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Hashmi, Mahmud S. – 1988
Successful conduct of business in Saudi Arabia requires attitudes and skills significantly different from those needed in the United States. Distinct societal differences can turn winning practices in one culture into failures in another. Despite Saudi Arabia's recent emergence as a wealthy marketplace, traditional values and a unique lifestyle…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Age Differences, Business Administration, Comparative Analysis
Ekstrom, Ruth B.; And Others – 1988
The book is the outgrowth of two studies: a cross-sectional analysis comparing the experiences and tested achievement of high school seniors over the decade 1972 to 1982, and a longitudinal analysis relating cognitive growth (particularly in mathematical skills) of 1980 high school sophomores to their schooling experiences over the period 1980 to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Cognitive Development, Demography
Higher Education Research Inst., Inc., Los Angeles, CA. – 1982
The recent progress, current status, and future prospects of blacks, Chicanos, Puerto Ricans, and American Indians in higher education were evaluated, and recommendations aimed at furthering the educational development of these groups were formulated. Access to higher education, choice or institutions and fields of study, degree attainment, and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, American Indians, Black Students
Piercy, Day; Krieter, Nancy – 1982
The advances women have made in the past decade have created the myth that women have achieved equal opportunity in the job market. In reality, the opposite is true. The current economic status of women demonstrates the need for strict enforcement of equal opportunity laws. Department of Labor data indicate that the wage gap between men and women…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Legislation, Day Care, Employed Women
Grossman, Herbert – 1984
This book presents the results of a study entitled "What Counselors, Educators, Psychologists and Others Should Know About the Hispanic Culture in Order to Work More Effectively with Hispanic Students and Their Parents" funded by the California Department of Education in 1982-83. Approximately 500 people (Hispanics and Non-Hispanics) from 19…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Cultural Differences
Schweinhart, Lawrence J. – 1985
The first in a series of papers by the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation on policy issues in early childhood care and education, this report describes the status of early childhood care and education in the United States in the 1980s, with emphasis on publicly funded programs. First presented are data from the October 1980 Current…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Day Care, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Child Development and Parent Education. – 1975
In order to expose disadvantaged preschool children to a variety of educational experiences and to health and social services, the New York State Legislature funded the State Experimental Prekindergarten Program (PreK). In 1975, a five-year longitudinal evaluation study was begun. The study has two major parts: (1) a general study of 5,800…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Tests, Compensatory Education
van Rooyen, J. – 1981
A study that examined the personality and environmental factors affecting South African female career interest and career commitment at different life phases resulted in development of a model of vocational behavior. Selected for the study sample were 111 graduated white women employed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. The…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adult Development, Adults, Age
Amodeo, Luiza B.; And Others – 1981
Rural Chicanas share values and problems with other rural women (conservative orientation toward sex roles and life styles, conflict between traditional demands of rural culture and pressure to enter the labor force), but with additional socio-linguistic barriers (limited English-speaking ability, few marketable job skills). Many Chicanas do not…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Needs, Employment Patterns, Employment Qualifications
National Advisory Committee on Black Higher Education and Black Colleges and Universities (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1980
Six support systems for black higher education that are needed to achieve educational equity for black Americans are assessed, and recommendations for national program objectives are offered. The six support systems are: federal policy toward black colleges, a research base, a human resource system support, dealing with socioeconomic and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Black Education, Black Students
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Program Evaluation and Research. – 1978
All second and third graders in California public schools were administered the Reading Test of the California Assessment Program; performance of all sixth and twelfth graders in reading, written expression, spelling, and mathematics was assessed with the Survey of Basic Skills. Findings were compared to those of previous years and can be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Annual Reports, Basic Skills
Almeida, Raymond Anthony, Ed. – 1978
Immigration and acculturation of Cape Verdeans in the United States from the mid-19th century to the present are discussed. Emphasis is on the period prior to 1922, at which time the United States Congress enacted new laws restricting the immigration of people of color. The Cape Verde islands are located in the Atlantic off the coast of West…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attitude Change, Blacks, Colonialism
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1966
A SURVEY OF RESEARCH WAS MADE TO IDENTIFY THE VOCATIONAL NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL PROBLEMS. COMPLETED STUDIES, RESEARCH-IN-PROGRESS, AND CURRENT PROPOSALS WERE INCLUDED. TOPICS COVERED IN THIS SUMMARY ARE (1) AGING, (2) CONTINUATION EDUCATION, (3) THE CULTURALLY DEPRIVED, (4) DELINQUENCY, (5) DROPOUT, (6) EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE, (7) LOW…
Descriptors: Ability, Adult Education, Bibliographies, Delinquency
CSR, Inc., Arlington, VA. – 1978
A statistical profile of Appalachia's young children, from birth to 9 years, was compiled from federal and state data sources. The profile provides information important in making immediate and long range plans for improving the status of Appalachian children and their families. An examination of family living conditions suggests that Appalachian…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Attendance, Child Care
Tolicic, Ivan; Zorman, Leon – 1977
The influences of the urban vs rural environment and socioeconomic status (SES) of the family on the child's success in school and on certain personality characteristics were examined. The urban sample included the children of professional, skilled, and unskilled workers from large and small towns. The rural sample consisted of 50% peasant and 50%…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Comparative Analysis, Correlation
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