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Hyde, William – 1980
Information is presented on demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of students attending community colleges and four-year institutions in the United States, based on data from the Current Population Survey. It was found that the community college student, on the average, is older than the average student attending a four-year institution.…
Descriptors: Age, Blacks, College Students, Community Colleges
McClenney, Byron N. – 1980
Based on a review of the literature dealing with management in higher education, this five-part monograph examines the concept of educational productivity and explores its applications in community college administration. Part I presents an operational definition for "management," and discusses five components of the management task: planning,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Organization, Administrators, Budgeting
Institute for Food and Development Policy, San Francisco, CA. – 1979
This guide reviews resources used to develop the analysis of world hunger in "Food First: Beyond the Myth of Scarcity," Houghton Mifflin, 1977. The objectives are to help people understand the economic and political factors that contribute to food deprivation, document this analysis with credible sources, and inform high school, college, and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Community Education, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, Monterey, CA. – 1978
A project was designed to promote innovation in instructional procedures, curriculum development, collaborative community involvement, and staff development for incremental improvements in a comprehensive K-12 career education program. The fifteen project components focused on (1) applications of basic skills (reading, writing, and math) in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advisory Committees, Basic Skills, Career Awareness
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1962
THIS PAMPHLET DESCRIBES THE EMPLOYMENT ORIENTATION PROGRAM FOR MENTALLY RETARDED ADOLESCENTS IN NEW JERSEY. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROGRAM ARE OUTLINED AND INCLUDE TIME SCHEDULES, CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF EMPLOYERS, PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS, OCCUPATIONS, AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SCHOOL. AN EXAMPLE OF THE PROGRAM AGREEMENT (BETWEEN…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adolescents, Cooperative Programs, Employment Experience
ROBY, WALLACE – 1966
THIS EVALUATION BY THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT TITLE I PROJECTS CAUTIONS ABOUT MAKING GENERALIZATIONS ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROJECTS WHICH HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION FOR ONLY A BRIEF PERIOD. THE REPORT NOTES, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH AN EVALUATION CAN BE USEFUL IN ESTABLISHING BASELINE DATA AND…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Basic Skills, Community Action, Compensatory Education
KATZ, IRWIN – 1967
THIS PAPER REVIEWS RESEARCH ON PUBLIC SCHOOL DESEGREGATION AND SUGGESTS DIRECTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDIES. IT NOTES THAT RESEARCHERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THE FACTORS WHICH AFFECT THE PACE OF DESEGREGATION, SUCH AS THE PRESSURES OF THE NEGRO COMMUNITY AND OF THE STATE AND OTHER AGENCIES. FOR EXAMPLE, THEY SHOULD STUDY THE SPECIFIC…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Attitudes, Black Students, Change Agents
BARAKAT, HALIM I. – 1966
TEACHER ALIENATION FROM THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IS VIEWED AS A THREE-STAGE PROCESS--(1) ALIENATION AT THE SOCIAL AND NORMATIVE STRUCTURE LEVELS, (2) ALIENATION AS AN ATTITUDINAL TENDENCY, AND (3) ALIENATION AS REFLECTED IN BEHAVIOR. RESPONSE DATA WERE ANALYZED FROM A SELF-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL TEACHERS IN THREE SENIOR HIGH…
Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Classroom Environment, Community Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers
CARSON, RAYMOND P. – 1965
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARTICIPATION IN CONTINUING EDUCATION BY YOUNG ADULT MALES AND CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL, VOCATIONAL, AND SOCIOPSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS WAS STUDIED IN RURAL COMMUNITIES OF FLORIDA. DATA WERE COLLECTED BY QUESTIONNAIRE WHEN PARTICIPANTS WERE SOPHOMORES IN HIGH SCHOOL AND AGAIN SIX YEARS LATER. IN PHASE ONE, THEIR PARTICIPATION IN…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Adult Education, Adult Programs
HOOS, IDA R. – 1967
AN ACCOUNT OF JOB UPGRADING AT NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE, NORTH RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA, DOCUMENTS THE LARGELY INADEQUATE EDUCATION AND SEVERE EMPLOYMENT DIFFICULTIES OF NEGROES IN THE GREATER SAN FRANCISCO AREA, DESCRIBES TRAINEE CHARACTERISTICS AND PROBLEMS, DESIRED UPGRADING EXPERIENCES, LIAISON WITH THE STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, COOPERATION WITH THE…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Blacks, Case Studies, Community Centers
Los Angeles City Schools, CA. – 1967
AN INTERAGENCY PROGRAM FOR UNWED PREGNANT TEENAGERS IN THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IS EVALUATED IN THIS REPORT. FUNDED UNDER TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, THE PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED IN OR ADJACENT TO SIX LOS ANGELES DISTRICT HEALTH CENTERS. IN ADDITION TO REGULAR MEDICAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL, THE PROGRAM'S…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Agency Cooperation, Child Care, Community Organizations
POLLOCK, KATHRYN M.; AND OTHERS – 1966
REPLACING "HOMEMAKING EDUCATION FOR ADULTS," PUBLISHED BY THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN 1956, THIS GUIDE INCLUDES EDUCATION FOR PERSONAL AND FAMILY LIVING AND FOR OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS. IT SHOULD BE HELPFUL TO ADULT EDUCATION DIRECTORS, SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, SUPERVISORS OF HOME ECONOMICS, AND AREA-CENTER PROGRAM PLANNERS. IT…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adults, Community Study
TANNENBAUM, ABRAHAM
INTERLOCKING ACTION PROGRAMS WERE DESIGNED TO OPEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW INCOME, MINORITY GROUPS IN A SLUM AREA. TODAY, THE MAJORITY OF RESIDENTS ARE IMPOVERISHED PUERTO RICAN IN-MIGRANTS, WITH A SMALLER SPRINKLING OF LOW INCOME NEGRO, CHINESE, JEWISH, ITALIAN, AND POLISH GROUPS. MYF PROVIDES JOB TRAINING AND PLACEMENT FOR UNEMPLOYED YOUTH, GROUP…
Descriptors: Community Action, Counseling Services, Curriculum Research, Disadvantaged
Stam, Jerome M; Reid, J. Norman – 1980
Substate regional organizations (defined as those public bodies that provide planning, economic development, and service coordination for local governments) are discussed, and the major issues pertaining to substate regionalism are explored in this overview. The background and setting of the substate regional movement is traced, from its inception…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Development, Conservation (Environment), Economic Development
Curry, Denis J.; Fischer, Norman M. – 1980
Comprehensive recommendations concerning tuition and fee policy for Washington public institutions of higher education are presented, based on 1981-83 rates calculated in compliance with statutory requirements. Under the new recommendations, the combined tuition and operating fees for resident undergraduate students at the University of Washington…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Compliance (Legal), Economic Climate
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