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Gersting, John M., Jr. – College and University, 1975
A brief nontechnical description of time-sharing computer software developed at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis as an aid in disseminating class schedule information. Design criteria include maintenance of a data base on sections offered, display of sections closed, and creation of reports on in individual schedules for closed…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Data Processing
Dixon, C. H. – Trends in Education, 1975
This article describes curriculum and organizational changes carried out during a three-year period at a college of further education. (Editor)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Colleges, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs
Schweinhart, Lawrence J.; Koshel, Jeffrey J. – 1986
This is the second of two papers on the policy issues of early childhood development programs that were prepared especially for state, local, and federal government officials throughout the country. The first paper presented the problem of early childhood poverty and its consequences, and described how high quality early childhood development…
Descriptors: Costs, Early Childhood Education, Financial Support, Government Role
Braddock, Jomills H., II; And Others – 1988
This report examines the staffing, scheduling, and grouping practices of schools with a seventh grade, and investigates how those practices affect the academic and social development of students. Discussion focuses particularly on theories and previous research on middle grade school organization, national statistics on school organization in the…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Junior High Schools
Frazier, Don; Stone, Sheila – 1983
The purpose of this study was to identify the barriers that deter students from completing a vocational program in Oklahoma high schools. The 2,173 program leavers and 1,000 school leavers who were in vocational education as eleventh graders during the 1981-82 school year were chosen as a representative sample and were surveyed to ascertain the…
Descriptors: Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Prevention, High School Students, High Schools
Florida Reading Association. – 1983
A study was conducted to provide descriptive information about the quantity of classroom time used for teaching reading and the interruptive events that occur during the scheduled reading time. Data were gathered from 148 public and private school teachers representing all grade levels and a wide range of teaching experience. The subjects each…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Research
Smith, Jeffrey K. – 1977
Many decisions critical to instruction in the classrom are made prior to the beginning of the school day, and, in some cases, prior to the beginning of the school year. The allocation of time to subject areas, the organization of pupils for instructional purposes, and the determination of the content and emphasis of tasks within subject areas are…
Descriptors: Componential Analysis, Distinctive Features (Language), Elementary Education, Lesson Plans
Suelzle, Marijean; And Others – 1976
The group interview, or focused interview, was initially developed in the 1940's to meet certain problems growing out of communications research and propaganda analysis. Designed to determine the response of persons exposed to a situation previously analyzed by the investigator, it was discussed and exemplified as an applied social research…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Interviews, Research Methodology, Research Problems
Platts, C. V.; Wyant, T. G. – Educ Rev, 1969
Descriptors: Critical Path Method, Educational Administration, Educational Planning, Educational Research
Richardson, Barrie; DeVaul, Albert – N Cent Assn Quart, 1969
Descriptors: College Programs, Curriculum Enrichment, Extracurricular Activities, Flexible Scheduling
Hankins, Huana; Thompson, Richard A. – 1974
An investigation was undertaken to measure objectively children's eye movements to determine whether the effect of fatigue of the average school day decreases eye movement efficiency, suggesting that children might benefit more from reading instruction in the morning than in the afternoon. Using a photoelectric instrument designed to graph eye…
Descriptors: Eye Fixations, Eye Movements, Grade 2, Primary Education
Banta, Trudy W.; And Others – 1982
This functional model for managing large-scale program evaluations was developed and validated in connection with the assessment of Tennessee's Nutrition Education and Training Program. Management of such a large-scale assessment requires the development of a structure for the organization; distribution and recovery of large quantities of…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Models, National Programs, Organization
Sheldon, M. Stephen – 1981
Several models for enrollment projections have been developed based on past performance. One of these, a computer-assisted model developed at the California State University at Northridge, was tested for possible use at Los Angeles Pierce College (LAPC). From three to five previous comparable college terms are used in the model to predict…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Enrollment Projections, Enrollment Trends, Mathematical Models
Van Tubergen, G. Norman – 1981
When a major national news magazine decided to advertise on television to increase circulation, market researchers had to design research procedures that would assess the effectiveness of various advertising options. The system was designed around the toll-free telephone number given in the advertisement, with the receiving operator recording the…
Descriptors: Advertising, Case Studies, Commercial Television, Communication Research
Wullschleger, Philip; Gavin, Robert T. – 1979
The paper describes a three level resource room designed to provide a comprehensive program to meet the widely varying needs of handicapped students at the secondary level. An introduction provides the historical background of services to the handicapped. A description of the program includes the organization; the resource room services, such as…
Descriptors: Achievement, Career Education, Counseling, Handicapped Children
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