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Download full textMoss, Judith – 1979
The eight Community College Centers of the San Francisco Community College District are responsible for credit-free and community service educational programs. Since 1972, a biennial study has been conducted to gather data on student characteristics, educational goals, and programs offered. This report summarizes the results of the 1978 Student…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Age, Ancillary Services, Community Colleges
Bond, Arthur J.; And Others – 1977
The third in a series of four monographs, this study focuses on Black engineering students at Purdue University who persisted, withdrew, or transferred. A survey of the students was conducted to determine factors that influence retention and attrition of Black American students in engineering. A comparison of the pre-college and college…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Black Education, Black Students, College Choice
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, DC. – 1966
THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DIMENSIONS OF THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT PROGRAMS FOR 1965. FROM AUGUST 1962, WHEN TRAINING UNDER THE MANPOWER ACT BEGAN, THROUGH DECEMBER 1965, MORE THAN 10,000 INSTITUTIONAL, ON-THE-JOB, AND EXPERIMENTAL AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS WERE APPROVED TO SERVE OVER 625,000 PEOPLE. THE…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Annual Reports, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Wichita Unified School District 259, KS. – 1967
COMPENSATORY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES AND SCHOOL SERVICES IN WICHITA, KANSAS, ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSED ARE THE OBJECTIVES, PROCEDURES, EVALUATION STRATEGIES, AND RESULTS OF EACH ACTIVITY OR SERVICE. THE MOST PREVALENT TYPE OF PROGRAM WAS CORRECTIVE READING. OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDED CULTURAL ENRICHMENT, SUMMER PRESCHOOL AND…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Case Studies, Compensatory Education, Corrective Reading
Center for Vocational Arts, Norwalk, CT. – 1968
This document is an appendix to the second interim report, "A Pilot Project to Develop a Program of Occupational Training for School Alienated Youth," VT 007 457. Included are the complete reports of the 1967-68 evaluation done by the Office of Field Research and School Services, New York University: (1) A Comparative Study of the…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Case Studies, Counseling, Disadvantaged Youth
Vance, Rupert B; And Others – 1966
The 1965 status of secondary education in 11 southern states is analyzed in terms of school size, personnel, professional qualifications, and working conditions. Financial data relate per pupil expenditures in both rural and urban schools in each state. Information is provided concerning curriculum trends, innovations, and progressive school…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educationally Disadvantaged
Ewalt, Della C., Comp. – 1965
A study was made to assess the needs and opportunities of members of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) to continue their education in Ohio. Questionnaires were returned by 2,569 AAUW members from Ohio branches giving data on personal and socioeconomic background, educational motivation, preferred kinds of programs and fields of…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Faculty, Correspondence Study, Counseling
Cummiskey, J.K.; And Others – 1967
A detailed study of Alaskan education and population reports and statistics, and evaluation of regional sites has resulted in recommendations for a two-phase facilities implementation plan: (1) construction of 6 large regional secondary schools (by 1974) and a center for Arctic Education and Research (by 1969) and (2) completion of a total of 14…
Descriptors: Boarding Homes, Community Benefits, Construction Costs, Construction Needs
Coffman, William E. – 1978
The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills were administered to over 600 black and white students in grades six through nine, to determine if the test showed bias against minorities. Outliers were identified from test results. Outliers are items which differ from the central core of test items because they fall outside the range expected from a random…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Black Students, Comparative Testing
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and Oceania. – 1978
In its summary of the literacy situation in thirteen Asian countries, this report analyzes the problems created by illiteracy and makes recommendations to aid in its eradication. Recognizing that illiteracy prevents people from participating in or contributing to their nation's development, part 1 in its general report develops a model national…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Coordination, Curriculum Development
North, David S. – 1978
As a followup to an earlier study, this report examines the numbers, motivations, characteristics, and labor market behavior of legal immigrants to the United States. The data used is from published and unpublished government statistics, a survey of 5,000 1970 immigrants, and interviews with 254 of the 1970 cohort. The first three chapters provide…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Employment Experience
Mellor, Earl F.; And Others – 1978
Selected characteristics of the Spanish origin population (Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, and other Spanish) and labor force in the United States are presented in this chartbook, compiled from the March 1976 Current Population Survey. Divided into four sections, the chartbook looks at the size and composition of…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Charts, Comparative Analysis, Educational Background
Gomberg, Irene L.; Atelsek, Frank J. – 1978
The Higher Education Panel of the American Council on Education conducted a survey to determine the size and characteristics of nontenure-track personnel at doctoral-level institutions and the extent to which these personnel are principal investigators in research projects. The survey involved 247 selected Panel institutions that award the Ph.D.…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Administrative Policy, Biological Sciences, Biomedicine
Council for Higher Education, Jerusalem (Israel). – 1977
The statistical abstract is part of the annual report of the Planning and Grants Committee of the Council for Higher Education in Israel. Statistical data are assembled with the cooperation of the universities, through an interinstitutional committee. The data include: enrollment figures by institution, academic field, degree level, student…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Age, Budgets, College Faculty
National Advisory Council on Extension and Continuing Education, Washington, DC. – 1975
The National Advisory Council's annual report focuses on the dramatically increasing numbers of adult Americans who are continuing their education on a part-time basis; in this regard, the council recommends the adoption of a national statement of policy reaffirming the need for lifelong learning opportunities for all citizens. In support of this…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Advisory Committees
