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Download full textEvaluation Systems Design, Inc., Tallahassee, FL. – 1981
The Occupational Proficiency Training (OPT) Program was initiated to identify potential dropouts and place them in an alternative vocational education program. Remedial communication and mathematics classes were also included in the program's design. In the first year 21 ninth grade students 14 years of age and two years behind grade were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Diagnosis, Grade 9, Job Skills
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1977
A study done by the United States General Accounting Office at seven higher education institutions that enrolled approximately 2,000 Indian students indicated that Indian students had lower assessment test scores and cumulative grade point averages than the general student population and that Indian freshmen particularly needed help.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Education, American Indians, Ancillary School Services
Loiacono, Ronald A.; Stribling, Thomas B. – 1981
A study was conducted to design a set of procedures for complying with the federal mandate for an employer followup of vocational education students. Procedures, designed on the basis of existing literature and federal guidelines, were pilot tested in two ways--one local-program based, the other local-program and state-agency based. The two…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Compliance (Legal), Cost Effectiveness
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Community Coll. System. – 1979
The purpose of this report was to compare, after six semesters, the characteristics and attitudes of students who entered the Hawaii community college system in 1975 and who either graduated or dropped out. A comparison of the following characteristics of both groups revealed significant differences in all areas but one: sex, age at entry, marital…
Descriptors: Age, College Credits, Community Colleges, Demography
Horvath, Ronald J. – 1979
In an effort to reduce the class attrition rate of 40% at Jefferson Community College (JCC), and to investigate the entire process of recruitment, retention, and attrition (RRA), a series of four faculty workshops were held. The plan was to look at the RRA process from the student's point of view in terms of four phases: (1) the pre-enrollment…
Descriptors: Attendance, Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Tucson Public Schools, AZ. – 1976
The project was designed to accomplish three major goals: to broaden occupational understandings of pupils K-12, to expand employment opportunities of minority youth dropouts or potential dropouts, and to develop long-term cooperation and communication between the school and community employers or agencies. Major project accomplishments fell into…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Bilingual Education, Career Awareness, Career Counseling
FARRELL, GREGORY R. – 1965
COMMUNITY PROGRESS, INC. A NONPROFIT COMMUITY ACTION CORPORATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN NEW HAVEN CONNECTICUT, IN 1962, WITH A THREE YEAR FORD FOUNDATION GRANT. IT HAS UNDERTAKEN PROGRAMS OF EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL SERVICES, EMPHASIZING INVOLVEMENT WITH THE POOR ON A CLOSE, INFORMAL, NEIGHBORHOOD BASIS. SOCIAL, VOCATIONAL, HEALTH,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Adult Basic Education, Career Counseling, Community Action
Bardelas, Roberto, Comp. – 1980
Designed to provide secondary migrant educators in Oregon with access to model secondary programs for migrant students, this manual describes programs that offer diverse ways to deal with the special circumstances of migrant students. The Secondary Credit Exchange Program transfers credits to the migrant student's home school at the end of each…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Agricultural Education, Career Education, Correspondence Study
PDF pending restorationBailey, J. P., Jr., Ed. – 1977
The national longitudinal study is intended to span a period of about eight years. Base year information was collected in 1972 while the sample members were high school seniors, and followup surveys were conducted in 1973, 1974, and 1976. The theme of the current symposium session is postsecondary education. Entry into postsecondary education is…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Aspiration
THURSTON, JOHN R.; AND OTHERS – 1966
A TOTAL OF 384 CHILDREN WERE IDENTIFIED BY THEIR TEACHERS AS DEMONSTRATING EITHER (1) PERSISTENT APPROVED OR (2) PERSISTENT DISAPPROVED CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR. AN EXAMINER INTERVIEWED EACH FAMILY USING THE GLUECK RATING SCALE AND ADMINISTERED SEVERAL PSYCHOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS TO EACH CHILD (KVARACEUS DELINQUENCY PRONENESS SCALE, THE SENTENCE…
Descriptors: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales
Meeth, Louis H.,Jr. – 1965
Largely based on a historical review of selected demographic and socioeconomic data, this study documented, analyzed, and appraised the development of public school general adult education in Florida. Data were obtained on the scope and functions of Florida adult education programs before 1947, the development and organization of the General Adult…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Adult Basic Education, Cultural Education, Demography
Juarez, Rumaldo Z.; Kuvlesky, William P. – 1968
A study of the educational status orientations of tenth grade Mexican-American and Anglo boys in economically depressed areas of Texas found that the 2 groups had similarly high educational goals. Detailed analysis of data revealed that Anglo boys had a tendency to express more frequently high educational goals as compared to their…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Aspiration, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis
Loveless, E. E.; Travis, Don – 1968
A descriptive study of vocational-technical education was conducted to determine (1) offerings presently available, (2) how the program is administered and conducted, (3) the objectives of present offerings, (4) which students benefit from a more complete program, and (5) the employment opportunities open to graduates. Tables present federal and…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes, Employment Opportunities
Jablonsky, Adelaide – IRCD Bulletin, 1968
This report discusses some "promising" compensatory education programs and presents statistical estimates which identify the disadvantaged population to be served by such programs. The discussion is based on observations of school systems and programs in all sections of the country and on interviews with over 200 educational administrators who…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adolescents, Audiovisual Aids, Bilingual Students
Simulmatics Corp., Cambridge, MA. – 1967
In this evaluation study of Project ENABLE, the basic question was whether low-income parents can be reached by family life education discussion groups. The research involved about 11,600 personal interviews with parents and about 6,200 records of group attendance and service to the parents. A substantial number of low-income parents (median…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Agencies, Attendance, Community Action
