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Levine, Louis; And Others – 1969
The data provided in the second volume of this two-volume report are interpreted within the context of the social and economic problems identified in the first volume. With its lack of diversified industry, Johnstown, Pennsylvania was found to have the revenue problems typical of a depressed economy, accentuated by a decline in markets for its…
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Community Attitudes, Community Surveys, Disadvantaged

Smith, Judith A. – NASSP Bulletin, 1978
A 1975 survey of Pennsylvania school superintendents reveals generally high evaluations of women principals' and assistant principals' administrative performance. This article also contains a brief history of women in educational administration. (DS)
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Elementary Secondary Education, Employed Women, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Pavan, Barbara Nelson; And Others – 1995
Despite the passage of affirmative-action legislation over the last 25 years, the percentage of women school superintendents has increased at a very slow pace. This paper compares the results of three separate research studies that examined women superintendents in Pennsylvania. One study was conducted in 1985 and the other two were conducted in…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Career Development, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
Center for Rural Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. – 1990
The Rural Opportunities Offer Tomorrow's Success (ROOTS) program is a series of policy initiatives which address problem areas in rural education, economic development, health care, and access to programs in Pennsylvania. Policy initiatives to create a better educated rural workforce include: (1) expanding career and financial counseling in rural…
Descriptors: Health Services, Opportunities, Public Policy, Rural Development
National Field Research Center Inc., Iowa City, IA. – 1977
This report presents existing workforce levels, training programs and career potentials and develops staffing level projections (1976-1982) based on available information for the State of Pennsylvania. The study concerns itself with the environmental pollution control areas of air, noise, potable water, pesticides, radiation, solid waste,…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Career Opportunities, Educational Programs, Energy

Integrated Education, 1978
Compared in this paper, by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, are the enrollment patterns of and degrees earned by Blacks, Hispanics, and women in Pennsylvania colleges. Findings indicate that Blacks and females are underrepresented in the greatest number of types of institutions. (Author/EB)
Descriptors: Blacks, Case Studies, Educational Opportunities, Enrollment Trends
Baldwin, Fred D. – Appalachia, 1993
Describes a two-year nursing program at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford (Pennsylvania) that was developed 15 years ago to address the critical shortage of trained nurses in rural northern Pennsylvania. To date, the program has graduated 269 students, of which approximately 75% have taken jobs within the region. (LP)
Descriptors: College Programs, Educational Opportunities, Health Services, Higher Education
Cohn, Kathleen C. – 1989
Careers of women in educational administration differ from those of their male counterparts. Women encounter career barriers in educational organizations. This paper presents case studies of three female principals, two from California and one from Pennsylvania. The first case describes a woman whose tenure was ended with a negotiated reassignment…
Descriptors: Administrators, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Splitt, David A. – Executive Educator, 1983
Discusses recent court cases in the states of Washington and Pennsylvania that mandate equal pay for equal work for school personnel and offers suggestions to school administrators for dealing with requests for censorship in public schools. (JBM)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Censorship, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Borsari, Bruno; Elder, Timothy; Reynolds, Thomas – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2004
The need to develop alternatives for fossil fuel energy consumption is mandated by the limit of world oil reserves and the environmental costs associated with their continued use. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate to local farmers the environmental benefits provided by a modified farm implement and to enhance interest in alternative…
Descriptors: Energy Conservation, Educational Opportunities, Energy Education, Energy Management
Brown, Emory J.; And Others – 1968
Telephone interviews were conducted with 115 housewives in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, to determine their interests, information sources, financial credit sources, plans for remodeling homes and purchasing household conveniences, and family participation in Extension programs. It was found that 28% of the women kept record books of income and…
Descriptors: Credit (Finance), Educational Opportunities, Homemakers, Homemaking Skills

Fife, Jonathan D.; Leslie, Larry L. – Research in Higher Education, 1976
The extent to which postsecondary access and choice are promoted by the scholarship and grant programs in California, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania is examined. Findings: these programs induce a substantial number of students from low-income families to attend, are particularly helpful to women, and are responsible for the attendance of…
Descriptors: College Choice, Educational Opportunities, Equal Education, Financial Aid Applicants
Harrison, Robert W. – Agr Educ Mag, 1969
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Educational Opportunities
FEHR, GEORGE N., JR.; KINDRED, LESLIE W. – 1965
A 3-DAY SEMINAR BROUGHT TOGETHER 40 RESEARCH SPECIALISTS IN COMMUNICATIONS, DIRECTORS OF SCHOOL-COMMUNITY RELATIONS, SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS, AND PROFESSORS OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION. OBJECTIVES OF THE SEMINAR WERE--(1) TO REVIEW AND SYNTHESIZE SOME OF THE OUTSTANDING RESEARCH IN MASS COMMUNICATION MEDIA, (2) TO POINT OUT THE IMPLICATIONS OF…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Communications, Community, Educational Administration
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. – 1974
The Pennsylvania Task Force on Two-Year Postsecondary Education, whose members represented the public at large and all segments of postsecondary education, was commissioned to recommend a rationale for the orderly development of two-year programs to meet the needs of Commonwealth residents; to identify the most effective means of providing…
Descriptors: College Planning, Consortia, Contracts, Educational Finance