A study compared the approaches of self-paced and conventional instruction in Navy training. Using a sample of 37 Navy and Marine Corps courses, researchers contrasted the conventional, mixed, computer-managed, and self-paced instructional approaches according to the following six measures of instructional quality: prerequisites, cues,…

This five-part annual report provides information for fiscal year 1982-83 on the Arizona State Board of Directors for Community Colleges; the state's community districts; college finances and enrollments; and state vocational education. After introductory material outlines the purpose of the community college system and the make-up of the…

This work is designed to help cooperative agricultural students (especially in Texas) to gain a better understanding of some principles that are fundamental for successful entry into the world of work. The workbook provides information needed by students to help them narrow the possible career choices that are appropriate to the individual. Also,…

A study was conducted in the the Peralta Community College District (PCCD) to determine how high school seniors, current PCCD students, community residents, and PCCD part-time students perceived their educational needs. Surveys were conducted to gather information regarding: (1) high school seniors' educational plans upon graduation from high…

This five-part annual report provides information for fiscal year 1988-89 on the Arizona State Board of Directors for Community Colleges, the state's community college districts, college finances and enrollments, and vocational education. Section 1 states the Board's philosophy of education, delineates general and certification fund expenditures,…

This packet contains student materials and an instructor's guide for use in a series of workshops on the "GOALS Process" for persons in manufacturing businesses (often family-owned). The materials provide a framework for individual or family use in self-assessment and a means of identifying business and family life goals, setting priorities, and…

This study investigated the relationship between employment status among high school juniors and the following: (1) grade point average (GPA); (2) scores on Brown and Holtzman's Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes (SSHA--W. F. Brown and W. H. Holtzman, 1967); (3) the level of participation in extracurricular activities; (4) plans for…

This document provides an overview of important financial statistics for Pennsylvania community colleges from the time they began operation in 1964 through the last completed audit of the colleges in 1983-84. The document is divided into eight major sections. Section I provides statewide institutional data for 1964-65 to 1983-84 on reimbursements…

This report was prepared to assist Pennsylvania community colleges in analyzing their financial performance in relation to their peers, and contains financial data for the years 1983-84 to 1989-90. This report is divided into 15 sections. Sections I through VII examine reimbursement requests, by year, for 1983-84 to 1989-90, in terms of…

This two-part report provides enrollment figures for the Montana public community colleges, independent tribal community colleges, and vocational-technical colleges; and reviews general economic and demographic conditions in the state. The first section contains data tables providing information on: (1) total student headcount, full-time…

This five-part annual report provides information for fiscal year 1989-90 on the Arizona State Board of Directors for Community Colleges, the state's community college districts, college finances and enrollments, and vocational education. Section I states the Board's philosophy of education, delineates general fund expenditures and indicates the…

Year-round education, a widely misunderstood concept, offers both financial and educational advantages to school districts. Not only does a year-round education schedule allow a school to educate 20 to 50 percent more students in the same amount of space, it reduces the amount of time spent in review by offering continuous learning with more…

This manual designed for kindergarten and grade 1 is part of a series for a program to integrate the teaching and learning of mathematical and computer concepts and skills in the elementary school. The manual contains 41 lessons. Each lesson includes information on the topic, suggested grade level, mathematics concepts and skills, objective,…

This manual designed for grade 2 is part of a series for a program to integrate the teaching and learning of mathematical and computer concepts and skills in the elementary school. The manual contains 34 lessons. Each lesson includes information on the topic, suggested grade level, mathematics concepts and skills, objective, prerequisite skills…

The collective bargaining agreement between Detroit College of Business and Detroit College of Business Faculty Association Chapter (17 full-time faculty members) of the National Education Association covering the period July 1, 1982-June 30, 1986 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, association relations,…