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Ministry of Labour, London (England). – 1966
THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING BOARDS' MAIN TASKS UNDER THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING ACT ARE TO (1) ASSESS THE MANPOWER AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OF EACH INDUSTRY (BASED ON FORECASTS OF GROWTH OR CONTRACTION OF INDUSTRY, TECHNICAL, DEMOGRAPHIC, AND EDUCATIONAL CHANGE, AND CHANGES IN THE LEVEL AND DIRECTION OF DEMAND FOR GOODS AND SERVICES), (2) DRAW UP…
Descriptors: Economic Climate, General Education, Industrial Training, Industry
BOLDEN, WILEY S. – 1963
AN 8-WEEK NONCREDIT INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM CONDUCTED BY FOUR NEGRO UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGES DURING THE SUMMERS OF 1959-61 IS DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. THE PROGRAM WAS INTENDED TO IMPROVE THE SCHOOL-RELATED ATTITUDES AND THE READING, ENGLISH COMPOSITION, MATHEMATICS, AND STUDY SKILLS OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO, ALTHOUGH ADMITTED TO THE COLLEGES,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, College Preparation, College Programs
HOOS, IDA R. – 1967
THE ROLE OF PUBLICLY FINANCED TRAINING IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA IS DISCUSSED IN THE LIGHT OF THE PRESENT STATUS OF VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE AND TRAINING. ACCOUNTS OF AN ELECTRONICS ASSEMBLY CLASS FOR DISPLACED EMPLOYEES OF SMITH-CORONA, A PUBLIC SCHOOL SPONSORED WELDING COURSE FOR MEN AND YOUTH WITH AT LEAST A TENTH-GRADE EDUCATION OR ITS…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Career Counseling, Educational Needs, Electronics
FOLEY, WALTER J. – 1967
THIS DETAILED FOUR-PART REPORT ASSESSES THE FIRST YEAR OF COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS ESTABLISHED IN IOWA UNDER TITLE I OF THE 1965 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT. OVER 95 PERCENT OF IOWA'S SCHOOL DISTRICTS, MANY OF THEM IN RURAL AREAS, PARTICIPATED IN THE PROJECT. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SHORTCOMING OF THE LOCAL PROJECTS WAS THEIR LACK…
Descriptors: Ability, Achievement, Ancillary School Services, Aspiration
BEKER, JEROME – 1967
THE PILOT PROJECT WHICH IS REVIEWED IN THIS REPORT EVALUATED THE FIRST STEPS TAKEN TOWARD THE DESEGREGATION OF THE ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS OF A MEDIUM-SIZED NORTHERN CITY. PART OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PROJECT WAS A SOCIOPOLITICAL CASE STUDY OF THE COMMUNITY DECISION-MAKING PROCESS, WHICH OBSERVED AND RECORDED CITY'S INITIAL…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Blacks, Community Attitudes, Consultants
GROPPER, GEORGE L.; KRESS, GERARD C., JR. – 1964
SELF-PACED INSTRUCTION, DETERMINANTS OF A SELF-ADOPTED PACE, AND THE EFFECTS OF THE PACE ADOPTED ON BEHAVIOR WERE STUDIED. THIS REPRESENTED THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF THREE STUDIES, CONCERNING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PACING MODE AND BEHAVIOR. (REFER TO ACCESSION NUMBERS ED 003 200, ED 003 201, AND ED 003 202 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Behavior Patterns, Educational Television, Educational Testing
Maggs, Margaret Martin – 1980
The topics chosen for discussion in this handbook are those most generally of concern to teachers in their daily interaction with students, parents, and peers. The first section deals with the routines of classroom management. The importance of accurate record keeping is stressed and examples are given of how to maintain attendance rolls and…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Classroom Techniques, Coping, Discipline
Beard, Ruth M.; Senior, Isabel J. – 1980
The nature of motivation among students taking higher studies is examined, based on research and interviews with students from various English polytechnics and universities. Study topics include environmental factors that influence success, the reasons for student withdrawal, and the effects of courses and teaching methods, as well as the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Cooperative Education, Educational Diagnosis
Simpson, Bruce; And Others – 1980
These performance tests for the area of allied health occupations/practical nursing consist of a sampling technique (domain referenced tests) which covers all the possible performance situations. When used in total, they may also serve as a comprehensive test. Introductory materials discuss domain referenced testing, determining the domains, and…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education, Articulation (Education), Job Performance
Campbell, Gene, Comp.; Simpson, Bruce, Comp. – 1980
These written domain referenced tests (DRTs) for the area of allied health occupations/practical nursing test cognitive abilities or knowledge of theory. Introductory materials describe domain referenced testing and test development. Each multiple choice test includes a domain statement, describing the behavior and content of the domain, and a…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education, Anatomy, Drug Therapy
Frith, Uta; Vogel, Juliet M. – 1980
The two chapters of this monograph deal with the issue of the existence of a perceptual grammar that influences reading proficiency, particularly initial reading proficiency. The first chapter indicates the importance of studying reading and writing in terms of readers' and writers' knowledge of visuo-spatial processing rules. It discusses…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Child Development, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages
Condon, Eliane C.; And Others – 1979
The text examines issues related to Hispanic children in special education. Chapter 1 discusses four court cases brought against schools for inappropriate placement of Hispanic and other minority students in classes for the educable mentally retarded. Testing is the focus of Chapter 2, which includes analysis of linguistic and cultural bias,…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Court Litigation, Cultural Influences, Disabilities
Mitchell, Virginia P.; Smith, Richard M. – 1980
The validity of cut-off scores, used to place students into English and mathematics courses, and a dichotomized success variable, representing student abilities related to success in three sequential mathematics courses, were investigated. This study, examining the cutting scores of students entering Mercer County Community College in Fall, 1978,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Algebra, Basic Skills, College Freshmen
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British Columbia Dept. of Education, Victoria. Curriculum Development Branch. – 1976
This resource book is intended to be used with the companion program guide, and is so arranged that it can be put in a loose leaf binder and incorporated with other notes. It is divided as follows: (1) a discussion in outline form of prescribed material including three methods of organizing the program, a complete indication of the contents of the…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Curriculum Guides, Educational Media, Educational Objectives
Saiki, Patricia; And Others – 1978
A collection of papers and programs from a series of regional seminars conducted in 1978 and entitled "Bakke and Beyond" are presented. Cosponsored by the Education Commission of the States, the Aspen Institute, and the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, the programs focused on various impacts of the Bakke decision.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission (School), Affirmative Action, College Students
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