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Young, Barbara – 1977
The booklet summarizes results from national, state, and local surveys which evaluated the need for state studies. The surveys were conducted during the fall of 1976 by the Maine Studies Curriculum Project (MSCP) in order to provide a basis for planning the Maine Studies Curriculum. MSCP was funded in 1976 through the Elementary and Secondary…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Data Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Needs
Council for the Advancement of Small Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1978
Tools and methods designed to assist colleges in analyzing and managing student attrition are described in this manual. The proposed strategies are intended to help the individual college identify patterns and causes of attrition and to establish reasonable goals and means for reducing attrition. The manual consists of five parts. Part I provides…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Attendance, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Hanley, Janet P.; And Others – 1970
The document is the second in a two volume series of evaluative data regarding the elementary school social studies curriculum, "Man: A Course of Study" (MACOS). The document is presented in four sections. The first section presents findings on the use of films, reading material, and educational games in the MACOS curriculum. Findings…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Behavioral Science Research, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Evaluation
Palola, Ernest G.; And Others – 1977
Program Effectiveness and Related Costs (PERC), a comprehensive data management plan developed at Empire State College, is the subject of this explanatory report. Chapter 1 presents the conceptual framework of the program which incorporates data on outcomes, costs, programs, students, and faculty, and also incorporates a "multiple perspectives…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Faculty, Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis
Lazar, Irving; And Others – 1978
The findings of several longitudinal studies of low income children who participated in experimental preschool intervention programs over the past decade and a half are summarized in this report. The data resulting from these studies are organized into four categories: (1) preschool effects on target children's later school performances, including…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Aspiration, Data Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth
Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh (Scotland). Esmee Fairbairn Economics Research Centre. – 1976
Part of an economic education series, the course package is designed to teach basic concepts and principles of microeconomics and how they can be applied to various world problems. For use with college students, learning is gained through lectures, tutorials, textbooks, programmed text, cases, and TIPS (Teaching Information Processing System).…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Oriented Programs, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching
Becker, Wesley C. – 1978
The Abt Associates' final report on the Follow-Through Planned Variation Experiment is defended against the critique published by a blue ribbon panel funded by the Ford Foundation. In contrast to the conclusions drawn by House, Glass, McLean, and Walker that Follow Through showed no "winners" or "losers", the National…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Data Analysis
GOODMAN, ARNOLD F.; AND OTHERS – 1966
A STUDY WAS MADE OF THE NATION'S DEFENSE INDUSTRY TO DETERMINE ITS INFORMATION NEEDS AND THE FLOW OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION (FLOW PROCESS) NECESSARY TO SATISFY THESE NEEDS. VOLUME I, LI 000 345, OF THE THREE VOLUME FINAL REPORT IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE OTHER TWO VOLUMES AND INCLUDES GUIDELINES FOR MANAGEMENT DECISIONS AND…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Data Analysis
Carter, David G., Sr. – 1977
The influence of social science research on educational policy, particularly since the 1954 Brown vs Board of Education decision, has been significant. The paper presents an historical overview of the judicial use of social science data. Three questions are investigated: to what extent has social science influenced judicial decision-making? what…
Descriptors: Bias, Case Studies, Court Litigation, Court Role
Social and Rehabilitation Service (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1976
The Social Work Education Planning and Assessment (SWEPA) System is an information system designed to function within social work education toward two main purposes: (1) to help schools more effectively specify their own educational objectives, plan their social work education projects to achieve these objectives, mark their progress toward this…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
Mandeville, Garrett K; And Others – 1977
Student achievement data from 92 school districts in South Carolina were analyzed to determine which input variables were most likely to affect educational quality. Fourth and seventh grade samples were scrutinized to determine the effects on achievement when the shared variation between achievement and the context variables was removed. The data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Correlation, Data Analysis
Nolfi, George J.; And Others – 1978
The growing complexity of policy decisions in such areas as education and manpower necessitates increased research, which in turn requires an adequate data base and adequate methodology. Recognition that the variables affecting the vocational and educational choices of high school graduates are interrelated and require examination from several…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Career Choice, College Choice, Data Analysis
Perkins, Elizabeth Phyfe; Swaminathan, Hariharan – 1978
The Naturalistic Evaluation Methodology presented here rests on a transactionist theory of child development, an ecological view of human behavior and the quasi-clinical method of inquiry. It is intended that the procedures will lead not only to the improvement of the quality of preschool education but will generate knowledge about children's…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Data Analysis
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Bergsten, C. Fred; De Castro, Bruce – 1976
The purpose of the paper is to analyze U.S. policies toward financial investment in developing nations. The paper is presented in two sections. In section I, the controversial effects of direct foreign investment on development are discussed. Case studies of investment policies toward India, the Philippines, Ghana, Guatemala, and Argentina are…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Capital, Case Studies, Data Analysis
Amberson, Max L.; And Others – 1974
The report is a composite of competency interviews and a compilation, evaluation, and analysis of data on agricultural products occupations (bakery, dairy, meat, and flour milling industry job titles). The study was conducted to obtain information which would identify the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed by employees in selected job titles…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Bakery Industry, Dairy Farmers, Data Analysis
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