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Download full textMartin, Larry G. – 1978
A study was performed to investigate the psychosocial characteristics of adult basic education (ABE) and adult secondary education (ASE) students and the extent to which these concerns are affected by educational experiences. Several research questions were formulated; for example, what proportion of ABE/ASE students have a "favorable ratio" of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Evans, Francis B.; Harmon, Judson A. – 1978
Produced as part of the Statewide Assessment of Educational Needs (SWAN) intended to study statewide educational needs as they relate to the mission of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), this technical report presents the methods and findings of the administrator survey. The administrator survey was done to examine the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Boards of Education, Educational Research
Tangri, Sandra S.; Strasburg, Georgia L. – 1977
In order to formulate social policy which is responsive to needs of women and other minority groups, decision makers must be better informed about alternative options, incentives, and unintended as well as intended consequences of various policies. Social scientists can contribute to decision makers' understandings of social factors in numerous…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Decision Making, Disadvantaged, Discriminatory Legislation
Spellman, Judith B. – 1967
As part of a series dealing with various aspects of racial distribution in San Francisco schools, this memorandum presents information on the social, economic, and legal settings within which San Francisco's desegregation efforts are taking place. An overview of equality of educational opportunity is given to illustrate the relationship between…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, De Facto Segregation, Economic Factors
Edmonds, Ron – 1979
Examined in this paper are the characteristics that distinguish successful schools from unsuccessful schools. Particular attention is given to the instructional success of schools with poor children. An extensive review of related literature illustrates the wide range of opinions held by educators and researchers on the subject. Reference is made…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Basic Skills, Economically Disadvantaged
British Columbia Dept. of Education, Victoria. – 1979
Existing programs and needs for adult basic education (ABE) in British Columbia were assessed. A research committee examined adults' educational opportunities up to and beyond literacy levels. ABE was found, in general, to be an area of neglect and low priority. Adult needs remain high; for instance, census data reveals that nearly half a million…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
Golubchick, Leonard H., Ed.; Persky, Barry, Ed. – 1974
Presented in this document are a selection of articles written by professional educators which offer insights into education as a social institution. In a section on educational issues, some of the subjects addressed include: curricula, integration, decentralization, staffing, school financing, bilingual education, test analyses, career education,…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Bilingual Education, Career Education, Curriculum
Campbell-Thrane, Lucille, Ed. – 1979
Divided into four chapters, this monograph focuses on strategies that meet equally the common needs of all students and the unique needs of special students. Chapter 1, Preparing to Meet the Needs of Special Students: Let's Look at Our Responsibilities, identifies special needs populations and presents a list of responsibilities for teachers,…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, American Indians
Hoellein, Robert H., Jr. – 1979
This guidebook presents a systems approach to planning, implementing, and evaluating mainstream programs for special needs learners in vocational education. (The guidebook itself models this system.) It is divided into four sections and numerous subsections (components) in this order: (1) Introduction (to mainstreaming, and the approach), (2)…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Agency Cooperation, Check Lists, Cost Effectiveness
O'Hara, Leonard F. – 1980
In view of the relative absence of Spanish-speaking personnel at area health care delivery sites, Northampton County Area Community College (NCACC), with financial and administrative support from Lehigh Valley Manpower Organization (a Comprehensive Employment and Training Act agency) and input from the Council of Spanish Speaking Organizations of…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Allied Health Occupations Education, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students
McCullough, K. Owen, Ed. – 1977
The 1976 and 1977 Community/Junior College Conferences were unified under a single general topic, "The Community College: Its Evolution and Clientele." During the 1976 conference, Raymond E. Schultz provided a historical perspective of community college teachers and teaching and Richard L. Storinger described the establishment and growth…
Descriptors: Black Students, Blacks, College Faculty, College Instruction
Allen, Robert W.; Foster, Robert R. – 1980
A project reviewed and assessed the scope and availability of Public Service Employment (PSE) participant training. It explored alternatives on how training resources can be utilized and best administered to maximize participant transition to unsubsidized employment. Project phases were program administrator interviews, employing agency and…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Career Planning, Economically Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship
Harris (Louis) and Associates, Inc., New York, NY. – 1967
THIS INTERIM REPORT OF PRE- AND POST-JOB CORPS STATUS FOR TERMINATIONS (GRADUATES, DROPOUTS, AND DISCHARGES) IS THE SECOND PART OF A CONTINUING EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF JOB CORPS TRAINING. OF 4,649 TERMINATIONS FOR THE PERIOD, 1,254 WERE PERSONALLY INTERVIEWED. SOME OF THE SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS WERE--(1) FEWER THAN HALF OF THE TERMINATIONS…
Descriptors: Age, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts
BUCKLAND, ROSCOE V. – 1958
A SURVEY OF EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF POPULATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY WAS CONDUCTED BY BEREA COLLEGE. THE IDENTIFIED EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITIES WERE ATTACKED IN THE RESULTING RURAL SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, WHICH INVOLVED OVER 5,000 CHILDREN, 63 TEACHING FELLOWS, AND 38 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. THE AIMS OF THE PROJECT WERE--(1) TO SELECT…
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Improvement, Educationally Disadvantaged
KARNES, MERLE B.; AND OTHERS – 1966
IT WAS HYPOTHESIZED THAT 91 EXPERIMENTAL SUBJECTS FROM LOW SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS HOMES, PROVIDED WITH A CAREFULLY DESIGNED 2-YEAR VOCATIONALLY ORIENTED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND PREVOCATIONAL DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (DVR) COUNSELING, WOULD HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT TO THAT OF A MATCHED CONTROL GROUP ENROLLED IN A REGULAR…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Delinquency
