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New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1978
The New York State Regents Competency Testing Program is described. Competency tests have been developed in the basic skills of reading, writing, and mathematics, for two purposes: (1) to identify those students who need remedial help; and (2) to assure that students receiving high school diplomas have acquired adequate competence in these areas.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Graduation Requirements
Ireland, Rochelle – 1979
A survey of 42 faculty members in the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) was conducted to aid in the development of a spelling course for VCCS students; 21 questionnaires were returned. The survey investigated causes of spelling problems, possible solutions, most common types of errors, curricula in which students have most spelling…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Curriculum Guides
Clarke, S. C. T.; And Others – 1978
As a companion project to the Edmonton Grade III Achievement: 1956-1977 Comparisons, this study had two purposes: to establish benchmarks of basic skills achievement and to compare the achievement of various subgroups. Third grade students in Alberta were administered the Gates MacGinitie Reading Tests--Vocabulary and Comprehension, and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Age, Arithmetic
St. John, Edward P. – 1979
The status of instruction/research employees in Missouri state-supported higher education institutions during 1978-79 was examined by HEGIS discipline divisions. The employees' status was examined with respect to numbers of full-time and part-time employees, percentage part-time, and percentage with tenure. The implications of this information for…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Departments
Ireland, Jackie – 1979
College community services, traditionally funded by the levy of special purpose taxes, have been threatened by the passage of Proposition 13 and the resultant abolishment of permissive taxes. Survey data show that the average budget cut for community services was at least 50%. These cuts resulted in: (1) a 76% increase in "fee" courses…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Budgets, Community Colleges, Community Services
Download full textCross, K. Patricia – 1979
Recent needs assessment studies are reviewed, with emphasis on the needs of adult learners and of needs assessors. Three general purposes of needs assessment are described: (1) providers of educational services are interested in what their market (adult population) wants; (2) public agencies are interested in whether or not all segments of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Age Differences
Holda, Bill; And Others – 1978
In October 1977, surveys were mailed to all junior and senior colleges and universities in Texas to determine what methods and criteria were used to assign Fine Arts faculty load. Usable responses were obtained from 39 junior and 39 senior institutions. The survey contained 35 open-ended questions in the following areas: (1) standard faculty load…
Descriptors: Art Teachers, College Faculty, Dance, Faculty Workload
Brown, Kenneth L.; And Others – 1979
The second of two related documents, this volume consists of four appendixes of data referred to in the first volume. Appendix A makes up the major portion of the report and contains abstracts and ratings of 71 test instruments categorized by skill area and educational level. Appendix B contains the results of the 1978-79 survey of the status of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bibliographies, Listening Comprehension Tests, Listening Skills
ENINGER, MAX U. – 1967
A NATIONAL FOLLOWUP STUDY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL VOCATIONAL GRADUATES FROM 100 SELECTED SCHOOLS WAS MADE TO (1) DESCRIBE THE POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF A GROUP OF TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL VOCATIONAL COURSE GRADUATES FROM THE CLASSES OF 1953, 1958, AND 1962, (2) COMPARE VOCATIONAL COURSE GRADUATES FROM COMPREHENSIVE HIGH…
Descriptors: Employment Experience, Enrollment Influences, Graduate Surveys, High School Graduates
Illinois Committee on Agricultural Migrant Workers, Springfield. – 1967
A survey was conducted in Illinois to determine services available for the health, education, day care, housing, and welfare of agricultural migrant families. Further purposes of the survey were to determine changes in migration patterns within the State, and to examine the effect of family services on the recruiting and holding of migrant…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Community Programs, Day Care Centers, Migrant Children
Stiles, Philip G.; And Others – 1967
The project developed an experimental curriculum guide for training persons at the high school and post-high school levels in food handling and distribution. Data were gathered through interviews with over 200 food industries in Connecticut. Courses and curriculums were obtained from six secondary schools and seven post-secondary schools. Some of…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides
Hodges, Walter L.; And Others – 1973
This volume describes and discusses six major proposals for a complete model system of day care for indigent children in West Virginia. The recommendations include: (1) developing more specific objectives to be accomplished for children, parents, care providers, and the state; (2) developing a public education program designed to help parents…
Descriptors: Day Care, Day Care Centers, Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education
Cornell, Jim – 1977
The purpose of this study was to describe the role of the Alabama vocational education district supervisor as perceived by local education administrators and teachers. (Applicability of the methodology and the findings may prove valuable to other state departments of vocational education as well.) Questionnaires were sent to 650 administrators and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Job Skills, School Districts
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To identify and compare the characteristics and career plans of high school seniors in Indiana as a basis for program planning and improvement, data were obtained from 49,663 seniors enrolled in 354 Indiana high schools in the class of 1975. Comparisons of the data were made by race and by type of program enrolled in (i.e., Vocational Education,…
Descriptors: Business Education, Career Choice, Career Planning, College Preparation
Gell, Robert L.; Armstrong, David F. – 1977
As part of a state-wide longitudinal study of student goal attainment, Montgomery College surveyed 3,975 students in 1976 who had initially enrolled in fall of 1972. Sixty percent responded. Interviews with non-respondents showed that the academically able were more likely to respond, but that questionnaire item responses varied little. Data…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Cohort Analysis, Community Colleges, Employment Patterns
