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GOLDHAMMER, KEITH; PELLEGRIN, ROLAND J. – 1968
THIS DOCUMENT IS A SEQUEL TO "THE JACKSON COUNTY STORY, A CASE STUDY," (ED 011 569) WHICH DESCRIBED THE IMPACT ON A LARGE SUBURBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT OF COMMUNITY CONFLICT WHICH ROSE OVER BOTH EDUCATIONAL AND NON-EDUCATIONAL ISSUES. THE FIRST STUDY ENDED AFTER THE 1962 ELECTIONS IN WHICH A MAJORITY OF CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATES WAS ELECTED TO…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Budgets, Case Studies, Citizen Participation
CEBOTAREV, ELEONORA A.; KING, GARY W. – 1966
IN THE CURRENT WAR ON POVERTY, THE POSITION OF THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE, WHICH HISTORICALLY HAS SERVED THE MIDDLE-CLASS FARMER, IS NOT WELL DEFINED. TO IDENTIFY FACTORS WHICH INHIBIT THE ADOPTION OF EXTENSION PROGRAMS FOR THE POOR, A STUDY WAS MADE OF THE SERVICE IN MIFFLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AN APPALACHIAN AREA HAVING A HIGHER…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes, Cultural Influences, Economic Factors
FAY, LEO C.; AND OTHERS – 1966
A CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL READING, GRADES 1 TO 8, WAS PREPARED BY THE STATE COMMITTEE ON READING, INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. SIX MAJOR AREAS ARE DISCUSSED--(1) PHILOSOPHY, OBJECTIVES, AND CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD READING PROGRAM, (2) ORGANIZING A TOTAL READING PROGRAM, (3) ORGANIZING FOR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, (4)…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Course Organization, Curriculum Guides, Developmental Reading
Gonzalez, Ramon; Garcia, Jose D. – 1980
Written in Spanish and English for project personnel, parents, and others interested in migrant education, the booklet summarizes general concepts and requirements behind Title I-Migrant activities in Oregon, which has been allocated $4,439,341 in Title I-Migrant funds for fiscal year 1980. Following brief definitions of important terms,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Day Care, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. for Management and Planning Services. – 1979
Based on data derived from Title I grant applications, end-of-project evaluation reports, as well as information from the Migrant Student Record Transfer System, this report is an evaluation of Wisconsin's migrant education programs (18 school year and 18 summer projects) which served 2,641 students in fiscal year 1979 with an allocation of…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Ancillary School Services, Demonstration Programs, Identification
Duren, Almetris Marsh – 1979
The integration of the University of Texas at Austin since the 1940s is outlined, with the process reviewed from legal, social, and personal perspectives. The first chapter is devoted to the breaking down of legal barriers, beginning with the test case of Herman Sweatt in 1946 (a black man applying for admission to graduate study) and culminating…
Descriptors: Activism, Affirmative Action, Athletics, Black Students
Berg, Donna Lee – 1978
This report focuses on the British concept of teachers' centers. Emphasis has been placed on the literature that analyzes the effect of political, social, economic, and cultural factors on the development of centers. Part 1 of the report discusses British teachers' centers in some detail. Part 2 presents an overview of United States centers set up…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Smith, Barbara J.; Hockenberry, Cathe M. – 1980
In addition to analyzing the basic policy issues inherent in the provision of special education and related services to handicapped and adjudicated youth, the paper is written to assist corrections personnel in understanding and implementing selected provisions of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act), to develop policy…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Compliance (Legal), Correctional Education
Spouse, Betsy M. – 1981
A study examined older adult participation in continuing education to determine if there are significant differences in the characteristics and participation motivations between older adults who enroll in age-integrated programs and those who participate in age-segregated programs. Questionnaires consisting of a program participant's survey…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Centers, Community Programs
Duane, Edward A.; Bridgeland, William M. – 1980
The focus in this paper is on political styles, political organization, and political interaction among educational power persons and groups. Recent research studies by the authors have looked at teacher perceptions of their power over curriculum. Questionnaires and interviews were administered to a random sample of teachers in several Michigan…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Course Content, Curriculum Design
Johnson, William S.; Morris, David C. – 1980
This paper assesses the impact of computer based research activities on attitudes of students in an introductory sociology course at Ball State University toward sociology and toward course activities. Special emphasis is placed on attitude differences when research activities are incorporated on a voluntary or required basis. The objective is to…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction
Evertson, Carolyn M. – 1980
The teacher's ability to manage the classroom has been consistently associated with pupil achievement and high pupil attitudes. Research has also shown that classes with high proportions of low ability students tend to be more difficult to manage because of the special needs of these students. This paper focuses on the strategies and behaviors…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Class Activities, Class Size
Webber, A. – 1975
One of five individualized courses included in a parent involvement curriculum, this course focuses on the developmental characteristics and changes of the adolescent and techniques for guiding adolescents to adulthood. The course is comprised of two units: (1) Growth and Development, and (2) Developmental Tasks and Adult Guidance. Each unit…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Child Development, Child Rearing
Peterson, Mark F.; Cooke, Robert A. – 1980
This paper focuses on identifying the way that individual and organizational variables affect the classroom leadership behavior of teachers. Measured are the effects of one individual-level variable and six organizational variables--three at the organization system level and three at the classroom subsystem level. The individual-level variable is…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Community Colleges
Bache, William; And Others – 1979
This Home Start followup study was designed to determine the long-term impact of Home Start on program participants in sixteen states within the USA. Home Start was a three-year demonstration program which provided Head Start-type comprehensive services to young children (3- to 5-year-olds) and their families in their homes. In Chapter 1…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demonstration Programs, Family (Sociological Unit), Followup Studies
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