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Granville, Arthur; And Others – 1977
This interim report re-examines data on instrument suitability, comparability of groups, and adequacy of sample size in Year III of the process evaluation of Project Developmental Continuity (PDC) and offers preliminary recommendations concerning the feasibility of continuing the impact study. PDC is a Head Start demonstration program aimed at…
Descriptors: Attrition (Research Studies), Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Schulz, Carol M. – 1975
An ethnographic sketch of a small, Midwestern, middle-class American community emphasizes the shared value system, the derived code of conduct and an analysis of the three levels of social interaction and their respective functions. Data were gathered over a two-year period of field work, including ten months of intensive observation of the town,…
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Standards, Censorship, Codes of Ethics
Griffith, William S. – 1978
To determine the posture of adult/continuing education (ACE) graduate programs, a questionnaire was developed. The questionnaire first provided comparative data for ascertaining the number of faculty members and students in ACE departments and in the entire colleges of education for autumn of 1973 and 1978 and second provided information on…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Attitude Change, Departments
Baral, David P. – 1977
The study compared the academic achievement of 59 recent Mexican immigrant and 59 native-born Mexican American junior high school students in Nogales, Arizona. Three different types of variables were investigated: measures of student achievement, family background factors, and acculturative stress variables. Data were obtained from the school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences
Katz, Adolph I.; Scarlatta, Leslie – 1978
Results of a study by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) indicate that both the proportion of women on the faculties (at the ranks of professor and assistant professor) in New Jersey universities and four-year colleges, as well as the salaries of women faculty members compared to those of men, were generally greater than the…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Lopez, Enrique Hank – 1979
Harvard University's effect on American life is examined through investigation of its pervasive mystique, magnitude of power, fallacies, controversies, and its ramifications on both the national and international scenes. Viewed from its modest beginning in 1638 to the present, Harvard is described as "a multinational academic conglomerate,…
Descriptors: Alumni, Bias, College Environment, College Graduates
Fowler, William J., Jr. – 1980
The research discussed in this speech was undertaken to demonstrate the relationship between the per pupil expenditure and the community attributes of education, occupation, and income in New York State and the relationship between community attributes and tax rate. In addition, analyses of tax rate and expenditure level were undertaken. The…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Education, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Monahan, William G. – 1979
Status identities in schools, colleges, and departments of education were investigated using Q-factor analysis. Ninety-six education professors, deans, and administrators involved in central roles (provosts for instruction or vice-presidents for academic affairs, and academic deans in smaller institutions) were studied. Large, small, public and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, College Environment, College Faculty
Chu, Lily – 1980
Rural women come from many ethnicities, enjoy diverse social economic statuses, different family circumstances, and various levels of educational attainment. Of the 34-35 million rural women, a large percentage are plagued by poverty and lack of opportunity for education, employment, health care, and various social services. Rural people, who…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Career Development, Culture Conflict
Reed, Helen M.; Kuipers, Judith L. – 1976
In a 1972 interview survey of 250 rural families in 2 East Tennessee counties, patterns of family functioning were shown to be directly related to economic level, husband's age, and husband's educational level. Within the sample population consisting of family households of 2 or more members, the mean age of husbands was 49, and of wives, 46. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communications, Community Resources, Consumer Economics
Laughlin, Margaret A. – 1980
The children of migrant agricultural families are the most educationally disadvantaged group in the United States; they under-perform all other groups, have the highest dropout rate, have the lowest academic level, and have the highest number of school failures. The majority are Mexican American, Black, and Puerto Rican children whose families…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Culture Conflict, Disadvantaged Environment, Dropouts
McKelvy, Troy V. – 1978
It is the assumption of this study that, through the assessment of the adult education and training needs of urban American Indians, programming can be designed to meet these needs, thereby providing the education and the skills which will enable Indians to improve their social condition and retain their culture. To assess cultural and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Education, Aspiration, Cultural Awareness
HUDGINS, BRYCE B.; SMITH, LOUIS M.
GROUP FUNCTIONING AND ACTIVITIES WERE STUDIED IN TWO CONTEXTS, THE LABORATORY AND THE REGULAR SCHOOL CLASSROOM. THE LABORATORY STUDY INVOLVED SMALL GROUP PROBLEM-SOLVING IN ARITHMETIC AND IN SOCIAL STUDIES. STUDIES CONSISTED OF GROUP PERFORMANCE, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE HIGH ABILITY STUDENTS TO GROUP PERFORMANCE, THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Arithmetic, Classroom Research, Group Activities
WILLEY, DARRELL S. – 1966
IN CONJUCTION WITH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY INSTITUTE AT NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY, A SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDES OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN THE PROVISION OF EQUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ANGLO, SPANISH-AMERICAN AND INDIAN CHILDREN IN AZTEC AND TULAROSA, NEW MEXICO. THE MAJOR QUESTIONS…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Academic Aspiration, Achievement
WILLOWER, DONALD J.; AND OTHERS – 1967
QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES FROM EDUCATORS IN 13 URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS (12 IN PENNSYLVANIA AND ONE IN NEW YORK STATE) WERE ANALYZED TO DETERMINE THE INFLUENCE OF ROLE AND PERSONALITY FACTORS IN THE PUPIL CONTROL IDEOLOGY OF PUBLIC SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS. PUPIL CONTROL IDEOLOGY WAS CONCEPTUALIZED AS A CONTINUUM, RANGING FROM…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
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