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Download full textSuen, Hoi – 1979
The effect of three different modes of providing tutorial services on the academic performances of special services program students was investigated. The types of tutorial systems were voluntary, compulsory, and combining voluntary and compulsory tutoring. The sample consisted of all freshmen who participated in the Developmental Education…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Grade Point Average, High Risk Students
Andreen, Brian, Ed. – 1979
A directory, sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research, provides information on research in chemistry at private undergraduate colleges. A department profile and a faculty profile are provided for 93 colleges. The department profile is designed to provide information on the available human resources, facilities, and financial support. The…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Faculty, Departments, Higher Education
Ireland, John F.; And Others – 1979
The University of Evansville basketball team and others associated with it were killed in an airplane crash in December, 1977. The University had to decide how to respond to the tragedy. Advice received from other universities was based upon impression rather than systematic data collection. At Evansville, interviews were held with 87 students who…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Anxiety, Attitudes, Behavioral Science Research
Ziegler, Suzanne – 1979
A field method approach explored the social world of Anglo-, Chinese- and Italian-Canadian children in four schools and neighborhoods in Metropolitan Toronto. Field workers observed and interacted with their subjects over a four-month period, dividing each work week between two neighborhoods. These workers were able to observe whether a given…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Cross Cultural Studies, Demography
Couvert, Roger – 1979
Intended as a source of information on matters related to the evaluation of literacy projects, this guide is designed to help evaluators keep a proper perspective on their work by proposing a wide range of options and suggesting directions for evaluations. The first two chapters of the guide deal with the general principles of evaluation and the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Functional Literacy
PDF pending restorationAtherton, Pauline – 1979
The variety of searchable and printable formats of Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) data base records has led to different searching methods, which have fostered the confusing state of affairs wherein different results are possible for the same search; this 5-part report describes an investigation of ERIC online use that studied the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Comparative Analysis, Databases, Design
PDF pending restorationScience Resources Studies Highlights, 1979
Presented are highlights of U.S. Federal research and development (R&D) funding during fiscal years 1978-80. Data are presented in terms of budget authority for 16 selected Federal budget functions. Data show that the 4 leading functions are national defense, space research and technology, health, and energy. No significant change is seen during…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Charts, Development, Developmental Programs
AURBACH, HERBERT A. – 1968
A CONFERENCE WAS HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING GUIDELINES FOR A STATUS SURVEY AND RESEARCH PROJECT IN AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION. THREE BACKGROUND PAPERS WERE PRESENTED WHICH PROVIDED AN HISTORICAL REVIEW OF PREVIOUS RESEARCH IN INDIAN EDUCATION, ANALYZED CURRENT RESEARCH, AND CONSIDERED CURRENT ACTION PROGRAMS. PANELISTS DISCUSSED THE KINDS…
Descriptors: American Indians, Children, Conferences, Coordination
STOLZ, WALTER S.; AND OTHERS – 1967
IT HAS BEEN HYPOTHESIZED THAT THE ADOPTION OF THE LINGUISTIC CHARACTERISTICS OF A SUBCULTURE OTHER THAN A CHILD'S OWN IS A VALID INDICATION OF THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE CHILD HAS BECOME SOCIALIZED INTO THAT SUBCULTURE. TO EXAMINE THIS HYPOTHESIS, RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED (1) TO EXPLORE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LINGUISTIC HABITS AND ATTITUDE…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Disadvantaged, Language Patterns, Middle Class Culture
World Federation of the Deaf, Rome (Italy). – 1967
Seven conference papers from the U.S.S.R., India, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia consider the diagnosis of hearing loss. They are "Examination of Hearing of Children, Aged from 2 to 5, by Means of Playing Audiometry" by A. P. Kossacheva, "A Study of the Etiology and Pattern of Deafness in a School for the Deaf in Madras,…
Descriptors: Audiometric Tests, Auditory Evaluation, Children, Conference Reports
Otto, Luther B. – 1976
This paper integrates theory and research on the adolescent society into a comprehensive model of the status attainment process. The analysis reveals that a multidimensional conception of the adolescent role informs understanding of the dynamics of the status attainment process; that perceived peer status does not mediate antecedent effects on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Aspiration, Expectation
McBrien, Robert J.; Meade, Randolph – 1973
The purpose of this study was to identify the most frequently reported problems and problem categories--or subscales--as defined by the college form of the Mooney Problem Checklist (Mooney and Gordon, 1950). Subjects were three groups of students: 49 members of a health class, 35 potential resident advisors, and 23 members of elementary education…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), College Students, Employment Opportunities
Woods, John L. – 1978
Presented to a United Nations seminar on the role of information in the development of emerging nations, this document presents effective communication as the achievement of results--a change in attitude, practice, and knowledge. Elements of the SMCRE (sender-message-channel-receiver-effect) communications model are used in analyzing communication…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Decision Making Skills
Tweddale, R. Bruce – 1974
One hundred twenty-eight parents of first-time freshmen at Grand Valley State Colleges responded to a three-part questionnaire in fall 1973. Responses showed that: 80 percent were satisfied with their child's college choice; 41 percent felt they had some influence on that choice; over half attend church regularly; the three most frequently…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Cluster Colleges, College Choice, College Environment
Grand Valley State Colleges, Allendale, MI. Office of Institutional Analysis. – 1975
The modular administrative structure implemented at Grand Valley State Colleges in 1973 is described as a system in which administrative affairs are divided into functional self-contained units called modules, each of which has a head or acting head who is responsible for the management of the functions contained within the module. A long-range…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Cluster Colleges, College Administration, College Planning
