Reports on all the research projects performed under the aegis of the Nedlands College Research Committee since July 1978 are presented in summary form. Abstracts on the following projects are offered: (1) Nedlands action project; (2) measurement of academic staff workloads; (3) measurement of student workloads; (4) causes of student withdrawals;…

This manual, revised and updated from the 1971 version, is designed to provide beginning coordinators with a usable handbook to develop new programs in cooperative office education. After statements on development of the manual and instructions in its use, the book is divided into phases, each with educational objectives, checklists, and suggested…

The Youth Incentive Entitlement Pilot Projects were designed to test whether guaranteed part-time jobs during the school year and full-time jobs in the summer would induce economically disadvantaged youths to remain in or return to school. The General Accounting Office (GAO) found that most worksites provided adequate experiences. Others, however,…

Instructional strategies, methods, and techniques of the National Institute of Education's Experience-Based Career Education Program (EBCE) can be successfully integrated into the existing high school program, as demonstrated by a project in the Bellevue, Washington, public schools. The two-and-one-half year project incorporated a career cluster…

The chapters in this volume summarize and analyze the first ten years of data of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. Mary Corcoran and Martha Hill analyzed the economic burden of unemployment among heads of households. James Morgan takes various methodological approaches in studying the determinants of the number of work hours of male heads of…

Inability to relate classroom experiences to the real world in the community was greatly impeding the learning process for some students. Other students were eager to gain career experiences in the community, yet were unable to do so because of an inflexible school schedule. In an effort to offer these students more relevant learning experiences,…

This report reviews the establishment and early performance of the comprehensive manpower system established by the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA). The report is divided into two major sections. Part 1 examines the background and first year results of the CETA program. The legislative and programmatic antecedents to CETA are…

Experiences in prenatal life and early childhood that may cause personality disorders or criminal behavior in later life are examined in these proceedings of the Subcommittee on Childhood Experience as Causes of Criminal Behavior of the Standing Committee on Health, Welfare and Science. This issue, the twelveth in a series of 19 hearings dating…

An outline for training leaders of outdoor adventure activities containing both the method by which leaders should be trained and the material which should be presented during the training is presented. Because the outline concerns itself with the skill of leadership, it is applicable to a wide variety of outdoor educators including those involved…

This study examines the manner in which a group of kindergarten children viewed their kindergarten experience, how those views changed over time, and the extent to which those views were affected by background variables and preschool experiences. Eighty-three randomly selected urban kindergarten children were interviewed three times over a 7-month…

A Career Orientation Program (COP) which provides exploratory work experience as well as classroom career instruction is described. The program is part of the High School in the Community (HSC), New Haven, Connecticut, an alternative school designed to provide a choice of learning environments within the public school system. Four components…

The consumer fact sheets compiled in this publication present concise descriptions of the major Employment and Training Administration (ETA) programs. Each presentation includes information on: (1) how the program works; (2) who is served; (3) what act authorized the program; (4) how participants may apply; and (5) where to get more information.…

IN AN EFFORT TO DETERMINE PROCEDURES ASSOCIATED WITH SUCCESSFUL YOUNG FARMER INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS, A NATIONAL STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO (1) CLARIFY PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES, (2) IDENTIFY CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL EXISTING PROGRAMS, (3) CONSOLIDATE SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES INTO PATTERNS SUITABLE FOR TESTING, (4) EVALUATE PROPOSED PATTERNS UNDER…

This two-part report is an outgrowth of a 1964 conference of 27 high school and university faculty members involved in the State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNYAB) teacher education program, which is part of Inter-University Project I. Part 1 is a preconference position paper by Charles R. Fall, School of Education, SUNYAB, related to the…

Previous research studies were reviewed, and hypotheses relating to educational aspiration and occupational choice were developed. Information on educational aspirations and expectations was then obtained from a random sample of students enrolled in 1964-65 in 30 rural Washington high schools. Farm versus non-farm student differences were examined…