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Download full textHand, Carol A.; Prather, James E. – 1986
This paper investigates the problems of the impact of grouping on measuring academic performance. It focuses on inferences made from the group level to the individual level. Data for a large state college system with over 30 individual colleges is used. The problem of aggregation bias is studied using the analysis of covariance and is related to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Cluster Grouping, College Entrance Examinations
Corvallis School District 509J, OR. – 1986
This guide is directed toward school districts that wish to become involved in an integrated vocational education and mathematics skills program and plan to incorporate a mathematics equivalency credit option. The guide contains materials that can be used to conduct three workshops for teachers on integrated mathematics-vocational courses. The…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Course Organization
Bishop, John, Ed. – 1985
This collection includes eight reports of findings from a series of employer surveys designed to assess the effectiveness of the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit (TJTC). The following papers are included: "Introduction," by John Bishop; "Utilization of the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit," by John Bishop and Susan Ashbrook; "Multivariate…
Descriptors: Demand Occupations, Employer Attitudes, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Nebraska Univ., Lincoln. State Univ. of Nebraska. – 1972
The planning and implementation of a multimedia college program for Nebraska are described. In addition to providing background information on the State University of Nebraska (SUN) project and the staff involved, the July 1971 proposal and a position paper outlining a plan for evaluating experiences other than formal credit courses are included.…
Descriptors: College Credits, College Planning, Distance Education, Educational Media
College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. – 1987
Summaries of conference presentations on college savings and prepayment plans and related tax, policy, and social issues are provided. The conference objective was to communicate the issues to constituents with the most at stake: parents, students, and relatives; state and federal legislators and staff; and developers of plans for higher education…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Students, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance
Skinner, Elizabeth Fisk; Carter, Stephen – 1987
A study was conducted of remedial education programs in community and junior colleges and technical institutes in Texas to produce baseline data on the current range of remedial education practices and to assess the outcomes achieved. Every two-year college in the state (N=62) participated in the study, providing information on policies and…
Descriptors: College Credits, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing
Brown, Peggy Ann, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1984
Liberal education offerings at 15 colleges directed to professionals, retired people, and other new audiences are described. An article by Peggy Ann Brown, "Recharging the Batteries on Totally New Fuel," describes four educational programs offered to professionals, including literature seminars at Brandeis University and the Dartmouth…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Students, College Programs, Continuing Education
Washington State Board for Community Coll. Education, Olympia. – 1989
A study was conducted by the Washington State Board for Community College Education to determine how effectively the state's community colleges perform the transfer function. In spring 1988, students who were about to complete their first bachelor's degree were surveyed to identify those who had not transferred (native students), four-year college…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Articulation (Education), Bachelors Degrees, College Choice
Davoren, Donna Christian – 1984
Data on full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment, student semester credit hour (SSCH) production trends, and nontraditional instruction are presented for Arkansas colleges and universities. FTE enrollment is reported for each two- and four-year state institution, including trends for 1973-1983. Data are reported on SSCH production program area and…
Descriptors: College Credits, College Programs, College Students, Enrollment Trends
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Board of Governors. – 1982
Designed to consolidate the most requested data on California community college districts in a cohesive simplified format, this report provides selected statistics on the number of students, units of average daily attendance (ADA), and finances in the 70 districts. Part 1 provides fall 1981 headcount enrollment data by district on day, full-time,…
Descriptors: Average Daily Attendance, Budgets, College Credits, Community Colleges
Barrett, Nanette – 1985
A compendium of proposals for model state laws intended to restore parental and local control and to improve teaching and discipline in elementary and secondary education is presented in this report. The proposals, together with explanatory passages, are presented in three categories: (1) parents' role in education, (2) teachers' role in…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Decentralization, Discipline Policy, Educational Change
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1983
The effects of the current system for delivering federal financial assistance to students under the Pell Grant, Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL), and campus-based programs are analyzed. Information is included on the use of the assessment model, which combines program evaluation, systems research, and policy analysis methodologies.…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Credit (Finance), Delivery Systems, Federal Aid
Wellington, Stanley – 1984
The educational system of Colombia is described, and placement recommendations concerning Colombian students who want to study in the United States are presented. After describing preschool and primary education, secondary school and nonformal/vocational education are described. Attention is directed to current secondary school curricula and the…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Admission, College Credits, College Programs
Perritt, John; Rabalais, Michael J. – 1976
A random sample of 301 first-time entering freshmen was drawn in fall, 1971, and descriptive data were gathered on this group over eight consecutive semesters (fall 1971-spring 1975). The sample included 55.48% males and 44.52% females, of which 29.9% were general education majors. Data indicated that 23.92% had officially graduated by the end of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, College Freshmen, College Graduates
Luckner, Barbara, Ed. – 1977
The goal of a one-year vocational education teacher training program was to upgrade the subject matter, teaching skills, and qualifications of vocational education teachers from the postsecondary Micronesian Occupational Center and the secondary schools of the districts of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands by facilitating the…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Core Curriculum, Credit Courses
