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Smith, Eldon D.; And Others – 1978
Research literature bearing on factors related to industrialization in rural areas is reviewed in order to identify information that might be useful in improving cost-effectiveness of public programs at local, state, and national levels as well as of private action taken by voluntary organizations in an effort to increase manufacturing employment…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Community Action, Educational Policy, Employment Potential
Southern Rural Development Center, State College, MS. – 1976
More than 60 successful programs and projects developed specifically under Title V of the Rural Development Act of 1972 by 13 southern states and Puerto Rico are reported in this synopsis of Title V achievements in the southern region. A summary of benefits to people in 82 pilot counties of the rural South lists improved job opportunities, homes,…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Services, Conservation (Environment), Economic Development
Heidotting, Terri; And Others – 1994
The objective of this study was to evaluate quantitatively through meta analysis the effectiveness of child sexual-abuse prevention programs conducted over the past 10 years. Eighteen controlled studies evaluating such programs were coded for salient features and study outcomes and were then described using the common scale of effect size. An…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Comparative Analysis, Effect Size, Elementary Education
Utah State Univ., Logan. Early Intervention Research Inst. – 1987
An overview is provided of a 5-year project conducted by the Early Intervention Research Institute (EIRI) which focused on the effects and costs of early intervention for young handicapped children. The bulk of the document consists of research reports of 14 investigations: (1) meta-analysis of the early intervention efficacy literature; (2)…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities
New Educational Directions, Crawfordsville, IN. – 1977
This report synthesizes the evaluation results of forty-five federally funded K-12 career education programs. Although, according to the author, diversity in individual program goals and evaluation procedures made the synthesis difficult and inconclusive, the tabulated evaluations are used to provide a status report on career education's progress…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Development
Mertens, Donna; And Others – 1980
A study examined the vocational and adult education system in isolated rural areas. The study included a review of literature, legislation, and exemplary programs, and conducted interviews with community leaders in twenty isolated, rural counties. Unstructured telephone interviews with representatives of the business, civic, and education sectors,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Legislation, Educational Needs, Educational Planning
Women Employed Inst., Chicago, IL. – 1980
While the past 10 years have been marked by major gains for working women, the overall status of working women has improved very little. The profile of the working woman today is different from that of 25 years ago. Today over 44 million women work. Of these, 7 million belong to minority groups. Since 1930 families headed by women have tripled in…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Economic Status, Employed Women, Employment Level
Silva, Dolores – 1969
To bring the junior high school student to an awareness of himself as a unique personality constantly undergoing further definition, this presentation of organizing principles for English teaching focuses upon two primary aspects of man: his role as organizer and formulator and his role as communicator. It provides problem-solving activities…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Communication (Thought Transfer), Creative Development, Educational Theories
Rademacher, Ida, Ed. – 2002
Multi-year applied research studied operations and outcomes of six employment initiatives that developed industry-based approaches to workforce development. Findings from the longitudinal survey of 732 individuals indicated participants in sectoral programs improved their position within local labor markets; increased wages, hours worked, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Economic Impact, Education Work Relationship
Boesel, David; Alsalam, Nabeel; Smith, Thomas M. – 1998
In 1995, nearly three-quarters of a million high school dropouts, age 16 and above, took the General Educational Development (GED) tests in pursuit of alternative secondary certification. The GED performs the following functions: stimulate human capital investment; measure and assess cognitive skills; certify dropouts with specified skill and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns, Equivalency Tests
Chalofsky, Neal E. – 2001
A workshop was conducted to give participants an opportunity to explore how to apply a different paradigm for learning in organizations. The workshop agenda was as follows: presentation of the theory and supporting research; experiential activities to apply the paradigm in academic and organizational settings; small group discussion aimed at…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Learning, Diffusion (Communication), Educational Research
Paulter, Albert J.; Schaefer, Carl J. – 1969
This document provides an analysis and synthesis of trade and industrial education research studies primarily from August 1966 to April 1, 1969, which involved the collection of data and comparison either between groups or correlation of pieces of data for the same group. Sources ranged from books, journals, and dissertations to papers presented…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Curriculum Development, Educational Administration, Educational Equipment
Inayatullah, C., Ed. – 1976
A 10-day seminar for senior government officials concerned with making rural development policies in selected Asian countries focused on programs adopted by various Asian governments to tackle rural development problems. To compare various approaches, seven indicators of rural development were used: agricultural productivity; rural employment;…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Community Involvement, Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation
Phillips, Donald S.; Briggs, Lloyd D. – 1969
This document provides an analysis and synthesis of some of the research in technical education since August 1966, and in some instances includes articles published prior to 1966 which were judged to be significant for showing trends or making comparisons. An overview of research is provided in the following areas: (1) Philosophy, (2) Manpower…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Curriculum Development, Educational Administration, Educational Equipment
Camp, William G.; Jackson, Renee S.; Buser, Bryan R.; Baldwin, Eliza T. – 2000
The impact of participation in a vocational student organization (VSO) on student achievement was examined. First, an exhaustive review of the recent literature on VSOs was conducted. In addition, a survey aimed at state directors of VSOs was developed and pilot tested on a purposefully-selected sample of 25 state directors of VSOs. A response…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Benefits, Educational Research