The comparative analysis of students' attitudes included Mexican American, Anglo, and Asian students (from Thailand, Taiwan, and the Philippines). A Likert scale was used to measure all attitudes. All analysis performed utilized cross tabulation and chi square. The attitudes studied were reasons for going to college; concept of an educated person…

A technique for sampling the attitudes of high school seniors toward post-secondary education was designed, and nine high schools in Empire County were sampled. Data were collected through a questionnaire administered to a 25% sample of the senior class at each school, interviews with two male and two female seniors at each of the nine schools,…

The paper examines Federal assistance and how it has benefited education in Appalachia. After a discussion of social change, regional education centers and educational cooperatives are considered, as are vocational education and teacher education. Other Federal programs, such as those funded by the Office of Economic Opportunity and Appalachian…

This report, developed over a 17 calendar-day period, was prepared to quantitatively present the status of vocational education for use in identifying major issues and problems, and in indicating implications for the future. Findings and recommendations are to be used as a background for considering alternative policy decisions regarding…

This document contains the appendices for the report prepared by an analysis group that quantitatively presented the status of vocational education and implications for the future. Appendixes A-F contain: (A) documentation supporting the discussion of the vocational education system, (B) documentation supporting the discussion of measuring…

This study ascertained the relationship between rankings of 47 supervising classroom teachers and their attitudes toward education. Independent rankings of supervisory effectiveness were obtained from 47 classroom teachers, 91 student teachers, and 12 university personnel. Each classroom teacher completed two standardized attitude toward education…

The application of migration and plant location theories to Jackson County, West Virginia, formerly a rural agricultural county and now the location of an aluminum reduction plant, is described in this paper. Data collected from a representative sample of households in Jackson County--a 5% area probability sample in rural Jackson County, a 10%…

The major purpose of the survey was to follow up the employed hearing-impaired vocationally trained graduates (high school) in Pennsylvania from 1970-1975 to determine (1) their views toward educational and guidance programs, (2) their views regarding relatedness of jobs held to training, (3) employers' views toward the graduates, and (4) parents'…

Describes the educational system in Japan and outlines a secondary level social studies unit. Topics include the agricultural, industrial, artistic, and religious aspects of Japan. The author observed a genuine "term spirit" among Japanese students, greater respect for school property, and a heightened awareness for the value of…

Interviews with 34 young adults with cerebral palsy and their responses to the Sense of Coherence Scale indicated that most experienced levels of life satisfaction and sense of coherence typical of non-handicapped persons. Satisfaction was most influenced by: feelings of meaningfulness; amount of support and guidance; and feelings of manageability…

To validate a previous measure of teachers' educational beliefs which yielded four factors, a new, longer measure was administered to 320 elementary school teachers. The results yielded two dimensions, namely student-centered and directive teaching. (Author/GDC)

A total of 33 special education leaders presented forecasts, through a Delphi survey procedure, for the deinstitutionalization of and the residential and education services for the handicapped. It was predicted that the deinstitutionalization movement will not lose its momentum and that community based residential services will become increasingly…

The community and the public school system are on a head-on collision course. Community concerns are taxes, poor teaching, and school responsibility for social ills. Educators "know" what is best and perceive challenges as threats to their integrity. The situation intensifies in rural settings. Good communication can alleviate dissonance/mistrust.…

Noting that despite new national priorities vying for attention and tax dollars, voters continue to support after-school programs, this brief summarizes key findings from a 2002 nation-wide poll regarding support and need for after-school programming. Participating in the poll were 800 adults over age 18 who are registered to vote. Among the…