In April 1987, a telephone survey was conducted of a random sample of Johnson County adults to ascertain their perceptions of and experiences with Johnson County Community College (JCCC). In April 1988, a second telephone survey was conducted of county residents over 49 years of age to determine their educational needs and interests. Study…

A relationship exists between agrarian thought and the practice of formal schooling in the rural Midwest. Three traditions have shaped agrarian thinking about democracy and its application to social institutions, especially education. Fundamentalism, localism, and pastoralism have combined to form the ideological base for rural resistance to…

This collection of five papers, each originally published in 1982 provides an overview of Amish and Conservative Mennonite history, culture, customs, child rearing views, and educational practices. "Amish/Mennonite History: A Brief Look" traces the history of these two churches from the Reformation to their split from the main Anabaptist…

In fall 1985, Prince George's Community College (PGCC) added two questions to its registration form to gather information about student goals. The questions asked for the student's primary reason for attending the college (e.g., prepare for new job/career, update skills for current job/career, prepare for transfer, explore academic or occupational…

A study was conducted to examine the organization and operation of selected exemplary vocational counseling programs in diverse Ohio school districts and to identify conditions that appear to contribute to the effectiveness of vocational counseling services. The study also reported on problems and their preferred solutions, the observations of the…

In order to determine the actual and perceived needs of undereducated older adults, a study was conducted: (1) to determine and compare the perceived educational needs of older adults using a sample of older individuals, adult basic education (ABE) teachers, and nutrition site directors; and (2) to compare the primary identified educational needs…

This report describes a study on the characteristics, economic achievement, and educational status of dropouts who left selected Wisconsin high schools in 1967-68, 1972-73, and 1975-76. The report discusses the background and objectives of the study, the research methods used, survey findings, and conclusions. Among the findings are that (1) more…

A survey was conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) to gather basic information and opinions from returning adult students (aged 25 years or older) and to contact a sample of unenrolled adults in the community to determine their educational preferences. Surveys were distributed to approximately half of the 841 adult students…

Our teaching and learning habits are useful but they can also be deadly. They are useful when the conditions in which they work are predictable and stable. But what happens if and when the bottom falls out of the stable social world in and for which we learn? Is it possible that learning itself--learning as we have come to enact it habitually--may…

In an effort to encourage dialogue and reflection on matters of common concern and interest, responses are invited on selected articles from other educators, who engage the text critically and offer some reflections about its utility and validity.This article offers responses from J. Christian Beretta, a principal, and Richard G. Wosman, assistant…

After a Federal court ordered school desegregation in Dallas, Texas, a study was conducted to determine factors influencing black parents' attitudes toward their children's school. Parents who said their children were in racially mixed schools were shown to be far more satisfied than those who said their children were in all black schools. Broad…

This paper relates visual literacy to the historical development of art education in the United States, emphasizing the work of Walter Smith, an art educator, during the later nineteenth century. The visual mode of learning, especially drawing, in public schools has been justified as a means to furthering industrialization and as an end in itself,…

A study of four elementary schools in one large Texas school district found that cultural norms and traditions of educational administration set boundaries within which teachers chose from a limited set of "recipes" for teaching and other activities. The two-year study, using data from interviews, documents, and daily observations of…

The relative importance of family support, welfare, and educational factors as determinants of the child care decision making process was examined through unstructured interviews with parents whose children were enrolled in a variety of child care programs in Evanston, Illinois. Child care arrangements examined included nursery schools, family day…

This paper analyzes the macro relationships among education, income, and related socio-economic variables pertaining to young Filipino Americans. Probable reasons underlying the relatively low school enrollment of this ethnic group are examined. In addition, multiple regression models are utilized to explain differences in schooling enrollment…