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DENTLER, ROBERT A.; WARSHAUER, MARY ELLEN
ANALYSIS OF THE ETHNIC COMPOSITION AND POPULATION MOVEMENTS OF BUFFALO SHOW THAT IT IS A DEMOGRAPHICALLY DECLINING AND HIGHLY SEGREGATED CITY. FOR ANALYTICAL PURPOSES, THE CITY IS DIVIDED INTO THREE MAJOR AREAS--(1) AREA I, HIGH PERCENTAGE NEGRO, (2) AREA II, MIXED POPULATION, AND (3) AREA III, HIGH PERCENTAGE WHITE. SINCE SUBURBS AND A HIGH…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Population Trends, Black Teachers, Comparative Analysis
Finifter, Ada W.; Finifter, Bernard M. – 1980
The paper examines the extent to which national identification changed among 91 Americans who immigrated to Australia from 1974 to 1978. The objective was to gain a deeper understanding of the bonds between individuals and nations by examining the decisions and decision processes of people who had actually been confronted with and taken advantage…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Responsibility, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness
Bottom, Christine; Stromsdorfer, Ernst W. – 1980
A study examined the attitudes of youths from low income and disadvantaged households toward themselves, school, and work. A random sample of 7547 youths (about evenly divided between male and female) aged 14 to 20 from eight sites were surveyed concerning their opinions of themselves, their perceptions of their current jobs (if employed), their…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adolescents, Adults, Black Youth
Enns, Robin J.; And Others – 1979
A survey of all Ontario's school boards and a random sample of 1,062 teachers was used to assess the effects of declining enrollment on the capability of school boards to offer programs of recognized quality. School boards were provided actual and projected enrollment figures on which to base their responses. While only one third of the boards has…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Community Relations, Curriculum Development, Data Analysis
Adams, Ronald D.; Martray, Carl R. – 1980
Since 1972 Western Kentucky University has been evaluating graduates from the teacher education program via the Teacher Preparation Evaluation Program. Participants were identified during student teaching and followed for five years with extensive data collected during the first, third and fifth years. Part of these data included a new scale, the…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Beginning Teachers, Correlation, Data Collection
Muscat, Eugene – 1977
This secondary unit of instruction on data processing is one of sixteen Common Core Units in Business Education (CCUBE). The units were designed for implementing the sixteen common core competencies identified in the California Business Education Program Guide for Office and Distributive Education. Each competency-based unit is designed to…
Descriptors: Business Education, Competency Based Education, Computers, Core Curriculum
Manitoba Dept. of Labor and Manpower, Winnipeg. – 1980
A survey of the 5,278 students who either graduated (N=3,095) or withdrew (N=2,183) from the Manitoba community colleges during 1978 was conducted during 1979 to determine: (1) the employment status of the students; (2) their earnings; (3) the number of weeks spent in the labor market before and after college enrollment; (4) the number of weeks…
Descriptors: Age, College Graduates, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Reinertson, Jacquelyn – 1979
In 1979, a study was conducted at Charles Stewart Mott Community College (MCC) to draw a profile of "successful" students and determine the level of reading achievement necessary for successful college work. "Successful" students were defined as those who had completed most of their coursework and were nearing graduation; therefore, the sample was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Age, Community Colleges
Abbott, Gail; And Others – 1980
Designed to assist business education teachers of secondary students and adults in updating the business education curriculum in Arizona, this curriculum guide is intended to provide a transition from present courses to programs structured around competency-based instruction. The level of competency needed for specific career clusters and modules…
Descriptors: Accounting, Behavioral Objectives, Business Education, Competence
Williams, Shirley – 1978
Britain's Secretary of State for Education and Sciences assesses the future for higher education in Britain. The British system of higher education is outlined as background, and common developments in the field in Britain and the United States are noted: (1) the end of the rapid expansion in funds; (2) the atmosphere of doubt as to what the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, College Faculty, College Instruction
National Advisory Committee on Black Higher Education and Black Colleges and Universities (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1980
Historically Black Colleges (HBC's) are identified as a key component of a responsive and diverse postsecondary education system. Continuing HBC leadership in promoting equal educational opportunity and in producing Black graduates is still seen as necessary in spite of the integration process. Recent achievements of these institutions include:…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Students, College Faculty, College Role
Edwards, H. P.; Casserly, M. C. – 1976
This final report summarizes the research carried out between September 1971 and August 31, 1972, on the second language programs (French), of the English schools of the Ottawa Roman Catholic Separate School Board. Eight immersion classes and forty-seven classes receiving 75 minutes of French daily at the first grade level, and five immersion…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, French
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
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Bielby, William T.; And Others – 1978
A review and evaluation were conducted of social science research that has been based upon the National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) of Labor Market Experience. First, a comprehensive survey was undertaken of the labor market research that has used NLS data: (1) labor supply and the factors of female and male labor, child care and welfare, and…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Human Capital, Job Search Methods, Labor Demands
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
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