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Institute for Political/Legal Education, Sewell, NJ. – 1974
Appropriate for high school students, a research project to ascertain community needs and problems is outlined. Suggestions for research include areas of economic structure, government, education, and housing. Students are introduced to methods of data gathering (observation, questioning, and use of existing data) and to sources of data such as…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Attitudes, Community Study, Community Surveys
Flynn, Timothy M. – 1990
Adults in four North Carolina counties were surveyed to determine public attitudes about the high school minimum competency test (MCT) that determines which students receive a diploma. The interview form consisted of 18 questions with 5-point Likert response scale. Four additional questions requested specific responses. Interviewers were seven…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Basic Skills, Community Attitudes
Peer reviewedWieland, Regi Leann – Rural Educator, 2001
Interviews with adult residents and high school students in two rural Kansas communities that had consolidated their high schools found that adults in the community that lost its high school had more negative reactions and feelings of loss than adults in the community that retained its high school. Student reactions were generally positive.…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Involvement, Community Surveys, Consolidated Schools
Ensrud, Peter R.; Edgar, Patrick B. – 1983
In 1983, a study was conducted by Dawson Community College (DCC) to gather information for program development at off-campus sites in Sidney and Baker, Montana, and to evaluate the services provided by the main campus to the communities in the Dawson area. The study, conducted in all three geographic areas, involved surveys of: (1) high school…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Colleges, Community Needs, Community Surveys
Download full textFigg, Jerry W. – 1974
This case history of one community's study (conducted from 1969 to 1972) to determine if year-round education was feasible for the community explains the background for the study, how the study of the concept was conducted and the citizenry informed, and presents several of the various surveys administered. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Attitudes, Community Surveys, Elementary Schools
Gainesville Coll., GA. Office of Planning and Institutional Research. – 1990
As part of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools self-study process for reaffirmation of accreditation, Gainesville College (GC) conducted its second decennial needs assessment survey in fall 1990 to obtain data to assist in college planning and program improvement. Separate survey instruments were developed to gather data from…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Attitudes, Community Colleges, Community Needs
