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Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ., Blacksburg. Dept. of Education. – 1980
Results of the secondary analysis of data obtained in a study of Head Start graduates in the public schools are presented and discussed in this final report. Unforeseen circumstances prohibited the full implementation of the original longitudinal research design, and, consequently, only one test battery was administered to first-grade students.…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Early Experience, Economic Status, Ethnicity
McCready, William C. – 1977
This paper is a preliminary discussion of a line of social inquiry stimulated by interest in both the continuing pluralistic nature of society and the continued support for alternative educational systems among various segments of the society. In a society where public education is increasingly becoming a monopoly, the question of free choice and…
Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Classroom Environment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Moore, Caroline, Ed.; Piercy, David R., Ed. – 1976
Presented are the proceedings of the Third Annual Learning Resources Conference which deal with current directions in educational services for the severely handicapped. The papers are divided into three topical areas, the authors' names and addresses are supplied, and support material relating to some of the papers and a resource guide are…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Architectural Barriers, Child Advocacy, Classroom Techniques
Melady, Mary – 1978
Counseling Learning/Community Language Learning (CL/CLL) is a pedagogical methodology developed out of research that was designed to study the psychological dynamics involved in adult learning. This paper is the result both of research and of personal experience with Counseling-Learning methodology applied to the field of teaching English as a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses, Counseling
Arciniega, Miguel; And Others – 1978
A comprehensive overview of Mexican American families and their socialization practices is presented, along with a review of major parenting models and their applicability to Mexican American families. The evolutionary development of the Chicano family is analyzed using a psychological-sociological-cultural experience iconic model to explain the…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Ethnic Groups
Campbell, Sally R. – 1978
The booklet presents concepts, generalizations, background information, and learning activities for use in elementary and secondary school programs on energy, ecology, and economic issues. Major objectives of the resource guide are to help students understand problems related to the energy situation and to promote constructive changes in attitude…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Curriculum Development, Depleted Resources, Ecology
Mortimer, Kenneth P.; Tierney, Michael L. – 1979
Some of the responses of colleges and universities to declining enrollments and diminishing resources are reviewed. Institutions have tried to reduce the size of their operations, reallocate resources internally, and retrench a number of faculty and programs. Several approaches to reductions, reallocations, and retrenchments in specific cases,…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Check Lists, College Administration, Declining Enrollment
Kerschner, Paul A., Ed. – 1976
This monograph seeks to bring understanding to one component of the advocacy field, that of advocacy and the aged, by overviewing this component through a series of articles. (Advocacy is an activity by which changes can be effected in a power structure to improve a subgroup's situation.) There are four parts to the document: part 1, entitled…
Descriptors: Activism, Blacks, Change Strategies, Citizen Participation
Miller, Rosemary V.; Darnley, Susan M. – 1978
The report analyzes law-related education programs and materials developed during the period 1968-78. Specifically, it examines program motivations, assumptions, project development, and the relationship of law-related education to civic education. Law-related education is seen to include the study of the role of law in society, the legal…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Citizenship, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1976
The recommendations are a product of the 19th General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization held in Nairobi, Kenya in 1976. They are intended to help member states give effect to the stated principles. In abbreviated form, a few recommendations from the ten sections are (1) adult education must be seen…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Butler, Bill – 1979
A narrative summary of program accomplishments, tabular data, and program guidelines comprise the annual report of the Johnson-O'Malley Indian Education Program (JOM), which provides academic programs and educational support monies for eligible Indian students. The introduction describes the students served, the program staff, the Indian parent…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Annual Reports, Average Daily Attendance, Contracts
Kettner, George – 1979
This document describes and analyzes the 1976-1977 Head Start Program Information Report (PIR) data. PIR is a comprehensive data collection effort directed at the programs of all Head Start grantees of which there were approximately 1,100 in 1976-1977. The unit of analysis in this study is the grantee rather than the agencies delegated by grantees…
Descriptors: Class Size, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis
Gorsin, John – 1979
This model of teacher supervision was designed to improve instruction in the Aspinwall Elementary School in the Fox Chapel School District, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The project sought to accomplish three things: improve the achievement level of underachieving students, increase teacher instructional effectiveness, and change the teachers'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role, Conferences
Hall, Theresa A.; Orcutt, Larry E. – 1980
The Tribal American Consulting Corporation designed a preschool program for American Indians in Los Angeles, California, which had two major goals: (1) to develop competence and attendant self esteem in both children and parents; and (2) to enable children to succeed in public school. Three curriculum models were used, based upon Indian culture,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Affective Objectives, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education
PRENTICE, GEORGE R. – 1966
THIS PROJECT WAS DESIGNED TO INCREASE PARENT PARTICIPATION IN THE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION OF ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS, TO DEVELOP METHODS OF MOTIVATING PARENTS TO PARTICIPATE, AND TO INVESTIGATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENT PARTICIPATION AND THE RETARDATE'S VOCATIONAL ADJUSTMENT. DURING THE FIRST YEAR,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Exceptional Child Research, Family Influence, Job Placement
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