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Download full textPAGANO, JULES – 1965
THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE OF PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER TRAINING--TOTAL CULTURAL IMMERSION--IS ACHIEVED THROUGH DIRECT TEACHING AND FIELD EXPERIENCE. TRAINEES LEARN LANGUAGE (THROUGH INTENSIVE AUDIOLINGUAL METHODS, BRINGING LANGUAGE LEARNING INTO EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE AT THE TRAINING SITE), CUSTOMS (THROUGH ROLE PLAYING AND CROSS CULTURAL STUDIES), AND…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Community Development, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Differences
LONG, HUEY B. – 1967
THE PURPOSES OF THIS STUDY OF ADULT EDUCATION FACILITIES IN BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, WHERE THE RESIDENTS HAD AN UNUSUALLY HIGH EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND INCOME, WERE TO (1) DETERMINE WHO SPONSORED THE ADULT EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE COUNTY, (2) OBTAIN A QUANTITATIVE MEASURE OF THE PARTICIPATION OF ADULTS, (3) DETERMINE WHAT KINDS OF…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Colleges, Community Cooperation
TEXTOR, ROBERT B., ED. – 1966
THE PRESENT WORK CONTAINS ANALYSES OF PEACE CORPS PROGRAMS IN SELECTED HOST COUNTRIES (THE PHILIPPINES, MALAYA, THAILAND, PERU, BOLIVIA, AFGHANISTAN, SOMALIA, NIGERIA, TANGANYIKA, SIERRA LEONE, TUNISIA, MOROCCO, AND JAMAICA) WRITTEN BY AN AUTHORITY ON EACH COUNTRY. COVERAGE OF DOMESTIC OPERATIONS OF THE PEACE CORPS IS STRICTLY LIMITED TO WHAT IS…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Administrative Problems, Change Agents, Cross Cultural Training
MORGAN, HAZEL B. – 1966
THE 25 CALIFORNIA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OFFERING GRADUATE MUSIC PROGRAMS WERE SURVEYED TO GIVE AN EVALUATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE GRADUATE MUSIC DEGREE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE, TO GAIN SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEEDS OF GRADUATE MUSIC STUDENTS, AND TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND ADEQUACY OF THESE PROGRAMS. A…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Colleges, Curriculum Development, Degree Requirements
VERI, CLIVE C. – 1967
TO SURVEY THE ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERNS OF GRADUATE ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS, A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS MAILED TO THE 19 UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED STATES OFFERING ADULT EDUCATION DOCTORAL DEGREES, REQUESTING NAMES, TITLES, FACULTY ACADEMIC INTERESTS, PROGRAM ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS, PLANS FOR EXPANSION, AND GRADUATE STUDENT LOAD. THERE WAS A 94.4 PERCENT…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Adult Education, College Administration, College Faculty
Georgia Univ., Athens. – 1966
TITLE I OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 CALLS FOR STATE PLANS FOR COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED, AND STATEWIDE SYSTEMS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS. IN THE GEORGIA STATE PLAN THE PROGRAM PURPOSES ARE OUTLINED, THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA IS DESIGNATED THE STATE AGENCY FOR PLAN ADMINISTRATION (INCLUDING ALLOCATING FEDERAL FUNDS TO PARTICIPATING…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Problems, Community Services, Continuing Education Centers
STERN, GEORGE G.; AND OTHERS – 1966
A QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PEACE CORPS TRAINING UNITS AND TRAINEES WAS MADE TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR RATING PROGRAM QUALITY, ESTABLISHING UNIFORM TRAINING OBJECTIVES AND PROCEDURES, ENABLING TRAINING INSTITUTIONS TO IDENTIFY AND IMPROVE AREAS OF WEAKNESS, AND SELECTING TRAINEES. AN ANALYSIS OF 63 PEACE CORPS…
Descriptors: Achievement, Affiliation Need, Cross Cultural Training, Educational Environment
Nevada Public Affairs Review, 1979
This issue of the "Nevada Public Affairs Review" focused primarily on the politics of state taxing and spending in Nevada. The articles present several aspects of this topic, including a comparison of taxation in Nevada with that in other states, an analysis of the growth of the gaming industry in Nevada, an argument for removing…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Budgets, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Green, Kenneth C.; King, Margo R. – 1981
The results of the 1980 Freshman Survey, which is part of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP), are summarized, and trend data concerning students enrolled in colleges in the western states and in the nation are examined. Among the findings of the 1980 Freshman Survey are the following: grade inflation in the nation's high schools…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Educational Trends, Geographic Regions
Sandling, Gery T.; Stafford, Thomas H., Jr. – 1976
During the 1974-75 academic year at the North Carolina State University, the frequency and types of difficulties experienced by undergraduates enrolled at the school were investigated. Other study objectives were to determine whether different subgroups within the student population would exhibit more problems in a particular area than in others,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Anxiety, Career Planning, Counseling Services
Stafford, Thomas H., Jr. – 1975
Transition, an alternative freshman-year program at North Carolina State University, is evaluated. The program centered around an integrated English-history course taught in an informal residence hall setting and involving nontraditional instruction techniques, and a psychology course directed toward personal development and goal-setting. When…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Cultural Activities, Educational Innovation
Endicott, Frank S. – 1977
A total of 202 companies responded to a survey of policy and practice in the employment of university and college graduates in business and industry. Among results of the survey were that 54 percent of the respondents indicated that business outlook was better than 1977 and that they planned to contact the same number of colleges as last year. The…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Business Administration, Career Ladders, College Graduates
von Zur-Muehlen, Max – 1979
An historical overview of university management education and research in Canada is presented and issues relevant to the present status of management education and research opportunities are discussed. Management and administrative studies schools in Canada receive, on the average, about four percent of the operating budget of the university…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, College Administration, College Faculty, College Programs
Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities, Toronto. – 1978
A statistical summary of enrollment at Ontario universities in 1977-78 is presented. The summary surveys data on students at all levels, from first year to doctoral, data on staff by institution (including salaries), and financial data listing support by institution, sources of revenue, and student assistance available. Among findings were that…
Descriptors: Charts, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Educational Finance
Linnell, Robert H.; Bottomley, Wayne N. – 1975
A description of the University of Southern California (USC) faculty model and some of the results obtained from using the model are presented. The model traces faculty cohorts from 1974 to 1984, under given policies of hiring, tenure, promotion, and retirement. The model takes into account resignations, deaths, anticipated enrollments, and costs.…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Administrative Policy, Age, Cohort Analysis
