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National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Committee on Evaluation of Employment and Training Programs. – 1978
This document presents the principal findings and recommendations of a study conducted by the Committee on Evaluation of Employment and Training Program to assess the impact of CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) on manpower programs. This report is divided into two parts. Part 1 provides an overview of CETA's history, summarizes…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Economic Factors
Goldstein, Harold M.; And Others – 1978
This publication presents abstracts, statistics, and references drawn from health manpower literature. It is divided into seven sections; the first section provides statistics on (1) estimated employment in selected health occupations that are potentially entry-level, (2) hospital indicators, and (3) percent distribution of personal health care…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Certification, Costs, Differences
Saville-Troike, Muriel – 1979
Considerations in teaching students from linguistically diverse backgrounds are outlined. The instructional program must consider: (1) the social, economic, and political circumstances of the students' families; (2) their reasons for being in the United States and the length of their residence; (3) their attitudes toward the English-speaking group…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum, Educational Objectives
Rose, Thomas A. – 1980
Palomar College (PC) enrollment data and personnel records from 1967 to 1979 were examined to determine: (1) whether PC staff had grown at a rate equivalent to the growth in enrollment; (2) whether the various segments of the PC staff had grown at comparable rates; and (3) whether these segments had grown at rates equivalent to the growth in…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Harren, Vincent A. – 1979
A study of 1,500 college students was conducted to determine the effect of sex role attitude and cognitive style on the career decision-making of college men and women. An overlapping longitudinal design (which allowed the study of undergraduates at one-year intervals), selected personal interviews, and five measures of sex-role attitude,…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Choice, Cognitive Style, College Students
Wallace, Steven – 1980
The budget, purposes, staffing, and outcomes of Chaffey Community College's Educational Marketing Program (EMP) are summarized in this report. The paper first delineates EMP allocations for salaries, benefits, supplies, contracted services, and capital outlay. Major program objectives are then outlined: to enhance Chaffey's image, to increase…
Descriptors: Budgets, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Enrollment
Sachs, Steven Mark – 1980
A telephone survey of 1,080 students enrolled in East Los Angeles College (ELAC) during the Fall 1977 semester, but not subsequently enrolled in the Spring 1978 semester, was conducted to determine the students' current activities and to ascertain their characteristics and opinions concerning ELAC. The former students, representing 10% of the Fall…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Community Colleges, Courses, Dropout Research
BISHOP, G. REGINALD, JR. – 1960
IN AN ATTEMPT TO DISCOVER WHAT OTHER DISCIPLINES MIGHT HAVE TO TELL THE LANGUAGE TEACHING PROFESSION, THE NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES EXTENDED ITS FOCUS BEYOND ITS USUAL INVOLVEMENT WITH IMMEDIATE PEDAGOGICAL PROBLEMS BY ADOPTING AS THE SUBJECT OF ITS 1960 PROGRAM "CULTURE IN LANGUAGE LEARNING." THE FIVE…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Classical Languages, Conference Reports, Cross Cultural Training
LAMANNA, RICHARD A.; SAMORA, JULIAN – 1967
MEXICAN AMERICANS WHO HAVE MIGRATED TO THE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX OF EAST CHICAGO ARE ANALYZED TO DETERMINE THE VALIDITY OF A HYPOTHESIS THAT THIS GROUP WAS PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES NOT AVAILABLE TO THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN THE SOUTHWEST FOR ASSIMILATION INTO THE COMMUNITY. A CONCISE REPORT ON THE HISTORY OF THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN COLONY IN EAST CHICAGO, ITS…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Community, Comparative Analysis, Delinquency
HOOD, PAUL D.; AND OTHERS – 1967
IN RESEARCH ON JUNIOR NCO LEADERSHIP PREPARATION FOR ADVANCED BASIC ARMY TRAINEES, A LARGE SCALE EXPERIMENT CONTRASTED THREE LEADERSHIP TRAINING TREATMENTS AND TWO CONTROL TREATMENTS. THESE WERE SYSTEMATICALLY APPLIED TO EACH OF FIVE COMPANIES IN A SINGLE BATTLE GROUP AT AN ARMY TRAINING CENTER IN 1961. THE STUDY INVOLVED MORE THAN 400 TRAINEE…
Descriptors: Advanced Programs, Attitudes, Costs, Enlisted Personnel
SPIVEY, GRACE L. – 1963
THE NEED FOR SUBJECT MATTER CONTENT IN HOME AND FAMILY LIVING, AND ITS RELATION TO CERTAIN SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF CLUB MEMBERS WERE STUDIED. DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM 253 RESPONDENTS BY MAILED QUESTIONNAIRE. FINDINGS INDICATED A WIDE RANGE EXISTED AMONG MEMBERS IN AGE, EDUCATION, INCOME, AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THERE WAS A NEED FOR ALL…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Clothing Instruction, Clubs, Doctoral Dissertations
LOBAN, WALTER – 1964
THE STUDY CONCERNED TRACING THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY IN THE SAME GROUP OF SUBJECTS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 9. THE RESEARCH WAS BASED ON A STUDY OF THE PATTERNS AND BEHAVIOR OF THE SUBJECTS' SPEECH AND WRITING AND THEIR COMPETENCE IN READING AND LISTENING. SUCH INFORMATION IS USEFUL IN CURRICULUM PLANNING AND IN DEVELOPING…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Curriculum Development, Grade 7, Grade 8
CLIFFORD, VIRGINIA I. – 1964
ASPECTS OF URBAN EDUCATION WERE SOCIAL FACTORS, PERSONALITY, LEARNING, AND PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAMS. STUDIES SHOW THAT MIDDLE CLASS EDUCATIONAL TECHNIQUES ARE INADEQUATE IN REACHING THE LOWER CLASS CHILD. LOWER CLASS FAMILIES FOSTER FEELINGS OF CONFUSION AND ANXIETY IN THEIR CHILDREN BECAUSE OF STRONG MATERNAL DOMINATION IN THE HOME AND LITTLE…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development
MILLER, HARRY L. – 1967
VARIOUS SOCIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES RELATING TO MOTIVATION ARE POTENTIALLY USEFUL TOOLS FOR PREDICTING AND INFLUENCING ADULT EDUCATION PARTICIPATION. MASLOW'S NEED HIERARCHY IS BASED ON FUNDAMENTAL NEEDS (SURVIVAL, SAFETY, AND BELONGING), WHICH ARE NORMALLY FOLLOWED BY EGO NEEDS (RECOGNITION OR STATUS, ACHIEVEMENT, AND…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adult Education, Adults, Affiliation Need
Jackson, R. W. B. – 1978
This report assembles in a systematic fashion the currently available data on the conditions of Ontario's declining school enrollments and makes a preliminary statement of what is already known about its future dimensions. Chapters begin with a brief review of the past and present, largely in statistical terms, and end with projections of the…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Declining Enrollment, Demography, Economic Climate
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