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Download full textCerf, J. George; And Others – 1982
Following a preliminary study of crafts membership organizations in the United States, a survey was conducted of members of these organizations in order to determine their number, kind, media of work, personal characteristics, and geographic location. A sample of 5,146 craftspersons who were members of these organizations was mailed a…
Descriptors: Adults, Craft Workers, Enrollment, Group Membership
Peer reviewedHickson, Mark – Journal of Business Communication, 1974
Descriptors: Business Education, Observation, Organizational Communication, Organizational Development
Parks, Robin B.; And Others – 1977
This manual was intended to help community leaders plan and conduct consumer education workshops. The content is in twelve sections as follows: (1) covers the need for consumer education and several consumer education definitions; (2) presents some possible workshop topics; (3) describes methods that can be used to ascertain the consumers' needs,…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Consumer Education, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Malinen, Paavo; Lyytikainen, Vesa – Int Rev Educ, 1969
One of a series of reports on the International Project for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (in Mathematics).
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Data Analysis, Mathematics, Mathematics Curriculum
Kotzer, Donna – 1980
Conducted to furnish data which would profile users of the Metropolitan Toronto Library, this 1980 survey drew its findings from a sample of 884 questionnaires (randomly selected from the 5,304 returned) which were distributed to entering and exiting library patrons over a 3-day period. The survey found that 62 percent of the respondents were…
Descriptors: Library Facilities, Library Materials, Library Research, Library Surveys
Hinchley, Mirren – 1980
Data from 164 questionnaires completed by users of Toronto's Municipal Reference Library over a 2-day period in April 1980 were used to construct a profile of user characteristics. The questionnaire addressed such factors as the user's reason for coming to the library, the types of materials consulted, staff assistance, user knowledge of the…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Library Services, Library Surveys, Participant Characteristics
Liechty, Thornton A. – 1979
One area of home-school-community relations research lies in the study of unique patterns of educational participation by community residents. This study was designed to investigate patterns of citizen participation in education. A questionnaire was developed and a random sample of 250 registered voters was selected from a county school district…
Descriptors: Activities, Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Demography
Buchanan, Lillian; Simutis, Jean
A study was designed to investigate the possibility that college students who participate in career decision-making (CDM) programs differ from the general college population in ways unrelated to their CDM status. This exploratory hypothesis was tested by determining, first, whether a regression equation could be constructed using readily available…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Planning, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Munson, Harold L.; Miller, John K. – 1979
A final report details 10 objectives in a study of mainstreaming secondary level deaf students in occupational education programs. Sections present instrumentation and procedures used in gathering data for each of the following 10 objectives: (1) philosophical views of the programs; (2) profile of the student population; (3) evaluation practices;…
Descriptors: Career Education, Deafness, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods
Lezotte, Lawrence W. – 1980
Professional development center programs present the opportunity for both practitioners and researchers to gain valuable insights into the teaching profession and the mental lives of teachers. Evaluation of these programs informs educational researchers and is responsive to the needs and expectations of funding agencies. It would be useful to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Decision Making, Evaluation Needs, Participant Characteristics
BROWN, DONALD J.; BROWN, JAMES W.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS EVALUATION WAS TO GATHER DATA FROM 35 EDUCATIONAL MEDIA SPECIALIST INSTITUTES ON (1) PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF INSTITUTE PARTICIPANTS, (2) CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INSTITUTES THEMSELVES, (3) THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INSTITUTE PROGRAMS, (4) THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INSTITUTE EXPERIENCES ON PARTICIPANT INTERESTS AND…
Descriptors: Adults, Audiovisual Instruction, Educational Facilities, Educational Media
THUNE, JEANNE M.; TINE, SEBASTIAN – 1966
THIS PROJECT SOUGHT TO DEMONSTRATE THE CAPABILITY OF OLDER ADULTS TO BEGIN NEW CAREERS AS LEADERS IN COMMUNITY SERVICES. PROJECT STAFF OFFERED FIVE 3-MONTH TRAINING INSTITUTES IN COMMUNITY SERVICE IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, DURING 1963-65 WITH THE HELP OF CONSULTANTS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES AND SEVERAL AREA UNIVERSITIES.…
Descriptors: Community Services, Employment Potential, Leadership Training, Motivation
LEWIS, SUSAN S.; LOEWENSTEIN, DUANE E. – 1965
TWO HUNDRED REPRESENTATIVE ADULTS AGED 21-69 IN EIGHT NORTHEAST NEBRASKA COUNTIES, WERE STUDIED TO DETERMINE COMPONENTS OF FUTURE PARTICIPATION IN ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS (DEFINED IN TERMS OF EXPRESSED LEARNING INTEREST). EARLIER RESEARCH HAD ESTABLISHED THAT PARTICIPATION MAY BE DEFINED IN TERMS OF EXPRESSED LEARNING INTEREST, AND THAT AGE,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Educational Background
LUTZ, ROWENA M. – 1957
A STUDY WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THE REASONS WHY MORE COURSES WERE BEING HELD IN CLOTHING THAN ANY OTHER AREA IN ADULT HOMEMAKING EDUCATION IN ILLINOIS. FIFTY PERCENT OF THE 131 CLOTHING CLASSES IN SESSION IN ILLINOIS IN OCTOBER 1956 WERE STUDIED. QUESTIONNAIRES FROM 460 ADULT CLASS MEMBERS AND 26 TEACHERS WERE USED. ANALYSIS SHOWED SUCH…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Clothing Instruction, Economic Factors
MOSS, GWENNA – 1968
A STUDY WAS MADE OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SELECTED POSITIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS AND PARTICIPATION IN ADULT EDUCATION ACTIVITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS, WITHIN HIGH AND LOW LEVELS OF EDUCATION. INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH A PROBABILITY SAMPLE OF THE ADULTS OF A RURAL WISCONSIN COUNTY, WHO ALSO COMPLETED FOUR SUB-SCALES OF THE…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educational Attainment, Educational Background
