Objectives of a three-phase New York State study were (1) to test the feasibility of an institutional sampling survey for providing descriptive data about the nature and scope of continuing education in postsecondary degree-granting institutions, (2) to test the applicability of the Focus Delphi research method for assessing the priority…

Women and minority group junior faculty are underrepresented in academia and in the field of educational research. They carry heavier teaching loads than their white male counterparts, suffer from social and cultural discrimination, and are excluded from mentor relationships and the "old boy network." In an attempt to rectify this situation, the…

Plans for the development of The East African Examinations Council (EAEC) are outlined and the feasibility of long-range technical assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) is discussed. The EAEC was established in 1967 by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Its purpose is to conduct within East Africa the academic, technical,…

A five-year study was undertaken to investigate the relative effectiveness of pre-retirement education (PRE) programs. Project staff identified for study three methodologies (the lecture series, the discussion group, and the "facilitated interaction" model) and four contexts for sponsor-settings (the employer, the education, the…

A program to test the feasibility of vouchering vocational training for clients of the Work Incentive Program (WIN) was conducted in Portland, Oregon. (Vouchering places the buying power for institutional training into the hands of the clients, thus allowing them greater autonomy in deciding their own occupational destiny.) One hundred and…

This volume analyzes existing and proposed correctional industries in Connecticut. First, the results of a survey made to determine the potential inmate work force for prison industry are presented as inmate profiles, descriptions of inmate and supervisor attitudes, and analyses of parolees' employment and recidivism rates. In part 2, four…

The objective of the study was to determine the feasibility of implementing a national voluntary system of certification of allied health personnel; specifically addressed were questions of the soundness of the concept, the readiness of the various professional groups to accept such a concept, the functions and responsibilities which would be…

Purpose: Speech-language pathologists frequently address social communication difficulties in children with diverse clinical profiles. The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of a social communication intervention for a school-age child with a complex cognitive and behavioral profile secondary to diagnosis of a fetal alcohol…

A project tested the feasibility of describing learning outcomes in adult/continuing education in ways that could be more clearly understood by three major groups of people--students, teachers, and employers of graduates--and how these could be assessed and accredited. Academic staff explored four different approaches to describing learning…

National concern about U.S. competitiveness in the world market has focused attention on the need to improve the work force. The two major 1992 presidential candidates have included training programs as important planks in their campaigns. President Bush has issued two proposals. Initially, he has charged in the Job Training 2000 proposal that the…

This report examines the feasibility of collecting social indicator data on the: (1) status of women and minorities in education; (2) federal role in elementary and secondary education; and (3) condition of professional education. Previous projects conducted literature reviews and developed conceptual frameworks for these three topics, identifying…

A project was conducted to evaluate a proposed interior design program in order to determine the marketability (job availability in the field of interior design and home furnishings merchandising) and the feasibility (educational requirements for entrance into the interior design and home furnishings merchandising job market) of the program. To…

Navy recruits who are assigned to class "A" schools based on their performance on aptitude tests must complete training at Basic Electricity and Electronics (BE/E) schools prior to enrolling at the "A" schools. Since high attrition rates at the BE/E level due to recruits' failing to master 100 percent of the training modules in…

Project TALENT, the Equality of Educational Opportunity Survey, and the Base-Year Survey of the National Longitudinal Study tested national probability samples of American high school seniors in 1960, 1965, and 1972. This study is concerned with the feasibility of using these data for studying trends in educational attainment. Three separate…

The overall objective of the educational television project in Latin America was to provide a basis for assessing the feasibility and utility of satellite-transmitted educational broadcasting systems. The specific objectives of the project were to 1) identify needs where broadcast media offer special promise; 2) estimate the amount of capital and…