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Prescott, Elizabeth; Jones, Elizabeth – 1972
A study examining various pertinent aspects of child day care is presented. Two questions are focused upon: (1) How does a community get group day care?, and (2) Once day care is obtained, how can the community regulate its quality? Also included in this study is an exploratory look at the clientele of day care centers--parents and their…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Child Care, Community Control, Data Collection
Planck, Carolyn Roberts – 1971
The status of speech education in all United States two-year colleges is discussed. Both public and private schools are examined. Two separate studies were conducted, each utilizing the same procedure. The specific aspects with which the research was concerned were: (1) availability of speech courses, (2) departmentalization of speech courses, (3)…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Data Analysis, Degrees (Academic), Educational Research
Blai, Boris, Jr. – 1971
This report, which draws from numerous previous Harcum reports, summarizes the entrance status, development, and achievements of Harcum students from 1962 to 1970. (MS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Accountability, Achievement Tests
BROWN, LAURENCE D. – 1966
INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING DOCTORATES IN THE FIELD OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR 1963-64 WERE SURVEYED AND COMPARED WITH A COMPARABLE SAMPLE OF RESPONDENTS (SURVEYED EARLIER) WHO HAD RECEIVED THEIR DEGREES BETWEEN 1956 AND 1958. CERTAIN SUBGROUPS WITHIN BOTH SAMPLES WERE COMPARED ALSO TO GATHER INFORMATION ON…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Background, Career Choice, Comparative Analysis
KANUN, CLARA – 1966
TO EVALUATE THE GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, JOINTLY SPONSORED BY THE GENERAL EXTENSION DIVISION AND THE INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE INVESTIGATORS ADMINISTERED A SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE TO PARTICIPANTS, THEIR EMPLOYERS, AND THE FACULTY. PARTICIPANTS WERE SURVEYED BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THEIR COURSES,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Personnel, Data Analysis, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes
SCHWARTZ, SYDNEY – 1966
AN EVALUATION WAS MADE OF THE SUCCESS OF A PROGRAM FOR DISADVANTAGED PRESCHOOL CHILDREN ESTABLISHED TO ENHANCE THEIR SELF-CONCEPT, INCREASE THEIR LEARNING ABILITY, AND FOSTER IN THEM A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARD SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF THE CHILDREN AND TEACHERS AND ON THE CURRICULUM IN THE 38 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS.…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Programs, Enrichment Activities
Barella, Richard V. – 1976
Data are presented based on a follow-up study of graduate service assistants who received a master's degree in industrial education from Ball State University from 1953 through 1973. A total of 143 (97 percent) of these individuals returned usable questionnaires containing data related to their career patterns as well as evaluative data that…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Educational Objectives, Graduate Surveys, Higher Education
Mouw, Annabelle Jean – 1976
This paper describes and evaluates an alternate day-full day kindergarten program. Through the use of Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT) scores and surveys, two kindergarten groups were compared. One group attended school for a half-day daily; the other attended all day on alternate days, but for a comparable length of time. A summary of survey…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Extended School Day, Kindergarten
Woodbury, Roger; And Others – 1976
This study used the Bayesian Theorem and cost/effectiveness analysis to measure the short and long range effectiveness and minimum costs of individualized instructional units constructed by educational development officers for use with low-income students at four North Carolina technical institutes designated as developing institutions. Students…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Behavioral Objectives, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Evaluation
Reilly, Rosa Delgadillo – 1976
The study determined the causes for the high dropout rate of Chicano students in Nampa School District 131. In the spring of 1976, a questionnaire was designed and administered to 17 male and 23 female Mexican Americans who had dropped out within the last 5 years (1971-76) and who resided within the school district's boundaries. The questionnaire…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics
Bertram, Charles L.; And Others – 1976
Purpose of the Fort Gay-Thompson Urban/Rural project was to combine the efforts of school and community persons so as to provide a more effective educational program for the west central section of Wayne County, West Virginia. To date, the school-community planning process had resulted in needs assessment and career education programs,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Career Education, Community Education, Community Involvement
Gill, Patricia Louise – 1975
1973 Florida legislation requires each community college to evaluate the performance of former students in the activities for which they were prepared by the college. This project developed and implemented a follow-up system for community college graduates in Associate in Arts programs. The system assessed former students' achievement of the goals…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, College Graduates, Community Colleges, Data Collection
Hochman, Irvin; Pena, Raymond – 1976
This study was designed to provide current information regarding the status of consumer education in New Jersey public secondary schools, to develop criteria for consumer education curricula and programs, and to assist in preservice and inservice training of teachers. Two questionnaires were used. The first, a status survey, contained 211…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Attitudes, Consumer Education, Criteria
Rudov, Melvin H.; And Others – 1976
The primary objective of this investigation was to determine what attitudinal and knowledge factors contributed toward minority high school students not choosing nursing as a profession in higher numbers than they currently do. A total of 2,057 American Indian, Chicano, Black, and Caucasian high school seniors were surveyed at three geographically…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Guidance, Demography, Family Characteristics
Dickson, Stanley; And Others – 1976
The chairman of the College Senate along with representatives from the administrative staff, the local council, and the student body developed this evaluation instrument to sample the attitudes, opinions and beliefs of the faculty, staff, and student body regarding the performance of the college's president. The evaluation criteria included: (1)…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Responsibility
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