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Klausner, Samuel Z. – 1978
Findings and recommendations of two studies begun in 1968 regarding the lives of impoverished people in Camden, New Jersey are presented in this report. In the first study, factors aiding and hindering the achievement of economic independence, especially through the Work Incentive Program (WIN), of female headed households are considered. Data…
Descriptors: Blacks, Economically Disadvantaged, Employed Women, Employment Programs
Mizell, Lee – National Endowment for the Arts, 2005
This report examines arts engagement in ten key states in the U.S. by analyzing data from the 2002 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA). It is organized into ten state profiles that summarize key demographic characteristics, the arts landscape, and public participation in the arts. Because the regions profiled here are not a random…
Descriptors: Profiles, Participation, Art Activities, Art Education
New Jersey Research Bulletin, 1996
In 1996, the effectiveness of New Jersey's Perkins Act-funded single parent/displaced homemaker and gender equity programs in increasing clients' knowledge of nontraditional careers was evaluated through a 60-question survey that was administered to all clients before each program began and 6 weeks after completion of those portions of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Comparative Analysis, Displaced Homemakers
New Jersey State Law Enforcement Planning Agency, Trenton. – 1990
This report describes the disproportionate incarceration of minority youth in the state of New Jersey. It opens with an introduction followed by a section, "Problem Statement," which describes the plight of New Jersey's Black and Hispanic children, research in this area, recent historical trends, state and community programs, and the…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Correctional Rehabilitation, Crime, Disadvantaged Youth
Ryan, Gordon Jeremiah – 1982
In winter 1982, a study was conducted to determine whether support for and knowledge of Brookdale Community College (BCC) were affected by demographic indicators such as age, sex, ethnicity, income, and residence. Surveys mailed to 195,000 addresses in Monmouth County asked respondents about their knowledge and use of various college services and…
Descriptors: Adults, Age, Community Attitudes, Community Colleges
Morante, Edward A.; And Others – 1982
The status of remedial programs in New Jersey's public colleges is analyzed in this report for fall 1981. Following introductory material on New Jersey's basic skills assessment program, the character of the state's remedial programs is examined, focusing on the number of students tested, identification of students needing remediation, placement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Community Colleges, Grade Point Average
Miller, Howard F.; And Others – 1977
In order to determine the academic success rate of New Jersey community college transfer students at receiving senior institutions in New Jersey, statewide transfer data were examined for 1,523 full-time transfer juniors in the 1974-75 school year. Transfer students earned a grade point average (GPA) of 2.8 prior to transfer, compared with 2.9 for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Grade Point Average, Higher Education
Sousa, David A.; And Others – 1982
Questionnaires were sent to 382 public and non-public New Jersey secondary schools to determine the status of science teaching during 1981-1982. Survey results (with 55% response) are reported for general information (staffing, certification, teaching duties, and others), supervisory personnel, subject matter organization, textbooks used, second…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Elective Courses
Beder, Harold W.; And Others – 1980
A study examined the dynamics of cooperation between public school adult education programs and business and industry. On-site interviews of nine public school adult education (PSAE) directors and ten representatives from the training and development sector of business and industry were conducted, and a survey and two followup surveys were…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Business, Cost Effectiveness
Rutgers, The State Univ., New Brunswick, NJ. Dept. of Vocational-Technical Education. – 1967
SEVENTY-EIGHT EDUCATORS FROM 13 NORTHEASTERN STATES AND WASHINGTON, D.C. PARTICIPATED IN THE 3-DAY CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON TOPICS OF INTEREST TO BOTH STATE SUPERVISORS AND TEACHER EDUCATORS. MAJOR SPEECHES WERE (1) "A REVIEW OF RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC REGION" BY G.M. LOVE, (2) "REVIEW AND SYNTHESIS OF…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Articulation (Education), Conferences, Curriculum
Gurwitz, Aaron S. – 1974
New Jersey's current performance and the likely effects of various reform proposals were evaluated according to the degree that the following goal was attained: that no group of children, distintuishable by race, sex, locality, ethnic background, religion or economic status, shall consistently perform below the State average on measurements of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change, Educational Finance
Joshi, Arti; Eberly, Jody; Konzal, Jean – Multicultural Education, 2005
New Jersey, like many other states, is experiencing a significant influx of new immigrants--from countries such as India, Pakistan, China, Russia, Poland, Nigeria, Liberia, Mexico, Dominican Republic, and Haiti. In addition, New Jersey remains one of the most segregated states in the country, educating the majority of its African-American families…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Immigrants
Walking Eagle, Karen P.; Miller, Tiffany D.; Cooc, North; LaFleur, Jennifer; Reisner, Elizabeth R. – Policy Studies Associates, Inc., 2009
New Jersey After 3 (NJ After 3) is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to expand and improve afterschool opportunities for New Jersey's youth. Using both public and private resources, it supports a network of youth-service providers that deliver afterschool services based on NJ After 3's program model. Under an agreement with NJ…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Program Content, Nonprofit Organizations
Romeo, Lynn; Young, Susan A. – 1996
A study examined whether a field placement in a preschool program enhanced preservice teachers' understanding of the emerging literacy process. The study was conducted in two preschool classrooms in an urban school district in central New Jersey during the spring semester of 1996. Subjects were 26 graduate and undergraduate preservice teachers who…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Emergent Literacy, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education
New Jersey Research Bulletin, 1996
In 1996, the effectiveness of New Jersey's Perkins Act-funded single parent/displaced homemaker and gender equity programs were evaluated by using a modified version of MacDonald's Sex Role Survey to determine the effects of program participation on participants' attitudes toward four dimensions of sex equity: work, behavior, equity, and home.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Attitude Change, Comparative Analysis
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