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Young, Lawrence – 1978
This paper examines the unique make-up of selective colleges as opposed to those with open admission policies, variances in individual colleges, and how Upward Bound students can be prepared for selective colleges. Some orientations of selective colleges have been described as realistic, scientific, enterprising, and conventional. All of these…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Ancillary School Services, Basic Skills, Career Planning
Download full textFeldbaum, Eleanor G. – 1978
A three-year study was conducted to assess the success of recruitment, admission, education, and retention practices for black students in nursing schools. Data was collected from a total of 3,002 students and 469 faculty members representing twenty-seven diploma, associate, and baccalaureate schools in twelve states. Few nursing schools were…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Black Attitudes, Black Education, Black Students
Luna, Pedro R. – 1975
A study was undertaken by the Mexican American Cultural Institute at Rio Hondo College to determine the effectiveness of an in-service program to increase administrator awareness and understanding of Mexican Americans. A 50-item questionnaire sought information on knowledge of the Mexican American and of Mexican American culture; stereotypes about…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Change, Bilingualism, Community Colleges
National Advisory Committee on Black Higher Education and Black Colleges and Universities (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1979
The Second Annual Report of the National Advisory Committee on Black Higher Education and Black Colleges and Universities is presented. The Committee's purpose and functions, committee membership, meetings and activities are discussed. The Committee's discussions and special activities and research reports in progress are summarized, and the…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Black Colleges, Black Students, Developing Institutions
Daniels, Arlene Kaplan – 1979
Structural conditions and normative expectations of university life that provide barriers and opportunities to re-entry women as they request admission, enter, and undertake graduate and undergraduate studies in a private, midwestern university were examined. Interviews were conducted with administrators, staff, and professors to elicit their…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrator Attitudes, Adult Students, Black Students
BURNETT, NATHAN L.; AND OTHERS – 1963
THE STATUS OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN PREDOMINANTLY NEGRO AND PUERTO RICAN SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK CITY AND THE EXTENT OF INTEGRATION IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM ARE REVIEWED IN THIS RESEARCH REPORT. THE DATA PRESENTED IN THE REPORT COVER THE PERIOD FROM 1955 TO 1963. THE DISCUSSION OF THE FINDINGS OF THE STUDY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION--(1) A…
Descriptors: Achievement, Blacks, Class Size, Comparative Analysis
Stalford, Charles B., Ed. – 1978
Three papers discuss the needs, interests, and participation of adults in learning activities. Generally, the papers deal with influences upon the possible demand for lifelong learning in the future. In the first paper K. Patricia Cross synthesizes findings from thirty-one state and national studies concerning the patterns of participation and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
York Borough Board of Education, Toronto (Ontario). – 1977
The report on multiculturalism in the educational system of the Borough of York (Toronto), is an updated version of a 1975 Draft Report of the Work Group on Multicultural Programs (ED 111 726). This document discusses community, educational, and governmental reaction to and recommendations concerning the issues identified in the 1975 report. The…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Involvement, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Differences
The Interface Between Desegregation and Bilingual Education As It Affects Hispanic Migrant Children.
Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs, Raleigh, NC. – 1979
Literature review, questionnaire survey, and personal interviews were the primary methods of gathering information about the educational opportunities available to Hispanic migrant students needing bilingual instruction. Four major findings were supported: (1) the number and percentage of Hispanic migrant students attending segregated schools is…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Desegregation Litigation
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, DC. – 1966
THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DIMENSIONS OF THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT PROGRAMS FOR 1965. FROM AUGUST 1962, WHEN TRAINING UNDER THE MANPOWER ACT BEGAN, THROUGH DECEMBER 1965, MORE THAN 10,000 INSTITUTIONAL, ON-THE-JOB, AND EXPERIMENTAL AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS WERE APPROVED TO SERVE OVER 625,000 PEOPLE. THE…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Annual Reports, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Howe, Harold, II – 1968
The dedication speech of the John F. Kennedy by the United States Commissioner of Education gives two principles which guide federal efforts in providing special help for educational problems common to all regions and in setting priorities for federal investment. Five priorities for federal financial support of programs for the handicapped are…
Descriptors: Building Design, Educational Needs, Educational Opportunities, Educational Programs
Ewalt, Della C., Comp. – 1965
A study was made to assess the needs and opportunities of members of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) to continue their education in Ohio. Questionnaires were returned by 2,569 AAUW members from Ohio branches giving data on personal and socioeconomic background, educational motivation, preferred kinds of programs and fields of…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Faculty, Correspondence Study, Counseling
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Washington, DC. – 1969
This pamphlet describes the Distinguished Achievement Awards of The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education which were conceived in 1965 as an annual event to encourage member colleges and universities to describe their successful programs and, in turn, to stimulate other institutions to greater action. Presented in the first half…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Improvement
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1977
This report on adult education in the organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member countries is primarily intended for policymakers but is also designed for use by professional adult educators and others concerned in developing the full potential of adult education as a service to the individual and society. Content is in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Agency Role, Disadvantaged
Ferir, G. – 1977
The book discusses participation in secondary education in Europe. The study is based upon a 1975 survey of member states of the Council of Europe and upon a 1973 symposium on pupil participation and co-responsibility in decisions concerning school activities. Presented in eight chapters, the report discusses aims, key points, general tendencies,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Education, Decision Making, Democratic Values
