
Summaries of 62 papers presented at the Sixth International Manpower Seminar are given. Four major topics were emphasized: (1) "Human Resources in Economic and Social Growth" dealth with basic concepts of human resources, natural resources, and economic resources, (2) "Manpower Planning and Allocation in Economic Development"…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrative Problems, Case Studies, Conference Reports
Antonovsky, Aaron, Ed.; Lorwin, Lewis L., Ed. – 1959
This study under the direction of the N.Y. State Commission Against Discrimination (SCAD) investigated the relationship of low incomes to social and economic discrimination against Negroes and Puerto Ricans in New York State. The scope of the study included analyses by various authors of the present economic status of Negroes and Puerto Ricans,…
Descriptors: Blacks, Demography, Disadvantaged, Economic Status
O'Keefe, Michael – 1977
This paper examines some of the assertions in support of major public policy changes that would aid the delivery of education to adults and reviews some of the adult education programs and policy proposals currently being discussed. The introduction (section 1), provides statistical and background information on adult participation in education.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Age Groups, Economic Status
Gold, Ben K. – 1977
This paper summarizes the results of a 35 item survey administered to 2,346 Los Angeles City College (LACC) day and evening students, 48% of whom responded. Among the findings were: (1) transfer to a four-year college was ranked as the most important reason for attending LACC by a plurality (42%) of the day students, while acquiring or improving…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Choice, Community Colleges, Day Students
Bailey, J. P., Jr.; Collins, E. F. – 1977
The primary data source for a study oF entry into postsecondary education was the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972. From this data it was seen that almost one-third of high school seniors enter four-year colleges within two years of graduation, and nearly half are in either two- or four-year institutions at that time.…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Access to Education, Black Students, College Admission
Minter, W. John; Bowen, Howard R. – 1978
A report on the condition of the independent sector of American higher education systematically analyzes the fiscal condition of these institutions in terms of their ability to maintain the integrity and quality of their programs. The report is based on information gathered from a representative sample of 135 independent, non-profit, accredited…
Descriptors: Administrators, Annual Reports, College Faculty, Economic Status
Hayes, Daniel T.; Bradshaw, Steve – 1977
Four studies on occupational and transfer student success at John Wood Community College (JWCC), a "contractual" college, are included in this document. Study topics were: (1) the relationship between American College Test (ACT) scores and final grade point average (GPA) among students who transfer to other institutions to complete…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Educational Background, Family Characteristics
Skinner, Kenneth A.; Hendricks, Glenn L. – 1977
On the premise that postsecondary institutions can respond adequately to the new Indochinese student population only if an accurate description of the students is provided, an ethnographic study of the refugee community's process of adaptation was undertaken. The social situations and experiences of the refugees are described, including their…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Asian Americans, Career Choice, College Students
Michigan Education Association, East Lansing. Div. of Minority Affairs. – 1973
The second in the series, this selected annotated bibliography deals with new and recently discovered materials that address racism, Blacks, Chicanos, native Americans, and multi-ethnicity. This bibliography is considered to be not all inclusive but to reflect only on that material which is considered to be most representative of the realities…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies, Black History
Whittemore-Abelson, Concord, NH. – 1975
This report studies the specific attributes of educational disadvantage which prevent satisfactory achievement in New Hampshire children. It is based on a sample of approximately 10 percent of the state school districts, which are divided into three levels of economic status, three levels of achievement, and an urban, suburban, or rural category.…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Educational Needs, Educationally Disadvantaged, Family School Relationship
Shea, Brent; Rehberg, Richard A. – 1973
The relationship between pre-existing differences in student attitudes, values, personality, and length of school career is examined in this research report. A sample of 2,790 students who in 1967 were enrolled as freshmen in seven urban and suburban, public and parochial school systems in southern New York completed a questionnaire during their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Dropout Characteristics, Educational Attitudes
Gran, James R. – 1975
The four-year followup study (the fifth and last of such four-year evaluations of graduates) aimed at pinpointing the program's benefits to the graduates in the educational social/personal, and financial areas. Thirty-two of the 41 graduates responded to the mailed questionnaire, which elicited demographic, occupational, educational, financial,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Age, Dropouts
Kreps, Juanita M., Ed. – 1976
The papers discuss the social and economic forces that have enabled women to explore new and expanding roles, and examine the profound effect the resulting changes are having and will continue to have on the economic and social potential of our nation. "Looking Backward in Order to Look Forward: Women, Work, and Social Values in America" puts the…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Economic Change, Employed Women, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Nero, Sharon A. – 1975
The study explored the impact of mid-career changes for women who were enrolled in or had recently completed a program in the Wisconsin Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education (VTAE) System for the purpose of changing careers from housewife and mother to that of labor force participant. Sixty-six women, aged 30-49, returned a survey…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Career Change, Career Planning, Decision Making
Hampe, Gary D. – 1976
The study examined the increase of drinking from 1964 to 1975 among teenagers enrolled in two high schools in different sociocultural rural areas of Mississippi. The sample was composed of students in two high schools located in a "wet" county and a "dry" county. A questionnaire was administered to 525 students in 1964 and 793…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age, Alcoholism, Behavior Change
