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SULLIVAN, NEIL; AND OTHERS – 1965
THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF THE PRIVATELY FINANCED FREE SCHOOLS OF PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, VIRGINIA, ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS BOOK OF REMINISCENCES. THE SCHOOLS WERE FOUNDED BECAUSE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN THE COUNTY HAD REFUSED TO COLLECT TAXES TO SUPPORT DESEGREGATED SCHOOLS. IN A 3-WEEK PERIOD 100 TEACHERS HAD TO BE FOUND FOR THE MORE THAN…
Descriptors: Administrators, Black Students, Bus Transportation, Economically Disadvantaged
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. – 1966
PROJECT CONCERN IS A 2-YEAR EXPERIMENTAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN WHICH OVER 250 DISADVANTAGED YOUNGSTERS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE FIVE ARE BUSED FROM THEIR INNER CITY SCHOOLS TO FIVE MIDDLE CLASS SUBURBAN SCHOOL SYSTEMS. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE CHANGE IN MILIEU, WITH OR WITHOUT SOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, WILL CREATE POSITIVE CHANGES IN THE…
Descriptors: Black Students, Bus Transportation, Control Groups, Disadvantaged Youth
DiCarlo, Robert D. – 1980
Surveys of both the 1979 and 1980 graduating classes at Greenfield Community College (GCC) were conducted during graduation rehearsals to gather a variety of information on their plans, experiences at GCC, and backgrounds. The survey instrument asked students to indicate: (1) the number of semesters they attended GCC; (2) their primary educational…
Descriptors: College Credits, College Graduates, Community Colleges, Family Characteristics
Treagust, David F. – 1979
This module is intended to increase the students' comprehension of costs, in terms of money and in energy, involved in various modes of transportation. Four main inquiries are covered in the module: (1) money saved by car pooling to school; (2) reductions in fuel consumption possible without car pooling; (3) comparisons of inter-city and urban…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Conservation Education, Curriculum Development, Decision Making
Chacon, Louis, Jr.; And Others – 1978
This book is the second in a set of four occupational and business education curriculum guides which were developed for Spanish speaking students with limited Engligh speaking backgrounds and also for foreign language students who desire to reinforce their Spanish language skills. The guides are structured so that the teacher can provide service…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Budgeting, Business Communication, Business Education
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. Farmers Home Administration. – 1978
The transportation needs of the 30% of the population living in rural America, particularly those of the elderly, handicapped, poor, isolated, young, carless, and unemployed, are more critical than the needs of their counterparts in urban areas because of the lack of rural public transportation. Yet, only about 1% of the capitol federal investment…
Descriptors: Accountability, Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Decision Making
Brookhiser, Judy, Comp.; van der Smissen, Betty, Comp. – 1978
State laws and regulations applicable to youth camp operations provided by state agencies are organized in this Compendium under ten major headings; personnel; program safety; personal health, first aid, and medical services; site and facilities; sanitation; food service; transportation; primitive camping and out-of-camp trips; day camping; and…
Descriptors: Camping, Day Camp Programs, Definitions, Food Standards
Scott, Ralph – 1979
Extensive research into the effects of racial balancing within schools has yielded little evidence that minority or majority children benefit from such endeavors. A productivity model developed by Walberg illustrates the type of comprehensive design needed to schematize learning and raise the quality of education for students of all races. This…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Community Support, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality
Goldsbury, Paul; And Others – 1975
Several intermediate performance objectives and corresponding criterion measures are listed for each of 10 terminal objectives in this junior high school power and transportation course guide. Each objective also includes learning steps and suggestions for supplementary instructional aids. The overall focus is on the concepts of industrial…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Exploration, Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum Guides
Finn, Peter; And Others – 1977
One of a series of eleven curriculum manuals which cover the four transportation topics of public transportation, transportation and the environment, transportation safety, and bicycles for elementary, secondary, and adult levels, this manual covers bicycling for grades 9-12. It contains forty-four learning activities grouped into eight…
Descriptors: Bicycling, Curriculum Guides, Group Activities, High Schools
Stutz, Frederick P. – 1976
Research is lacking on the social and environmental impacts and policy implications of urban transportation. The major goals of this paper are to focus on these problems by (1) examining choice and social travel linkages in the city; (2) examining the spread of transportation to the deprived population; (3) reviewing research aimed at reducing the…
Descriptors: Community Services, Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Environmental Influences
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Kuehn, John P. – 1976
Study objectives were to determine the levels of satisfaction with selected community services in an 11-county area of northern West Virginia (3 representative sites) and to compare these levels to those of 12 other selected sites in the non-metropolitan northeastern United States. A total of 2,141 questionnaires was completed, 295 of which came…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Satisfaction, Community Services, Comparative Analysis
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Nagelberg, Mark; Little, Dennis L. – 1970
Summary descriptions of selected urban simulations and games that have been developed outside the Institute For The Future are presented. The operating characteristics and potential applications of each model are described. These include (1) the history of development, (2) model and player requirements, (3) a description of the environment being…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Educational Games, Game Theory, Management Games
Unco, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1974
This profile describes the characteristics of day care providers and of federally supported day care settings in Oregon. The report evaluates the quality of child care services and the impact of the Federal Interagency Day Care Requirements (FIDCR) both from the perspective of the state and local agencies which must administer federal day care…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care, Educational Assessment, Educational Background
Unco, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1974
This profile describes the characteristics of day care providers and federally supported day care settings in Washington State. The report evaluates the quality of child care services and the impact of the Federal Interagency Day Care Requirements (FIDCR) both from the perspective of the state and local agencies which must administer federal day…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care, Educational Assessment, Educational Background
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