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Myers, Douglas D.; And Others – 1975
This document presents one in a series of twenty-three case studies derived from in-depth interviews using a sampling of former participants in the Mountain-Plains program, a residential, family-based education program developed to improve the economic potential and lifestyle of selected student families in a six-state area. Each case study…
Descriptors: Career Education, Case Studies, Community Involvement, Counseling Services
Myers, Douglas D.; And Others – 1975
This document presents one in a series of twenty-three case studies derived from in-depth interviews using a sampling of former participants in the Mountain-Plains program, a residential, family-based education program developed to improve the economic potential and lifestyle of selected student families in a six-state area. Each case study…
Descriptors: American Indians, Career Education, Case Studies, Community Involvement
Download full textOwens, Thomas R.; Haenn, Joseph F. – 1976
Evaluation conducted during the 1975-76 school year of the Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program at Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) is reported, focusing on the evaluation findings of the EBCE demonstration project in Tigard, Oregon called Community Experiences for Career Education, (CE)2, and the five NWREL EBCE pilot…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Daily Living Skills, Educational Objectives
Behrendt, Richard L. – 1981
Text and accompanying data tables in this report compare Hagerstown Junior College (HJC) with the Maryland community colleges as a whole with regard to the findings of three statewide follow-up studies: a survey (conducted in Spring, 1978) of first-time students who entered the colleges in Fall, 1974; a survey (conducted in Spring, 1980) of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Associate Degrees, College Graduates, College Transfer Students
Percy, Virginia R. – 1981
The evaluation of the Syracuse University School of Nursing's masters program in nursing of the rural aging is considered. The evaluation was designed to determine the effectiveness of the training program and its impact on the rural community. Four major issues related to the effectiveness of the training program are as follows: student and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, Community Satisfaction, Course Evaluation
Larkin, Paul; Clagett, Craig – 1981
Views on sources of stress on college faculty and strategies for its management were obtained at small-group sessions in the 1980 faculty orientation at Prince George's Community College, Maryland. Sixteen faculty groups generated 218 responses expressing sources of job stress, a complete listing of which is appended. The responses were aggregated…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty College Relationship, Higher Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 14 titles deal with the following topics: written communication flow between administrators and faculty at a community college; an analysis of the perceptions of legislators and university administrators on selected issues;…
Descriptors: Administrators, Annotated Bibliographies, Business Communication, Business Correspondence
Gottfredson, Linda S. – 1978
In order to learn how people may alter or reconcile their aspirations and jobs during their career development, this study examined the match between vocational aspirations and actual jobs of white young men and older men. Age trends in the match between vocational aspirations and actual jobs were studied in a nationally representative sample of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitude Change, Career Change, Career Counseling
Wenckowski, Charlene; And Others – 1979
A follow-up study of Montgomery College students was conducted to determine the extent to which the college assisted students in achieving educational goals, developing career plans, and preparing for transfer to senior institutions. The survey, conducted in 1978, gained responses from 1,840 of the 4,881 first-time students enrolled in Fall 1974,…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Age, Community Colleges, Educational Background
Sommers, Dixie – 1979
Intended for researchers and policy developers in education and labor market economics, this study reviews, evaluates, and summarizes available information concerning the characteristics of occupationally mobile workers and their jobs. Chapter 1 presents basic concepts and definitions, a review of problems in empirical measurement of mobility, and…
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Development, Career Education, Classification
Astin, Alexander W.; Scherrei, Rita A. – 1980
The effect of the managerial style of a college's administrative team on student and faculty behaviors is examined. Reported are the findings of a five-year nationwide study that collected data on the style of administrations at each of 49 colleges and universities and information on the degree of student and faculty satisfaction and involvement…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Evaluation, College Administration
COX, ROBERT P. – 1965
A STUDY WAS MADE TO LOCATE THE ADULTS IN SIOUX CITY, IOWA, WHO HAD NOT COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL AND TO RELATE THEIR EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS TO THE PROGRAMING OF ADULT EDUCATION ACTIVITIES. THE POPULATION WAS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE JUNE, 1964 SCHOOL CENSUS PROCEDURES AND CONSISTED OF 4,714 SCHOOL DROPOUTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 21 AND 64. INFORMATION WAS…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adults, Census Figures
Devereaux, M. S.; Rechnitzer, Edith – 1980
The 1978 employment situation of Canadian men and women who earned college degrees in 1976 was studied through a survey of 92,399 respondents. Tables, charts, and brief narratives are presented on the following areas: educational and social characteristics, motivation, employment history, employment status, relationship af job to education, nature…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Career Choice, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis
Bess, James L. – 1979
The social science literature, particularly in psychology, that may relate to faculty satisfaction, motivation, and commitment to teaching is reviewed. The question of satisfaction from work and its relation to motivation, a topic of controversy in the field (Greene, 1972) is examined, and the concept of motivation is briefly described from four…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Modification, Behavior Theories, College Faculty
Hall, Toni; Reed, Jim – 1979
A total of 2,782 nonreturning occupational and transfer students responded to a series of surveys conducted by 13 Texas community colleges during fall 1977 as part of the Tex-SIS (Student Information System) Follow-up System. Information on college majors, educational goals, reasons for not re-enrolling, satisfaction with college experience,…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Community Colleges, Dropouts, Educational Background
