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Metz, Mary Haywood – 1980
This paper reports on a study of a desegregated Individually Guided Education (IGE) middle school which drew volunteers from throughout a large, midwestern city. Findings are based on participant observation and interviews by the author. The author concludes that the school failed to incorporate all the features of IGE, which calls for alterations…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Institutional Characteristics, Intermediate Grades
Iacuzio, Arthur A. – 1979
A model was developed and implemented that met the needs of entering high school freshmen with school adjustment problems such as poor academic achievement, excessive absenteeism, poor school behavior, and negative school attitudes. A review of literature indicated that the comprehensive high school was not meeting the needs of this group of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attendance, Class Organization, Cognitive Objectives
Douglas, Minnie – 1980
A survey of the presidents of the academic senates and local units of the California Teachers Association (CTA) was conducted at 15 randomly selected California community colleges to determine their respective roles in meeting faculty needs at the college level. An additional purpose was to investigate the working relationships between the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, College Governing Councils
Bentley, Donna Anderson; Blount, H. Parker – 1980
A study was undertaken to assess the efficacy of the spaced lecture as a possible alternative to the traditional lecture method. The spaced lecture separates note-taking from intensive listening. Two hundred male and female freshman and sophomore students at a junior college in Georgia in fall 1978, in intact classes, were administered three main…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Course Organization, Educational Experiments
Evertson, Carolyn M.; And Others – 1980
This report presents an overview of the history of the Junior High Classroom Organization Study, designed to answer questions concerning effective instruction in junior high school English and mathematics classes. Nineteen trained observers were sent to 52 classrooms in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District. Observers kept written records…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Organization, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques
Massey, T. Benjamin – 1979
Two questions are addressed: (1) How can existing organizational structures and practices be developed where none have previously existed? The phenomenon of the adult postsecondary student is a fundamental demographic shift not initiated by the institutions but to which they must nonetheless respond. The organizational structure of the University…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Adult Students, Articulation (Education), College Faculty
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1976
Policy decisions facing the California legislature and the Governor concerning the State's role in private postsecondary education are at the heart of this report. Described are the existing problems in the operation and effectiveness of California's "Education Code," which regulates these institutions. Chapters include: an introduction;…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrative Organization, Administrative Problems, College Administration
Harvey, Edward B. – 1980
Results of a field survey of Canadian companies, trade unions, employer associations, educational establishments, and government agencies regarding the extent and possibilities of employer-sponsored training for workers are compiled in this report. Concentrating on the forty-nine companies in the survey sample, with collateral data from the…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employers
KLAUSMEIER, HERBERT J.; AND OTHERS – 1967
PROJECT MODELS IS A COOPERATIVE PROJECT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN R/D CENTER ON COGNITIVE LEARNING, LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS, AND THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. THE PROJECT'S AIM IS TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF STUDENT LEARNING AND TO FACILITATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES BY REORGANIZING THE STRUCTURE OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INTO…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Classroom Environment, Field Studies, Instructional Innovation
ALKIN, MARVIN C. – 1967
A MODEL FOR EVALUATING INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT LEVEL IS DEVELOPED. THE MODEL IS BASICALLY A DISCUSSION AND AMPLIFICATION OF THE DEFINITION OF "EVALUATION." IT CONSISTS OF SIX MAIN ELEMENTS--(1) STUDENT INPUTS, (2) FINANCIAL INPUTS, (3) EXTERNAL SYSTEMS, (4) MEDIATING FACTORS, (5) STUDENT OUTPUTS, AND (6) NONSTUDENT…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Economic Factors, Equal Education, Evaluation
Citizens Advisory Council on the Status of Women, Washington, DC. – 1965
THE NATION'S CONCERN FOR THE STATUS OF WOMEN WAS RAPIDLY TRANSLATED INTO ACTION DURING 1965. PROGRESS WAS REPORTED IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, HOME AND COMMUNITY, EMPLOYMENT, LABOR STANDARDS, SECURITY OF BASIC INCOME, LEGAL STATUS OF WOMEN, AND THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ACTION OF WOMEN. THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE STATE COMMISSIONS ON THE STATUS OF…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Civil Rights, Community Services, Economic Status
LEWIS, DAVID ALFRED – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER IS TO DEVELOP AN INSTRUCTIONAL AND SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM. GOALS, OBJECTIVES, STRUCTURE, AND RESPONSIBILITIES FORM THE FRAMEWORK OF A MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM. THE TASK OF A MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM IS TO PROCESS RAW DATA IN SUCH A WAY AS TO…
Descriptors: Administration, Bibliographies, Data Processing, Decision Making
WODAJO, MULUGETA – 1963
THROUGH ANALYSIS OF UNESCO DOCUMENTS, THE MEANING, SCOPE AND CONTENT OF FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION--A PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF THE ECONOMICALLY UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTIRES THROUGH EDUCATION AND SELF-HELP--AND SOME OF UNESCO'S MAJOR PROJECTS WERE EXAMINED. THE PROGRAM PASSED THROUGH FOUR DISTINCT PERIODS--(1) 1945-1950, LAYING THE…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Adult Basic Education, Community Development, Developing Nations
WIEGMAN, ROBERT R. – 1963
THIS DOCUMENT IS A COMPILATION OF FOUR ADDRESSES AND FOUR PANEL PRESENTATIONS CONCERNING JUNIOR COLLEGE TERMINAL EDUCATION. CONSIDERATION WAS GIVEN TO THE NATURE AND PURPOSES OF TERMINAL EDUCATION, THE ROLES OF GENERAL AND SPECIALIZED EDUCATION, AND DESCRIPTIONS OF PROGRAMS RELATED TO TERMINAL EDUCATION AT THE NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Role, Conference Reports, Federal Programs
RONSHEIM, SALLY B. – 1967
THIS STUDY TRACES THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL, INTERCULTURAL, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLS WITH INTERNATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS (CHURCH-RELATED, PROPRIETARY, COMPANY, OVERSEAS, AND INDIVIDUAL GOVERNMENT-OPERATED FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIENTELE). PARTICULAR REFERENCE IS MADE TO SUCH INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AS THE…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Admission (School), Curriculum Problems, Educational Research
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