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Download full textPetry, John R. – 1985
The validation of Tennessee's Pre-Professional Skills Tests (PPST) is described. Panels of experts from teacher education institutions and local school districts performed the test item review, focusing on test validity and minimum requirements for admission to teacher education programs. Participants (136 teacher educators, 108 high school…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, Competency Based Teacher Education, Content Analysis
Barker, Bruce O. – 1985
Although roots of adult education can be traced back more than a century, rural adult education is an emerging discipline in American education which has yet to develop an established research base. Recent research has established that rural adult learners look like, act like, and learn like urban adult learners, but their opportunities for…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Delivery Systems
PDF pending restorationNew York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation. – 1981
This report describes the Project Parents Program of the Office of Bilingual Education in the New York City Public Schools. The project, developed for parents with children in, or eligible for, bilingual education programs, provided reinforcement of education in the home and encouraged parental involvement in their children's schooling. The report…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Ethnic Groups
Fishel, Leo; And Others – 1982
This study presents information about employer-supported child care, evaluates its prospects for further development in Appalachia, and recommends ways the Appalachian Regional Commission can best encourage such development. A background investigation and four surveys were conducted. The background investigation included a review of the literature…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Employed Women, Employer Attitudes, Employer Supported Day Care
Miguel, Richard J.; And Others – 1982
The Employability Factors Study is a 3-year research effort that focuses on youth's perceptions of the skills and attitudinal attributes needed to get and keep jobs. A preliminary study was made of 1,135 youth enrolled in employability development programs and comparison groups of employed and nonemployed youth not enrolled in such programs. Data…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Change, Attitudes, Disadvantaged Youth
Oja, Sharon Nodie; Pine, Gerald J. – 1983
Action research conducted by teams of university professors and middle school teachers investigated the relationship between teachers' developmental stages, collaborative research, and individual teacher change. Section 1 describes the study's purposes and objectives and the methods used in analyzing teachers' stages of development. An overview of…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Research, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages
Bozzo, Robert; And Others – 1982
This report presents an assessment and comparison of the nature and extent of general population, employee, and school fitness programs. Chapter I provides an overview of the research effort and the research questions developed as a framework for delineating issues to be examined. Chapter II identifies the generic approach used to examine the…
Descriptors: Community Recreation Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Fringe Benefits, Higher Education
Reinhard, Raymond M. – 1981
The California State University and Colleges' (CSUC) Early Retirement Incentive (ERI) Program is described, and information is presented of those who retire during a three-month period with an incentive bonus of two additional years of (unearned) retirement service credit. During the eligibility period 1,047 CSUC employees retired, and it appears…
Descriptors: Age, College Faculty, Compensation (Remuneration), Employee Attitudes
Carr, Neil – 1980
This report contains tables and a narrative summary of significant findings from a study of participants in the adult education literacy program operated in the state of New York for the year 1979-80. Charts and tables provide data on nineteen aspects of the program. These are annual program goals, student demographic composite, unemployed…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Enrollment
Research Triangle Inst., Durham, NC. Center for Educational Research and Evaluation. – 1973
The conceptual model of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS) has been modified from James Trent's General Educational Development Model. The NLS model is presented and briefly compared with the General Educational Development Model. The major portion of this document consists of NLS questionnaire items or…
Descriptors: Followup Studies, Goal Orientation, High School Graduates, High Schools
FLORELL, ROBERT J. – 1966
RESEARCH WAS FOCUSED ON THREE QUESTIONS--(1) TO WHAT DEGREE PARTICIPANTS UTILIZED CONFERENCE EXPERIENCE, (2) WHAT PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS DIFFERENTIATED CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS FROM NONPARTICIPANTS, AND (3) WHAT SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIP EXISTED BETWEEN THESE CHARACTERISTICS AND APPLICATIONAL TRANSFER. DATA WERE PROVIDED ON 665 PARTICIPANTS…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Age Differences
Spouse, Betsy M. – 1981
A study examined older adult participation in continuing education to determine if there are significant differences in the characteristics and participation motivations between older adults who enroll in age-integrated programs and those who participate in age-segregated programs. Questionnaires consisting of a program participant's survey…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Centers, Community Programs
National Child Labor Committee, New York, NY. – 1980
This manual for supervisors in the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) provides background on SYEP and tips on program supervision. Section 1 is a brief introduction. The history and purpose of SYEP are presented in section 2. Section 3 contains nine SYEP supervisor work rules (concerning time records, safety, accidents and illness,…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Guidelines, Job Training, Participant Characteristics
Von Hahn, Margaret; Riddell, Gail – 1979
This booklet is intended as a guide for community educators on planning and teaching educational programs for older adults. Chapter 1, Getting Started, discusses the program plan which identifies the sponsoring agency, advisory committee, and ways of determining needs and interests. Chapter 2, Designing the Program, focuses on the participants,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, Continuing Education, Educational Gerontology
CORT, H. RUSSELL, JR.; AND OTHERS – 1966
AN OVERALL SURVEY AND ANALYSIS OF THE SUMMER 1965 PROJECT HEAD START IS PRESENTED IN THIS REPORT. THE FIRST SECTION DISCUSSES THE INCEPTION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND FORMAL ORGANIZATION OF THE PROJECT. THE SECOND SECTION PRESENTS DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE COMMUNITIES, CHILDREN, PARENTS, STAFF, AND WORKERS INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT. THE THIRD SECTION…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Child Development Centers, Cognitive Development, Community Action
