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Harper, William A., Ed. – 1968
Based on a survey conducted by the American Association of Junior Colleges (AAJC), this directory provides information on 912 non-profit, public and private two-year colleges in the United States and its territories, including statistics on 1966-67 enrollments, personnel, and student costs. Following material on the scope and compilation of the…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrators, College Faculty, College Presidents
Skok, Joseph A., Comp. – 1983
Over 400 promising practices used in Pennsylvania elementary and secondary schools are catalogued. Material is divided into 23 chapters. The first 12 chapters arrange program abstracts according to objectives of the Pennsylvania Goals of Quality Education: communications, mathematics, self-esteem, analytical thinking, understanding others,…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Art Education, Citizenship Education, Community Involvement
Jackson, Edwin L., Ed. – 1981
Designed to enrich social studies education at the elementary level, this manual provides teaching strategies and citizenship units for kindergarten through grade 7. Kindergarten students learn about rules, voting, interdependence, wants vs. needs, environmental protection, homes and backgrounds, and goods and services. Grades 1 and 2 focus on the…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civil Liberties, Community
Download full textRedovich, Dennis W. – 1990
Tables, graphs, and charts are provided in this report on trends in operational planning data in the Wisconsin Vocational, Technical and Adult Education (VTAE) system for the period from 1979-80 to 1988-89. Four operational data sets are analyzed: full-time equivalent (FTE) and headcount enrollments and cost per FTE; VTAE graduates; operational…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, College Graduates, College Planning, Community Colleges
Wittstruck, John R.; And Others – 1988
An overview is provided of the issues related to the participation and retention of minorities in higher education in Missouri and the nation. Part I argues that significant interventions are needed to increase minority enrollment in postsecondary education in order to avert serious social and economic consequences. This section cites demographic,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Age
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1989
This document contains abstracts of 43 projects conducted through Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act sex equity set-aside grants administered by the Vocational Gender Equity Office, Virginia Department of Education. The projects described are grouped in the following categories: (1) centers to serve single parents and homemakers; (2)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Development, Career Education, Community Programs
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1988
This document contains abstracts of 47 projects conducted through Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act sex equity set-aside grants administered by the Vocational Gender Equity Office, Virginia Department of Education. The projects described are grouped in the following categories: (1) centers to serve single parents and homemakers; (2)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Development, Career Education, Community Programs
Florida State Postsecondary Education Commission, Tallahassee. – 1990
In 1989, a study was conducted to assess college and vocational preparatory programs in Florida's community colleges and at Florida A & M University. With respect to college preparatory programs in Florida, the study looked at organizational structure, state-level coordination, student placement, enrollment, student characteristics, program…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Basic Skills, College Faculty, College School Cooperation
Cortez, Jesus – 1989
The Bilingual Teacher Training Program in the Center for Bilingual/Multicultural Studies at the California State University, Chico, is a 1-year field-centered, competency-based program to train bilingual education teachers to meet increased demand. Trainees are placed in blocks of coursework and have field placement in bilingual classrooms.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Classroom Techniques
West Virginia Board of Regents, Charleston. – 1988
This profile of two-year college education in West Virginia (WV) contains statistics on enrollments, degrees conferred, faculty characteristics, and finances for the state's three community colleges, one two-year branch campus, and one private two-year college. After listing the five colleges and providing a map of their locations, chpater 1…
Descriptors: College Attendance, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic)
Indiana State Commission for Higher Education, Indianapolis. – 1989
Beginning in 1985, freshmen enrolled on a part-time basis in associate degree programs in Indiana postsecondary institutions were tracked for eight semesters to determine rates of retention and attrition. In 1985, associate degree-seeking freshmen with a declared major constituted 12% of the total undergraduate population in the state, and 74% of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, College Freshmen
Jones, Janis Cox; Brazil, Brad L. – 1989
In 1989, the Los Rios Community College District Office of Planning and Research analyzed data provided by the California Postsecondary Education Commission to compare district transfer rates to the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) systems with statewide trends. Major findings were as follows: (1) statewide…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Black Students, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Lake, Sara – 1990
A middle-grade restructuring effort implemented by the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District is described in this report. A literature review and interviews with four educators experienced in restructuring explore issues in middle-school transition at the school and district levels. Topics related to the implementation process include needs…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Weis, Lois, Ed.; And Others – 1989
A holistic analysis of the dropout problem is presented in this collection of essays, which critically examines a variety of research traditions. The book examines the major groups within the dropout population, factors within schools that contribute to dropping out, and the larger social and economic context within which dropping out occurs.…
Descriptors: Athletes, Black Community, Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth
Lieberman, Nancy S.; Vaughn, Suzanne A. – 1990
The Public Assistance Comprehensive Education (PACE) program was established by Tompkins Cortland Community College at the request of the New York State Department of Social Services (DSS) and in cooperation with local DSS offices. PACE offers up to five semesters of vocational training to individuals receiving Aid to Families with Dependent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges, Counseling Services
