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Horejsi, Charles R. – 1978
Strategies and techniques for developing community-based programs for mentally retarded persons in rural areas must take into consideration local circumstances, resources, and characteristics. Rural norms such as overt racial segregation, social conformity, the importance of church, and the stigma of obtaining human services for personal problems…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Programs
de Rowe, Cora – 1979
The Learning Center at Glendale Community College is described in this four-part report which also evaluates the success of the Center in meeting the needs of new, nontraditional students. Part I reviews the literature dealing with the high dropout rate of nontraditional students admitted via the "open door" and provides definitions for the terms…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, Dropouts, Educational Testing
Download full textHarrison, Cynthia – 1979
Issues and findings are synthesized from six invitational regional dialogues attended by 730 representatives of the 80% of women in the work force who are concentrated in low-paying, low-status jobs. The discussion of the needs and concerns of this population makes reference to (1) answers to questionnaires (appended, together with compiled data…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Career Counseling, Clerical Workers, Dialogs (Literary)
National Commission on Resources for Youth, Inc., New York, NY.
Suggestions for starting or improving youth participation projects are presented for staffs in a broad range of agencies--Red Cross, YMCA/YWCA, Boy and Girl Scouts, alternative community-based programs, and government agencies dealing with youth. Two central concerns are greater involvement of young people already in contact with youth-serving…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Education, Community Involvement, Community Problems
Hatch, Winslow R. – 1964
Critical problems in education are addressed: the criteria of quality, proposed improvements, and methods for bringing about improvement. The problem of setting standards is discussed. It is suggested that quality may be indicated in those colleges: that do the least "telling" and the most "teaching"; that make adequate provision for learning…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Accountability, Bibliographies, Core Curriculum
Lewis, James P.; And Others – 1977
A state-wide survey was conducted in Pennsylvania to assess the postsecondary educational status of physically disabled adults. It focused on seven questions: (1) What is their educational status? (2) What are their postsecondary educational objectives? (3) What is their employment status? (4) What architectural conditions are available to help…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adults, Ancillary Services, Architectural Barriers
National Library of Medicine (DHEW), Bethesda, MD. – 1979
Index Medicus articles listed between April 1978 and March 1979 that focus on education in the health professions are cited in this eleventh annual recurring bibliography. The articles are indexed under subject and author headings. They cover such topics as health occupations, dietetics, continuing education, health manpower, hospital…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Dentistry, Food Service, Health Personnel
Fuglesang, Andreas, Ed. – 1973
The objective of the two week long 1972 Dag Hammarskjold Seminar was to break away from traditional and theoretical concepts of information work in order to gain a practical insight into communication, especially as it applies to social and economic development. Fifty participants and lecturers from developed and developing countries in Europe and…
Descriptors: Administration, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Clark, Robert M. – 1979
At Reedley College, those students who enter with less than a 2.0 grade point average (GPA) and those without a high school diploma are intended to be identified as "Special Counseling" students and to receive intensive counseling coverage. The files, transcripts, and permits to register of 99 such students were examined after fall semester 1978…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Objectives
FELIX, JOSEPH L.; JACOBS, JAMES N. – 1968
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES AND EVALUATES TWO COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS IN CINCINNATI, OHIO, FUNDED UNDER TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT. IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL REMEDIAL AND ENRICHMENT PROJECT, SPECIALLY EMPLOYED PERSONNEL USED EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES PURCHASED WITH TITLE I FUNDS TO INCREASE THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary School Students
HENNESSY, ERNA – 1965
THE PURPOSES OF THIS STUDY WERE (1) TO INVESTIGATE THE EARLY RECOGNITION OF BRAIN INJURY SYMPTOMS BY PARENTS, (2) TO EXPLORE THE DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEMS AND HISTORIES OF BRAIN INJURED CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS, AND (3) TO REVIEW THE EXISTING AND NEEDED FACILITIES FOR BRAIN INJURED CHILDREN IN NEW JERSEY. IN 1964, A QUESTIONNAIRE ELICITING…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Problems, Child Development, Children
Division of Compensatory Education, BESE. – 1967
AFTER STATISTICALLY DEFINING THE NATIONAL PROBLEM OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND REVIEWING THE PROVISIONS UNDER THE AMENDED TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, THE DOCUMENT DESCRIBES A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS WHICH MAY HAVE TO BE ADAPTED UNDER THE NEW AMENDMENT TO SUIT AN OPEN INSTITUTION…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Counseling, Counseling Services, Delinquency
JACOBY, GERTRUDE P.; NELSON, HELEN Y. – 1967
TWELVE PILOT PROGRAMS FOR TRAINING FOOD SERVICE WORKERS AND CHILD CARE CENTER AIDES FOR ENTRY-LEVEL JOBS WERE STUDIED TO (1) EVALUATE STUDENT PROGRESS TOWARDS SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES RELATED TO KNOWLEDGE, JOB COMPETENCIES, AND WORK ATTITUDES, (2) DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIP OF STUDENT SUCCESS IN THE COURSE AND ON THE JOB TO STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS, AND…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Counselor Attitudes, Enrollment Influences, Food Service
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. – 1968
UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1963, THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION WAS DIRECTED TO REVIEW THE ADMINISTRATION AND STATUS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATION FOR IMPROVING SUCH PROGRAMS. HIGHLIGHTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, ISSUES, AND PROBLEMS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION WITHIN THE NATIONAL…
Descriptors: Administration, Ancillary Services, Career Guidance, Curriculum Development
Regional Migrant Demonstration Project, Merced, CA. – 1968
As discussed in this procedural handbook, the Regional Migrant Education Demonstration Project was established in April of 1967 to evaluate the concept of regional organization as recommended in California's Plan for Migrant Education. Topics covered in the handbook include legal requirements for the establishment of the project, administrative…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Compensatory Education, Day Care, Day Care Centers
