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KELLY, ELIZABETH M. – 1966
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THIS 1965 WORKSHOP ON MENTAL RETARDATION ARE PRESENTED AS A COLLECTION OF NINE PAPERS AND SUMMARIES OF THREE SEMINAR DISCUSSIONS. IN THE INTRODUCTION, MAYNARD C. REYNOLDS DISCUSSES "THE NEW AND MORE OPEN OUTLOOK FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED." OTHER PAPERS ARE (1) "THE IMPACT OF FEDERAL LEGISLATION ON DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE…
Descriptors: Administration, Adolescents, Adults, Children
Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs, Phoenix. – 1979
The Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs is the "official link between the tribes and state government" and acts in a liaison capacity as well as providing technical assistance. Critical issues having an impact on the Commission's over-all program, addressed within the Commission's legislative scope and highlighted in this 1978-79 Annual…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Annual Reports
Peterson, Vance T., Ed. – 1977
A compilation of papers presented at a 1976 workshop on the law in higher education includes: the law in higher education, issues and trends (Roderick Daane); tort liability of college and university faculty, administrators, and trustees (Annette R. Johnson, Stephen R. Ripps); faculty contracts, major concerns (Richard R. Perry); due process for…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Administration, College Faculty, Colleges
Ryan, John W., Ed. – 1972
The proceedings of the 12th annual meeting of the Council of Graduate Schools contains reports on new and changing directions in the master's degree by Joe N. Gerber, Thomas C. Rumble, and Donald E. Stokes; the activities of the panel on alternate approaches to graduate education by J. Boyd Page, Robert F. Kruh, and Benjamin DeMott; financing…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Affirmative Action, Conference Reports, Deans
Lorentz, Jeffrey L.; And Others – 1978
In a study of the relationship between teacher behavior and reading achievement, trained observers, using the Georgia Assessment of Teacher Effectiveness (GATE), observed 36 teachers and 820 students in grades five and six. The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, Reading Comprehension subtest was administered and the socioeconomic status of each student…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Classroom Observation Techniques, Grade 5, Grade 6
A project was conducted to investigate the current status of secondary-postsecondary articulation of cooperative work experience programs, to identify impediments to the process, and to formulate recommendations for its enhancement. Sixteen New Jersey community colleges having a cooperative education program were included in the study. The chief…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Cooperative Education
Wiederanders, Mark R.; And Others – 1978
The purpose of this project was to assess needs in job survival skills of those persons released from California Youth Authority incarceration and then to develop and field-test a curriculum to upgrade the skills which appear weakest. Interviews of a representative sample of 145 parolees were conducted. Findings include some of the following: over…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Delinquency, Educational Needs, Employment Interviews
Valentine, Ivan E.; Larson, Milton E. – 1977
A project was conducted to develop seven instructional modules, including related media, designed to help local vocational directors improve their management skills. The format and terminology used was consistent with that included in the preservice graduate administrative program at Colorado State University. Each module consists of an overview,…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Classroom Observation Techniques, Communication (Thought Transfer), Curriculum Development
Causey, Oscar S., Ed.; Bliesmer, Emery P., Ed. – 1960
Focusing on research and evaluation in college reading, the papers in this volume were drawn from the ninth annual meeting of the National Reading Conference held in 1959. Among the topics discussed in the 19 papers are the following: a proposed model of reading comprehension, factors affecting reading test performance, student attitudes toward…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, College Students, Conference Reports, Evaluation Methods
Welsh, J. Steven; Lynch, Jean M. – 1979
The financial condition of traditionally black graduate schools is analyzed based on data from the report, "Maximizing Productivity in Thirty-Two Black Graduate Schools," prepared with federal support. In addition to the financial analysis, information is presented about the schools' history, purpose, mission, goals, students, faculty,…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Libraries, Conference Reports, Deans
O'Brien, Maureen; And Others – 1979
The results of the pilot implementation of an evaluation methodology developed to assess the impact of introducing handicapped students into allied health curricula are discussed. An evaluative method that suggests anticipatory interventions was developed and used to measure the impact of visually impaired students enrolled in allied health…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, College Students, Conference Reports, Educational Assessment
Pratt, Linda K.; And Others – 1979
The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and undergraduate grade point average were examined as possible predictors of scores on the National Teacher Examination (NTE). The study population consisted of 166 education major graduates from North Carolina Central University (NCCU), a predominantly black institution, over a two-year period. The data on SAT…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Black Colleges, Black Students, Conference Reports
Hellweg, Susan A.; Churchman, David A. – 1979
Four problems that will be of major concern to academic institutions granting graduate degrees in the coming decade and ways in which sponsored research can help solve them are discussed. The four problems are defined as: (1) the threat posed to research performed by faculty by increased teaching loads; (2) the increasing lack of opportunities for…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Faculty, Conference Reports, Faculty Development
Hellweg, Susan A. – 1979
The conditions under which the effectiveness of a university grants operation is potentially maximized are described. The following topics are addressed: the attitudes to be adopted by university administrators in grants operations, the functions of the institutional grants office, and the qualities needed in a campus coordinator of research. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrators, College Administration, College Faculty
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1978
The relationship between the public and independent sector of higher education in Florida is examined in this conference publication. The problems and issues involved in formulating state policy with respect to postsecondary education in Florida are examined. An overview of policy positions of other states is presented as well as an assessment of…
Descriptors: College Planning, Conference Reports, Conferences, Educational Demand
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