This report evaluates the operation and effects of a work-study program among high school juniors and seniors following its extension to municipal agencies of the city of New York. The evaluation forms part of a five year program, and constitutes an internal self-examination of the administrative and operational aspects of the institutions. The…

An evaluation of the fifth year of the More Effective Schools Program, this study utilized observations, interviews, central office and school records, and questionnaires administered to parents, teachers, specialists, students, and paraprofessionals for evaluation purposes. In this 1968-69 program, 1,422 teachers supplemented by 485 special…

This study analyzed relationships between successful adjustment to retirement, preretirement counseling, and the psychological, economic, and other background characteristics of individual employees. A preliminary study in the western states showed no small companies, and relatively few other, with preretirement counseling programs of any…

A study sought to determine whether differences in opinion exist between school administration and teachers in six New Mexico school districts concerning (1) the degree of importance they attribute to certain areas of school policy formulation and decision making, (2) school policy areas which should involve teachers, and (3) methods teachers…

The primary focus was on the impact of vocational programs on educational achievement, job training, and job placement of disadvantaged youth. Procedures were developed to insure coverage of all major categories of the disadvantaged, all major areas of vocational education, pre-vocational programs, comprehensive regional coverage, and private as…

A 1967 evaluation of New York City's Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) educational enrichment program presents the objectives and the methods of implementation of the Board of Education and the local community agencies which administered the project. Criticized are the diversity of the program objectives, the lack of provision for a specified…

The Allied Medical Development Project was conceived to determine the role of the St. Louis-St. Louis County Junior College District in the education of personnel for allied medical careers in the St. Louis area. The underlying assumption was that the development of needed programs on a sound basis in the St. Louis area would result in general…

The study assesses expectations by the general public of a specific 2-year, post-high school institution of higher education, identified as a university branch, and sought to determine, insofar as they affected the role and mission of the university branch, (1) the public image of the university branch under study, (2) broad purposes and needs,…

The fourth report in a series of 5 yearly follow-up studies of a school district in San Jose, California, the report: (1) assists the district, and other districts with similar populations, in assessing organization, curriculum, and guidance services by ethnically analyzed responses and (2) compares the results of this study with the 3 previous…

The primary objectives of the study were: (1) to determine the extent to which cultural or language differences prevented members of the target group from profiting from vocational education and manpower training, and (2) to recommend remedies for any observed obstacles to successful training. Information was gathered primarily by…

This detailed, 2-year study used skill surveys to determine the Sudan's existing and developing needs for vocational training in various trades (at various levels, including retraining and upgrading). Two other objectives were to ascertain the educational and skill levels for different occupations, in particular in the engineering industry to…

In order to provide a direction for this school district's compliance with the Colorado Accountability Act, a needs assessment survey was developed. The method of approach, format and item selection, testing of the instrument, population samples, sizes and significance, and processing of the data are described in an introduction. The Satisfaction…

This study is designed in part to update a 1965 publication and to note changes in the pattern of State research and research related activities since that time. It is intended to provide State research directors with an exchange of State department practices in organization, staffing, funding, and contracting for research related activities; an…

The feasibility and the cost-effectiveness of using confidence testing as a diagnostic aid in technical training programs were studied. Two types of confidence testing, Pick-One and Distribute 100 Points, were developed for comparison to conventional multiple-choice testing. The criteria for feasibility included end of block examination grades,…

This 18th annual national survey of public elementary and secondary school statistics presents data as of fall 1971 for each State, the District of Columbia, outlying areas, and for 20 of the largest cities. Summaries of trends are presented with the compendium of tables which constitutes the main body of the report. The survey provides current…