This document is the first in a series of ten related works investigating the experience of New York State in the implementation of performance based teacher education (PBTE) and consists of preliminary data gathering efforts to describe the persons applying for individual assessment for certification and a survey to determine their receptivity to…

In both industry and government, the current response to the problems of retirement is the development of programs for pre-retirement counseling and planning. A group of older workers who were offered a comprehensive retirement planning program by their company was examined to determine reasons for both attendance and non-attendance in the…

THIS IS AN EVALUATION REPORT ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ADULT BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT THE NEW HOPE SCHOOL INITIATED BY MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT. EVALUATION MEASURES WERE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT (TESTED ACADEMIC PROGRESS THROUGH VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL TESTS), ATTITUDE MODIFICATION…

THIS STUDY INVESTIGATED THE EFFECTS OF THE GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURE OF READING MATERIALS ON THE EYE-VOICE SPAN (EVS). THE EYE-VOICE SPAN IS THE DISTANCE THE EYE IS AHEAD OF THE VOICE IN READING ALOUD. THE HYPOTHESIS OF THE STUDY WAS THAT THE EYE-VOICE SPAN IS NOT A CONSTANT OR FIXED LENGTH REGARDLESS OF THE MATERIAL BEING READ, BUT THAT, AMONG OTHER…

The Agency for International Development (AID) participant training program was examined to determine its impact on developing countries. One hundred and thirty-four senior officials in Ghana and Thailand provided 492 reports on: (1) indicators of participant achievements; (2) impact-producing characteristics; and (3) contributions attributed to…

TEMPER 66 WAS A COMPUTER SIMULATION EXERCISE IN ECONOMIC, MILITARY, POLITICAL, AND DIPLOMATIC DECISION MAKING AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL INTRODUCED INTO THE INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE OF THE ARMED FORCES AS A CAPPING EXPERIENCE FOR THE STUDENT BODY. A 29 ITEM QUESTIONNAIRE ADMINISTERED AFTER THE PLAY WAS ANALYZED IN THE LIGHT OF CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MODEL TO…

FIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WERE CONDUCTED DURING THE FALL AND WINTER OF 1965-66 AT AREA EXTENSION CENTERS ESTABLISHED BY THE OHIO COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE IN JANUARY 1965. AIMING MAINLY AT THE COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY, SPECIALIZED EXTENSION AGENTS FOCUSED ON EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND OF SUCH AGRIBUSINESS…

A RANDOM SAMPLE OF 100 EMPLOYEES OF THE FLORIDA POWER CORPORATION WAS UTILIZED TO DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXTENT OF EDUCATIVE BEHAVIOR BY ADULTS AND THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARD CONTINUING EDUCATION. THE LEISURE ACTIVITY SURVEY WAS USED TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF EDUCATIVE BEHAVIOR AND ATTITUDES WERE ASSESSED BY THE SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL…

This study was to determine the extent to which the educational level of female schizophrenic patients could influence their willingness and ability to accept responsibility for self and others through a program based upon freedom of expression, active voluntary participation, knowledge and acceptance of roles and responsibilities, acceptance of…

This 1976 annual report on the Work Incentive Program (WIN), a federally funded program directed to assisting the transition of individuals from welfare to self-sufficiency and economic independence, includes both discussion of the 1976 activities and presentation of a broader perspective including background, change, and future prospects of the…

A Formative Evaluation Questionnaire and a Summative Evaluation Questionnaire, developed specifically to assess the Institute's goals and objectives, were administered to the participants. Administered midway through the Institute, the 13-item Formative Evaluation Questionnaire was composed of 2 parts designed to secure information about their:…

The preliminary study explores the feasibility of a voucher system for purchase of skill training by participants in the Work Incentive Program (WIN) and describes the Portland, Oregon voucher system. Time limits on vouchers, voucherable occupations, dollar limits on vouchers, eligibility of clients, eligibility of vendors, timing and financial…

Differences between participants and nonparticipants in an on-reserve Indian adult education program in British Columbia were identified by interviewing 22.5 percent of the adult population in a random sample. Eight of 17 socioeconomic variables and 5 of 13 sociopsychological variables differentiated between the 42 participants and 44…