One of 33 self-paced industry services leadership development (ISLD) modules, this module contains three sequential learning activities on collecting basic production and training information relative to the industry for which training services will be provided. (The industry services program for which these materials were developed would involve…

This survey was conducted to provide informational inputs for planning and establishing a community health education system in southwest New Mexico. Information was gathered concerning the opinions of typical area residents regarding needed health-medical care facilities, personnel training needs, services, personnel requisite to their well-being,…

Iowa legislators responded to the national accountability trend in 1975 by mandating a statewide needs assessment. This paper examines the activities of fifteen selected districts in terms of: (1) a statistical analysis of community, teacher, and student rankings of eighteen cognitive and affective educational goals; (2) statistical analysis of…

A pilot study was conducted of a model needs assessment procedure developed in response to new FCC regulations requiring noncommercial broadcasters to ascertain the needs, problems, and interests of their communities. The needs assessment procedure, conducted largely by volunteers, was implemented in three stages: (1) a telephone survey of the…

This report presents a description of a two-year district-wide project that was undertaken to develop a self-instructional teacher inservice training program focusing on techniques for teaching reading comprehension skills in English, science, mathematics, and the social studies at the secondary level. The various sections of the report contain a…

An overview is given of the higher education system in the state, and a statement of its principles made. The determination of university mission is outlined, giving the characteristics to be included in the statewide system in its comprehensive planning. Mission statements are presented for: the community colleges; Kentucky State University;…

As part of a needs assessment conducted for the Virginia public schools during the year 1969-70, the Virginia Affective Assessment Questionnaire (VAAQ) was developed. The VAAQ assesses affective traits, such as motivation and self concept, that are related to academic success--as measured by standardized achievement tests and performance in the…

The report gives an account of the needs of the speech impaired for technical aids, and presents a draft of a proposed research and development program coordinated by the Swedish Institute for the Handicapped in collaboration with the International Commission on Technical Aids, Housing and Transportation. The development of communication skills is…

A time sequence of recruitment activities was developed using high school data to represent the total, potential, and actual student markets for Pennsylvania State University. High schools with similar characteristics were grouped according to potential recruitment yields. Under the assumption that college decision-making behavior approximated the…

Decisions concerning large-scale energy development projects near small communities or in predominantly rural areas are usually complex, requiring cooperation of all levels of government, as well as the general public and the private sector. It is unrealistic to expect the typical small community to develop capabilities to independently evaluate a…

This study, which deals with the status of science education in the middle schools of South Carolina, is intended to be useful in: (1) developing middle school science teacher preparation programs; (2) revising certification requirements for middle school science teachers; (3) planning staff development activities for middle school science…

In 1976 the Schools Commission (Australia) commenced a program of evaluation of its specific-purpose programs in order to obtain objective assessments of the impact of these programs and to determine ways in which they might be improved. One of the programs chosen for evaluation was the Development Program. This report discusses the design and…

Utilization of the instruments presented in this collection allows site administrators to assess their own performance and the operation of their schools. These instruments allow principals to assess such factors as school climate, student and citizen opinion of the school, the principal's and staff's philosophies and assumptions, school…

The paper considers how research and teaching of sociology will be improved if sociology graduate students receive training with a different emphasis. The major problem besetting sociology education centers on the dominance of quantitative techniques. This technical dominance in the field of sociology has resulted in excluding: subject matter,…

A study was conducted to identify staffing patterns for nursing personnel in the health care institutions of Oklahoma in order to predict future needs for nursing education and training. Structured interviews with administrators and directors of nursing from eighteen hospitals and eighteen nursing homes were used to elicit demographic data…