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Download full textMerrill, Irving R.; Yaryan, Ruby B. – 1968
The effect of massed versus distributed television presentations on attendance and learning in a voluntary situation were compared in a field experiment involving 114 physicians in general practice. The factorial design was based on four experimental groups, each located in a different community. Physicians viewed videotape presentations in a…
Descriptors: Achievement, Adult Learning, Attendance, Educational Television
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. – 1964
The educational activities of approximately 11,000 county and 3,100 state cooperative extension staff members are presented in this statistical report for 1964. Included are data on the number of extension agents employed; extension methods (individual personal contact, news stories, radio and television broadcasts, publications, circular letters,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Enrollment, Extension Agents, Home Economics Education
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1966
PUBLICLY OPERATED PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTIONS IN THE 16 STATES OF THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL EDUCATION BOARD AREA WERE STUDIED TO FIND THE PROPORTION OF ALL RETARDED ADMISSIONS AND RESIDENTS WHO WERE IN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS AND THE PROPORTION OF ALL PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS AND RESIDENTS WHO WERE REPORTED TO HAVE PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS OF MENTAL…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Groups, Children, Exceptional Child Research
Crawford, Charles O. – 1964
Analyses of data obtained from 790 questionnaires collected from a sample of public high school seniors in a relatively low income, sparsely settled county in northern New York State in May, 1962, revealed some of the effects of 2 family systems--the immediate family and the extended family--on the migration planning of high school seniors.…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Family Counseling, Family Influence, Family Role
Best, Harry – 1965
A sociological study, the text reports data concerning epilepsy and public provisions for the epileptic. The general state of persons with epilepsy is discussed in terms of definition, general conditions, etiology, recovery or improvement, numbers in the United States, trends in numbers, sex distribution, age distribution, age at onset, race and…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Demography, Employment Opportunities, Epilepsy
Fairfield Public Schools, CT. – 1968
Presented in this report are the procedures, results, and recommendations of a study conducted in Fairfield, Connecticut in which high school students with FLES backgrounds were compared with non-FLES peers in terms of language skills and interest in foreign language study. A summary of findings on student interest in language study is presented…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, FLES, Followup Studies, Language Skills
Yoesting, Dean R.; And Others – 1968
The causal linkage between socioeconomic status, occupational and educational aspiration, and attainment was examined in this attempt to test an existing theoretical model which used socioeconomic status as a major input variable, with significant other influence as a crucial intervening variable between socioeconomic status and aspiration. The…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Educational Status Comparison, Family Status, Longitudinal Studies
Herriott, Robert E.; St. John, Nancy Hoyt – 1966
A national study of the socialclass composition of 490 schools in 41 large cities is reported. The emphasis is on the social class composition of schools rather than individual pupils. The dependent variables in this research on social stratification deal mainly with behavior, attitudes, and attributes of the key teachers and principals who can…
Descriptors: Culture Lag, Individual Characteristics, Parents, Principals
Japanese National Commission for UNESCO, Tokyo. – 1966
Emphasis in this study of Japanese education since the Meiji Restoration of 1868 was on interactions between industrialization and education, the development of a national school system, the rise of vocational education, the foundation and direction of economic and educational development, and case studies of modernization and education in…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Economic Development, Educational Legislation, Employment
Management Services Associates, Inc., Austin, TX. – 1966
This survey is a statistical summary and analysis of data on Texas public libraries, collected by the Field Services Division of the Texas State Library. The following statistical presentations were prepared: (1) an individual statistical profile for each public library in the state, also including the classification of libraries by population…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Library Collections, Library Networks, Library Planning
Siemens, Leonard; Driedger, Leo – 1965
One of a series of studies based on data collected from 1,844 eleventh and twelfth grade Canadian students, this study examined to what extent type of residence was an important factor in student aspirations and other social factors. Farm, rural non-farm, and suburban youth were compared in order to study their degree of exposure to a variety of…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Environmental Influences, High School Students, Motivation
Hardwick, Arthur Lee – 1968
A study was conducted in Oklahoma on the problem of whether and to what extent it is feasible to establish a program to train computer programers and systems analysts using a time-sharing system and remote data communications transmission terminals. Specific training requirements were reviewed. A survey was made of potential employers of trainees…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum, Data Processing, Doctoral Dissertations
Norton, John K. – 1963
In exploring the economics of education this report discusses and extensively quotes the findings and conclusions of research dealing with (1) the demands of modern technology on the public schools, (2) the relation of education to individual earnings. (3) education as an investment in human capital and as a factor in national economic growth, (4)…
Descriptors: Automation, Disadvantaged, Dropouts, Economic Development
Hunter, Woodrow W. – 1965
A comparison was made of attitudes toward retirement and readiness for it among hourly-rated older automobile workers in the United States and those in Great Britain. Tables show both similarities and differences in their general characteristics, permitting tentative comparisons. Americans viewed retirement more positively, found their jobs more…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Attitudes, Comparative Education
Dickson, Anita – 1966
This study investigated the adoption and use of practices in preparation and use of vegetables following adult classes in nutrition. Data were obtained on 63 Brazilian women through interviews, diet intake records, a pretest in nutrition, and a food belief inventory, and practices were compared on prior use, adoption, combined use, rejection, and…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Education, Adult Programs, Developing Nations
