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Hudson, Coy L. – Agricultural Education, 1976
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Community Colleges
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Sears, James H. – Journal of Rehabilitation, 1975
The author dispels employer myths pertaining to employment of the physically handicapped and urges rehabilitation and retraining of present employees and additional employment of qualified handicapped individuals. Surveys in 1958 and 1973 of physically handicapped employees, including disabled veterans, found them to be very loyal, dependable, and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employment Statistics
Kleinke, Chris L. – 1987
College students (N=396), chronic pain patients (N=319), and schizophrenic veterans (N=43) completed the Depression Coping Questionnaire (DCQ) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Factor analysis of the DCQ identified eleven coping responses: social support, problem solving, self-blame/escape, aggression, indulgence, activities, medication,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Students, Coping, Depression (Psychology)
Carlson, A. Cheree; Hocking, John E. – 1987
An examination of letters left at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington, D.C. between November, 1984 and April, 1986 revealed that the memorial serves as a rhetorical situation that urges its visitors to eloquence. The memorial is an excellent proving ground for situational theory because the interaction of site and perception is vital to…
Descriptors: Catharsis, Content Analysis, Death, Discourse Analysis
Zeiss, Robert A.; And Others – 1985
Following World War I, researchers began to study psychological and behavior problems resulting from war experiences. Today these problems are defined as Posttraumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD). The PTSD problems of Vietnam veterans have been widely reported but less is known about World War II and Korean veterans. A study was undertaken to examine…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Emotional Problems, Emotional Response
Hollenbeck, Kevin; And Others – 1986
A study examined the effects of the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit (TJTC) program on the employment and earnings of disadvantaged persons. Three outcomes--average quarterly wages, average number of quarters employed, and average wages during employed quarters--were studied for various categories of disadvantaged persons (economically disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Patterns
American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, Washington, DC. National Small Business Training Network. – 1983
These materials provide information on conducting small business training seminars for veterans. First, a discussion is presented of the development of the guide based on 1983 field testing of the seminar and evaluations conducted by Small Business Administration (SBA) officials, the seminar contracts, and trainers. The next sections deal with the…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
Nehrke, Milton F.; And Others – 1988
The basic tenet of the Person-Environment (P*E) Congruence model posits that well-being, as one index of adjustment, is dependent on the degree of fit between the perceived environment and the preferred environment. While the literature is clear regarding the relationship of P*E Congruence and well-being, one theoretical issue that needs to be…
Descriptors: Ability, Adjustment (to Environment), Congruence (Psychology), Males
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Bratt, Avery; And Others – 1985
The high incidence of reported posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Vietnam veterans has prompted researchers to search for reliable assessment and treatment procedures for this disorder. Although some encouraging preliminary data on the use of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) have been obtained, it is uncertain if this…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Data Interpretation, Depression (Psychology), Diagnostic Tests
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Gover, Kathryn R.; McEaddy, Beverly J. – Monthly Labor Review, 1974
A special Labor Force Report shows that employment of veterans aged 20 to 34 rose steadily in 1973 and the first half of 1974. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Groups, Employment Level, Employment Qualifications, Employment Statistics
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Menefee, Selden – Change, 1974
The upturn in enrollments at community colleges is due to: new recruiting methods, expanded career programs, better coordination with other schools, flexibility, increased community services, services to the aging, special services to veterans, and manpower training. (Author/PG)
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends, Higher Education
Monroe, Margaret E.; And Others – 1978
This study: (1) identifies the library-related needs and interests of the residents of the Wisconsin Veterans Home (WVH), (2) searches for clues on activating a program of library service, and (3) explores the feasibility of establishing the WVH as a community library for King, Wisconsin. The needs assessment recounts procedures and presents the…
Descriptors: Community Study, Feasibility Studies, Information Needs, Institutional Libraries
Kilpatrick, Dean G.; And Others – 1974
Although the personality correlates of heroin addiction, LSD use, and marijuana smoking have been frequently investigated, relatively few data are available to describe the personality or lifestyle variables correlated with the pattern of polydrug abuse. In an attempt to gather such information, 17 polydrug users, selected from a group of 224…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Individual Characteristics, Life Style, Personality Assessment
Illinois State Scholarship Commission, Deerfield. – 1974
The Illinois State Scholarship Commission (ISSC) is responsible for the administration of 9 state authorized and funded financial aid programs for Illinois postsecondary students. The major programs consist of: (1) nonrepayable monetary awards, and (2) guaranteed educational loans. The purposes of the Commission's programs are to: (1) equalize…
Descriptors: Colleges, Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Financial Policy
Stancill, Walter Jay – 1973
The purpose of this study is to obtain institutional responses that would indicate how two newly-authorized veterans' programs, Advanced Payment (Section 1780, Title 38) and Work-Study (Section 1685, Title 38) are functioning within Wayne, Macomb and Oakland counties in Michigan. Surveys were sent to 36 institutions, including all junior and…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Finance, Federal Aid, Financial Support
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