In determining the feasibility of establishing a new, two-year community college in St. Tammany's Parish to serve a three parish area, this study examined data on socioeconomic and population descriptions of the proposed service area; follow-up studies of high school students for previous years; and area high school and post-high school programs…

Based on a feasibility study (1967-73) which focused on development of a pattern for providing comprehensive mental health services to rural people, this guide deals with promotion of citizen participation. Describing both program successes and failures, this booklet presents the major communication bridges employed by the mental health programs…

As part of the Army's adoption of performance-oriented instruction in Army Training centers, a study was conducted to determine the feasibility of using sefl-paced instruction without programed texts in a clerical and computational skills course. Course organization, course management, and effective instructional techniques for self-paced training…

Access to information about rehabilitation has traditionally been limited by the undefined scope of the field and by the lack of a central clearinghouse for rehabilitation information. A study was conducted to examine the feasibility of establishing a national rehabilitation resource center to improve the delivery of information. The study…

The thesis examines the feasibility of several methods for providing remedial high school level education to Marine Corps enlisted personnel. It includes a review of recent Marine Corps enlistment experience and the serviceman's need for education. Also considered are the congressional and Marine Corps requirements for servicemen to process a high…

In 1971 a study was made of the Orillia (Ontario, Canada) public library as part of a larger study of library service in the Georgian Bay Region. After a look at the history and composition of the community in general, the planners considered the history and present situation of the library building, the print and non-print collections, hours and…

This document reports on a study to determine the feasibility of redefining Hawaii school attendance boundaries in relation to U.S. census tracts. It is recommended that a system of satellite school divisions be established, to consist of nestings of schools with the largest division being the high school area. Within each high school area would…

Volume 1 of two volumes on the use of computers in education, this annotated bibliography contains 338 unclassified references covering the period from July 1959 through June 1969. A computer search covers July 1953 through September 1969. Success in the use of computerized education and training systems is evaluated. Reports on programed…

The possibility of using the vocational/technical instructors of the California Community Colleges as a fire-prevention-education resource was explored. A questionnaire was sent to 99 California community colleges, of which 71 replied. The questionnaire addressed the following questions: (1) Is the topic of equipment or machine-caused fires…

The SACI project in Brazil has as a main target the country's primary teachers. The SACI Project objectives are: (1) to test the efficiency of an educational program using audiovisual media (particularly television, radio, and slow scan) at the primary level; (2) to develop television production techniques; (3) to train teachers in the utilization…

The feasibility study concerns itself with the possible school district reorganization for the Pawnee and Divernon School Districts. Citizens' committees, boards of education, administration, and teachers provided consultant information about their schools. The evaluation committees, comprised of citizens from the Pawnee and Divernon School…

This feasibility study was undertaken to develop an integrated model for the delivery of neighborhood-based child care services to residents of the inner city which would: (1) put the needs of the child first, (2) provide supportive human services to the family unit, (3) provide inner city residents with career opportunities in the child care…

Specified procedures for evaluating materials during their in-context tryout are presented. These procedures deal with all possible causes of system failures that have been identified in the in-classroom tryout of new materials. Therefore, methods for identifying, controlling, and monitoring all factors that affect academic behavior in the…

This report summarizes the findings and recommendations of a feasibility study of industrialized building method utilization in school construction. The 3-part format attempts to define the conditions necessary for the satisfactory operation of an industrialized building system for the benefit of the community; explain the conditions relevant to…

To establish the feasibility of implementing applied biological and agricultural occupations programs in the metropolitan area of Chicago, four populations were surveyed by means of mailed questionnaires or interest inventories to determine: (1) the employment opportunities in the applied biological and agricultural industries, (2) the interests…