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Mahan, James M. – 1981
Data spanning the nine year life of a culturally-oriented field project sponsored by Indiana University indicated the feasibility and productive impact of intensive teacher preparation experiences in a cultural community (Native American) where the trainee (Anglo) functioned in the role of a minority person. For 9 consecutive years, 291 preservice…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Cultural Awareness
Elmore, Dana – 1979
A survey of 428 instructors at four community colleges in the San Jose, California, area was conducted in May 1978 to determine the degree of importance with which faculty viewed selected pedagogical skills, and to correlate these opinions with the respondents' teaching experience and educational backgrounds. The survey instrument asked…
Descriptors: Academic Education, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Learning Theories
Cline, Marvin G.; And Others – 1980
The results of the secondary analysis of data obtained in a study of Head Start graduates in the public schools are summarized in this report. Due to unforseen circumstances, the original longitudinal research design was not fully implemented, and the study was constrained to one administration of a test battery to first-grade students. The…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Early Experience, Economic Status, Ethnicity
Robertson, S.; Dunnell, P. – 1981
This report describes a 1979-80 study of work experience programs in secondary schools in Western Australia and assessment of Education Department guidelines and support structures available to schools. Following a brief introduction (chapter 1), chapter 2 discusses the history and organization of work experience, a popular transition education…
Descriptors: Career Education, Case Studies, Educational Research, Employer Attitudes
Meleca, C. Benjamin; And Others – 1978
A study undertaken by a fourteen member consortium representing five schools each of medicine, dentistry, and nursing had as its objectives to: (1) generate, assess and collectively approve a comprehensive list of teaching skills and strategies that approximates observed and representative behaviors in clinical sciences teaching in medicine,…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Dental Schools, Dentistry, Health Occupations
Boud, David, Ed. – 1981
A collection of essays examines ways in which teachers in higher education can enable students to become more autonomous in their learning: that is, how students can learn without the constant presence or intervention of a teacher. The introduction by David Boud discusses the trend in education towards a more autonomous learner, and provides an…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Trends, Experiential Learning, Futures (of Society)
Wurster, Stanley R. – 1978
A two-class preschool program for two to six year old Yavapai children was developed by the Ft. McDowell Indian Community to include activities and experiences to meet the special educational needs of youngsters on the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation, Arizona. The five program components included: (1) classroom and training activity to promote…
Descriptors: American Indians, Community Schools, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background
Sprinkle, Robert M., Ed. – 1978
Papers are presented from a consultation program on administration of international cooperative education exchanges. The papers provide the broad context in which the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience/United States will develop programs and administrative services to facilitate international placements…
Descriptors: College Students, Conference Reports, Cooperative Education, Education Work Relationship
Smith, Roderick; Raleigh, Susan – 1978
This United States Employment Service's Occupational and Career Information Series publication on the trucking industry is designed to provide an occupationally oriented overview of the field for employment and career counselors, as well as students and other interested readers. The following information is included: a brief history of the…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Career Development, Employment Opportunities, Employment Projections
Warmbrod, Catharine P.; And Others – 1980
This handbook is designed to help staff development persons, departments, and agencies use various educational approaches to involve business, industry, and labor in the professional development of vocational educators. The content is in ten chapters, and each one includes one or all of the following: rationale, benefits; content (includes…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Educational Resources
Katz, Arthur J., Ed. – 1979
Articles by social work educators on some of the critical issues in community mental health are presented. Examined are some conceptual and program developments related to coordination, continuity of care, and the use of teams in planning and service delivery for community mental health (Lawrence K. Berg). The issue of civil commitment to and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Civil Liberties, Clinical Experience, Community Involvement
Lynch, Robert E. – 1980
Studies show that 9 out of 10 migrant students do not complete their high school education. To identify the factors contributing to this high dropout rate, 350 migrant youths were surveyed to assess what they viewed as "good" programs and why they had dropped out of school. Most respondents noted some sort of sports activity as what they liked…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Prevention
Seib, Kenneth – 1979
The notion that the university teaching profession is not the working-class is discussed. It is suggested that the failure of faculty to recognize that they are laborers could prove disastrous within the next decade. Universities and colleges are faced with declining resources, lowering enrollments, growing bureaucracy, and bleak prognoses for the…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrators, College Administration, College Faculty
Neighborhood Youth Corps (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1966
THIS SUMMARY OF DUNLAP AND ASSOCIATES' EVALUATION REPORT, PREPARED BY STAFF OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS (NYC), REFLECTS THEIR INTERPRETATION OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE REPORT. DATA WERE COLLECTED FROM QUESTIONNAIRES ADMINISTERED TO SAMPLES OF 789 TERMINATED AND 942 ACTIVE ENROLLEES IN 30 RANDOMLY CHOSEN RURAL AND URBAN, IN- AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL,…
Descriptors: Counseling, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts, Employer Attitudes
HUQ, A.M.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THE VOCATIONAL POTENTIALS, PROBLEMS OF VOCATIONAL ADJUSTMENT, AND SPECIAL NEEDS FOR ASSISTANCE OF 82 URBAN AND 21 RURAL REJECTEES WERE STUDIED, AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE METHODOLOGY FOR A NATIONAL STUDY WERE MADE. INFORMATION ON INTELLIGENCE, VOCATIONAL APTITUDES, CURRENT EMPLOYMENT AND VOCATIONAL STATUS, LITERACY AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT,…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Economic Status, Educational Background, Emotional Adjustment
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