Summary statistics and questionnaires are presented in this appendix to the Final Report of the National Survey of Head Start Supplementary Training/Child Development Associate (HSST/CDA) Competency Based Training Programs. (HSST/CDA training programs are intended to prepare Head Start classroom staff to meet the competency requirements of the CDA…

Student instructional acitivity preferences and the apparent motives and substance underlying the preferences were analyzed. An 80-item classroom activity preference scale and a 12-item reaction to innovative instructional practices scale were administered to 746 new freshmen at Michigan State University. Responses to the 12-item innovative…

A personalized model for faculty development and a case study demonstrating its utilization are presented. The increasing need for stronq faculty development programs is noted with specific reference to the increasing numbers and varying types of college students. To respond effectively to the needs of this burgeoning student clientele, provisions…

Curriculum planning can be improved by obtaining a clearer insight into the specific needs and interests of young people. Studies using the critical incident technique were made of the education and subsequent careers of a representative national sample of individuals. The purpose was to assess the quality of life of individuals in three age…

In 1976 the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges Center for Community Education conducted a survey to investigate community education/services at community and junior colleges nationwide. Questionnaires were sent to 1,275 public and private two-year colleges; response rate was 61.7%. Results of the survey are divided into sections…

The current downward enrollment trend in postsecondary institutions is assessed in terms of its meaning for institutions, students, and taxpayers. An agenda is proposed for the review and an estimate is provided of the number of students who are qualified for postsecondary education but who fail to receive it because they lack the funds. It is…

Objectives, methodologies, and procedures for conducting a follow-up study of 1977-78 occupational program graduates of the Illinois community colleges are outlined in this handbook. One of three planned studies of former occupational students (FY1978 program graduates, FY1979 occupational skill completers, and FY1979 and FY1980 program leavers),…

To discover factors which contribute to a high response rate for questionnaire surveys, the preferences of 150 college teachers and teaching assistants were studied. Four different questionnaire formats using 34 common items were sent to the subjects: open-ended; Likert-type (five points, from "strong influence to return," to…

This study focuses on reasons for the perceived superiority of mission senior high schools in contrast to private and government senior high schools in Liberia, West Africa. Since an effective principal may be equated with an effective school, the study examines background preparation, experience, and professional characteristics of Liberian…

An assessment of the training needs of Broward County, Florida, employers was conducted: (1) to determine the existing training needs of large businesses, industrial firms, and local units of government; (2) to determine which educational agencies in the county could fulfill these needs; and (3) to inform the companies of the results in order to…

In trying to determine race and sex differences in earnings, some chapters in this volume examine the hypothesis that earnings differences are caused by skill differences. Findings indicate that skill differences cannot account for much of the earnings differences. Education levels required by various jobs are analyzed and compared to the actual…

This study investigated the possibility that the effectiveness of an educational program for an individual student is dependent on his or her background. A 101-item biographical data questionnaire was administered to the parents of 43 Follow Through and 38 non-Follow Through students who had just finished the third grade. The biographical…

The purpose of this study was to identify the basic skills required for effective performance as a teacher and to assess the extent to which the teacher preparation program at the University of Alberta assisted its students in developing these skills. The sources of information were the literature on the topic and, primarily, interviews with 107…

A survey of 220 randomly selected faculty and administrators at the 18 community colleges in Minnesota was conducted to determine: (1) the impact on the colleges of the Master Contract negotiated between the Minnesota Community College Faculty Association (MCCFA) and the Minnesota State Board for Community Colleges, and (2) faculty and…

The Pennsylvania School Improvement Program (PSIP) was created to assist local schools and school districts in the development of curriculum improvement strategies. The process involves the use of "linkers," curriculum specialists who work with teams from the local level to ascertain needs, then connect the local teams with the research…