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Busch, Georg – 1974
This study is an update of earlier work conducted by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), on social selection in education. The former study, published in 1970, covers 19 of the 25 OECD countries and has no data for Australia, Canada, Finland, Iceland, New Zealand, or Turkey. The present paper includes later data for…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Mobility, Educational Opportunities, Equal Education
Erlanger, Howard S. – 1976
The effects of participation as a salaried professional in a reform oriented organization on the participants' subsequent career is considered in this paper and studied in the context of the OEO sponsored Legal Services Program. Because of the paucity of literature on the consequences of participation in reform organizations, a related literature,…
Descriptors: Career Change, Community Action, Comparative Analysis, Economic Factors
Gershman, Janis – 1975
Reviewed is the literature on issues relating to the evaluation of special education programs with special emphasis on the comparison of regular versus special class placement and Canadian programs. Results of studies dealing with effects of mainstreaming or special class services are reviewed in terms of social acceptance by peers, self concept,…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Educational Trends, Exceptional Child Research, Followup Studies
Rehabilitation Research Foundation, Elmore, AL. – 1971
This report covers these five major projects of the Experimental Manpower Laboratory for Corrections: (1) a manpower training program for Alabama prisoners, (2) an experiment in contingency management, (3) implementation of token economy in Draper Correctional Center, (4) a manpower training project for correctional officers, and (5) a followup…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Adult Vocational Education, Behavior Development, Career Development
Prince, Henry J. – 1974
An external evaluation reporting on the Title III, Elementary and Secondary Act, Open Concept School Program for Indian Education, focuses on cognitive and psychomotor development of experimental students, perceptions of the program (staff members, parents, and non-experimental teachers), and program accomplishment of other objectives, primarily…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Vocational Rehabilitation. – 1968
To determine the effect of prevocational work experience on the severely handicapped, 280 children, aged 14 to 17, were studied. The children were subdivided into three disability groupings (physically disabled, educable mentally retarded, and emotionally disturbed), each of which was further divided into experimentals (E's) and comparisons (C's).…
Descriptors: Case Records, Cooperative Programs, Emotional Disturbances, Employment Potential
North, Robert D.; And Others – 1969
The objectives of the Pre-Kindergarten Program were to give children in poverty areas of New York City opportunities for intellectual growth that would improve their later classroom performance, help them attain a positive self-image and a sound attitude toward learning, increase parental interest in their children's school progress and improve…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Compensatory Education, Evaluation Methods, Followup Studies
Klein, Edward B.; Gould, Laurence J. – 1970
The Yale Summer High School (YSHS) is an experimental program addressed to the development of high-potential, underachieving students from disadvantaged backgrounds. To evaluate the long-term effectiveness of the intervention, an experimental design including random selection of samples, two control groups (one matched for a test of…
Descriptors: Background, College Attendance, Compensatory Education, Control Groups
Lande, Sylvia – 1967
To identify characteristics of existing associate degree nursing programs, a descriptive questionnaire was mailed to 218 programs in state-approved schools of nursing in the United States, its territories, and possessions. The questionnaire was designed to gain information on background characteristics, organization and administration, students,…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Associate Degrees, Curriculum, Educational Facilities
Crammatte, Alan B., Ed.; Miles, Dorothy S., Ed. – 1972
The manual for rehabilitation counselors of multiply disabled deaf persons has been developed from a workshop in which vocational counselors discussed stages of the rehabilitation process. Guidelines for the procedures of identification, differential diagnosis, vocational evaluation, placement, and follow-up are given for deaf persons also…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Counselor Role, Deafness, Diagnostic Tests
Lokan, J. J.; Isabelle, L. A. – 1973
The questionnaire and interview materials which form the document were used in a followup study of 1,500 students who attended a 2-year occupational high school; the materials attempt to relate predictor measures to success during training and subsequent job success. The document includes two brief student questionnaires (one for those still in…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Data Collection, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
Gerst, Arthur; Trent, James W. – 1972
This document is the first volume in a 5-part series that reports the results of a project undertaken to critically review and analyze major longitudinal studies of child and student development. These studies were conducted to discover the variables, techniques, methodologies, and problems pertinent to evaluative studies of the effects of schools…
Descriptors: Child Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Environment, Educational Planning
Archambo, Judith P.; Briscoe, May E. – 1970
The 1968-69 evaluation of Kentucky's Rural Child Care Project had 5 major objectives: to assess the relationship between a child's attendance in a Child Development Center and his subsequent intellectual performance and academic achievement in elementary school; to evaluate the impact of changes in the Child Development Program itself on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Curriculum Development, Family Involvement
Brant, Herman G.; And Others
In 1961, administrative personnel at Delhi College in New York observed that formal training programs for animal science technicians were virtually nonexistant. Response to this apparent need resulted in the initiation of perhaps the first 2-year Animal Science Technology Program in the nation. This two-volume report is the result of an extensive…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Technicians, Animal Husbandry, Curriculum Development
McCracken, J. David; And Others – 1971
To provide substantive and methodological information concerning systematic vocational placement and followup to individuals responsible for educational program change, a project was conducted to develop three publications, each for different audiences, including school board members, teacher educators, and local school personnel. Information…
Descriptors: Career Education, Change Agents, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
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