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Sandling, Gery T.; Stafford, Thomas H., Jr. – 1975
A questionnaire was administered at North Carolina State University in 1975 to determine the role of the university counseling center. The questionnaire was administered routinely as part of the intake process. Information is presented on the following: intakes on a monthly basis, ages of clients served, breakdown of clientele by sex, marital…
Descriptors: College Students, Counseling Services, Educational Counseling, Guidance Centers
Holmes, Jeffrey; von Zur-Muehlen, Max – 1979
The academic rank distribution of full-time faculty at Canadian universities is examined and the potential rank distribution until 1984-1985 is projected. Changes in the distribution are simulated assuming that the number of full-time teachers remains constant during that period. At the national level, three separate projections are presented…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Age, Career Ladders, College Faculty
Turner, John D.; Booth, Mary W. – 1979
A chronicle of the problems faced in an attempt to collect data on sociology curriculum trends in California's community college system is presented. The project was initiated in an effort to determine if other colleges in the system were experiencing the same difficulties with curriculum and enrollment in sociology courses being encountered by…
Descriptors: Centralization, Community Colleges, Conference Reports, Curriculum Evaluation
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Div. of Occupational and Vocational Studies. – 1979
With the primary goal to enhance the degree of cooperativeness between CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) and vocational education in Pennsylvania, CETA "prime sponsor" staffs were surveyed in a study to determine (1) general staff background and information; (2) types of educational and noneducation experiences; (3)…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Competence, Educational Needs, Information Needs
Eugene School District 4J, OR. – 1976
Due to increased dissatisfaction with Media Services, the evaluation department of Eugene School District 4J was asked to look into the centralized ordering and processing of library materials and textbooks. Areas of complaint included time lags in receiving books, loss of control of ordering and processing at the school level, and processing…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Interviews, Learning Resources Centers
Gildow, Linda, Comp. – 1977
Extensive data are presented about students attending public institutions of higher education in Ohio. Data are included on racial/ethnic characteristics for the first time, and some institutions do not report student marital status. Information is presented separately for the main four-year campuses and for two-year centers, which include…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Day Students, Degrees (Academic)
Boyd, Joseph D., Comp.; Francis, Sybil E., Comp. – 1978
Information is presented on National Association of State Scholarship and Grant Programs (NASSGP), based on a 1978-79 academic year survey. These are state or territory funded scholarship/grant programs for undergraduate students with financial need. The contents include: historical data; summary data of programs by public and private sectors;…
Descriptors: Directories, Financial Support, Grants, Higher Education
Lueck, Lowell A.; Gilbert, Charles C., III – 1978
The relationship between attrition and choice of major was studied at Western Illinois University. A secondary purpose was to determine whether measures of accademic ability, as well as curricular choice, will provide a basis for determining if attrition is likely to occur. Entering freshmen in the summer and fall terms of 1974, 1975, and 1976…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attrition (Research Studies), College Students, Courses
Jenny, Hans H.; And Others – 1979
Changes in higher education employee benefit plans brought about by the extension of the mandatory retirement age to 70 are the focus of the monograph. Chapter one summarizes the volume and presents some major recommendations that institutions may find helpful in benefit and personnel planning. Chapter two sketches the meaning of the new law (1978…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
YOUMANS, E. GRANT – 1963
A SURVEY OF SCHOOL DROPOUTS IN 11 EASTERN KENTUCKY COUNTIES WAS DESIGNED TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS--(1) TO WHAT EXTENT IS THE RURAL SCHOOL DROPOUT DISADVANTAGED IN COMPARISON WITH THE RURAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE7 (2) IS GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL AN ADVANTAGE IF THE YOUTH REMAINS IN A RURAL AREA7 (3) IS IT AN ADVANTAGE IF HE MOVES TO AN…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aspiration, Attitudes, Behavior Standards
ALEXANDER, FRANK D. – 1968
IN AN ATTEMPT TO LEARN WHETHER THE HUMAN RELATIONS EMPHASIS IN A SERIES OF STUDY GROUPS INFLUENCED THE OPINIONS OF FARM OPERATOR PARTICIPANTS CONCERNING FARM LABOR, 61 OPERATORS WERE PRETESTED AND POSTTESTED WITH A 37 ITEM TEST ON WORK INCENTIVES AND MOTIVATION, PERCEPTION AND ATTITUDES, SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFITS, AND MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS AND…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitude Change, Dairy Farmers, Employer Employee Relationship
HARDING, LARRY G.; AND OTHERS – 1968
THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESEARCH INVESTIGATION WAS TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATENESS OF CURRENT AVIATION STRUCTURAL MECHANIC S (STRUCTURES) SCHOOL, CLASS A, TRAINING FOR MENTAL GROUP IV PERSONNEL. THIS TRAINING CONSISTS OF A SEQUENCE OF THREE COURSES. IT WAS FOUND THAT 50 PERCENT OF THE GROUP IV STUDENTS WOULD HAVE BEEN DROPPED FROM TRAINING PRIOR TO…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Failure, Aviation Mechanics, Enlisted Personnel
Siemens, Leonard B. – 1965
The first in a series of 4 studies based on data collected from 1,844 high school students in Canada, this study examined eleventh and twelfth grade students from 2 rural Manitoba sample areas and from 2 large suburban high schools in metropolitan Winnipeg. This study focused on the educational and occupational aspiration levels and 10 selected…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Aspiration, Educational Planning, Educational Research
BOWYER, RUTH HURST – 1963
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO SECURE INFORMATION FROM MOTHERS OF JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS AS TO WHAT CLASSES SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE UPSHUR COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, ADULT HOMEMAKING PROGRAM. THE QUESTIONNAIRE DREW REPLIES FROM 457 (35 PEPERCENT) OF THOSE CONTACTED. RESPONSES SHOWED A GENERAL INTEREST THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY IN ATTENDING…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Evaluation, Home Economics, Home Economics Education
McNamara, Robert J. – 1967
This analysis of the Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) In-School Enrollee was based on a probability sampling of all the nation's youths enrolled in the program. 3,618 were studied. A comparative group of 1,143 similar line poverty youngsters in the same schools, but not in the Neighborhood Youth Corps, were also analyzed in areas where parallelisms…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Programs, High School Students
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