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Market Data Retrieval, Westport, CT. – 1978
The cost of education climbed to $1,587.42 per student in 1977-78, exhibiting a significant 13.9 percent increase over the previous year. The increase was brought about largely by rising costs for instruction, especially teacher salaries. The only budget categories showing decreases were administration and attendance services. The national average…
Descriptors: Attendance, Building Operation, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Comparative Analysis
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Russell, C. Neil; And Others – 1978
This survey examines post-secondary plans, aspirations, and characteristics of twelfth grade students in order to develop a medium range enrollment forecasting model of postsecondary education and to develop a data base on high school student aspirations. The survey is the third year of a three-year project undertaken in Manitoba, Canada.…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Career Choice, College Attendance, College Bound Students
MCCLURE, JOHN A. – 1967
TRAINING PROVIDED BY EMPLOYERS IN A REPRESENTATIVE INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITY WAS STUDIED TO HELP EDUCATORS AND EMPLOYERS PLAN FOR ADEQUATE PREPARATION OF YOUTH FOR EMPLOYMENT. STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH 210 EMPLOYERS OF 10 OR MORE PERSONS. QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO EMPLOYERS OF FEWER THAN 10 PERSONS. AS A RESULT, DATA WERE GATHERED ON…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Business, Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Needs
KIDD, J. ROBY – 1967
A STUDY WAS MADE OF THE FEASIBILITY OF CANADIAN ASSISTANCE IN DEVELOPING NATIONS IN THE WORLD LITERACY CAMPAIGN. NEEDS FOR SPECIALIZED PERSONNEL, MASS MEDIA SERVICES, LITERATURE BUREAUS AND LIBRARIES, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES, AUDIOVISUAL AND OTHER EQUIPMENT, AND PROVISION FOR TEACHER EDUCATION, WOMEN'S EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH AND…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Consultants, Cooperative Planning, Developing Nations
Saint Louis Public Schools, MO. – 1967
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE STATUS OF QUALITY INTEGRATED EDUCATION IN THE ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE INTEGRATION ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSED ARE--(1) BUS TRANSPORTATION TO RELIEVE OVERCROWDING IN THE SCHOOLS, (2) RACIAL INTEGRATION OF PROFESSIONAL AND NONPROFESSIONAL SCHOOL STAFF, (3) A PROGRAM FOR TRAINING APPRENTICE…
Descriptors: Black Students, Bus Transportation, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Development
ALERS-MONTALVO, MANUEL; AND OTHERS – 1966
THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE OF COLORADO IS CONDUCTING A STUDY, IN JEFFERSON, WASHINGTON, AND HUERFANO COUNTIES, TO ASSESS PROBLEMS, NEEDS, OR WANTS IN AREAS OF ACCELERATING POPULATION LOSS OR GAIN, TO DEVELOP EXPERIMENTAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND TO EVALUATE MEANS OF ORGANIZING AND APPLYING THE EXTENSION SERVICE TO THE BEST ADVANTAGE. THIS…
Descriptors: Church Programs, Community Leaders, Community Problems, Community Services
SMITH, MAX S.; AND OTHERS – 1965
DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS ARE GIVEN FOR A PROGRAM OF HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION STUDIES FOR ADULTS AND TEENAGERS IN MICHIGAN. THE BACKGROUND AND THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF THE DROPOUT PROBLEM ARE REVIEWED, AND THE OPPORTUNITIES AND PROBLEMS (PRINCIPALLY ACCREDITATION AND FINANCIAL POLICY) PRESENTED BY EXISTING PROGRAMS IN MICHIGAN AND CERTAIN OTHER…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, Adult Students
LESSER, ARTHUR – 1964
A HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE STUDY OF SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMS, THIS REPORT PRESENTS STATISTICS ON (1) THE NATION'S CHILD POPULATION, (2) CHILDREN IN LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, (3) ILLNESSES OF CHILDHOOD, (4) SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES, AND (5) TRENDS IN THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN. THE REPORT EMPHASIZES THE GAPS IN CHILD HEALTH SUPERVISION…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Care, Children, Clinics
HUNTER, GUY – 1966
LESS THAN A TENTH OF THE TANZANIAN LABOR FORCE IS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, AND MOST ABLE-BODIED ADULTS ARE STILL ENGAGED IN LOW-YIELDING AGRICULTURE AND HERDING. MODERN PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT IS SCARCE EVEN FOR THOSE WITH AN EIGHT-YEAR PRIMARY EDUCATION. THE INVESTMENT IN FORMAL EDUCATION HAS OUTRUN INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION AIMED AT INCREASING…
Descriptors: Costs, Developing Nations, Dropouts, Economic Research
WIENTGE, KING M., ED.; AND OTHERS – 1967
PAPERS WERE PRESENTED AT A CONFERENCE ON CLASSROOM LEARNING ON SUCH TOPICS AS PROGRAM DESIGN, TESTING, AND OTHER EVALUATION TECHNIQUES, COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION, PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION, SIMULATION, PACING, AND RETENTION. SEVERAL TREATED MILITARY TRAINING, ADULT LEARNING, AND ADULT-CENTERED CLASSROOM TECHNIQUES. IN ONE PAPER, THE SYSTEMS…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Aerospace Technology, Class Activities, Classroom Environment
Office of Economic Opportunity, Washington, DC. – 1967
A 1967 PILOT STUDY OF THE OPPORTUNITIES INDUSTRIALIZATION CENTER, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, EXAMINED ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS, PROGRAM COMPONENTS, PARTICIPANT CHARACTERISTICS, RELATIONSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, AND OTHER PERTINENT COMMUNITY GROUPS AND AGENCIES, AND THE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM'S SELF-HELP PHILOSOPHY…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Dropouts, Blacks, Community Relations
MURTON, BONNIE J.; AND OTHERS – 1966
ABOUT 25 PERCENT OF ALL AID FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN CASES IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WERE IN TWO YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROJECT TARGET AREAS WHERE MOTHERS OFTEN LACKED HOME MANAGEMENT SKILLS NECESSARY TO REAR THEIR CHILDREN. AS ONE OF SEVERAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS TO PREVENT AND ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS OF DELINQUENCY, IN 1964 FOUR HOME MANAGEMENT AIDES…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Budgeting, Community Involvement
New York State Univ. System, Albany. – 1978
The Regents 1978 progress report incorporates the progress reports of the State University of New York and the City University of New York, and the consolidated progress reports of independent institutions prepared by the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities. In the report the Regents have reviewed the contributions made toward…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Choice, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Change
Texas Coll. and Univ. System, Austin. Coordinating Board. – 1979
A determination was made of how graduates of Texas professional education programs perform on licensure examinations in comparison with their counterparts in other states. Test scores of Texas graduates were compared with national norms and averages in other states, when available, as well as with scores of graduates of out-of-state programs who…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Architecture, Certification
CSR, Inc., Arlington, VA. – 1978
A statistical profile of Appalachia's young children, from birth to 9 years, was compiled from federal and state data sources. The profile provides information important in making immediate and long range plans for improving the status of Appalachian children and their families. An examination of family living conditions suggests that Appalachian…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Attendance, Child Care
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