This tenth in a series of annual reports compiles statistical data on adult basic and secondary education programs for the years 1977-1979. The information provided in the report refers to national data only, with the exception of the table in appendix A, which shows enrollments, completions, and separations as reported by the individual states.…

Fifty residents of Houston, Texas, were surveyed to determine whether or not factors concerning their background affected their word choice, grammatical usage, and pronunciation. Each informant answered a questionnaire consisting of one page of background data and two pages of questions about his daily speech. In correlating the participants'…

THE MAJOR PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE IF THERE WERE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT RESPONSES TO CERTAIN ECOLOGICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY FACTORS BETWEEN PARENTS WHOSE CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN THE HEAD START PROJECT AND THOSE WHOSE CHILDREN WERE ELIGIBLE BUT DID NOT PARTICIPATE. ALL PARENTS OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN, 2 1/2 TO…

A 1-YEAR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT STUDIED A NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED SYSTEM IN WHICH VOLUNTEER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNSELORS HELPED UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED YOUNG MEN THROUGH A JOB TRAINING PROGRAM AND INTO EMPLOYMENT. A MID-WAY REPORT CONCENTRATED ON RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING. THIS FINAL REPORT CONCENTRATES ON THE ROLE OF THE VOLUNTEER AND ON THE DEVELOPMENT…

IN THIS 1965 STUDY OF CONTINUING EDUCATION PARTICIPATION, 5,000 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS WERE CONTACTED. SLIGHTLY OVER HALF COMPLETED THE QUESTIONNAIRE. THE TYPICAL RESPONDENT HAD A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND AT LEAST 15 YEARS OF ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE, WORKED IN AN INDUSTRIAL FIRM EMPLOYING 1 TO 20 ENGINEERS, AND CONCENTRATED ON DESIGN OR EXECUTIVE…

A statistical view was compiled of the impact of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I programs on student achievement in 45 of the 55 West Virginia county school districts between 1977-78. The RMC Model A-1 design was used by each district. Nationally normed achievement tests were administered for pretesting and posttesting of the…

AN ANALYSIS WAS MADE OF THE GOALS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN EXTENSION CREDIT COURSES OFFERED BY MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY IN NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN DURING THE FALL OF 1959. ALSO CONSIDERED WERE DATA ON STUDENT PROBLEMS AND ON CONTACTS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE UNIVERSITY. GROUP ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRES WERE USED TO COLLECT…

This study was conducted to ascertain the impact on the subsequent professional practices of institute directors and participants and to collect the opinions of these people regarding instruction, organization and administration of the 29 institutes. Mailed questionnaires were returned by 28 directors and 671 participants. Findings included: (1)…

Thirty-five representatives of local, state, and federal youth-work programs attended a workshop which focused on issues related to planning a youth-work program, identifying the target population, designing a comprehensive program, and recruiting, screening, and selecting youth. Its agenda was established following field visits to a dozen…

In examining thirty-eight years in adult education, this document refers to nineteenth- and twentieth-century adult education, which was influenced by some dynamic factors; personal and social dissatisfactions; an urgent desire for freedom and liberation; and a determination to change things for the better, for personal and social reasons. The…

The New York State Guidance Center for Women in Suffern, New York provides individual counseling and vocational and educational information. During the months covered by this report, the Center cosponsored a conference on continuing education for women in the two-year colleges of the State University, began a second series of career information…

This study sought to identify the adult student body in liberal education at the Oklahoma Center for Continuing Education, to describe student characteristics and participation, and to learn if there is a participation relationship between liberal education programs and vocationally oriented programs at the Center. As determined from enrollment…

The three year project which trained social caseworkers for Parent Group Education Leadership was sponsored by the Child Study Association (responsible for training), and the Family Service Association of America which acted as an intermediary between various family agencies involved. The first year three-week training session emphasized the…

The four 1967 institutes were coordinated through a consortium approach wherein the Center for Vocational and Technical Education, the Ohio State University served as the coordinating agency for designing the program, preparing staff, evaluating the program, writing the final report, disseminating information, and following up participants. The…

The Department of Adult Education of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education is involved in a project to document programs and services in continuing education for women in other countries as a frame of reference for policies that would facilitate more adequate provision for such education in Canada. Included in this document are…