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Download full textLOEWENBERG, BERT J. – 1966
GRANTS FROM THE CARNEGIE CORPORATION HAVE ENABLED SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY STUDIES TO ESTABLISH A FLEXIBLE PROGRAM FOR WOMEN WHO WISH TO STUDY PART TIME TOWARD UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE DEGREES AFTER BEING OUT OF SCHOOL FOR SEVERAL YEARS. PARTICIPANTS ARE CHOSEN BY INTERVIEW AFTER COMPLETING AN…
Descriptors: Community Study, Degrees (Academic), Dropouts, Enrollment
VERNER, COOLIE, ED. – 1964
PREPARED UNDER THE SPECIAL EDITORSHIP OF COOLIE VERNER, THIS JOURNAL ISSUE REVIEWS THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF ADULT EDUCATION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA FROM THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT, TRACES THE GROWTH OF UNIVERSITY EXTENSION DURING THE PERIOD 1915-63, DISCUSSES RECENT TRENDS AND ACTIVITIES IN VOCATIONAL AND NONVOCATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Enrollment Trends, Extension Education
ALLISON, LA RUE D. – 1961
FROM A REVIEW OF ADULT EDUCATION LITERATURE, AN ANALYSIS OF THE ANNUAL REPORTS OF VOCATIONAL HOMEMAKING COURSES FOR ADULTS IN TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS DURING 1949-1959, AND INTERVIEWS WITH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND HOMEMAKING TEACHERS IN 75 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS, TRENDS AND METHODOLOGY IN ADULT EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY HOMEMAKING…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Child Development, Educational Trends, Enrollment Trends
PELLEY, ALBERT L.; SCHMITT, MARSHALL L. – 1966
A STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLE OF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS (GRADES 7-12) WAS SELECTED, BY SIZE AND TYPE OF SCHOOL, FROM ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES, AND QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO 2,259 PRINCIPALS AND 3,040 TEACHERS IN THE FALL OF 1962. RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED FROM 95.1 PERCENT OF THE PRINCIPALS AND 93.7 PERCENT OF THE TEACHERS. THE STUDY…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Courses, Educational Equipment, Educational Objectives
Browning, Peter – 1980
Current and incipient problems in educational administration in England can be grouped into two areas: those resulting from reorganization and those arising from social and political factors. Many problems faced by educational administrators result from school reorganization that is a result of an increase in the number of comprehensive schools.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Problems, Centralization, Community Control
Enns, Robin J.; And Others – 1979
A survey of all Ontario's school boards and a random sample of 1,062 teachers was used to assess the effects of declining enrollment on the capability of school boards to offer programs of recognized quality. School boards were provided actual and projected enrollment figures on which to base their responses. While only one third of the boards has…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Community Relations, Curriculum Development, Data Analysis
Connelly, F. Michael; Enns, Robin J. – 1978
This paper traces the history of Ontario's curriculum development, analyzes the short- and long-term effects of declining enrollment on the present curriculum, explores possible extensions of the school system, and discusses social policy in relation to the curriculum. A survey of boards and teachers and interviews with supervisory officers in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Schools, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Study Centers
Nevada Public Affairs Review, 1979
This issue of the "Nevada Public Affairs Review" focused primarily on the politics of state taxing and spending in Nevada. The articles present several aspects of this topic, including a comparison of taxation in Nevada with that in other states, an analysis of the growth of the gaming industry in Nevada, an argument for removing…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Budgets, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
National Center for Education Statistics (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1980
This report was prepared to present a summary of the changing conditions of high schools, their students and teachers, and the financial conditions of the school districts that serve them. Its original purpose was to direct the attention of Congress to the current status of secondary schools in the United States. The report covers some current…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Environment, Educational Finance, Enrollment
Desjarlais, Lionel; And Others – 1980
A study was undertaken of the problem presented by the presence of students of limited French-speaking ability in French schools or in French-language sections of the Ontario school system. Questionnaires were sent to elementary and secondary school teachers and principals, directors of education, and students in secondary schools. The students…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Board of Education Policy, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Williams, Shirley – 1978
Britain's Secretary of State for Education and Sciences assesses the future for higher education in Britain. The British system of higher education is outlined as background, and common developments in the field in Britain and the United States are noted: (1) the end of the rapid expansion in funds; (2) the atmosphere of doubt as to what the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, College Faculty, College Instruction
Western Australia Post Secondary Education Commission, Nedlands. – 1977
An inquiry concerning the future of the Western Australian School of Mines and the Eastern Goldfields Technical College that was undertaken by the Western Australian Post Secondary Education Commission is considered, as are the resulting recommendations. After a statement of the issues affecting the future of the schools and the community,…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Planning, Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship
National Advisory Committee on Black Higher Education and Black Colleges and Universities (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1980
Historically Black Colleges (HBC's) are identified as a key component of a responsive and diverse postsecondary education system. Continuing HBC leadership in promoting equal educational opportunity and in producing Black graduates is still seen as necessary in spite of the integration process. Recent achievements of these institutions include:…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Students, College Faculty, College Role
Linnell, Robert H.; Bottomley, Wayne N. – 1975
A description of the University of Southern California (USC) faculty model and some of the results obtained from using the model are presented. The model traces faculty cohorts from 1974 to 1984, under given policies of hiring, tenure, promotion, and retirement. The model takes into account resignations, deaths, anticipated enrollments, and costs.…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Administrative Policy, Age, Cohort Analysis
McClain, Ruth Stellatella – 1977
Past, present, and future perspectives for mature women who are returning to postsecondary education are examined. It is suggested that women from all socioeconomic levels are returning to college to receive more education for self-fulfillment and for eventual marketable skills. Part I explores the characteristics of this population, discusses…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Career Development, Community Colleges
