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Waggoner, Dorothy – 1984
Differences in definitions (and underlying concepts) of "language-minority children at risk" and how these differences affect the results of research on the numbers needing special services are examined in this document. Citing the 1974 Amendments to the Bilingual Education Act as the beginning of a Federal effort to estimate the numbers and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Miller, Tyson A. – 1979
New Hampshire employers, expecially large employers, see a significant need for continuing education for their employees, according to a survey of 16,000 business, industry, and service organizations in the state. Of the 1,883 employers (12%) who responded to the mailed questionnaire and the 68 employers who were interviewed, 84 percent would like…
Descriptors: Adults, Business, Continuing Education, Credit Courses
Zeretzke, Dale – 1992
This report presents results of a survey of 354 Economic and Medical Field Services (EMFS) division social workers in Washington State. The survey investigated their needs for graduate level academic credit from professional training provided by Western Washington University (WWU), as well as matters of credit utility and institutional and…
Descriptors: Career Development, College Credits, Data Collection, Educational Needs
Stoneburner, Chris – 1998
This document, the first in the "For Children For Ohio's Future" Kids Count series, explores the link between quality child care and healthy brain development. It documents child care needs, availability, and costs in Ohio, and shows that despite an increase in the number of child care facilities since 1995, not all programs can meet the…
Descriptors: Brain, Childhood Needs, Children, Counties
Cantrell, Leon N.; Seagren, Alan T. – 1992
This paper uses a comparative approach to investigate the ethical policies and practices of Australian and American universities. In Australia, 26 institutional surveys were returned in which institution heads responded to questions about the professional ethics of faculty, the ethics of student assessment, research ethics, and the ethical element…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Faculty, Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Texas Univ., Austin. School of Social Work. – 1995
This Kids Count report presents a brief demographic analysis of preventable child deaths in Texas. The analysis integrates quantitative and qualitative information on accidents, homicides, and suicides, with data on deaths from disease and other causes to compare different age groupings, ethnic groups, and time periods. Texas Department of Health…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Neglect
Sutherland, Marcia E.; Williams-Myers, A. J., Ed. – 1991
This paper reports on an evaluation of the institutional processes and mechanisms which are in place at the State University of New York at Albany, Oneonta and Hudson Valley Community College to deal with the concerns of undergraduate students of African descent. The report provides (where applicable) an overview of each school's circumstances…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Attitudes, Black Students, Black Teachers
San Francisco State Univ., CA. – 1991
This report presents profiles of major training activities for teachers of adult basic English (ABE) and adult English as a Second Language (ESL) in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Included in the profiles are statewide and regional training activities funded through Section 353 of the Adult Education Act and other federal, state, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Certification
Brewer, Hope; Easterbrook-Nadeau, Pamela, Ed. – 1989
In 1989, a profile was developed of the full-time students attending New Brunswick community colleges (NBCCs), using demographic data, and educational and labor force background information found in student records. Data for the profile were retrieved from the NBCC's Student Information System for the academic years 1985-86 through 1988-89,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Community Colleges, Commuter Colleges
Skager, Rodney; Frith, Sandra L. – 1989
Three groups of secondary school students were identified in the sample of over 7,000 high school students from the 1987/88 California Substance Use Survey based on patterns of involvement with alcohol and other drugs. Of primary interest are high risk users (HRUs) who engage in socially deplored and often dangerous forms of substance use. HRU…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Alcohol Abuse, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
Goldstein, Harold; Fraser, Bryna Shore – 1986
This book investigates how workers use computers and how they learn the needed skills, based on a study of 140 occupations in which computers are currently used. Its main finding is that relatively few workers need a lot of computer-related training. Chapter 1, the introduction, discusses the rapid growth and spread of computers across a wide…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Data Processing Occupations, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Educational Testing. – 1978
New York state high school principals and superintendents were surveyed regarding their evaluations of the statewide minimum competency testing program for high school graduation. Program data were also supplied by the principals. It was concluded that: (1) 85 percent of eleventh grade students had completed the basic competency test graduation…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrative Problems, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Testing
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1988
A recent survey of federal government officials, corporate leaders in charge of personnel and research, and journalists found dramatically different views in some areas, but agreement in concern about college costs, financing, and lack of government spending for research. Most felt college is a fair value for the cost. (MSE)
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Attendance, Educational Economics, Federal Aid
Petit, Michael R.; Curtis, Patrick A. – 1997
This report provides a comprehensive portrait of America's most vulnerable children and families, gathered as a quick reference to national and state data on the U.S. child welfare system. Data were derived from the Child Welfare League of America's 1996 State Survey of Child Welfare and from U.S. Government agencies and other national sources.…
Descriptors: Adoption, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy
Astin, Alexander W.; And Others – 1991
This report presents national normative data on the major trends and characteristics of 1.6 million students attending American colleges and universities as first-time, full-time freshmen. The normative data are reported separately for men and for women and for 35 different institutional groupings. Among the findings are the following: (1) student…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, College Freshmen, Data Analysis, Data Collection
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