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Thomas, Donald W. – 1986
This study of population change in Ohio during the 1960s and 1970s analyzed change by size of place and found sharp contrasts between the two decades. Places in metropolitan core counties which had the highest growth rate in the 1960s showed that lowest growth rate in the 1970s. Small towns in fringe metropolitan areas and nonmetropolitan counties…
Descriptors: Community Size, Municipalities, Population Distribution, Population Growth
Willadsen, Thomas C. – 1987
This report analyzes the distribution of immigrants in Neighborhood Development Areas (NDAs) and other Community Districts of New York, New York based on the 1980 U.S. Census. A Community District is designated as an NDA by the Community Development Agency (CDA) if more than 20,000 of its residents are recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Community Development, Ethnic Groups, Immigrants
Mulvey, Edward P. – 1983
While an increased awareness of the dehumanizing and organizationally self-defeating qualities of residential institutions has fostered a movement toward community-based care, little research has been done to measure the "institutionality" of the alternate settings. As a part of a larger study aimed at describing alternative settings for…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Correctional Institutions, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Institutional Environment
Carter, Edith H., Ed. – Community College Journal for Research and Planning, 1985
Designed as a forum for the exchange of information among members of the National Council for Research and Planning, these two journal issues offer 10 articles concerning community college research and planning. The first issue presents: (1) "Just Testing," by Arthur M. Cohen; (2) "Enrollment Patterns of Adult Learning in a Community College," by…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Planning, Community Colleges, Educational Planning
Boardman, Gerald R. – 1983
A conceptual model for an individualized training program for school administrators integrates processes, characteristics, and tasks through theory training and application. Based on an application of contingency theory, it provides a system matching up administrative candidates' needs in three areas (administrative process, administrative…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Curriculum Development, Educational Finance, Educational Practices

Ross, David B.; And Others – Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, 1987
Discusses a telephone follow-up survey of individuals who initiated the admission process at College of Lake County (Illinois), comparing students who registered with non-registrants. Reports that job-related, financial, and personal reasons were given for not enrolling. Suggests that poor academic preparation may also have been a factor. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Applicants, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Attitudes
Heffernan, Judith B.; Heffernan, William D. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1986
Examines the situation of 40 Missouri farm families who were forced out of farming because of financial reasons. Includes family members' experiences with 15 common reactions to stress, sources of help, degree of adjustment to the uniform way of life, and characteristics of families and farms involved in the study. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Community Resources, Coping, Dislocated Workers, Family Characteristics
Shiarella, Ann Harris – 1998
This paper describes the development of a scale that measures college students' attitudes about community service, based on Schwartz' process model of altruistic helping behavior. The development of such a scale is seen as essential for research, evaluation of interventions, and the prediction of outcomes of community service participation. The…
Descriptors: Altruism, Attitude Measures, College Students, Community Services

Felce, David; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1991
This survey of nine institutional and community settings serving persons with severe handicaps found (1) in groups managed by one or two staff, staff interactions, and client adaptive functioning improved with decreased group size; and (2) improvement in staff performance and client behavior from addition of staff to a client group was marginal or…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Attendants, Behavior Patterns, Community Programs

Smith, Bruce M. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1993
Describes a study of the impact of involvement in campus and learning activities on unit completion for 475 students entering a suburban community college immediately following high school. Reports that library research, transfer-related counseling, and participation in art, music, and theater activities contributed to unit completion. (DMM)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Educational Attainment, Extracurricular Activities

Cunningham, Billie M. – Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, 1991
Presents a Collin County Community College District study assessing the effectiveness of "writing to learn" techniques in four Principles of Accounting classes, two taught in a traditional format with homework, and two using daily student journals. Reports promising results in terms of grades and retention rates. (DMM)
Descriptors: Accounting, Classroom Research, College Instruction, Community Colleges

Doyle, Patricia Munson; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1996
Four students (ages seven to nine) with moderate mental retardation were successfully taught to name photographs of foods using a progressive time delay procedure. Presentation of the supermarket grocery department as part of the discriminative stimulus was effective in increasing the percentage of correct responding. Some generalization occurred…
Descriptors: Classification, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Discrimination Learning, Elementary Education
Mattessich, Paul W.; Monsey, Barbara R. – 1992
This literature review has the goals of: (1) reviewing and summarizing the existing research literature on factors which influence the success of collaboration; and (2) reporting the results of the research literature review so that people who want to initiate or enhance a collaborative effort can benefit from the experience of others. The review…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Collegiality, Community Cooperation, Cooperation
Salant, Priscilla; Waller, Anita J. – 1995
This book aims to acquaint researchers, primarily in local organizations, with data they can use to describe and better understand rural communities. Chapter 1 describes a few basic data concepts for readers who are not experienced data users. Chapter 2 provides an overview of major data sources that can be used to describe rural communities,…
Descriptors: Community Study, Counties, Demography, Information Seeking
Schwartz, Rod, Ed. – 1997
The National Institute on Educational Governance, Finance, Policymaking, and Management (part of the Office of Educational Research and Improvement) helps state and local policymakers and educators use knowledge from research to govern, fund, lead, and manage elementary and secondary schools. This document summarizes what policymakers have said…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement