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Download full textBERMAN, MARK L. – 1966
AS ONE PHASE OF RESEARCH IN APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY, YAQUI INDIAN AND MEXICAN MEN IN ARIZONA HAVE PARTICIPATED FOR THREE YEARS IN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMED COURSES IN BASIC ENGLISH AND ARITHMETIC. THE STUDENTS HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD AN AVERAGE OF FIVE YEARS' FORMAL SCHOOLING. A BATTERY OF STANDARD OBJECTIVE TESTS WAS GIVEN TO MEASURE IQ AND ABILITY TO READ…
Descriptors: American Indians, Analysis of Variance, Educational Background, Educationally Disadvantaged
ALEXANDER, FRANK D. – 1967
A STUDY OF THE FAMILY SERVICE PROGRAM OF THE CLINTON COUNTY, NEW YORK, DIVISION OF HOME ECONOMICS WAS MADE IN 1966 TO DETERMINE THE SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDY GROUP PARTICIPANTS AND OF FAMILY SERVICE AIDES SERVING AS THEIR TEACHERS, AND TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTS OF INSTRUCTION ON THE PARTICIPANTS. DATA WERE OBTAINED LARGELY FROM…
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Educational Background, Extension Education, Family Income
STRENG, ALICE H. – 1967
A THREE-YEAR EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR DEAF ADULTS IN WISCONSIN, BEGUN IN 1966 AND FUNDED IN PART UNDER THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, HAD TWO GOALS--TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO THE DEAF AND TO ENABLE TEACHERS TO GAIN INSIGHTS INTO THE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS CREATED BY DEAFNESS. NON-CREDIT CLASSES WERE OFFERED IN LANGUAGE,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Class Size, Consumer Economics
Syracuse Univ., NY. ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult Education. – 1967
AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTAINS 21 INDEXED ENTRIES, MOSTLY WITH ABSTRACTS, ON SUCH ASPECTS OF PROFESSIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION AS MEDICINE, LAW, MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT, THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION AND PASTORAL COUNSELING, VOCATIONAL COUNSELING, SOCIAL WORK, AND EXTENSION WORK, TOGETHER WITH PARTICIPATION, MOTIVATION, EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, EDUCATIONAL…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Career Opportunities, Counseling, Educational Needs
FREEBERG, WILLIAM H.; LUNAN, BERT – 1967
LISTING 442 REFERENCES FROM JANUARY 1, 1965 TO JANUARY 1, 1967, THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY ON RECREATION FOR THE HANDICAPPED SUPPLEMENTS THE ORIGINAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF REFERENCES FROM THE 1950-65 PERIOD. ENTRIES ARE ARRANGED IN 13 CATEGORIES SUGGESTED BY AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE--(1) GENERAL PHILOSOPHY, (2) ADMINISTRATION OF RECREATION FACILITIES, (3)…
Descriptors: Administration, Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies, Camping
DONOHUE, DAN; AND OTHERS – 1966
THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION PREPARED THESE GUIDELINES FOR TEACHERS OF UNDEREDUCATED ADULTS--ILLITERATE, FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE, AND NON-ENGLISH-SPEAKING. THE RATE OF ILLITERACY HAS BEEN DECLINING, STANDING IN 1960 AT 18,059. FUNCTIONAL ILLITERACY IS HARDER TO DEFINE SINCE CRITERIA ARE CONSTANTLY CHANGING, BUT IT IS FOUND…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies, Arithmetic
Stalford, Charles B., Ed. – 1978
Three papers discuss the needs, interests, and participation of adults in learning activities. Generally, the papers deal with influences upon the possible demand for lifelong learning in the future. In the first paper K. Patricia Cross synthesizes findings from thirty-one state and national studies concerning the patterns of participation and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
Hoepfner, Ralph; And Others – 1977
The report of sampling techniques used in "A Study of the Sustaining Effects of Compensatory Education on Cognitive Skills" is briefly summarized. The sustaining Effects Study is a large, multi-faceted national study of issues in the compensatory education of elementary school students. Data describing the characteristics of the students…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Fishman, Jacob R.; And Others – 1965
The Community Apprentice Program, developed by the Howard University Center for Youth and Community Studies, was an exploratory attempt, through combined rehabilitation, vocational education, and supervised work experience, to train disadvantaged youth as human service aides in child care, recreation, and social research. Seven boys and three…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Curriculum Research, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Experiments
Pyecha, J. N.; And Others – 1975
The Office of Education's Talent Search program is designed to: (a) identify needy youths with exceptional potential and encourage them to complete secondary school and undertake further education; (b) publicize student financial aid; and (c) encourage dropouts of demonstrated aptitude to reenter educational programs. The Talent Search program…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Counseling Services, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
Harris, Philip R. – 1972
This action research by a management psychologist utilized insights and methodology from the behavioral science to promote planned, positive change in the Navy's criminal justice system. Specifically, the present phase of this ongoing investigation focused upon Marines assigned to five correctional facilities in North Carolina and Southern…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Vocational Education, Attitude Change, Behavior Development
Brown, Edward K. – 1974
The Career Opportunities Program (COP) provides individuals from low income communities an opportunity to acquire work and academic experiences that would help them qualify for a better career in education or a related field. Since 1970, 348 persons have been successfully admitted in the University-based program. At reporting time, 131 (38…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Career Opportunities, Cooperative Education
Thomas, Leathia S.; Dickey, Sandy – 1974
The two-year report of the WAGES project (Women and Girls Employment Enabling Service) documents the growth, problems, and success experienced through efforts to open nontraditional fields of employment to women by way of a community-based program in Memphis, Tennessee. Staff and volunteers provided counseling and referrals to applicants. Personal…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Community Services, Counseling Services
Portland School District, OR. Special Education Dept. – 1968
Secondary level special education classes and the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) cooperated in a program of vocational preparation, job placement and followup. Of the 336 educable mentally retarded student referrals, 149 did not become clients because of inadequate potential (30%), satisfactory job placements (32%), student or…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Counselor Role, Demonstration Programs, Employment Potential
Van Damme, Dirk – 1999
A conceptual framework for analyzing participation in adult education was developed. Adult education participation was considered a specific kind of strategic behavior. The term "strategic" was defined by proceeding from Pierre Bourdieu's concept of "educational strategy," which permits consideration of the structural…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Competence, Continuing Education
