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Jackson, Dorothy J.; Pitterle, Kenneth J. – 1978
A study was conducted to assess the feasibility of operating an internship program to increase the number of talented women and minority educational researchers and to encourage the pursuit of fresh educational research related to their special concerns. The study focused on women and minority junior faculty (assistant professors, lecturers, and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Research, Educational Researchers, Feasibility Studies
Shure, Jennifer L. – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers, 2001
"Under Pressure!" reports on the effect of aging population and new technologies on the demand for health care professionals and describes growing health care careers. "Meeting a Challenge Head on" and "Exploring the Medical Frontier" explain how schools in Delaware and Pennsylvania are attracting and retaining…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Allied Health Occupations Education, Demand Occupations, Health Occupations
Download full textKlinedinst, Mary Reid; Green, Katherine – 1992
Each summer since 1990, a select group of Pennsylvania high school students has taken part in the Pennsylvania Governor's School for Teaching (PGST), held at Millersville University. The school is dedicated solely to the profession of teaching and brings together sophomores and juniors who have expressed an interest in teaching as a career. This…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Demonstration Programs, Grade 10, Grade 11
Kutztown State Coll., PA. – 1971
Recruitment of potential college students to the field of librarianship and promotion of the library education department of Kutztown State College were the dual goals of a two-part project undertaken by the faculty and students of that department. The first approach consisted of slide-talk presentations made by Kutztown library students to local…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Career Opportunities, College Students, Conferences
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2009
This Pennsylvania edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's (NCTQ's) 2009 "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" is the third annual look at state policies impacting the teaching profession. It is hoped that this report will help focus attention on areas where state policymakers can make changes that will have a positive impact on…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Education, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. – 1986
The Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania summarized efforts in adult basic education (ABE) for the period of July 1, 1984, through June 30, 1985, based upon information provided for every program funded under the Adult Education Act of 1966, as amended October 19, 1984. The information showed that from 1983-84 to 1984-85,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Dropouts, Outcomes of Education
Dunbar, Jennifer L.; Sloane, Harvey I.; Mueller, Curt D. – 1999
The state Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) funds state programs to help low-income, uninsured children overcome financial barriers to medical care. Previous research found that rural children were more likely to be uninsured than urban children. This report examines the implementation of CHIP and related outreach, enrollment, and…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, American Indians, Children, Economically Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedTierney, Michael L. – Research in Higher Education, 1983
Data on college bound students from several suburban Philadelphia communities were statistically analyzed, and it was found students could be grouped according to the characteristics of the institutions they applied to, in no more than eight stable choice sets. Implications for policy formation are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Choice, Comparative Analysis, Educational Quality
Patton, Madeline – American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2008
This publication presents the following articles: (1) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Develops Student Recruitment and Retention Strategies; (2) Marketer Advises Tech Educators Appeal to Teens' Emotions, Desires to Do Something Important; (3) Digital Bridge Academy Gets At-Risk Students on Paths to Knowledge-Based Careers; (4) Project…
Descriptors: Technology Education, STEM Education, Community Colleges, Human Capital
Templin, Jean P. – 1984
Problems associated with the returning adult student and methods used by colleges to address these problems were investigated. Attention was focused on full-time adult students registered in the traditional daytime program. A questionnaire was developed, based on typical problems identified through a literature review. Forty-two colleges and…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Ancillary School Services, Full Time Students, Higher Education
Direct linkFarley, Chelsea – Public/Private Ventures, 2004
This first issue in P/PV's "In Brief" series focuses on the Amachi program, which partners faith-based organizations with public agencies and nonprofit service providers to identify the children of prisoners and match them with caring adult volunteers. "Amachi In Brief" touches on the program's development and recruiting…
Descriptors: Public Agencies, Volunteers, Religious Organizations, Cooperative Programs
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Div. of Adult Basic Education. – 1986
In the 1985-86 academic year, progress was made in increasing the availability of adult basic education (ABE) programs throughout Pennsylvania and in reducing both the overall rate of premature program separation and the rate of enrollees who dropped out of the program before meeting their personal objective. Demographic characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Advisory Committees, Delivery Systems, Demography
Esters, Levon T.; Bowen, Blannie E. – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2004
The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing students to enroll in an urban agricultural education program. Former students' in the study indicated parents and/or guardians as the individuals most influencing their decision to enroll in an urban agricultural education program. However, former students' indicated their mother or…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Graduate Surveys, High School Graduates, Urban Schools
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Labor and Industry, Harrisburg. – 1970
A delineation of the results of an effort to satisfy the needs of the Pennsylvania farmer and to procure gainful employment for migrant workers is the stated purpose of this 1970 annual report by the Rural Services Section of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Employment Security. The report divides Pennsylvania into 7 crop-reporting areas, in which…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, American Indians, Annual Reports, Economic Factors
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2007
The "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" examines what is arguably the single most powerful authority over the teaching profession: state government. This Pennsylvania edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's (NCTQ's) "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" is the first of what will be an annual look at the status of state…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Effectiveness, Yearbooks, State Standards
