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Download full textManning, Thurston E. – 1978
Highlights are presented on a seminar on state postsecondary education institutional authorization and oversight that was attended by 139 persons representing 38 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. The central focus was the state role in authorizing institutions to operate and the oversight of such institutions as related to…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrative Organization, Conference Reports, Consumer Protection
Fernandez, Richard R.; Hagood, Richard A. – 1978
Now completing its second year, the Partnership for Rural Improvement (PRI) is a four year rural development program funded by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. Its fundamental purpose is the development of a linkage system connecting the research and development of knowledge about rural improvement with the dissemination and use of that knowledge.…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Community Development, Community Organizations, Community Planning
Plotsky, Frances; Ohm, Susan – 1976
The office of Services for Returning Students (SRS) at the University of Texas (U.T.) at Austin conducted a follow-up study of men and women students who had visited the office from February 1969 to the end of 1971. The study ascertained the average interval between periods of formal education, the fulfillment of educational goals, and the use of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, Career Choice, Employment
Dearman, Nancy B.; Plisko, Valena White – 1979
This annual statistical report describes conditions in education and conditions in the larger society that affect education. Statistical data are presented on issues concerning educational institutions, participants, and personnel. The report is organized to reflect the characteristics of the educational system and its relationship to the larger…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annual Reports, College Faculty, Educational Environment
Clausen, Jeanette, Comp.; Tussing, Marjorie, Comp. – 1978
Summaries of workshop presentations dealing specifically with practical suggestions for dealing with sexism in instructional materials are presented here. The following topics are discussed: (1) sex bias in beginning texts by A. V. Willeke and R. H. Sanders--a discussion of teaching strategies to counteract sex-role stereotyping arranged under the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Conference Reports, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. National Inst. of Independent Colleges and Universities. – 1978
The Tuition Advance Fund (TAF) bill is analyzed on theoretical economic grounds, and forecasts of the net costs of the proposed program up to 1990 are offered. The TAF bill proposes the establishment of a new system of college loans as an addition to existing programs to allow students to borrow tuition plus an allowance for other costs. Novel…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Smith, Richard M.; Mitchell, Virginia P. – 1979
To improve the accuracy of college placement, Rasch scoring and person-fit statistics on the Comparative Guidance and Placement test (CGP) was compared to the traditional right-only scoring. Correlations were calculated between English and mathematics course grades and scores of 1,448 entering freshmen on the reading, writing, and mathematics…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Computer Programs, Difficulty Level, Goodness of Fit
National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1979
Extracts from the papers and position statements presented at the National Conference on Achievement Testing and Basic Skills are provided in an attempt to capture both the diversity and the consensus among the participants. Six sessions are summarized: (1) achievement tests and basic skills: the issues and the setting--by Harold Howe II; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills
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
Charters, W. W., Jr. – 1976
This report is an early release of a measurement instrument used in a longitudinal project Management Implications of Team Teaching (MITT), and is taken from a larger, technical Project MITT report, "Governance and Task Interdependence in Schools: First Report of a Longitudinal Study." The instrument, "task interdependence,"…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Coordination, Definitions, Educational Cooperation
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1976
The document presents eight papers dealing with educational administration in developing nations. It is intended to aid UNESCO staff members and other educational advisors as they collaborate with policy makers in developing nations to improve educational programs. Written by staff members of UNESCO's Division of Educational Finance, the papers…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cooperation, Developing Nations, Educational Administration
Harris, J. A.; And Others – 1978
To obtain quantifiable employment information and identify training weaknesses of former vocational technical students, a comprehensive follow-up questionnaire was developed and validated. The new questionnaire, after review and revision, was field tested, using twenty-five randomly selected former students (placed in occupations related to their…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Employee Attitudes, Evaluation Criteria, Field Studies
Becker, Heather; LaFitte, Pat Chew – 1978
As the basis for planning the University of Texas Liberal Arts Career Symposium, the Overall Coordination Committee assessed freshmen through seniors' self-reported post-graduate plans, career interests, and need for job-hunting/career planning services. A questionnaire was completed by 3,735 liberal arts and fine arts students. Major survey…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Guidance, Career Planning, College Students
University Grants Commission, New Delhi (India). – 1977
The 1975-76 annual report of the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, India, is presented. Contents pertain to: institutions and enrollment in higher education; approach to fifth plan development programs of universities and colleges; development of universities; development of colleges; students; faculty improvement programs; cultural…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Annual Reports, College Curriculum
Harcleroad, Fred F., Ed. – 1979
Proceedings of a conference on financing postsecondary education in the 1980s, sponsored by the Center for the Study of Higher Education of the University of Arizona in close collaboration with the Education Commission of the States and the National Association of College and University Business Officers, are presented. Contents are as follows:…
Descriptors: Accountability, Budgeting, College Administration, College Planning
