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TAYLOR, CALVIN W. – 1956
PAPERS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT OF A 1955 CONFERENCE ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF CREATIVE SCIENCE TALENT. MOST PAPERS DEAL WITH THE THEORETICAL INTERPRETATION OF CREATIVITY AND ITS MEASUREMENT. SOME ARE REVIEWS OF RESEARCH RELATED TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS AND PROCEDURES USED BY VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS IN…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Colleges, Conference Reports, Creativity
PENNINGROTH, PAUL W. – 1966
A CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL EDUCATION BOARD AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH WAS HELD IN APRIL 1966, TO (1) PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND MENTAL HEALTH LEADERS TO CONSIDER SIGNIFICANT ISSUES IN THE TRAINING OF MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS, (2) PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT DEVELOPMENTS AND CURRENT PROGRAMS IN…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education, Conference Reports, Employment Opportunities
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1966
ONE SECTION OF THIS EVALUATION IS A DESCRIPTION OF TITLE I OPERATIONS AND SERVICES, METHODS OF INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, AND EVALUATION TECHNIQUES. THE MAJOR ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEMS WERE IN (1) THE SUBMISSION OF INADEQUATELY PREPARED PROPOSALS BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES, (2) MISCONCEPTIONS ON THEIR PART ABOUT THE SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF TITLE I,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Cooperation, Annual Reports, Community Action
Safman, Phyllis C. – 1980
A study conducted in Illinois determined how or if decision-makers actually used the results of a community problems needs assessment survey ("Illinois: Today and Tomorrow") of 15,000 persons in the state. Data for the use study were collected from sixty in-depth personal interviews with randomly selected cooperative extension advisors…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Decision Making, Extension Agents, Legislators
Ryan, John W., Ed. – 1973
The 1973 meeting of the Council of Grauate Schools is reported including a panel on "Scholarship for Society" by Michael J. Pelczar, Jr., Ralph E. Morrow, Joe N. Gerber, and Jacob E. Cobb. Other discussion groups include evaluation of graduate programs by Arthur C. Gentile, Frank E. Horton, and John T. Kirby; governance and organization by John K.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Conference Reports, Deans, Educational Finance
Gustafsson, Jan-Eric – 1979
Attitudes toward school and three personality characteristics (introversion, impulsivity, and emotional stability) were measured in Swedish students from 60 sixth grade classes. The School and We Questionnaire (SAW) and a Swedish translation of the High School Personality Questionnaire were completed by 1,319 students. Secondary data analysis was…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Discipline, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries
Hiett, Robert L.; And Others – 1978
The Racial Attitudes and Perceptions Survey (RAPS) was developed to obtain information from black and white military personnel, including reports of the frequencies of specific discriminatory behaviors and the tension levels associated with each race. The instrument was evaluated in terms of its construct validity and its reliability. Attitudes…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Black Attitudes, Blacks, Military Personnel
Hall, William S.; Guthrie, Larry F. – 1979
Representative research studies of the interference of Vernacular Black English (VBE) on beginning reading of VBE speakers at the phonological, grammatical, and lexical and content levels are examined. The following conclusions emerge: (1) phonological interference in learning to read has not been established; (2) VBE does not clearly interfere…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Black Dialects, Black Students, Dialect Studies
Dannenberg, George; And Others – 1978
A study of the potential of using older people as aides in child welfare services involved interviews with 467 older people and 95 social work professionals in New Jersey. Focus was on relationships among individual differences such as attitudes and beliefs, potential areas of conflict between staff and the elderly volunteer, and what roles and…
Descriptors: Age, Child Abuse, Child Caregivers, Child Welfare
Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ., Blacksburg. Div. of Vocational-Technical Education. – 1979
A project was conducted to provide teachers with training in the development of interdisciplinary, competency-based consumers' education for secondary students located in rural, urban, and suburban settings. One of the outcomes of the project was the development of a "Guide for Implementation of Consumers' Education in Rural, Suburban, and Urban…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Consumer Education, Consumer Protection, Credit (Finance)
ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, New York, NY. – 1979
This report includes papers by two educators concerning the education of Hispanics in the United States. Jose Hernandez addresses the issues of Hispanic demographic patterns and migration and the implications of these factors for educational planning and policy. Rafael Valdivieso focuses on the Federal role in Hispanic desegregation, discussing…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Conference Reports, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy
Huebner, Robert B.; And Others – 1979
Social service providers were surveyed in an attempt to obtain an estimate of current social service utilization patterns. A survey was mailed to the director of each major social service agency in the community and filled out in conjunction with a map of the catchment area. Respondents were asked first to outline those areas on the map which they…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Services, Counseling Services, Counselors
Capoor, Madan – 1979
The academic advisement system in a large, comprehensive community college is evaluated. Student and faculty questionnaires were designed to measure perceptions of the processes and outcomes of the advisement system. Findings from 841 student questionnaires are reported and discussed. The survey investigated background variables, process…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Conference Reports, Educational Counseling
Henard, Ralph E. – 1979
The implications of faculty workload and formula budgeting issues on higher education in the 1980s are discussed. Because of declining enrollments and tight resources it is suggested that state legislative committees in the 1980s will accelerate their requests for faculty workload data related to formulas for the allocations of full-time faculty.…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Faculty, College Planning, Conference Reports
Geiger, Joseph – 1979
The realities of current fiscal environments faced by most public higher education institutions, budgeting problems, and three appropriate roles that institutional researchers can perform while assisting campus budget and academic staff compete for resources are discussed. Several major themes that flow through the budgeting process concern:…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, Conference Reports, Databases
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