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Fisher, Alan T. – 1978
Four approaches to the classification of 110 students as mentally retarded were investigated. The frequency of classification of educable mentally retarded (EMR) and trainable mentally retarded (TMR) and nonretarded (NMR) Ss from three racial-ethnic groups (Anglos, Mexican Americans, and Blacks) and two socioeconomic groups (middle and low) was…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Blacks, Classification, Cultural Pluralism
Burtner, Robert F.; Tincher, Wilbur A. – 1979
Problems experienced by nonresident students at Auburn University and areas in which they are receiving fewer opportunities for personal development, compared with residential students, were studied. Responses to a survey were obtained from 624 nonresident students and 223 resident students. Statistical data and a descriptive summary of the survey…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Students, Commuting Students, Comparative Analysis
Download full textBeaulieu, Lionel J.; Anderson, Deborah S. – 1979
In 1977 leaders of Hardee County, Florida, listed relationships and attitudes of residents, rural atmosphere, environmental conditions, and economic potential among the county's strong points, and public service and facility improvements, developing economic potential, recreational and entertainment development, and planning and zoning as its most…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Area Studies, Attitudes, Community Development
Nash, Roderick – 1978
This report reviews the problems of protecting nature in a heavily industrialized democracy such as the United States. Factors contributing to the establishment of protected areas in the United States are traced from the creation of Yellowstone National Park in 1872 to the present. Arguments in defense of wilderness areas consider nature as: (1) a…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Comparative Analysis, Conservation (Environment), Ecology
Bennett, C. A.; Griffitt, W. B. – 1976
A survey of all 1,000 Kansas State University faculty was conducted in August 1975 by the KSU chapter of the American Association of University Professors. Results from the 459 usable returns are detailed in statistical and narrative form. Ninety percent of the faculty indicated high degrees of liking their positions. Although a number of areas…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Evaluation, Fringe Benefits
Greene, Jennifer C. – 1979
Selected results from an aptitude-treatment interaction (ATI) study illustrate the importance of including class analyses in ATI research. The interactive effects of motivational aptitude (including locus of control, academic self confidence, and interests) and cognitive aptitude (as measured by a learning task and the Lorge-Thorndike verbal and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Classroom Environment
Walberg, Herbert J. – 1978
To increase educational productivity and efficiency, educational process goals as well as achievement goals must be considered. Educational process goals are interpreted to include student perceptions of the social environment, creativity, self-concept, participation in extra-curricular activities, and interest in subject matter. Ignoring these…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Gartner, Karen; And Others – 1978
Junior high or middle school student activities in mathematics are provided for three entry level occupations in each of fifteen career clusters. The fifteen cluster titles including one of the three occupations for each cluster with an example of a student activity follow: (1) Agri-business and Natural Resources (cropdusting pilot, reading an…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Building Trades, Business, Career Awareness
Long, Edward J., Jr. – 1978
In order to determine the characteristics of continuing education instructors at St. Petersburg Junior College, as well as their professional development interests and attitudes toward the college, a survey was administered to the 125 instructors and yielded an 82% response rate. The study showed: (1) the most typical instructor was a white…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age, College Environment, College Faculty
Loughmiller, Campbell – 1979
The philosophy and practices of a residential camp program for delinquent and emotionally disturbed youth are set forth in this book designed for persons directly involved with children. The therapeutic camping model discussed here provides an outdoor setting in which disturbed youth live in small, primary groups and get their education through…
Descriptors: Camping, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Wood, Peter H.; Wood, Jane H. – 1979
In a survey of student opinions of advisement, variations of a questionnaire were sent to a random sample of students and given to a random sample of students in classes. Analysis of the data from 519 respondents showed advisor functions to be ranked in this order of importance: (1) assisting with course choice and scheduling; (2) assistance with…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Environment, College Faculty, Courses
Andress, Barbara – 1980
This book presents a program of music experiences for young children (3-5-year-olds) which focuses on an experiential discovery approach to music, rather than on imposing ideas and a repertoire on the child. Early sections of the book discuss the importance of the child-centered music program, its process and characteristics, and the role of the…
Descriptors: Dance, Discovery Learning, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment
Sweat, Clifford H., Ed. – 1980
Factors influencing the social and educational environment of junior high schools are discussed, and recommendations for the improvement of the school environment through increased cooperation among students, teachers, and administrators are given. The needs of early adolescents are identified, and the degree to which the junior high school can…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Environment, Extracurricular Activities, Individual Development
Greenberg, Paul D.; Glaser, Edward M. – 1980
This publication summarizes the proceedings of the Conference of Union Officials on Issues Related to Labor-Management Cooperation in Quality of Worklife (QWL) Improvement Efforts (March 1979) and subsequently treats issues that emerged in more detail. Chapter 1 provides a general introduction to QWL. A summary of the Washington, D.C. conference…
Descriptors: Career Education, Collective Bargaining, Conference Proceedings, Cooperative Planning
Robinson, Floyd; Grannis, Joseph – 1976
The two articles in this publication should be useful to those developing the kinds of materials, experiences, and thinking that elementary school industrial arts offers children. Floyd Robinson, in the first article, sketches some ideas along with the general scheme that the Ontario (Canada) Institute for Studies in Education's Elementary School…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Disadvantaged
