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Pemberton, S. Macpherson – 1980
The beginning of interest in educational research as such is traced to the 1890's and to J. M. Rice, who encouraged that departments of educational research be attached to public and private agencies and university education departments. Early research efforts were limited largely to measurement and elementary and secondary education, but a 1910…
Descriptors: College Administration, Cooperation, Educational History, Educational Research
Endo, Jean J.; Harpel, Richard L. – 1981
The effect of student-faculty interaction on student outcomes after four years was examined within the context of a causal model adapted from a general college impact model. This model includes three sets of variables: students' background characteristics, four aspects of student-faculty interaction, and four categopies of outcomes. The four…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Faculty, College Freshmen, College Seniors
Witkin, Herman A.; And Others – 1977
A longitudinal study designed to test hypotheses about the relationships between academic achievement, cognitive styles, and verbal competence is described. One entire class of 1,548 students of a large municipal college was followed from college entry in 1967 through entry into postgraduate and occupational training. Data were taken from tests,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Bibliographies, Career Choice
Kulich, Jindra; Bron-Wojciechowska, Agnieszka – 1978
Polish folk high schools are modeled after schools developed in the mid-1850s in Denmark to provide general, non-credit education for young adults in rural areas. The main objectives of the folk high schools are to provide a climate for individual student development and to serve as centers where young adults can learn about their cultural…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Boarding Schools, Community Support, Comparative Education
Endo, Jean J.; Harpel, Richard L. – 1980
The impact of liberal arts and professional programs on student outcomes variables was studied. Data were gathered from the 1975 entering freshman cohort at the University of Colorado at Boulder through a 1975 Freshman Questionnaire and a 1979 Graduating Students Survey. Program impact was measured using a model developed by Astin. Type of program…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Seniors, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment
Nice, Trish – 1980
A year-long adventure physical education program is described in this guide, which contains objectives, activities, and information about community support and staff development that applies to this, or any, innovative program. Chapter I discusses the philosophy of experiential learning and lists program objectives, which include developing…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Affective Objectives, Community Support, Curriculum Guides
Conrad, Delora P. – 1979
The Student Advancement in Learning (SAIL) project was instituted at Northwest Alabama State Junior College (NASJC) to increase the retention of high risk students through a combination of courses and services in the areas of academic and personal development, career exploration, individual counseling, and financial aid. During the planning stages…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Counseling, Career Exploration, Counseling Services
Farrar, Felicia Casados, Comp.; Roybal, Reina A., Comp. – 1980
This bibliography is a complete listing of all materials available to home economics teachers in Northern New Mexico through the Home Economics Rural Service Mobile Unit. Eleven subject areas are included: career education, child growth and development, clothing and crafts, consumer education, food and nutrition, guidance, housing and interior…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Career Education
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Bureau of Homemaking Education. – 1977
This publication was prepared to assist schools in developing curriculum to help children solve complex social problems and achieve their highest potential as human beings in a world society. A major objective is to provide students with competencies and skills necessary to cope with the interpersonal relationships and stresses faced by…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Sciences, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Di Vesta, Francis; And Others – 1968
This evaluation of the Syracuse University model for elementary teacher education (SP 002 147-48) is performed by 15 nonSyracuse educators who contributed their reactions (recorded in separate chapters) to specific model components in terms of the latter's strengths, weaknesses, and feasibility. The authors of the first four chapters, in viewing…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Educational Sociology, Educational Strategies, Elementary School Teachers
Warnat, Winifred I. – 1978
A constructive, effective, and realistic national educational policy should be established which takes into account the contributions of the household school to individual learning in areas of life roles, feelings, values formation, and behavior development. The adversary relationship between formal educational institutions and the family will be…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attitude Change, Behavior Development, Educational Needs
Blum, Mark – 1977
A national survey of state education agencies was undertaken in 1976 to ascertain policies and programs in the area of ethical-citizenship education (ECE). The objective of the survey was to investigate the relationship of national public opinion in favor of moral education to state education agency attempts to develop ECE programs. Forty-six…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Consumer Education
Maehr, Martin L. – 1978
Given the decline in birth rates, which will produce a steep decline in the youth population by 1990, this paper examines the possible effects such a population shift will have on the achievement motivation of children. It is reasoned the increased adult/child ratio could result in either of two possibilities: the greater attention paid to the…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Achievement, Age Groups, Behavioral Science Research
Civil Service Commission, Washington, DC. Bureau of Training. – 1977
Designed as an aid for selecting methodology for training supervisors and managers, the material in this booklet is presented in four sections: (1) group discussion methods (several methods which can be used as alternatives to formal classroom training--symposium, conference, forum, workshop); (2) group participation techniques (strategies to…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Audiovisual Aids, Case Studies, Correspondence Study
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1975
The report, requested of six experts appointed by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), (1) surveys the relations between the educational system and working life in the light of social objectives in the 24 OECD countries in the 1970's, and (2) advises those countries, proposing subjects and methods of cooperation…
Descriptors: Accountability, Advisory Committees, Career Development, Change Strategies
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