THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARTICIPATION IN CONTINUING EDUCATION BY YOUNG ADULT MALES AND CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL, VOCATIONAL, AND SOCIOPSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS WAS STUDIED IN RURAL COMMUNITIES OF FLORIDA. DATA WERE COLLECTED BY QUESTIONNAIRE WHEN PARTICIPANTS WERE SOPHOMORES IN HIGH SCHOOL AND AGAIN SIX YEARS LATER. IN PHASE ONE, THEIR PARTICIPATION IN…

AN ACCOUNT OF JOB UPGRADING AT NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE, NORTH RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA, DOCUMENTS THE LARGELY INADEQUATE EDUCATION AND SEVERE EMPLOYMENT DIFFICULTIES OF NEGROES IN THE GREATER SAN FRANCISCO AREA, DESCRIBES TRAINEE CHARACTERISTICS AND PROBLEMS, DESIRED UPGRADING EXPERIENCES, LIAISON WITH THE STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, COOPERATION WITH THE…

THE REPORT COMMUNICATES TO ARCHITECTS THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE FUNCTIONS CONTEMPLATED IN EXPERIMENTAL LEARNING CENTERS AND THE ACTIVITIES CONVENTIONALLY ASSUMED TO TAKE PLACE IN TYPICAL SCHOOLS AND PARTICULARLY CAMPUS LABORATORY SCHOOLS. THE NEW CONCEPT OF EXPERIMENTAL LEARNING CENTERS REQUIRES ORIGINAL AND CREATIVE ARCHITECTURAL PLANNING. THE…

AN INSERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM CONCENTRATED ON INCREASING THE CONFIDENCE AND COMPETENCE OF TEACHERS NEWLY ASSIGNED TO SCHOOLS IN LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS. TWENTY-ONE TEACHERS (NINE WITH NO PREVIOUS TEACHING EXPERIENCE) WHO HAD ACCEPTED POSITIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING FALL WERE GIVEN A 6-WEEK SUMMER WORKSHOP WHICH INCLUDED LECTURES, HOME VISITS, FILMS,…

COMMUNITY PROGRESS, INC. A NONPROFIT COMMUITY ACTION CORPORATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN NEW HAVEN CONNECTICUT, IN 1962, WITH A THREE YEAR FORD FOUNDATION GRANT. IT HAS UNDERTAKEN PROGRAMS OF EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL SERVICES, EMPHASIZING INVOLVEMENT WITH THE POOR ON A CLOSE, INFORMAL, NEIGHBORHOOD BASIS. SOCIAL, VOCATIONAL, HEALTH,…

AS A CONTINUATION OF A 1966 PROJECT, THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY EXTENSION ASSOCIATION (NUEA), UNDER A GRANT FROM THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION (USOE), CONDUCTED 20 REGIONAL ADULT BASIC EDUCATION TRAINING INSTITUTES IN THE SUMMER OF 1967. THREE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIMENTS WERE CARRIED OVER--AN ACCELERATED NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR PREPARATION OF TEACHERS FOR…

IN PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE 1967 MEETING OF THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY EXTENSION ASSOCIATION, A UNIVERSITY EXTENSION DIRECTOR, ACADEMIC EXPERTS ON COMMUNITY THEORY, REGIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, AND AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, AND FEDERAL ADMINISTRATORS DISCUSS ISSUES AND IDEAS AFFECTING THE ROLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN HELPING TO IMPROVE COMMUNITIES.…

INTERLOCKING ACTION PROGRAMS WERE DESIGNED TO OPEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW INCOME, MINORITY GROUPS IN A SLUM AREA. TODAY, THE MAJORITY OF RESIDENTS ARE IMPOVERISHED PUERTO RICAN IN-MIGRANTS, WITH A SMALLER SPRINKLING OF LOW INCOME NEGRO, CHINESE, JEWISH, ITALIAN, AND POLISH GROUPS. MYF PROVIDES JOB TRAINING AND PLACEMENT FOR UNEMPLOYED YOUTH, GROUP…

STUDIES ON THE EDUCATIONAL USES AND POTENTIAL OF TELEVISION IN CANADA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, AND JAPAN OUTLINE AND DISCUSS (1) THE SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT OF ETV IN EACH NATION, (2) KINDS OF PROGRAMS AND THEIR PURPOSES, (3) EXPLOITATION OF ETV BY ADULTS, (4) RESEARCH ON AUDIENCE CHARACTERISTICS AND NEEDS, AND (5) FORMS OF COOPERATION BETWEEN…

This manual contains instructional materials for use in training millwrights working in industrial and commercial construction sites. Intended as an innovative complement to on-the-job training in construction, the material is written in terms of student performance using behavioral objectives and measured by criterion-referenced evaluation…

Designed to provide secondary migrant educators in Oregon with access to model secondary programs for migrant students, this manual describes programs that offer diverse ways to deal with the special circumstances of migrant students. The Secondary Credit Exchange Program transfers credits to the migrant student's home school at the end of each…

This study compares the effects of human capital variables (education, training, etc.) and labor market variables (location, transportation, industry type) in influencing the employment success among a selected group of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) trainees. Employment success was defined by initial wage rates of employment and…

This series of fifteen reports reviews available information on youth employment program experience. (It constitutes the third of a three-volume compendium; other volumes examine the causes and dimensions of youth employment problems and cover special needs and problems of youth employment policy--see note.) The youth employment delivery system,…

From the program's inception in 1975 with Navajo Tribal funds through June 30, 1980, this report covers funding, operation, and progress of the Indian Resources Development and Internship Program (IRDI), which is a university study and practical work experience program available to American Indian students majoring in agriculture, engineering,…

This annotated bibliography provides a comprehensive listing of adult education research and investigation materials that were entered into the ERIC system during the period 1976-78. Containing 1,014 entries, the bibliography covers adult learning characteristics, program planning and administration, learning environments, instructional methods,…